Friday night at Priddy 2016 is looking even better after exciting young Scottish quintet Fara have been added to the opening evening’s programme.
Featuring four fiddles and a piano, Fara create a stirring sound deeply rooted in the Scottish folk tradition but also bringing an exciting edge which is sure to get everybody going. Expect plenty of dancing!
The band – Jennifer Austin, Louise Bichan, Kristan Harvey, Jeana Leslie and Catriona Price – began playing backing to Orkney outfit The Chair, led by Douglas Montgomery of Saltishforty who played a storming set at Priddy last year. Hear them here.
Also added to Friday night’s programme is Mishaped Pearls – an adventurous and highly original seven-piece band whose recent album Thamesis was described as “One of THE albums of the year so far” by Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 and has also won enthusiastic praise from fellow BBC presenters Mark Radcliffe and Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music and four star reviews in The Guardian and The Scotsman.
You can hear them performing live here
