Ben Robertson is a UK-based fingerstyle guitarist and singer who performs instrumentals and songs from across the Celtic and European folk traditions. Growing up in rural North East Wales, Ben spent his formative years on the Chester and North Wales folk scenes. His style is influenced by the likes of John Renbourn and Dick Gaughan, and and he has been described as "a virtuoso guitarist in the making" and having "stylings and inflections that would please Renbourn fans". In 2022, he released his latest album Rosewood, which received rave reviews and had airplay on BBC Radio 2's Folk Show, amongst others. In recent years, Ben has been busy performing at festivals such as Warwick Folk Festival, Bromyard Folk Festival, Chester Folk Festival, and Folk In A Field, as well as at folk clubs and arts venues across the country. The Time Bandits are:
Chris Lee: Electric fretted and fretless bass
Ian Jones: Melodeon, flute and backing vocals
Helen de Lemos: Recorders, bagpipes and saxophone
Katrina Turner: Vocals
Helen Armstrong: Violin and vocal harmonies
Jamie Matthews: Bouzouki, cittern and backing vocals
Biography
Formed in 2001, the Time Bandits are a Chester-based folk band who are equally at home playing concerts and for dances. Influenced by artists such as the Albion Band, Blowzabella and Steeleye Span our repertoire mixes Renaissance and early dance music with traditional and contemporary songs and tunes played on a variety of instruments including fiddle, border bagpipes, saxophone, recorders, melodeon, bouzouki and electric bass. The band have recorded a total of six albums to date. The most recent, Stolen Histories, was released in May 2022.
The band make regular appearances at venues across North West England and North Wales. Recent festival appearances have included performances at Chester, Upton upon Severn, the Lake District and Beverley Folk Festivals.
Why the name the Time Bandits? The band chose its name from the Terry Gilliam ‘Pythonesque’ movie of the same title. Similar to the spirit of the movie, the remit of the band is, in essence, to be musical ‘time travellers’ raiding and pilfering over 500 years of musical material to be brought back and performed in an updated setting for a modern audience.
Central to the band’s philosophy is that our music is not for the museum. Whether first played 500 hundred years ago, or perhaps a mere hundred years ago, this is living music that should be played and enjoyed with a passion. We hope you agree. tickets £12 contact
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