Feast of Fiddles embarks on its 25th annual spring tour in 2018 and the band that has been variously likened to a “group of geography teachers” or “Bellowhead with bus passes!” doesn’t seem to be slowing down any. A band of musical friends that puts on a show of huge dynamic range performed with passion, joy and a liberal dose of fun. It all started at a folk club but has become a folk-rock institution with six CDs to their name, several festival appearances and sell out shows up and down the UK. Typically, fiddlers
Peter Knight (
Steeleye Span),
Chris Leslie (
Fairport Convention),
Phil Beer (
Show of Hands),
Brian McNeill (
Battlefield Band),
Ian Cutler (
Bully Wee),
Tom Leary (
Zeus) and
Garry Blakeley (
Band of Two) add the large range of fiddle playing styles to the rock back-line of guitars, keyboards, sax and accordion – all held together by legendary drummer
Dave Mattacks. A live music entertainment like no other which is guaranteed to be enjoyed by event the most doubting of friends dragged along!
“Absolutely awesome!” – Sue Marchant, BBC East
“Britain’s fiddling supergroup” – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
“The best fiddle players of a generation”
- fRoots