IN the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, multi-award winning 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.

The band are making their third appearance in Wiveliscombe at a new venue for the Silver Street Sessions, St Andrew’s Church, next week.

Unsurprisingly, their appeal extends beyond the boundaries of folk audiences, to embrace those who simply love and appreciate beautiful and inspiring music played with passion and skill. Their November 2017 release, The Wife of Urban Law received several ‘best of’ end of year accolades, including making it on to Mojo’s The 10 Best Folk Albums of 2017 list.

Guitarist Roger Flack, founding member of Celtic-Rock band The Tabs, and percussionist Sacha Trochet, recently seen playing to thousands in Hyde Park with the folk-disco band The Band of Love, will be joining Peter.

Gigspanner are in Wiveliscombe on Thursday, November 15, at 8pm – tickets priced £14 – £12 concessions are available from 01984 623308; [email protected] or via www.silverstreets

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