Pauline Scanlon
Singer, Musical Artist
Who is Pauline Scanlon?
Pauline Scanlon is a singer of contemporary and traditional Irish music.
Dingle is in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, which is an area where the population's first language is Irish. Scanlon has been singing professionally since she was 15 years old.
Scanlon has toured extensively worldwide with Sharon Shannon and has been featured on RTE's The Late Late Show. She featured on Sharon Shannon's Libertango album, singing A Case Of You, the Joni Mitchell song.
Her first solo CD, Red Colour Sun, was released on the Daisy Label in 2004. It blended traditional sounds with modern influences. In January 2006, she completed a new project with Donough Hennessy along with Darrell Scott, Kenny Malone, Stuart Duncan and other musicians. The album Hush was released on 15 August 2006 on Compass Records.
Scanlon sang backing vocals for Belinda Carlisle on her 2007 release Voila.
In early 2009, she joined with Éilís Kennedy to form a band initially under the name of the Dingle White Females, later changed to Lumiere. Lumiere release their debut album on 11 September 2009 on the Sony Ireland label. It was followed by a second album in March 2013, called My Dearest Dear.
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