Date/Time Sun 15 Sep 2024 8:00 PM

Price Online - £12 + £1 fees; On The Door - £15

Website: www.shackletontrio.co.uk

Captivating songwriting and fiery tunes that combine mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo with powerful three part harmonies, The Shackleton Trio bring to life the stories of their native East Anglia and beyond. September 2024 sees the band touring a brand new album as they look ahead to celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2025, and we are delighted to welcome for their first visit to TwickFolk.

The trio features Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin and banjo). Collectively the band draw influence from British, American and Scandinavian folk traditions, while Georgia’s flair for sourcing largely unsung material from East Anglia keeps the band firmly rooted in their local tradition.

Almost a decade performing together has seen the trio played on BBC Radio 2, Radio 3 and Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, RTE 1 and BBC Countryfile, as well as appearances on Cambridge Folk Festival’s prestigious main stage and a host of other UK and European festivals. This is a band that clearly enjoys playing together and are not to be missed.

“Songs that glide across land and water, history and the present” – Songlines

​”A voice entirely of their own” – Mike Harding

​”Masterful” – Folk Radio UK

Broomdasher are a London-based a capella group who first came together in 2016 having spent many years performing both solo and in other groups. They share a love of traditional songs from across the British Isles entertaining, with their arrangements of both much-loved and less well known songs and encouraging audiences to join in.

The group comprises Richard Cryan, Deena Marcus-Jedamzik, Margaret Moore and Jo Swinhoe. All are accomplished musicians and creatives in their own right but together provide opportunity to sing along, listen with and reflect on, the rich heritage of folk song and story telling. All their recordings are in the British Library’s National Sound Archive Collection as “an outstanding example of grass roots folk music today”.

“Lovely harmonies, they clearly enjoy singing together” – Mike Norris, EFDSS Radio

More information at www.broomdasher.com.