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16th September - Danny Pedlar and Rosie Butler-Hall, £7 or £6 from
Wegottickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/ event/448465
A young folk duo, with roots based in both English and French tradition.
Danny plays Hurdy Gurdy and Accordion and Rosie plays five-string
fiddle and sings. They play mostly English and French songs and tunes
and enjoy a close relationship with the audience at live gigs. The music
is characterised by flowing melodies, intricate harmonies and strong
rhythms while keeping the flavour of the traditional style.
7th October - Hot Rock Pilgrims, £8 or £7 from Wegottickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/ event/448466
Born out of the UK's cult bluegrass scene, Hot Rock Pilgrims have quickly
become one of the most sought after bluegrass acts since their formation
in 2014. Featuring the powerful vocal harmonies of co-lead singers Hubert
Murray (guitar) and Dan Edwards (banjo), augmented by the slick musical
stylings of Bruno Pichler (dobro) and Kieran Towers (fiddle), locked
together by Sam Rose (bass) whose slap solos never cease to raise a
cheer.
4th November - Rosie Hodgson and Rowan Piggott, £7 or £6 from
Wegottickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/ event/448468
BBC Young Folk Awards finalist Rosie Hodgson is joined by the outstanding Irish
fiddle player Rowan Piggott on a variety of traditional ballads and original songs.
Praised in the Daily Telegraph and described as, 'a powerful partnership at the
forefront of the modern folk scene' this is a duo bound for the top.
2nd December - Cambridge Walker & Tim Mellor, (Two-act showcase) £6 or £5 from Wegottickets:www.wegottickets.com/event/432242
The duo that is Cambridge Walker was the result of a mutual interest in traditional songs, especially harmony singing, arising from individual performances at Black Fen Folk Club. David (Cambridge) sings and plays guitar/guzouki ; Jenna (Walker) sings and plays melodeon/piano. During the festival season of 2016, David and Jenna decided to actually try singing as a duo and have appeared at Ely, Cambridge & Bury Folk Festivals .
Tim Mellor is one of the founders of Black Fen Folk Club is equally at home with Northumbrian smallpipes, guitar, melodeon or singing ‘acapella’. Most of his songs and tunes are based on Traditional Folk songs from the British Isles but include a few of his own compositions reflecting contemporary issues and themes.
Gig schedule 2017/18
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