Gigspanner Big Band

The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music… Having spent much of the past two years touring alongside best-selling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) with their massively successful prose and music collaboration SALTLINES, the Gigspanner Big Band return to their six-piece format, launching their brand new album, Turnstone. 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 legendary Steeleye Span 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. While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades. Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach. “Spectacular” 5***** R2 Magazine “Utterly thrilling” Northern Soul “Totally blown away by the spellbinding Gigspanner Big Band. Lost for words…” Folking.com Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Details Date: April 11 Time: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Cost: £29 Event Categories: Cheap Tickets , Events in London , Live Music Event Tags: Big Band , Folk Music , Live Performance , Music , Traditional Music Website: https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/shows/gigspanner-big-band/ Venue Landmark Arts Centre Ferry Road Teddington , TW11 9NN United Kingdom + Google Map Phone 020 8977 7558 View Venue Website Organiser Landmark Arts Centre Phone 02089777558 Email lesley@landmarkartscentre.org View Organiser Website Other Parking Not Available Wheelchair Accessible Yes Related Events Feb 25 February 25 @ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Event Series Art Exhibition: “Brush, Lens, Life” By Mika Hadar Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park, Highgate London , N6 5HG United Kingdom Feb 25 February 25 @ 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Event Series HOLIDAY SEASON ART AND BOOK FAIR 108A Boundary Road, St John’s Wood, London NW8 ORH Central London , NW8 0RH Feb 25 February 25 @ 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Event Series Particle Zoo 1 Paved Court Richmond upon Thames , TW9 1LZ