"Genuinely jaw-dropping collective virtuosity" is how The Scotsman described Ímar, whose line-up features members of Mànran, RURA, Talisk and Barrule. Their heavyweight collective haul of top prizes includes 2018’s BBC Radio 2 Musician Of The Year, 2016 BBC Radio Scotland Young Musician of the Year, BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award, Young Folk Award, nine All-Ireland and eight All-Britain titles. Through bodhrán, bouzouki, concertina, uilleann pipes and fiddle, Ímar are bringing to The Duncairn a distinctive collaboration centred on the overlapping cultural heritage between Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. All three places having once shared the same Gaelic language, and between whom a similar kinship continues between their musical traditions today.
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