Imar + Kinnaris Quintet

Join two Scottish powerhouse bands Ímar and Kinnaris Quintet as they come together to headline Ímar’s weekend celebration at Kings Place.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners and Irish/Manx/Scottish quintet Ímar are amongst Glasgow’s hottest folk scene. Their most recent release, *Awakening* (2023) delivers a critically acclaimed third round of ‘the high-octane fuel that has energised audiences worldwide, making Ímar one of the most sought-after folk festival bands’ – *Folk Radio*.

The band features Adam Brown (bodhrán), Adam Rhodes (bouzouki), Mohsen Amini (concertina), Ryan Murphy (uilleann pipes) and Tomás Callister (fiddle) share a strong background in Irish music.

Based in Glasgow, Kinnaris Quintet take influences of traditional Scottish, Irish, Bluegrass, Classical, Scandinavian and Appalachian music, creating technically dazzling and evocative arrangements. Since bursting onto the music scene in 2017, Kinnaris Quintet have gone on to be at the forefront of originality in the traditional music scene.

This group features Jenn Butterworth guitar, Laura-Beth Salter mandolin/tenor, Aileen Reid 5-string fiddle, Fiona MacAskill fiddle, Laura Wilkie fiddle, forging new attitudes towards traditional and folk music with their unique and signature sound.

Please note this event will be using water-based haze.

This event will last approximately 2 hours, including an interval.

Presented by Kings Place.

All ages