Inge Thomson

Originally from Scotland's remotest community of Fair Isle in the far northern Shetland Islands, Inge combines the traditions of her childhood with an exceptional ear for musical invention and wider influences as diverse as Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares and Steve Reich. She performs with vibrant folk quintet Harem Scarem, and the energetic Drop the Box, both of which showcase her own evocative song-writing and effortless airy vocals as well as her instrumental empathy. Inge also plays with the marvelous master wordsmith Karine Polwart. Blessed with a rare talent for musical understatement, Inge has recently been writing for a Harem Scarem touring collaboration with the magnificent Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy. She is also one head of the genre defying musical monster that is The Green Machine, a project spawned from a Celtic Connections New Voices commission, and brainchild of fellow accordion virtuoso Martin Green. All this has kept her touring steadily and experiencing some of the world's weird and wonderful places.