Ímar are a folk band from Britain and Ireland, founded in 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland.

[1] The members of Ímar first met as teenagers through the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann tutoring program.

[3] The profile of the band rose quickly, bolstered by their individual reputations as members of several prominent ensembles.

[2] In a review, Johnny Whalley of Folk Radio UK notes that "while the general description 'Celtic' might be appropriate, their music, in fact, derives firmly from the Irish tradition with polkas and slides interspersed with the more generic jigs and reels".

[6] Mike Wade of IOM Today describes their work as "fast, driving tunes, bouncing, infectious reels and slow, beautiful melodic numbers, highlighting individual skills of each player".