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Gigspanner Big Band in Hertford

The Gigspanner Big Band

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Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 07:30 pm

Hertford St Andrew's Church

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Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 07:30 pm (BST)

Hertford St Andrew's Church

St Andrew Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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Gigspanner Big Band in Hertford
“Their collective elan has a forceful presence unmatched in British folk” The Guardian

“Turnstone’ is enthralling. It’s a serious piece of work which will leave your head and critical conscience in a spin” Spiral Earth

“The kind of re-enchantment which only comes from top-class musicians with a deep understanding of their material. Simply remarkable” R2 Magazine

The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music...

Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’

Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.

While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.

Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.

'Turnstone is a great example of how traditional song can provide a template for exciting new musical discovery. It’s also a career-defining release from one of folk’s most powerfully creative groups' KLOF Magazine


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Gigspanner Big Band in Hertford, 23 August | Event in Hertford | AllEvents
Gigspanner Big Band in Hertford
Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 07:30 pm