Inyal
{{Short description|Scottish folk band}}
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| current_members = *Robbie Greig (fiddle)
- Hamish Macleod (electronics, keyboards, guitar)
- Conal McDonagh (uilleann pipes, whistle)
- Owen Sinclair (drums, percussion)
- Josie Duncan (vocals)
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| genre = Scottish folk music, folktronica
| image = Inyal logo (black).png
| origin = Glasgow, Scotland
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Inyal (stylized INYAL) is a Scottish folktronica band. It was founded in 2016 in Glasgow.
History
The band formed in early 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2017, it was nominated for "best up and coming artist" at the Scots Trad Music Awards.{{cite news|last1=Furniss|first1=Olaf|last2=Mackinnon|first2=Derick|date=8 March 2018|title=Under the Radar: INYAL|language=en|work=The Scotsman|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/under-radar-inyal-330192|access-date=3 July 2021}} By 2019, the band had completed a tour of Australia as well as numerous concerts in Scotland.{{Cite web|url=http://inyalband.com/live|title = Live}}
Musical style
Reviewing Inyal's debut album for The National, Jonny Jobson highlighted the band's Glasgow roots, writing that "the city’s musical spirit runs through the album like an artery". He noted that it was "peppered with soaring soundscapes that help give it an almost cinematic feel" and that it confidently blended elements of Scottish traditional music, electronica, and hip-hop.{{Cite news|last=Jobson|first=Jonny|title=Inyal blend folk and a city vibe for their debut album|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/16100388.inyal-blend-folk-city-vibe-debut-album/|access-date=2021-07-03|work=The National|date=21 March 2018|language=en}} Alex Monaghan wrote for FolkWorld that the band "seem to focus on a dance club sound, strong beats and softer melodies, lots of alien noises and distortion without the harshness of metal music".{{cite news |last1=Monaghan |first1=Alex |title=CD Reviews |url=http://www.folkworld.eu/67/e/cds3.html |access-date=3 July 2021 |work=FolkWorld |issue=67 |date=November 2018}}
Band members
- Robbie Greig – fiddle{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Kevin T. |title=CD review of INYAL - INYAL |url=https://www.livingtradition.co.uk/webrevs/inyal001.htm |access-date=3 July 2021 |work=The Living Tradition |issue=124}}
- Hamish Macleod – electronics, keyboards, guitar
- Conal McDonagh – uilleann pipes, whistle
- Owen Sinclair – drums, percussion
- Josie Duncan – vocals
Discography
- INYAL (2018)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://inyalband.com}}
{{Scottish folk music}}
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Category:Scottish folk music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2016