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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
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“They don’t play together often,
but when they do, it’s spectacular”
5***** R2 Magazine
Periodically, a collaboration
between two sets of musicians with their own unique identities produces an
electrifying musical force that is even greater than the impressive sum of its
parts.
Gigspanner, formed by (ex-Steeleye
Span) legendary fiddle player Peter Knight, has built a massive reputation for
dismantling traditional music and song and "reshaping it in fascinating
ways" fRoots Magazine
BBC Folk Award winners (Best Duo)
Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin are described by 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 on-stage chemistry.
With an eclectic mix of self-penned
material and traditional music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the
flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, the Gigspanner Big
Band produces richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked
from the stars and rhythms from the equator”.
Coming to Falmouth directly from
Sidmouth Folk Week where they will be closing the festival, this is the very
first time this exciting lineup has played in Cornwall.
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