"What a fabulous team they make. The flights of musical and interpretive fancy are staggering in their natural invention" 5***** Fatea Magazine
"They don't play together often, but when they do, it is spectacular" 5***** R2 Magazine
Peter Knight's Gigspanner 'Big Band' ~ with Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
The Marine Theatre
Lyme Regis
Wednesday November 21st 2018
Periodically, the pairing of two acts, each with their own unique identity, produces an electrifying force that is even greater than the impressive sum of its parts.
As a trio, Gigspanner, formed by multi-award winning fiddle player Peter Knight (ex-Steeleye Span), has built a massive reputation for dismantling traditional music and song and "reshaping it in fascinating ways" fRoots
BBC Folk Award winners (Best Duo) Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin are described The Guardian as being "Subtle, bravely original...a combination of virtuosity, intensity and charisma"
Their appearances together as the Gigspanner Big Band are a rare but highly sought after affair, thanks to performances of dazzling musicianship and arresting chemistry.
Taking take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements layered within a wealth of subliminal musical influences “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Songlines
Following a hugely successful festival season where the Band was hailed as an absolute highlight of festivals from Sidmouth to Shrewsbury, and stormed the recent Costa del Folk Festival in Portugal, the Gigspanner Big Band play their final four concerts before getting back together in July 2019.
Do not miss this!
"They don't play together often, but when they do, it is spectacular" 5***** R2 Magazine
Peter Knight's Gigspanner 'Big Band' ~ with Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
The Marine Theatre
Lyme Regis
Wednesday November 21st 2018
Periodically, the pairing of two acts, each with their own unique identity, produces an electrifying force that is even greater than the impressive sum of its parts.
As a trio, Gigspanner, formed by multi-award winning fiddle player Peter Knight (ex-Steeleye Span), has built a massive reputation for dismantling traditional music and song and "reshaping it in fascinating ways" fRoots
BBC Folk Award winners (Best Duo) Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin are described The Guardian as being "Subtle, bravely original...a combination of virtuosity, intensity and charisma"
Their appearances together as the Gigspanner Big Band are a rare but highly sought after affair, thanks to performances of dazzling musicianship and arresting chemistry.
Taking take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements layered within a wealth of subliminal musical influences “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Songlines
Following a hugely successful festival season where the Band was hailed as an absolute highlight of festivals from Sidmouth to Shrewsbury, and stormed the recent Costa del Folk Festival in Portugal, the Gigspanner Big Band play their final four concerts before getting back together in July 2019.
Do not miss this!
Bridport Folk Festival 2019!
A message from the Festival Director Chris Deacon
“ We are delighted to confirm that the Bridport Folk Festival will continue next year with yet another exciting line up.
As you would expect, Festivals of this size require dedicated volunteers and we can only praise the work of all those who participated and gave their time so freely this year. We couldn’t have asked more of our brilliant team of volunteers who willingly undertook a range of tasks with enthusiasm and good humour and sincerely hope they will be returning in 2019 !
On a personal note I wish to thank the committee members who were the powerhouse of the festival organisation, excelling themselves beyond expectations. On their behalf, I extend our thanks to all those wonderful people who helped us achieve a successful Festival, not just from those volunteers but also from the commercial sector who were keen to sponsor the Festival. 2019 will see us raise the bar and endeavour to maintain our status as the best new festival on the circuit.
We can only achieve this however with the continued support of volunteers, sponsors and the Townspeople of Bridport.
Bridport is a very special place and is deserving of its status as Dorset’s Eventful Town. This title being due in no small measure to the Town Council and it’s officers and staff to whom we are deeply indebted as without them Bridport Folk Festival would not exist”.
Bridport Folk Festival 2019, 26th 27th and 28th July.
DASAA Presentation
Despite the disastrous weather at the end of July that blighted the Festivals’ main event resulting in a small financial loss, the Committee decided they were able to make a significant contribution to DASAA being their chosen charity and did so with the presentation of a cheque for the sum of £1000.
This was only possible due to many fundraising events undertaken earlier in the year including the contributions from local Folk Musicians that regularly busked in support of the festival.
Pictured below are the representatives from the committee presenting the cheque for £1000
( Michele Read, Ian Cox, Helen Goldman and Chris Deacon )
Despite the disastrous weather at the end of July that blighted the Festivals’ main event resulting in a small financial loss, the Committee decided they were able to make a significant contribution to DASAA being their chosen charity and did so with the presentation of a cheque for the sum of £1000.
This was only possible due to many fundraising events undertaken earlier in the year including the contributions from local Folk Musicians that regularly busked in support of the festival.
Pictured below are the representatives from the committee presenting the cheque for £1000
( Michele Read, Ian Cox, Helen Goldman and Chris Deacon )
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