Bal – Sunday | Concert – Monday
Blowzabella is a genuinely unique band that makes an inimitable, driving, drone-based wall-of-sound played with a fabulous sense of melody, rhythmic expertise and sheer feeling.
They compose their own music, which is influenced by English and European traditional folk music and song – a shared culture with ancient roots.
Many of their tunes are “standards” in the modern British/European folk repertoire and are played by people all over the world. Bands across Europe who experiment with folk music often cite Blowzabella as a major influence. Much loved and respected, there is no one else quite like them.
Blowzabella are: Andy Cutting – diatonic button accordion; Jo Freya – vocals, saxophone, clarinet; Paul James – vocals, bagpipes, saxophone; Benoit Michaud – hurdy-gurdy; Barn Stradling – bass guitar; Jon Swayne – bagpipes, saxophone.
