Claudia Schwab

Join Sligo-based Austrian violinist, singer, yodeller and composer Claudia Schwab for an intimate solo setup of violin, vocals, piano and loops.

Born out of solitary forest, seaside and mountain dwellings during lockdown, the new album marks a return to the origins of Claudia’s composing practices: a world of sound that she could create and retreat to entirely on her own. Never shy of crossing borders between genres, traditions and conventions, this introspective body of folk-inspired songs with experimental elements tells of unfinished love stories, the yearning to be left alone, or diverse ‘what if’ scenarios of re-crafting our lifestyles.

Claudia has produced two solo CDs: Amber Sands (2014) and Attic Mornings (2017). She was commissioned to write for the National Concert Hall in collaboration with Sounding the Feminists in 2019 and was awarded a Next Generation Bursary Award from the Irish Arts Council (2019).