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Bonfire Radicals, 'live' in Belper, 12th November 2022

TICKETS

Tickets are £15 and are available online through the link below: 



Doors at 7:30pm

The electrifying sound of 6 piece (un)traditional folk band Bonfire Radicals is both intensely creative and irresistibly fun. Expect the unexpected, with global grooves, instrumental fireworks, rich vocal harmonies and delicate a cappella emerging from a melting pot of original and traditional tunes from the British Isles to the Balkans. Emotive vocals, textural washes, intricate woodwind and fierce fiddle are woven together over a pulsating backdrop of guitar, bass and drums. Bonfire Radicals’ music dares their audiences not to dance. 
The band have built up a strong fan base following their intense high-energy live performances across the UK including Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Beardy Folk Festival, Moseley Folk & Arts Festival, Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, selling out Birmingham’s legendary Hare & Hounds and Kitchen Garden Cafe, and airplay on BBC Radio 3.
 
This tour celebrates the release of Bonfire Radicals second album The Space Between.  This new release captures the adventurous breadth of their musical imaginations, revels in enthusiasm for folk traditions from around the globe and delivers it with the effortless dynamism that permeates their live shows. From brooding vocals to raucous woodwind and fiery fiddle, driven by a punchy backline, The Space Between takes you on a journey through time and place with its dedication to intertwining traditional music with contemporary imaginings. It urges you to dance with abandon, ears wide, hairs raised.
 
The album features a collection of original, traditional, and borrowed tunes all arranged by the band and given a new life and direction. It positions well known tunes such as Brenda Stubbert’s Reel by Jerry Holland and klezmer favourites Sha, Sha, Di Shviger Kumt (Shh, the mother-in-law is coming) and Freilacher Nashele, alongside quirky originals. Despite the joie de vivre evident here, Bonfire Radicals are not afraid to hit hard and tackle tough issues with an emotional adaptation of the true stories of two Birmingham women in the murder ballad Mary Ashford.
 
 
"Boldly raucous … Quite staggeringly special.” - Fatea Magazine
 
"Birmingham's finest progressive folk band". Tradfolk
 
"Raucous and eclectic... sheer merriment bundled into a gorgeous set of ideas and influences - Songlines ★★★★
 
"This is tradition woven into an uninhibited gathering of inspired originality". – FolkWords
 
"Birmingham's best kept musical secret. Vibrant and exciting, a musical blend of folk traditions full of originality and virtuosity. Our audience loved them and buzzed with excitement - if you’ve not seen Bonfires yet, get along to a gig as quickly as you can” - Brett Rehling - Kitchen Garden Cafe
 
"We loved it! What a wonderful gig - such great music: diverse, full of energy, poignant in places, full of virtuosity and musicality... Can't wait for the next opportunity to hear you!" - Audience Member
 
Bonfire Radicals are
Katie Stevens - Clarinet/Kaval/Vocals
Michelle Holloway - Recorders/Flute/Vocals
Sarah Farmer - 5 string Viola/Vocals
Pete Churchill - Bass/Vocals
Emma Reading - Guitar
Ilias Lintzos - Drums

 

 

LOVE IS TEASING

THE VENUE

THE CLUB HOUSE
MOVO Meadows
The Triangle
Off Bridge Street, Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 1BA
Follow signs from Belper Triangle for Belper Meadows Community Sports Club and follow the road around, past the football ground and along to the clubhouse.