RANT - Folk at the New Room at John Wesley’s New Room
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A gig held at John Wesley’s New Room on Thursday 15th February. The event starts at 19:30.


Scotland’s ‘chamber-folk’ quartet RANT – who last year celebrated a decade of music-making – bring together four of the country’s finest players, using just their fiddles to weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers, and sounds. They are an ambassador for high quality, English Folk music. Join us for a night out!
Bethany Reid from Shetland, Anna Massie and Lauren MacColl from the Highland peninsula of the Black Isle, and latest member Gillian Frame from Arran join forces to showcase the combined resonance of their instruments with repertoire unearthed from both old collections and their own contemporary writing. RANT create a sound which is both spacious and lush, yet retaining all the earthy bite and spark synonymous with a Scottish fiddle player.

With 3 acclaimed albums under their belt – RANT remain at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. A bold, ambitious, and reflective collection, their brand new release ‘SPIN’ is an album of reinterpretation – RANT’s take on influential tracks from their formative years. Music of bands and players from across the globe who inspired them individually and collectively. The album is a tribute to those influences, and whilst nostalgic by nature has a fresh, confident, energised approach synonymous with the band’s well-established resonant sound.

Bar open from 6pm for informal music session - bring your instrument and play some folk tunes.

Tickets £14 advance / £16 door on the door

Entry requirements: no age restrictions

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