Will Allen

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Will Allen is a renowned melodeon and fiddle player from Kent. A prolific and soulful musician largely inspired by the music of Southern England, West Kerry and Quebec.

Will Allen has been playing traditional dance music since he was a teenager when he began playing button accordion. He is a mainstay of the London folk scene performing in Brown Boots, Club Debris and a regular feature of the session and dance circuit. Expect an evening of everything from grinding Morris tunes to haunting Playford airs

Since learning accordion he has become an excellent fiddle player along with playing the mandolin, 4 and 5 string banjo and bouzouki, in the last few years has released two acclaimed albums celebrating traditional English Fiddle tunes. ​