Shona Mooney is a Scottish fiddle player and composer. She began playing in the family group O'er the Border with her parents, Barbara and Gordon Mooney, and studied classical violin during her childhood. In 2006, she won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician competition. That same year, she released her debut album Heartsease, which blended traditional Borders style with contemporary elements. The album received critical acclaim, earning “Top of the World” status in Songlines and 5-star reviews from The Herald. Mooney has performed at international festivals such as the Tønder Festival and toured with The Unusual Suspects. She studied on the Folk and Traditional Music degree course at Newcastle University, where she researched the music of the Scottish Borders. In 2015, she released Sensing The Park.
