Gigspanner Big Band

Gigspanner Big Band

19th May 2022 19:30 - 21:30

at Cedars Hall

15 The Liberty, Somerset, Wells, BA5 2ST
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2022-05-19 19:30:00 2022-05-19 21:30:00 Europe/London Gigspanner Big Band "They don't play together very often, but when they do it's spectacular" 5***** R2 MagazineThe Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music. Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’Beginning life as a trio - with Steeleye Span’s fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.  https://tickets.cedarshallwells.co.uk/events/36773/gigspanner-big-band 15 The Liberty, Somerset, Wells, BA5 2ST

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"They don't play together very often, but when they do it's spectacular" 5***** R2 Magazine

The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music. Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’

Beginning life as a trio - with Steeleye Span’s fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.