This year’s Islay Sessions kicks off from November 17-19, with Tannara, Joy Dunlop, Jenn Butterworth and Laura-Beth Salter lined up to play at the Saturday night concert.
Scottish four-piece Tannara play contemporary Scottish folk music: considered, complex, arrangements that surround original tunes, modern tunes and traditional ballads. Nominated Up and Coming Artist at the 2016 Scots Trad Music Awards, the band’s debut album Trig was produced by BBC Radio Folk Award winner Rachel Newton, and released in 2016.
Crowned Traditional Singer of the Year and Traditional Dance Champion at the 2015 Pan Celtic Festival, Joy Dunlop is a Gaelic singer and step-dancer from Argyll. Her singing career is the result of a life-long fascination with Scotland’s traditional music and has led her all over the world, from major Celtic festivals to touring the UK, Europe, Canada and New Zealand.