THE TRIALS OF CATO

Presented by: HUSH LIVE MUSIC EVENTS

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0	FOLKESTONE: Hush Folkestone @ The Eleto Chocolate Cafe
P	Saturday 2nd October, 2021
N	7:15pm

Event information

THE TRIALS OF CATO
www.thetrialsofcato.com - thetrialsofcato@gmail.com

'One of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times' - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
'Fascinating stuff' - Cerys Matthews, BBC 6 Music
'Swaggering... glossy results' - The Guardian
'One of the most impressive debut folk albums of the year ★★★★' - Songlines
'Full of verve... they delight festival audiences ★★★★' - RnR
'A band name on everyone's lips... few debut albums have as much vitality and impact ' - fRoots
'The Trials of Cato are about to hit the earth's atmosphere with a bang, so sit back and enjoy the fireworks' - FRUK
'The Sex Pistols of Folk' - John Davis, Metropolis Studios (U2, Led Zeppelin, Gorrilaz)

The remarkable rise of energetic trio The Trials of Cato on the UK folk-scene has been the subject of massive critical attention. Dubbed "The Sex Pistols of Folk,' (J Davis) they pay clear homage to the tradition whilst twisting old bones into something febrile and modern, with stomping tunes and captivating stories.

Formed in Beirut, the band returned to the UK in 2016 and set to performing tirelessly up and
down the country, leading to BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe hailing them as “one of the real
discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times.” Their debut album, Hide and Hair, gained
attention in national publications, receives repeated national airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6
Music, and won Best Album at the 2019 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Following a year of wall-to-wall touring across the UK, Europe, and North America in
2019, the band’s march was halted by the live silence of the global pandemic. Now, they emerge from their chrysalis transformed. As ever, ‘The Trials Continue’ - but this time the multi-talented instrumentalist and singer Polly Bolton joins their ranks.

The Trials of Cato’s hotly anticipated second album is scheduled for release later this year.
Entitled Gog Magog, the album is named both after the mythical giant of Arthurian legend and
the Cambridgeshire hilltop, where the new album was birthed over lockdown.