Berta Kennedy, Scotland On Sunday, 1 August 2021
Berta Kennedy | Un-Convention / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week Scotland On Sunday, 1 August 2021
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music
Bethany Anderson, aka Berta Kennedy is a singer-songwriter and producer. Originally from Greenock, she is now based in Edinburgh, after moving to the capital to study music.
Kennedy writes, performs and records from home, before mixing and mastering the tracks herself. Last week, she performed a live session on Scotland’s BBC Introducing show with Shereen Cutkelvin and Phoebe I-H, she’s been championed by BBC Scotland’s Vic Galloway as one of his 25 Artists to Watch in 2021 and her latest single, Cycles and B-side A Tomorrow Thing, have enjoyed airplay across the BBC.
Next Monday 9 August, Kennedy is scheduled to support Brooke Combe at King Tuts for their Summer Nights Festival, on 20 August she supports John Rush at Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s and on 26 November she performs at The Biscuit Factory in Edinburgh as part of EH6 Festival. Her excellent new single Free-Swimming is self-released on the 13 August visit https://www.bertakennedy.co.uk
Facebook: @bertakennedymusic | Twitter: bertakennedy_ | Instagram: @bertakennedy | Spotify HERE
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