Kim Edgar

Kim is from Edinburgh, Scotland and her career as a solo artist has earned her the title “Scotland’s very own Tori Amos” (Sunday Herald). Her songs reflect her enthusiasm for horror, myths and fairy tales, feminism and social history – all topics that she dealt with during her studies of English Language and Literature. She lays the foundation of her songs on the piano, on which she enjoyed classical training. Kim’s debut album “Butterflies and Broken Glass” was awarded five stars by Scotland on Sunday. Her second album “The Ornate Lie” reached 11th place in the Sunday Herald’s Top Scottish Albums of 2012 and was nominated for Best Album 2012 by Spiral Earth.

She has been named “Songwriter Of The Week” on BBC Radio Scotland. Kim was also a member of The Burns Unit, with whom she performed at Cambridge Folk Festival, and on Later With Jools Holland. Kim has also performed for HRH the Queen at the opening of the Scottish Parliament’s fourth session.

Her 2020 album “Held” was recorded and released during the pandemic, and her latest songwriting collaboration album, “Consequences”, including collaborations with Ron Sexsmith, Boo Hewerdine and Rachel Sermanni was launched at Celtic Connections 2023 and has received excellent reviews.