Tyde
Heather Gessey - Fiddle (Vocals)
Seth Tinsley - Guitar (Vocals)
Andrew Waite - Accordion
A major hit of the 2010 Summer Festivals (including Cambridge, Sidmouth and Big Session) Tyde are back in 2011 with the same class and an even bigger sound.
Touted by BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding as “The best young band
I’ve heard in years” it’s the mixture of raw energy,
prodigious musical ability and clever, fresh arrangements that make Tyde
something different. They play blazing tunes on fiddle, accordion and
driving rhythmic guitar, big vamping bass and a unity of playing rarely
seen on the live music scene.
As Finalists in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards their mesmerising performances
of dynamic, fresh and quite brilliantly played sets captured the hearts
of the live and broadcast audience. With music that draws on influences
from every corner of the British Isles and beyond they deliver modern,
punchy, danceable tunes, carefully arranged songs and intricate, emotional
slow sets.
Gavin
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” If more of our young “folkies” could write and sing
like this there would be a great future for our traditional music. Highly
recommended. No, actually it’s essential.”Shreds
and Patches, February 2011
Gavin is a singer, writer and performer of folk music within the English tradition. He has performed for the last fifteen years in various guises with acclaimed projects including Crucible, Hekety, GloryStrokes and The Grinder’s Misfortune Society as well as guesting with acts from Folk Award nominee James Raynard to Taffy Thomas and Bellowhead. He was a performer on BBC Radio 3's feature piece “England In Ribbons” and more recently sang alongside Jon Boden and Fay Hield during December’s “A Folk Song a Day”.
Gavin plays guitar, cittern, mandolin, Anglo concertina and clawhammer banjo as well as performing unaccompanied. His repertoire includes a number of traditional ballads, some of which are seldom heard elsewhere. He is also an experienced workshop leader and qualified teacher and has taught vocal, instrumental, writing and more academic sessions at Towersey, Sidmouth, Strings at Witney, Goderich Celtic College (Canada), Cheltenham, Chippenham and many more.
He holds a Masters Degree with Distinction in Oral Culture and Literature from the University of Sheffield and writes infrequently on folk related subjects.
BBC
Radio 2 Horizon Award nominees Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts combine
astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies
with considerable songwriting talent to make a truly distinctive sound.
Since releasing their début album 'Shadows & Half Light' in
2008 (proclaimed 'one of the finest contemporary folk albums in recent
memory'), Gilmore and Roberts have been wowing audiences across the country
with their unassumingly confident displays of instrumental technique.
Will Pound and Dan Walsh are two of the most exciting and unique young musicians on today's music scene. Respectively as 'one of the most original harmonica players in Britain' and 'the UK's top Clawhammer banjo player', the two have joined forces to create a highly entertaining and astonishing eclectic music experience!
Prepare to be astonished by stunning vocals, frailing banjo
wizardry and sounds you didn’t think were possible on harmonica.
This duo is destined for great things, with their ability to encompass
an amazing array of musical genres with ease, energy and excellence!!!!
Will is currently appearing on our TV screens in Goldie’s band preparing
to perform at Buckingham Palace!
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Ross Couper from Shetland (Glasgow) and Tom Oakes from Devon (Edinburgh) are a fiddle and guitar duo deeply rooted in the traditions of Scotland and Ireland but with a vital modernity that chronicles their many musical journeys so far. Expect a highly dynamic mixture of power and fragility with a warmth and humour that leaves audiences exhilarated and entertained. Ross’ explosive fiddle playing lies at the heart of some of the biggest acts on the Scottish folk scene including 2009 Scots Folk Award winning (Band of the Year) Bodega and a member of the mighty Peatbog Faeries. Tom Oakes is a multi award winning guitarist and flautist who as well as being a founder member of the genre defying Auvo Quartet is also known for his work with Luke Daniels (Riverdance) and 2009 BBC R2 Folk Award winner (Best Live Act) Damien Barber.
