Miwa Nagato-Apthorp is a singer-songwriter based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Her songwriting draws on folk traditions to explore multicultural understandings of history, climate, gender and home.

She has performed at events including Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Tradfest, and John McCusker’s Southside of the Tracks, and has opened for Eddi Reader.

Miwa was recently Musician in Residence at Alchemy Film & Arts and Connecting Threads, where she developed new work exploring lesser-known histories and perspectives of the Scottish Borders and beyond. Her debut EP, Noren, was released in March 2025, and she was awarded “Best Acoustic” at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.