Music in the University
Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music

This event is free! Booking is via Eventbrite: please follow the link below to reserve your space.

‘Naad-hara’ sees the coming together of five equally accomplished musicians and singers from India and Scotland. Boldly fusing together their rich traditions of folk music with cultural integrity and an adventurous musical streak, the quintet draw on the depths and individuality of the two cultures and combine them with new compositions and improvisation through song, tunes and soundscape.

Singers, Ankna Arockiam (Hyderabad, India) and Mischa Macpherson (Isle of Lewis, Scotland), are joined by Snuffbox fiddler/bassist Charlie Stewart, pianist Alistair Iain Paterson and Glasgow-born Hardeep Deerhe (Sodhi) on tabla. Between them, their accolades and awards include BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Gaelic Singer of the Year’ and ‘Live Act of the Year’ to name a few. The band first came together in early 2019 as part of John Philip Newell’s ‘Hebridean Treasure’ show with Macpherson at the helm as Musical Director. After receiving a number of glowing 5 star reviews from their performances across the 2019 Fringe in Edinburgh, the five have gone on to create their own band, taking a bold, new adventurous musical journey.

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