Swinging on Birches is an innovative new female-led trio consisting of Juliette Lemoine (cello), Madeleine Stewart (fiddle), and Heather Cartwright (guitar/vocals).
The band weave songs, tunes and harmonies across cello, fiddle and guitar, creating lush, intricate pieces. Their music is drawn from their shared love of Scottish traditional music, though each musician brings her own interpretation through different musical backgrounds. They have each been making their mark on the UK scene, collectively performing at prestigious festivals including Celtic Connections, London Jazz Festival, Celtic Colours, Rudolstadt Festival, and Orkney Folk Festival, and collaborating with the likes of Hannah Rarity, Fergus McCreadie and Esther Swift. The trio are delighted to now be joining forces in this exciting new collaboration

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Scottish cellist Juliette Lemoine is exploring and redefining the cello’s role within Scottish Traditional Music. ….. Her emotive compositions weave through Scottish Traditional, Western Classical, and Jazz genres to create a highly personal new voice.

Madeleine Stewart’s music is rooted in the traditional music of New England. In 2023, she was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition, and her trio was nominated for Up and Coming Musician of the Year at the MG Alba Scottish Music Awards.

Heather Cartwright is a Glasgow based folk guitarist and singer from Cumbria. Her virtuosic fingerstyle and flat-picked guitar playing provides a vibrant backdrop to her well-crafted self-penned songs and interpretations of traditional material.