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After years of sell-out shows, Ímar are bringing their very own festival to Kings Place for the first time. The band couldn’t be more excited to bring a killer line-up featuring the boundary-pushing creative force of Astro Bloc, rising stars of the trad scene The Canny Band, an intimate conversation with Ímar themselves about life on the road, workshops, headline gigs with Kinnaris Quintet, the incredible voices of Paul McKenna and Beth Malcom, and Irish dance superstar David Geaney. What more could you ask for? Every single moment of this weekend is going to be pure folk music gold. No fillers, no downtime, just non-stop brilliance.

‘We were already thrilled to put this weekend together because we love London and we love Kings Place. But now we’re beyond excited because this is a festival so good, even we would pay to be there.’ Mohsen Amini (Ímar)

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The Canny Band + Beth Malcolm

Folk at Kings Place

We welcome stalwarts of Glasgow’s fertile traditional music scene, The Canny Band and support from Beth Malcolm, for their Kings Place debuts, as part of our weekend celebration, Ímar Fest.

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Manx Fiddle Workshop with Tomás Callister

Folk at Kings Place

As part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome the band’s fiddle player Tomás Callister. Amongst the Isle of Man’s best regarded modern-day fiddlers, he’ll lead a workshop teaching a few Manx fiddle tunes by ear.

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Piano Masterclass with Michael Biggins

Folk at Kings Place

As part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome The Canny Band’s pianist Michael Biggins for a piano masterclass, exploring accompaniment for traditional folk melody and/or song on the piano. This class will be aimed

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Ímar with David Geaney & String Section

Folk at Kings Place

This weekend’s festival hosts, Ímar return to Hall One with special guests including five-time World Champion Irish Dancer, David Geaney. They will also be joined by a string quartet, reprising their Celtic Connections 2025 show, from Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre.

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Astro Bloc + Paul McKenna

Folk at Kings Place

Part of Kings Place’s Ímar Fest, we welcome Astro Bloc, a bold and dynamic new folk band that blends deep-rooted tradition with boundary-pushing creativity, producing a thrilling sound that redefines the genre, with support from one of Scotland’s finest singer-songwriters, Paul McKenna.

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On the Road with Ímar

Folk at Kings Place

Ahead of the headline performance with Kinnaris Quintet as part of Ímar Fest join the members of Ímar for a pre- concert talk exploring the challenges and thrills of touring as a group.

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Imar & Kinnaris Quintet

Folk at Kings Place

Join two Scottish powerhouse bands, Ímar and Kinnaris Quintet, as they come together to headline Ímar’s weekend celebration at Kings Place.

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