Rachel Sermanni

Rachel Sermanni (nacida el 7 de noviembre de 1991) ^{[ 1 ]} es una música folk escocesa originaria de Carrbridge, en Strathspey . Ha realizado giras con varios artistas folk e indie reconocidos en el Reino Unido. Su álbum de estudio debut, Under Mountains, se publicó en septiembre de 2012.

El abuelo de Sermanni se mudó de la ciudad italiana de Barga, en la Toscana , a Escocia cuando era joven, ^{[ 2 ]} la familia se estableció más tarde en Carrbridge , donde ella creció. Su padre es adiestrador de perros policía y su madre trabaja para el Servicio Nacional de Salud (NHS), ayudando a niños con problemas de salud mental. ^{[ 3 ] [ 4 ]} Comenzó a cantar y tocar música en forma de obras de teatro o canciones paródicas con sus hermanos menores, aunque en ese momento no lo consideraba un entorno familiar normal. Su padre le enseñó a tocar " Estrellita, ¿dónde estás? " con el silbato, lo que finalmente la llevó a la guitarra. ^{[ 5 ]}

Sermanni was influenced by musicians such as Eva Cassidy, Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, and has talked about vivid dreams that slowly transform into songs. She developed and understood performing when she began listening and performing Scotland's traditional music at school. One of the first songs she wrote at 16 was featured on her first album, despite it being four years old by the time of its release.^[6] Sermanni performed in pubs around Glasgow; in September 2009 she went to see the folk rock band Mumford & Sons perform at the Loopallu festival in Ullapool, and after the performance, she found them in a pub "and asked them if they wanted to jam", resulting in a session on the beach. In 2011 she supported them at Dingwalls in London.^[7] Sermanni also toured with Fink on his European tour in 2011, was showcased at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, has supported Elvis Costello and Rumer, and performed at 150 gigs between June 2011 and June 2012.^[8][9][10]

Rough Trade Records released an EP, Black Currents, in February 2012, and in August, Sermanni appeared on the BBC Music Introducing Stage at the Reading Festival. In October she toured Ireland, and on 31 December 2012, she headlined BBC Scotland's annual Hogmanay live programme, appearing in the Glasgow studio with Frightened Rabbit, Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain.^{[11][12][13][14]} Glasgow newspaper The Herald chose her as one of their "Stars of 2012".^[10] Her debut studio album, Under Mountains, was released on Middle of Nowhere Records and Rough Trade Records in September 2012.^[15][16]

In 2019, her fourth album, So It Turns, was released.

In 2021, Sermanni hosted a bi-monthly podcast titled Rachel Sermanni's Finger That Points to the Moon.^[17]

En septiembre de 2023, lanzó su quinto álbum, Dreamer Awake .

Sermanni tiene una hija con el también músico escocés Adam Holmes. Su hija nació el 5 de marzo de 2018. ^{[ 18 ]}

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