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Ken Patterson returns

Brass Unbound; Giving Folk the Horn

Brass and saxes in folk music

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Sun 6 September 2020 // 17:00 / None

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Giving Folk the Horn; Brass and saxes in folk music. 

A look at line-ups and function of horn sections in ceilidh bands and as accompaniment to traditional folk tunes and songs.Ken Patterson returns with a personal reflection upon folk fusion music he has been involved with. Examples stretch from the bass sax of Old Swan Band to a fife band fused with Francis Mournie's  jazz ensemble in Gascony, France.

With extracts from Whapweasel, Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick (Brass Monkeys);  the Unthanks and Kate Rusby collaborating with Yorkshire brass bands; Tim Dalling with Newbiggin choirs and Jayess Brass Band; Rick Kemp and Maddy Prior, Bellowhead and the 1992 Jack in Green Festival with Banjax.