Isla Callister Explained

Genre:Folk
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Fiddle
Current Member Of:Heisk
Trip

Isla Callister, also Isla Callister-Wafer,[1] is a folk musician and fiddle player from the Isle of Man.[2] [3] She is a member of the all-women folk group Heisk, and the band Trip.[4] She performed with both ensembles at Celtic Connections in 2024. Trip were nominated for the BBC Folk Awards Young Folk Award in 2018.

In 2023, to celebrate International Women's Day, Culture Vannin released a composition by Callister which celebrated the roles of women in Manx history.[5]

Callister is from Peel, and is a Gaelic speaker.[6] From 2016 she studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for a degree in Traditional Music.

References

  1. Web site: 2022-10-07 . Two young musicians take a step towards the BBC 2 Folk awards iomtoday.co.im . 2024-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007142740/https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/two-young-musicians-take-a-step-towards-the-bbc-2-folk-awards-219222 . 2022-10-07 .
  2. News: 2024-01-27 . Festival marks full circle moment for trad girl band . 2024-04-20 . BBC News . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2024-01-08 . Musicians to fly the Manx flag at Celtic Connections . 2024-04-20 . Isle of Man.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-01 . June's Album Review: Trip, "A Drop for Neptune" . 2024-04-20 . Boston Irish . en.
  5. Web site: Culture Vannin releases musical celebration of Manx women to mark International Women's Day . 2024-04-20 . Manx Radio . en.
  6. Web site: Isle of Man Arts Council - Celebrating Women in the Arts: Isla Callister . 2024-04-20 . www.iomarts.com.

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