London

Scotland on Tour: HEISK and Chloe Matharu

HEISK
Taken from an old Scots word meaning ‘excitable’ or ‘crazy’, the six-piece trad outfit HEISK are a force on stage. Fusing accordion, fiddle, electro harp, kit and keys with big energy and bold riffs, they twist traditional and self-penned tunes into something fresh and fierce. Their party vibe lights up festival crowds with a fearless blend of trad roots, funk grooves and pop hooks, music made to empower and get people moving. The band sparked into life after a late-night session at the Celtic Connections Festival Club, when the founding members decided to form a group that celebrated great women musicians. That spark became HEISK, a band with rhythm, energy, and empowerment at the core of their sound. Their most recent album Headstrong, released in August 2024, captures that live fire — a set of tunes that fuse traditional melodies with funk grooves and pop sensibility. It’s bold and unapologetic.
Chloe Matharu
Chloe Matharu is a multi award-winning Scottish Indian singer songwriter and harpist from the West Coast of Scotland. Many of her songs draw on her time as a Navigational Officer in the Merchant Navy, inspired by the natural world as experienced at sea. She performs solo with her harp in Scots and English. Her music offers “an intriguing insight into a new tradition of maritime folk music with thoughtful song writing embellished by her voice and superb harp playing“ (The Herald). Chloe lives on her family run alpaca and goat trekking centre.
Doors open at 7pm; gig starts at 7.30pm. Presented by EFDSS and Scotland Introducing.