Amanda MacLean

Amanda MacLean is a Scottish writer and singer of folk music.

Sharps Folk Club

MacLean has been one of the organisers of Sharp's Folk Club for several years.^[1] She started during the COVID-19 pandemic when many of the sessions and sing arounds occurred virtually.^[2] Under her leadership, the club embraced online broadcast and recorded all of the songs sung by contributors.^[3] The club continues to run weekly.^[4]

Other projects

MacLean sings with Alison Frosdick and Wendy Lanchin as part of the Rumpled Muslin folk trio.^[5]

She has also published three journal articles and a novel, each exploring the history of a traditional British folk song and its relation to real-world history:

• MacLean, Amanda (2011). "The Sad Fate and Splendid Career of the Trumpeter of Fyvie". Folk Music Journal. 10 (1): 89–101. ISSN 0531-9684. JSTOR 23208182.
• "Review of Bludie Harlaw: Realities, Myths, Ballads". Folk Music Journal. 11 (1): 81–82. 2016. ISSN 0531-9684. JSTOR 44987595.
• The Flax Flower. Lulu.com. 2015. ISBN 9781326088422.^[6]
• "Dropping Stones and Opening Doors on to 'Mill o' Tifty's Annie'". Folk Music Journal. 23 (3). 2023.
• MacLean contributed a recording of Mill O Tifty's Annie to Oli Steadman's 365 Days Of Folk project on January 19, 2024,^{[citation needed]} marking the 346th anniversary of Agnes Tifty's death.^[7] The recording followed the standard text.

References

1. "Programme". Sharp's Folk Club. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
2. MacLean, Amanda (September 28, 2020). "Hats off to the Sharp's Folk Club crowd for keeping a light burning in the darkness". Folk London. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
3. Phillips, Tony (26 May 2021). "The Music Keeps Rolling On". Rolling on 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
4. "Club guide". Folk London. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
5. "Rumpled Muslin". Folk and Honey. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
6. Atkinson, David (2016). "Review of The Flax Flower". Folk Music Journal. 11 (1): 96–97. ISSN 0531-9684. JSTOR 44987604.
7. "Mill Of Tifty's Annie Song". Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary. Retrieved January 25, 2024.