Isla Callister

Isla Callister is a folk musician and fiddle player from the Isle of Man. She is a member of the all-women folk group Heisk, and the band Trip. She performed with both ensembles at Celtic Connections in 2024. Trip were nominated for the BBC [Radio 2 Folk Awards|BBC Folk Awards] Young Folk Award in 2018.
In 2023, to celebrate International Women's Day, Culture Vannin released a composition by Callister which celebrated the roles of women in Manx history.
Callister is from Peel, [Isle of Man|Peel], and is a Gaelic speaker. From 2016 she studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for a degree in traditional music.