The brainchild of Hugh Crabtree , The Feast of Fiddles consists of seven of the best fiddle players in the country playing with a rock based , backing band.
Band members are:
Dave Mattacks, Joe Broughton, Brian McNeill, Tom Leary, Ian Cutler, Phil Beer, Peter Knight,Chris Leslie
Dave Harding, Martin Vincent, John Underwood, Hugh Crabtree
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News update Autumn 2008
Summer has been and gone and what appalling weather! We did one festival in July which was a tribute band affair – Marvellous in the Park. Feast of Fiddles was one of only two original bands in the line up of 15 and it was always going to be interesting to see how a non-folky audience would take to us. Happily, they loved it and thanks very much to the organisers for taking the chance.
We’re very sorry our short tour to the west country in November is not going to materialise. A combination of availability and getting the right gigs to cover the costs involved compounded against us I’m afraid. However, the idea will be pursued in 2009 and with a bit of luck we’ll make a short trip in November an annual event. This will allow us to get to those places that we miss during the main tour. Maybe Wales one year, East Anglia another and the West Country another – you get the idea.
On the other hand, our spring tour in 2009 is all set bar the shouting. The up to date listing is shown below. We’ll add box office details soon. For the first time we venture into Northumberland and even more exciting into Scotland. Please come and see us and bring your friends along – they won’t be disappointed!
Spring Tour 2009 – 16 and Counting
March
29th - The Brook Theatre, Chatham – Box office 01634 241108
30th & 31st - Nettlebed Village Club – Box office 01628 636620
April
1st - The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury – Box office 01684 290734
2nd - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester – Box office 01905 611427
3rd - Town Hall, Marlborough – Box office 01672 512465
4th - College Theatre, Eastbourne – Box office 01323 841414
5th - Guildhall, Lichfield – Box office 01543 262223
6th - Guildhall, Preston – Box office 01772 258858
7th - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield – Box office 01484 430528
8th - Marton Hotel & Country Club, Middlesbrough – Box office 01642
317141 with Special Guest Vin Garbutt
9th - The Playhouse, Alnwick – Box office 01665 510785
10th - Townhall, Falkirk – Box office 01324 506850
11th - The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes – Box office 01908 280800
Check out this review of Kendal 2008 by Jack Westwood here
Hope to see you again at a gig near you!
Pictures are also available from some of the last tours. Click
to see 2006, and hereto see 2004, and here for 2003, or here for 2002.
This merry band have been together in varying formats for 14 years and only play once a year in the early spring.
The band consists of alphabetically :
"Feast of Fiddles" third live album Still Live will be available exclusively on the 2007 tour. The album was recorded live over the 2006 tour and contains previously unrecorded items from the live shows.
Track Listing:
1. Trumpet Hornpipe / Keel Row / In Paddy McGinty's Navy / Greensleeves
2. Princess Royal / Battle of the Somme
3. Brookside
4. Dark Eyes
5. Sharpe Goes Walkabout
6. Acadian Driftwood
7. Farewell to Tarwathie / Bill Malley's Schottische / Kitchen Girl
8. Pretty Nancy of Yarmouth
9. Autumn Leaves
10. Upton Upon Severn Stick Dance / Shave the Donkey / Jockey to the Fair
11. We May or Might Never All Meet Here Again
70 minutes of unabashed enjoyment.....and all for £12.00 !
Not to forget that the previous albums are still available for sale !
We have the 10th Anniversary T-Shirts on sale for you @ £9.00 each available in Taupe or White just e-mail us here
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