Siobhan Wilson Biography 

Singer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson grew up in Elgin, Scotland. A trained cellist, singer, composer and pianist from St Mary's Music School of Edinburgh, Siobhan has 15 years of international studio production experience including in New York, Paris, Budapest and Scotland. After a 5 year stay in Paris, France, she returned to the UK where she has become one of Scotland's most exciting artists.

New release "Quand La Vie Fait Mal" has been played on BBC6 radio, and was performed live at
Celtic Connections in January 2023 with CLR Theory. This co-write features Clementine March, Lost Map. Siobhan appeared on BBC Radio Scotland, live in session in March 2023. Her brand new release, Unst Boat Song, is arrangement of the traditional sea prayer sung in Norn and Shetlandic dialect, featured on God Is In The TV Zine, Fresh On The Net, and The List.

The Scottish songwriter-composer has toured the UK, USA and Canada supporting the likes of Suzanne Vega and The Proclaimers and as well as her own headline shows.

In 2021 Siobhan composed her first short documentary score for "Miann Na Mara/Wish for the Waves" available on BBC iplayer. Her second documentary score is now also available on iPlayer "Clo beag Chirsty Bella".

Siobhan is the singing voice in the trailer for indie game "Planet of Lana", for Takeshi Furukawa, Xbox, Wishfully, Thunderful 2023.

Siobhan is an assistant writer for the prolific composer Takeshi Furukawa at Noise Refinery. A high-end production music label based in L.A crafted for trailers, films, television, video games, and beyond.


Her 2017 album 'There Are No Saints’ was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year and drew attention from the likes of Rolling Stone and BBC6 Radio Lauren Laverne who listed it as her 'album of the day. Wilson is a regular live performer at BBC Scotland and BBC6 radio stations and was also shortlisted for "Best Musician" in The Sunday Herald Culture Awards in the same year

 

Her recent releases Plastic Grave and The Departure are released on her own D.I.Y record label "Suffering Fools Records". Wilson donated £400 to XR Scotland and spends all her spare time making art projects.Her song 'Terrible Woman'  featured on the UK BBC Drama "Back To Life" from the producers of Fleabag, and is being aired currently on the TV channel Showtime, in the USA. "Marry You featured on Frankie Boyle's prime time UK TV show New World Order.

Wilson runs her own indie record label “Suffering Fools Records” which earlier this year saw her highly-acclaimed album 'The Departure', from which the lead single 'Marry You' featured in September 2019 on Saturday night's BBC Frankie Boyle's 'New World Order’.

This artist is gratefully funded by Creative Scotland, PRS Foundation, HMUK, and more. The partnerships with Suffering Fools Records are built carefully, over years.

 

Siobhan recently completed a masters degree in music composition at Edinburgh University after open study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

She creates monthly live-stream shows and behind the scenes news on
Patreon.com/fanspace £3/month where she engages with her fanbase.

In 2013, Siobhan's music was used in a French play by Nicolas Bedos starring Melanie Laurent (Inglorius Bastards) https://vimeo.com/channels/siobhanwilson/9642638

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In her spare time, Siobhan walks her dog McTavish, holds a certificate in Mental Health First aid, and has a Level 3 Award in Education and Training in City & Guilds.