
Showcase (EP) - Isla Beag
A small selection of songs that I'm personally proud of, for one reason or another. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I have :)
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8 songs
4:34

Tuned half a step down, Chords: E minor- C-D-B minor, Female Celtic Vocals, Ethereal And Pure, But Raw And Full Of Emotion, Hoarsness In Her Voice After Performing For 3 Hours, Some Gravel And Grain In Voice, She Has A Hoarse Tone On Some Notes With Voice Cracks, Use This To Express Emotion, Acoustic pop-punk instrumental] Stripped-back, intimate backing track at ~170 BPM, Solo fingerpicked acoustic guitar with warm resonance, light picking in verses, fuller strums in choruses, No drums, no bass—purely raw and vulnerable, Build intensity gently from whisper-quiet verses to soaring choruses, then fade with lingering reverb, Mood: defiant, heartfelt, late-night confessional
3:48

Celtic Indie Folk-Grunge – 145 BPM, 4/4, Eb tuning
Celtic acoustic folk indie, Only instruments 2 fiddles and a cello, Focus on vocals
Female Celtic Vocals – ethereal & pure, raw & full of emotion
• Fast, syncopated delivery
• Hoarseness after 3-hour set; gravel, grain, voice cracks on held notes
• Whisper-quiet verses → soaring, defiant choruses → lingering reverb fade
Structure & Dynamics
• Verse 1: Bare guitar, breathy near-spoken
• Verse 2+: Bodhrán heartbeat + bass slides in
• Pre-Chorus: Voice lifts, hoarse crack on key words
• Chorus: Full strums, raw soaring with gravel
• Bridge: Sudden hush, dissonant open-string picking
• Final Chorus: Voice breaking, reverb swell
• Outro: Single guitar, cracked whisper, fading resonance
Mood: Haunted, tender, and quietly unhinged
• Haunted: Celtic lilt carries ghostliness
4:28

Female soprano vocalist with a versatile and ethereal voice featuring a wide range from A2 to G6, Incorporate signature yodeling techniques, drawn from Alaskan folk roots, for soul-shattering leaps and agile phrasing, Blend operatic training influences for precise control, piercing high notes, and mixed belts up to E6, Deliver with breathy, delicate lilt in softer passages, shifting to deep, powerful tones in emotional builds, and girlish sweetness in intimate moments, Use incredible vocal agility for dynamic shifts, vibrato with deep, wavering emotional intensity, and clear enunciation, Style: Folk-pop with acoustic guitar fingerpicking, simple melodies, and heartfelt, introspective delivery—no heavy production, keep it raw and authentic
3:12

Live festival acoustic set, female Celtic vocals hoarse and smoked-out like after 3 hours screaming, gravel cracks on every held note, raw desperate emotion, tuned Eb, [acoustic pop-punk] 168 BPM, solo fingerpicked acoustic guitar only with warm resonant body, no drums no bass ever, *distant crowd murmur and lighter flicks* in whispered verses, urgent fuller strums in choruses, dynamics from bedroom confessional to soaring belt, pre-chorus soft “oh-oh” hums building tension, [Chorus: crowd singalong echoes and claps swell underneath], huge reverb-soaked final chorus with cracked joyful shouting and *ecstatic phone-light cheers*, [Bridge: drops to near-a cappella with mass crowd hums], final chorus louder with breaking voices and *roaring festival wind/PA bleed*, defiant late-night confessional exploding into communal catharsis, *faint open-air cheers linger into reverb tail and slow fade*
4:26

Bootleg live recording, massive open-air festival, 80, 000 people, night, phone-light ocean, cold wind noise, distant cheers between lines, light PA distortion and occasional feedback squeal, Raw, hoarse female Scottish vocalist absolutely wrecking her voice on the last night of tour — cracked, gravelly, teary, slightly sharp from exhaustion, audible sobs and breaths, Solo live acoustic guitar only (mic’d with room ambience, string squeaks, body thumps, slight out-of-tune from temperature), Crowd completely silent in verses, then explosive full-stadium singalong and rhythmic claps on every chorus (louder than the singer), a cappella bridge with 80k voices, final chorus turns into pure crowd anthem as singer lets go, Natural tape hiss, crowd murmurs, whoops, lighters/phone flashes, massive reverb tail
6:20

Celtic Indie Folk-Grunge – 145 BPM, 4/4, Eb tuning
Celtic acoustic folk indie, Only instruments 2 fiddles and a cello, Focus on vocals
Female Celtic Vocals – ethereal & pure, raw & full of emotion
• Fast, syncopated delivery
• Hoarseness after 3-hour set; gravel, grain, voice cracks on held notes
• Whisper-quiet verses → soaring, defiant choruses → lingering reverb fade
Structure & Dynamics
Start immediately on verse one without intro
• Verse 1: Bare guitar, breathy near-spoken
• Chorus: Full strums, raw soaring with gravel, voice lifts with hoarse crack on key words
• Verse 2: Bodhrán heartbeat + bass slides in
• Chorus: Full strums, raw soaring with gravel, voice lifts with hoarse crack on key words
• Bridge: Sudden hush, dissonant open-string picking
• Verse 3: Bodhrán heartbeat + bass slides in
• Outro: Single guitar, cracked whisper, fading resonance
Mood: Haunted, tender, and quietly unhinged
• Haunted: Celtic lilt carries ghostliness
3:12

Inside a Stone
v4.5+
A Celtic folk song, traditional female vocals, Accompanying guitar for rhythm, fiddle, harp and whistle for secondary melodies
4:08

dark folktronica with minimalist post-dubstep soul, haunting atmospheric ballad blending intimate sparse piano and deep electronic sub bass, brooding stormy wilderness mood, Rich, emotive male vocal – warm, soulful, vulnerable with subtle rasp, close-mic’d intimacy, light vocoder/harmonizer layering in choruses, plate reverb, breaths preserved, Sparse upright piano with long silences, massive wobbling saturated sub bass drops, muffled sparse beats that build and fade, distant thunder/rain/wind ambience, Mid-tempo (70-75 BPM), dramatic dynamics, organic folk roots fused with modern electronic minimalism, cinematic melancholy turning empowering
