Peter Knight's Gigspanner Trio
- Settle Victoria Hall 24 Kirkgate Settle, England, BD24 9DZ United Kingdom (map)
Peter Knight~Violin
Roger Flack~Guitar
Sacha Trochet~Drums
In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are pushing at the boundaries, expanding the possibilities and in the process making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer"
They have been described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, and by Songlines as "another milestone in folk's rebirth of cool".
Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Spiral Earth
“With Gigspanner, Peter Knight has put together a tight trio with which to let his playing fly, producing music of intelligently crafted brilliance. *****”
“Magnificent....a feast of imaginative music. *****”
Tickets £19
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