Kinnaris Quintet is a
Scottish folk band, founded in 2017, whose music is influenced by Scottish and
Irish traditional music
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland.
In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...
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bluegrass and
classical. The group takes its name from the south-east Asian mythological creature, the
Kinnaris, renowned for its dance, song and poetry. In 2019 they won the
Belhaven Bursary for Innovation in Scottish Music
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Membership
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Jenn Butterworth – guitar
*Aileen Reid (formerly Aileen Reid Gobbi) – 5-string fiddle
*Fiona MacAskill – fiddle
*Laura-Beth Salter – mandolin
*Laura Wilkie – fiddle
History
The members of the group knew each other from playing in the same sessions and meeting each other at gigs. In 2017, Reid invited Wilkie, MacAskill, Salter and Butterworth to her flat to jam and they agreed to form the group. In 2017, Salter and Butterworth released an album together, ''Bound'', under their own names and, in 2018, Kinnaris Quintet released their debut album, ''Free One''.
''Free One'' was longlisted for the 2019
Scottish Album of the Year Award
The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award is an award given annually for an outstanding album produced by a Scottish artist. The award was launched in 2012 by thScottish Music Industry Association(SMIA) in partnership with Creative Scotland
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Their second album ''This Too'' was released in 2022.
Discography
*''Free One'' (2018)
*''This Too'' (2022)
References
External links
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Laura-Beth Salter homepageLaura Wilkie homepage
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Scottish folk music groups
Celtic fusion groups
Musical groups established in 2017
2017 establishments in Scotland