Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra - D\'rect from the Shire Album Launch

Nick Hart & Dominie Hooper

Presented by: Djukella Records

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0	LONDON: The Old Queen's Head
P	Monday 6th November, 2017
N	8:00pm

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Powerful songs, fiery fiddling, silky double bass, uilleann pipes and smoking harmonicas - celtic to tango - full of wit & wisdom.

To celebrate the release of the new Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra live album, D\'rect from the Shire, the full-fat Djukella Orchestra will be playing a show of deeply relevant songs and rip-roaring tunes to provide the perfect balm for these febrile times.

Featuring the Hebridean lilt of Alastair Caplin (The Langan Band, Band of Burns), the London Irish grit of TEYR (James Gavin, Dominic Henderson & Tommie Black-Roff), the lugubrious lyricism of double-bass wizard, Nye Parsons and Hellard’s deft guitar picking and frankly stunning harmonica playing, it will be special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GW7IjndwrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc0SzQFp570

They will be joined by the folksome brilliance of rising stars Nick Hart and Dominie Hooper for an opening set and a grand finale.

Jez Hellard &The Djukella Orchestra play high-grade traditional and contemporary folk music, from jigs, reels and rebel ballads to tango, rhumba and reggae. Featuring one of the most captivating double-bassists you\'re likely to hear and some of the finest instrumentalists on the UK folk scene, their blend of virtuoso musicianship, witty political comment and a deep repertoire of powerful songs never fails to turn heads. Since hitting the road full time Jez has played well over a thousand gigs; from the Glastonbury Festival to the North Country Fair, New York to Taipei, Istanbul to the Iberian Peninsular.

“Ridiculously enjoyable… an unequivocal thumbs up.” Folk Radio UK