Topette!! Spring Bal in Blagdon

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An informal evening of acoustic folk music with the unique Anglo-French quintet Topette!! The band will be playing for listeners and dancers alike, for a one-off home gig in beautiful north Somerset.

"Topette!! occupy a unique position in the current folk and traditional music landscape. A collaboration between five highly-regarded individuals from two countries, they’re the kind of perfect idea that, if they didn’t already exist, someone would have to invent. Yet Topette!! are no mere ‘project’ band. They’re a fully-formed and functioning group of the kind that rarely comes around nowadays. Topette!! are a true collective - bonded as much by the joy found in each other’s company as in their shared musical vision.

Julien Cartonnet is a powerhouse on both bagpipes and banjo. Fiddler James Delarre’s innate melodic and harmonic sensibilities make him the perfect match for accordion virtuoso Andy Cutting. Tania Buisse’s propulsive bodhrán playing and Barn Stradling’s singularly distinctive bass grooves complete a sound that is irresistible to ears and feet alike.

Don't miss this all-star group in action!

Featuring
Andy Cutting - accordion & melodeon
James Delarre - violin & viola
Julien Cartonnet - French bagpipes & banjo
Tania Buisse - bodhrán
Barn Stradling - acoustic bass guitar