Join Middlebury Community Music Center at 11 am EST on Sunday, November 10 for a FREE zoom-based performance and Q&A session with concertina phenom Mohsen Amini of Talisk and Ímar. The event is free and open to the public, but only a limited number of registrations are available. Register today to reserve your spot for this unique opportunity to pick the brain of one of the brightest stars on the international trad scene: https://www.mcmcvt.org/events-calendar/mohsen-amini

About Mohsen Amini:
BBC Radio 2 'Musician of the Year' Mohsen Amini from Glasgow, Scotland is an incredibly fast-growing name in the traditional world. Boasted by the Herald as a "Virtuoso" and the BBC Scotland as a "Force of Nature" he's a leading voice on the music scene today. In 2014 he co-founded multi-award winning trio, Talisk, who after only a few months of formation won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. One of the most talked-about folk bands of the 21st century, Talisk have been tearing apart stereotypes and redefining the genre for almost a decade.
With over 15 million streams and 10,000 albums sold worldwide, and sell out shows across five continents - from Paris to New York, London to Tokyo, Glasgow to Vancouver - alongside headline appearances at festivals across the world, the Scottish trio have amassed a global, die-hard following. Since their inception, Talisk have stacked up major awards for their explosively energetic sound - including five between BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Scotland, and two highly coveted BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.

Mohsen also founded acclaimed supergroup Ímar at the start of 2016. The group's combined commonality and diversity of background and influences fuels Ímar's unmistakable synergy, centered on the overlapping cultural heritage between Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. In 2023, Ímar released their third highly acclaimed album "Awakening", which has been hailed as "an outrageous showcase of the highest-tier of musicianship and performance" by Bright Young Folk and "dizzying collective virtuosity striking sparks at every twisty bend" by RNR Magazine.

Alongside launching Ímar in 2016, Mohsen was crowned the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. Mohsen has toured with some of the top names in the scene, been named in the Daily Record 'Young Scot of the Year', named in The List's Hot 100, became the first ever musician to be nominated as 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the 2016 MG Alba Trad Awards, 'Musician of the Year' at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and win the 2016 'Young Traditional Musician of the Year' and to boot, he's now joined ranks with some of the biggest names today being the youngest ever person to be crowned 'Musician of the Year' at the 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Questions? Email Drew Kervick at drewkervick@gmail.com

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