AOIFE SCOTT (Feat. Ron Block ) | 'The December Letter ' [Official Lyric Video]

Written by Andrew Meaney
Featuring : Ron Block, Bill Shanley, Fergal Scahill, Andrew Meaney
Mixed by Michael Manning
Mastered by David Montuy
Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Aoife Scott releases a very special seasonal single 'The December Letter' Out Dec 14th, featuring Grammy-winning banjo player Ron Block of Alison Krauss & Union Station.
The December Letter is a beautiful song written for a loved one who cannot be home for Christmas. It was penned by Scott’s partner and band member Andrew Meaney, who was inspired by his own experience of his sister being away for the Christmas period. The song is a heart-lifting sentiment sent out to all who have emigrated from Ireland, delivering memories with the binding warmth of a real Irish Christmas.
ABOUT:
A member of the legendary Irish folk music family, The Black Family, Aoife Scott is an award-winning folk singer and songwriter who has steadily made a name for herself in traditional and folk music scenes around the world. Last year, her single “All Along the Wild Atlantic Way” hit the #1 spot on iTunes, knocking Ed Sheeran off the top. It was also named “Song of the Year” at the Irish Folk Music Awards in 2017.
The recording features the superb banjo playing of fourteen-time Grammy award-winning American bluegrass star, Ron Block.He is a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station, and he was featured on the multi-platinum soundtrack of the Coen Brothers’ ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’, and can be seen playing the banjo in the 2000 film. A trailblazer in the American folk scene - His extraordinary career has seen him record with artists such as Dolly Parton and Brad Paisley while winning numerous Grammy and International Bluegrass awards.
Aoife Scott’s music has a broad creative scope that is mostly influenced by her roots in folk and traditional Irish music. Fragile and ethereal one minute and strong and vibrant the next, her dynamic and profound vocals explore the emotional depths of her lyrics, leaving the audience entranced. Scott’s most recent accolades in 2018 have seen her named Best Folk Act at the Irish Post Music Awards (IRE), as well as Emerging Artist of the Year at the Live Ireland Awards (US).

[@colettenetherlands3972]

Happy Christmas Aoife and Andy. I am listening to this beautiful song regularly this Christmas time.

[@triciak.bowers3569]

A lovely song :-) It puts me in mind of the year when my own son was the one in Australia, assigned there briefly for his engineering firm...It was hard to be so far away, but I wouldn't have taken the experiences away for anything! Thank you, and the happiest of holidays to you and yours!

[@marychris9665]

Lovely Aoife

[@paulmannion8048]

thats class aoife

[@trishtraynor]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Aoife. Xxx

[@ciocha13]

Lovely stuff Aoife, keep er lit!

[@chatrincarlsson9506]

Amazing :)