Craig Irving is a multi-award-winning Scottish musician from

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, Scotland. He was formerly a guitarist and singer with

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folk band

Mànran Mànran are a Scottish band that was established in June 2010. Mànran is a Gaelic word for a melodic sound or a sweet tone. Since 2010 they have performed in over 30 countries worldwide including several international folk & world music festi ...

and formerly of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award-winning trio,

Talisk Talisk are a Scottish folk band composed of Mohsen Amini, Benedict Morris, and Graeme Armstrong. The band rose to prominence after winning the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards "Folk Band of the Year ...

Background

Irving began playing the guitar at the age of 15 whilst living in Australia. Upon his return to Scotland, he studied music at

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in Benbecula in 2012 and at the

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

in Glasgow from 2013 to 2016, though was forced to leave before the completion of his studies due to touring commitments with Mànran.

Music

In August 2014, Irving formed the trio, Talisk, alongside concertina player Mohsen Amini and fiddler Hayley Keenan. A few months later, the group won the 2015

BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award The BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award is an annual competition for young folk musicians in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1988 as the Young Tradition Award, taking its present name in 1998. Recent winners of the award include Brighde C ...

, and a Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award. The group were then nominated for Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the 2015

Scots Trad Music Awards The Scots Trad Music Awards or Na Trads were founded in 2003 by Simon Thoumire to celebrate Scotland's traditional music in all its forms and create a high profile opportunity to bring the music and music industry into the spotlight of media an ...

. The group's debut album, ''Abyss'', also received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2016 Scots Trad Music Awards. He joined Gaelic folk rock band,

, in February 2016 and has performed with the group throughout the world, including notable tours and performances in Australia, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland. The group released their third studio album in January 2017.

Discography

With Talisk *2015 ''Pinnacle 67 EP'' *2016 ''Abyss'' With ''Mànran'' *2017 ''An Dà Là/The Two Days''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Irving, Craig Living people Scottish male guitarists Scottish folk musicians Mànran members Year of birth missing (living people)