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PETER KNIGHT'S GIGSPANNER 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

with special guest JOHN SPIERS

0	SEVENOAKS: St Edith Hall, Kemsing
P	Friday 10th May, 2019
N	7:00pm

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In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, multi award winning fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer" 5*****

Described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, they take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth).

Unsurprisingly, their appeal extends beyond the boundaries of folk audiences, to embrace those who simply love and appreciate beautiful and inspiring music played with passion and skill.

Their most recent album release, ‘The Wife of Urban Law’ received several ‘Best Of’ end of year accolades, including making it on to Mojo’s ‘The 10 Best Folk Albums’ list.

Joining Peter is guitarist Roger Flack, founding member of Celtic-Rock band The Tabs, percussionist Sacha Trochet and, as a special guest for the evening, the great squeezebox player John Spiers.