Moving on

Musicians in Exile is a project based in the Govan area of Glasgow, designed to bring together refugees and asylum seekers who can play music but no longer have contact with other musicians or access to instruments. Founded in 2018 by award-winning musician Paul

MacAlindin, who had already received worldwide acclaim for establishing the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq, it’s a way of helping all involved deal with “the huge culture shock” of arriving in an unfamiliar place, often after escaping war or other trauma.

This summer, as part of the Refugee Festival Scotland, the group