Fara is a new age and classical pianist and composer from Quebec City, Canada.
Fara is also the name of a Native artist from Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fara is also a female Scottish folk quintet. The all-female folk quartet Fara hailed from the Orkney Islands off the northeastern tip of Scotland, a close-knit community whose strong Norse heritage has produced a unique and rich culture and musical tradition. The five original members were childhood friends. Fiddlers Catriona Price, Jeana Leslie (who also sang), and Louise Bichan, and pianist Jennifer Austin grew up in the capital Kirkwall and got their start in music in the high school fiddle ensemble Hadhirgaan, under the tutelage of Douglas Montgomery, a pivotal figure in Orkney's folk scene who founded the bands Saltfishforty and the Chair. Fiddler Kristan Harvey grew up on a farm in Birsay and attended high school in the island's second town, Stromness, where she played in Shoramere, a similar outfit set up by another of the island's leading folkies, Jenny Keldie. Originally known as the Chairettes, they started performing as a backing band for the Chair. After they played a few sets on their own at one of the band's gigs, it was suggested that they form their own band, which they did, naming themselves after one of the archipelago's small, uninhabited islands.
The members eventually left Orkney to study separately in mainland Britain, receiving degrees from the distinguished likes of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Northern College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music.
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