Mohsen Amini

BBC Radio 2 ‘Musician of the Year’ Mohsen Amini from Glasgow is an incredibly fast growing name in the traditional world. Hailed by the Herald as a “Virtuoso” and BBC Scotland as a “Force of Nature,” he’s a leading voice on today’s music scene.

In 2014 he co-founded multi-award winning trio Talisk, who won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award within months of formation. Named Folk Band of the Year in 2017, their album Beyond earned multiple 5* reviews and the prestigious £25,000 Belhaven Bursary Award.

Mohsen also founded acclaimed supergroup Ímar in 2016, achieving viral success with videos exceeding 1 million views. Their debut Afterlight earned award nominations, while Avalanche hit Number 1 on the iTunes world music chart.

The youngest ever BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Musician of the Year’ (2018), Mohsen has also won BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year and toured worldwide with top names in the scene.