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Rating: 5 out of 5.
LIVE REVIEW | MUIRANN BRADLEY | ST LUKES, GLASGOW | 18th November 2025 by Ella Dowell
On Tuesday night, I kicked about Glasgow’s East End for an evening with bluegrass darling Muireann Bradley at St Luke’s & The Winged Ox. The 18-year-old singer/guitarist from Donegal gave us a special set of covers and originals, a retro revival of forgotten blues and bluegrass executed beautifully.
Playing tracks by the likes of Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and John Fahey, the young performer commanded the room as she lilted away with a glowing shyness and first-class precision. You could hear a pin drop (unless Scotland scored… in that case you could hear that from the pub next door…teehee). Her voice was incredible- moving through the tracks with clean, buttery vocals, whether she was lulling us or giving us a striking ballad.
Pictured- I Kept These Old Blues, debut album from Muireann Bradley (2023)
We sat downstairs nice and cosy, as she shone on stage with nothing but her guitars. I truly was taken aback by the simplistic beauty of this gig, just a ridiculously talented young lass and her passions. She was in her own wee world, and I celebrate it highly! The sounds coming from her guitars were a credit to the sound engineer, deep and textured, helping amplify her masterful fingerpicking style in these expressive tunes.
Muireann Bradley is an exceptional talent and role model for all young musicians, recording her first album at only 15. Both her determination and her commitment to her niche are very commendable; her originality glimmers! She closed her set with Bob Dylan’s ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright’, which was met with an almost immediate standing ovation. I left the gig feeling both wowed and peaceful, this Donegal star is a talent I am delighted to have witnessed in the flesh.
Below is a wee video from her socials;
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