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The first in a series of special concerts in the back yard!
Get ready for a foot-stomping summer evening as Sheelanagig bring their riotous blend of Balkan beats, folk flair, and infectious energy to the legendary backyard of the Square & Compass! Expect flying fiddles, wild rhythms, and serious dancing under the open sky.
More acts to be announced, Pizza shack, yummy beer & cider and standard Square & Compass frivolity. Tickets only £10!
This is a ticketed event. Get your tickets here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eartrumpetmusicltd/1758164
Sheelanagig Celebrate 20 Years of Folk Sorcery with a New Album - St Congar’s Walking Stick. 2025 marks twenty years of foot-stomping, roof-raising, high-energy live folk from this renowned band whose infectious energy and musical mastery have earned them legions of fans across the globe.
With their arsenal of strings, soaring ute, pounding drums and a dash of fairy dust, Sheelanagig have been captivating audiences with their inimitable blend of folk music for two decades. Their exhilarating live shows are a whirlwind of raucous dance medleys and thoughtfully crafted original compositions that brim with re, air, and nesse. Floors tremble, windows rattle and the ground quakes in their presence as they create a truly immersive experience, bringing crowds to their feet time and time again. Whether they are headlining grand festival stages, busking in narrow cobbled streets or enchanting crowds in more intimate venues, one thing is for certain: Sheelanagig are not to be missed.
Sheelanagig have been whipping up a storm of foot-stomping, roof-raising, high-energy live folk for nigh on twenty years. With an arsenal of strings, soaring ute, pounding drums and a sprinkle of fairy dust they spin melodies that have set feet ying all across the globe. Their shows are a heady mix of raucous dance medleys and thoughtfully crafted original pieces feverishly brimming with re, air and nesse. Floors tremble and windows rattle in their presence; these rapturous minstrels are not to be missed under any circumstance.
Drawing deep from a bountiful well of European folk traditions, from medieval melodies to modern grooves, from baroque to folk-rock, Sheelanagig’s irresistible alchemy makes it impossible to stand still. Their infectious energy and mischievous stagecraft are matched only by their impeccable musicianship—delighting festival crowds and intimate venues alike.
Now, in 2025, they mark twenty years of tuneful trickery with the release of St Congar’s Walking Stick—heralding a new dawn for Sheelanagig. In this thrilling new chapter, the band have embraced folk-rock avours, break-neck bangers, thoughtful takes on the traditional and a raucous array of original material which blends seamlessly with their time-honoured, inimitable style. Produced by their guitarist Alex Garden (The Drystones, Tarren) this album ventures boldly into new realms whilst remaining faithful to it’s heritage. One feels the clout of twenty years' experience, bolstered and ignited by the drive of a daring new frontier in UK folk.
Links:
sheelanagig.co.uk
facebook.com/sheelanagigmusic
twitter.com/sheelanagig
sheelanagig.bandcamp.com
youtube.com/user/SheelanagigTV
Press:
"What a joy... a good night out guaranteed." ~ Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
"The musicianship is tight and intense." ~ Songlines
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