Festival Club - KINNARIS QUINTET & FRIENDS

With very special guests JULIE FOWLIS & KARINE POLWART

Burns&Beyond are proud to present a very special evening of uplifting, highly emotive, euphoric traditional music, showcasing Scotland’s leading female musicians and vocalists.

Glasgow-based Kinnaris Quintet burst onto the music scene in 2017 with a unique sound. They have produced the perfect concoction of remaining faithful to their traditional roots, whilst pushing the boundaries of tradition, bringing it to the forefront of exciting and modern music. Uplifting, fresh, honest and powerful music created on three fiddles, mandolin and guitar.

Featuring an all-strings instrumental line-up of fiddles from Laura Wilkie, Aileen Reid and Fiona MacAskill, mandolin from Laura-Beth Salter and guitar from Jenn Butterworth. While the members of Kinnaris Quintet are individually eminent musicians in their own right, their collaboration as a group has pushed their musical creativity to bold new heights. https://www.kinnarisquintet.com/

"A powerhouse of a band... A fearless and unconventional exploration of traditional music" – FOLK RADIO UK

Joining Kinnaris Quintet for an evening of music and friendship, are very special guests:

JULIE FOWLIS: :

‘If snow could sing, it would sing like Julie Fowlis…’ :
…this is how her pure Northern voice was recently described by acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane. Hailing from the Outer Hebrides and now based in the Highlands, Julie Fowlis is a multi-award winning singer whose music is deeply influenced by the Hebridean islands where she grew up and by the Highland landscapes where she now resides. :
With a career spanning several studio albums and numerous high-profile collaborations, her ‘crystalline’ and ‘intoxicating’ vocals have enchanted audiences around the world.:
Julie is also an artist with a genuine curiosity and ability for cross-over, and regularly sings and records in other languages. She currently performs and records with the folk ‘supergroup’ Spell Songs and is a regular face in the acclaimed ‘Transatlantic Sessions’ live show. A natural collaborator, she has performed with artists such as James Taylor, KT Tunstall, Chris Thile, Graham Coxon (Blur), Nicola Benedetti and Mary Chapin Carpenter. https://www.juliefowlis.com/

KARINE POLWART:::

BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer 0f The Year 2018, Karine Polwart is a multi-award winning Scottish songwriter and musician, as well as theatre-maker, storyteller, spoken-word performer and author. Her songs combine folk influences and myth with themes as diverse as Donald Trump’s corporate megalomania, Charles Darwin’s family life and the complexities of modern parenthood.
Karine sings traditional songs too and writes to commission for film, theatre, animation and thematic collaborative projects. Karine is seven-times winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including three times for Best Original Song. https://www.karinepolwart.com/