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/
