The Gigspanner Big Band

The Gigspanner Big Band in Shoreham | 11th May 2022 | Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex

The Gigspanner Big Band in Shoreham at Ropetackle Arts Centre, on 11th May 2022 a coming together of several of the most respected names on the folk-roots scene.

“With The Gigspanner Big Band, Peter Knight has assembled a group of musicians intent on making some of the most important and exhilarating art ever to sit under the banner of folk music” FRUK

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 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.

As collaborations go, it doesn’t get much more mouth-watering than this.

The Gigspanner Big Band in Shoreham

Times & Prices

Wednesday 11th May 2022 | 8:00 pm

Tickets: £25.00

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