CEILIDH BANDS

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3STICKS

Jenny Newman - Fiddle / Viola
Andy Glass - Guitar / Bouzouki / Bass Pedals
Pete Hemsley or Alfie Glass - Drums / Percussion

Traditional Fiddling at its best with some awesome contemporary backing...

3sticks are a fine example of 'the whole exceeding the sum of the parts'. The individual musicians display a nicely judged, restrained stylistic sense - elegant and passionate at the same time - but it's the ensemble as a whole - the sense of musical communication and closeness - that demonstrates the true genius of the band. Everything fits, and fits beautifully: rhythms are tight, harmonies secure, and there's a tonal clarity that, at times, is quite spine-tingling

Never less than stunning...

3sticks have performed as both concert band & ceilidh band at Towersey, Sidmouth, Cambridge, Chippenham and various other festivals & circuit ceilidhs. Their cd’s Crossing Currents and Red Moon have received fabulous reviews – an eagerly awaited third album is in the pipeline!

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FOLK CAMPS PARTY BAND

"Possibly the biggest sparkliest and most fun Ceilidh band ever!"

Banging Tunes, funky rhythm, brass and string sections and brilliant arrangements combine to make this one of the most exciting bands to watch and to dance to. Their enthusiasm is infectious. With its ethos of inclusivity and fun, Folk Camps Party Band is a multi-generational Ceilidh Band with professionals and young people, adults and kids of all abilities working side by side. Since their formation in 2021 the band have become firm favourites on the festival scene.

“As well as being great to dance to, the Party Band is a fabulous example of music education at its best - there is no self conscious exclusivity or elitism here. The excitement and joy of music making by all in the band is a joy to witness.”

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SEAGLASS

A very exciting and very new project ‘SEAGLASS’ is taking shape. It’s kind of ceilidh meets world, meets ambient groove based dance music …drums, guitar and bass creating hypnotic dancey groves underpinning beautiful fiddle tunes. We don’t have any demos yet but we do have a nice picture!

Joining Jenny are Andy Glass Mark Jolley (Feast of Fiddles Banter Band) Alfie Glass (Torus)

The first ’trial’ gig Red Fox Ceilidhs was a resounding success and there are more in the pipeline.

SOLSTICE

Andy Glass - Guitars
Jenny Newman - Fiddle / Viola
Pete Hemsley- Drums / Percussion
Robin Phillips - Bass
Steven McDaniel - Keyboards
Jess Holland - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Ebony Buckle - Vocals & Keyboards
Dyane Crutcher - Vocals
Leoni Jane Kennedy - Vocals & Guitar

Although UK based band Solstice was founded back in the 1980's, it wasn’t until a good 15 years later that Jenny joined the band - it’s a huge leap from playing traditional music but Jenny’s influences have gradually become an intrinsic part of the band’s sound.

Solstice is currently experiencing something of a tidal wave of recognition at the moment.

Solstice has been described as a Progressive-Folk-Rock band which, unless you are a prog fan, might immediately put you off. That’s why I distrust genre descriptions because I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been completely blown away and spiritually uplifted after experiencing a Solstice performance, and I know many of them are hardly prog-rock fans.

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