Cast:
Jon Boden lead singer / fiddle / tambourine (other
line-ups Spiers & Boden / Eliza Carthy & the Ratcatchers
/ solo album) - Influences: Peter Bellamy, Tom Waits
John Spiers melodeon / midi-melodeon / concertina
/ backing vocals (other line-ups Spiers & Boden / Eliza Carthy
& the Ratcatchers) - Influences: Morris Dance music, John Kirkpatrick
/ 70s funk / disco
Benji Kirkpatrick guitar / bouzouki / mandolin /
banjo / backing vocals (other line ups: Faustus / with Seth Lakeman
/ Oysterband big session) - English folk background
Rachael McShane cello / fiddle / (co-singer on tracks
Jordan and Death & The Lady) backing vocals (other line-ups:
Crosscurrent) - Rachael has just completed the Newcastle University
folk degree course and comes from an Irish music background
Paul Sartin fiddle / oboe / backing vocals (other
Line-ups: Faustus / Belshazzars Feast) - English folk background.
Paul recently completed a Masters degree in traditional music at
Newcastle University, and is engaged in academic work, research
and teaching. As well as English folk music, he has worked extensively
in English choral music in Oxford and Winchester
Giles Lewin fiddle / bagpipes / backing vocals (other
line-ups: The Dufay collective / The Carnival Band / Giles Lewin
& Vivien Ellis) - From Oxford, Giles is not only an Irish fiddler
with a great track record, he has also studied Arabic music in Cairo.
Pete Flood percussion / frying pan / glockenspiel
/ wind-up toys / megaphone - A delightfully eccentric percussionist
at the heart of the band (other line-ups: The Farmyard Animals /
Van Eyken)
Gideon Juckes susaphone / tuba - Very much in demand
as one of the best tuba players of his gen-eration on the Folk/world
scene. Plays the sousaphone only under duress as he thinks
its too heavy (other line-ups: (include) Eliza Carthy &
the Ratcatchers / Farmyard Animals / Brasshoppers)
Brendan Kelly saxophones / bass clarinet (other
line-ups: Farmyard Animals - Brendan is single & available
Justin Thurgur trombone - Justin mainly specialises
in Cuban & African music (other Line-ups: Motimba)
Andy Mellon trumpet / flugelhorn (other Line-ups:
Fantazia / Bad Manners)
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