Musician: Irish Whistle & Flute, Composition, Music Production, Playing Folk Fusion Music. 

She Annym possan noa, ta cur lesh troor dy chiaulleyderyn yl-ghreienagh voish Mannin ry-cheilley. She arraneyder Gaelgagh Cairistìona as cloieder feddan aghtal, chossyn ard-ghoo trooid goaill ayrn ayns shalee Alain Pennec “The Manxman” ec “Le Festival Interceltique de Lorient” nurree. Ta Isla Callister ny cloieder fiddyl aeg feer scheihoil ta cur lhee covingyssyn coraagh as e schleiyn chishtey kiaullee dys y phossan. T’ad lhieeney nyn giaull lesh bree as ‘annym’ y Ghael. 

Annym (‘soul’ in Manx Gaelic) is a newly formed group bringing together two musicians from the Isle of Man; Isla Callister (fiddle, vocals and concertina) and Cairistìona Dougherty (vocals and whistles). Having played together for several years for dance groups and other projects, including both being tutors for a youth movement project it was a natural progression for them to create their own music together. Cairistìona has been singing in Manx Gaelic since she was a child and gained renown in Lorient in 2015 when she took part in Alain Pennec’s creation ‘The Manxman’. Isla is in her second year studying Traditional Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and has been making waves in Glasgow with her superb fiddle playing in new group, ‘TRIP’. Having both moved to Glasgow to study they have continued to create Manx music together. 

Accompanying them is acclaimed harper Rachel Hair. Through her work as visiting harp tutor for the Isle of Man Rachel has emerged as the world’s premiere specialist in Manx Harp Music. She is at the forefront of a revival of Manx harp and this has led to invitations to teach and perform Manx music worldwide.  

Sharing a passion for the music of the Isle of Man, these musicians naturally united whilst currently residing in Glasgow. With affection and commitment towards traditional Manx music, their sound is infused by the vitality and ‘annym’ of the Isle of Man.

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