A native of the Isle of Mull, Mimi grew up influenced by the West coast style.

 

Mimi music is as wild and romantic as Mulls dramatic landscapes, where jagged highlands meet rolling glens and rugged coastlines. 

 

Drawing influence from a music with its own unique rich history and tradition, the sound is often bold and stirring, at times the music is tender and haunting, much like the soft mist that rolls through the glens, with slow, wistful fiddle tunes or lilting folk songs that seem to echo the beauty of the land.

 

Mimi is currently resident at The National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music a place where talented young traditional musicians can come and develop their skills to the full.

 

 

When Mimi is back on Mull you can find her playing locally at gatherings, ceilidhs, for dances, Christmas events, weddings, Burns night events, private functions and supporting visiting professional musicians.

 

 

Musical Interests are very wide and varied with a keen interest in Scottish Traditional and some Classical.

 

 

The list of favourite performers at the moment is very long but always includes Fara, Blazin Fiddles and Patsy Reid. Mimi enjoys the Blazin' in Beauly workshop and the opportunity to have lessons, tunes and late night sessions with her heros.

 

 

Mimi has attended many music workshops including an annual visit to  Blazin in Beauly, attendance at the Feis in Acharacle, Feis in Ullapool, Feis in Oban, Nicola Benedetti in Dundee, online SCAT meetings, Ian Lothian tune writing in Etrick Bridge, Fiddle workshops at Resipole, and on the Isle of Mull. YEP A youth engagement programme and performance at the Edinburgh Fiddle 
Festival.

 

 

 .... Then came Lockdown, and with it... an opportunity to practice everyday at home and develop a style and join the numerous Zoom workshops run by the FieFèisean nan Gàidheal, Scottish Youth camp and Blazoom in Beauly.

 

 

Competition merits ~

 

 

1st place position competing at the Highlands and Islands Music and dance Festival in Oban,  

 

 

1st place positions competing at the local Mull mod. 

 

 

1st place competing at the Keith TMSA 

 

 

1st place positions at the Royal National Mod

 

 

1st place Fort William Local Mod