Blazing Strings

Biography

Playing energetic and beautiful Swedish, Irish, Klezmer and American traditional music and more, Blazing Strings displays sensational red-hot fiddle and guitar expertise for an unbelievable musical show. Book this dynamic duo for a passionate performance you won’t soon forget.

This incredible pair of performers has worked with Damon Albarn, Channel 4 and the Levellers, among others.

Blazing Strings have been playing together for long time now, first in Brighton scratch-band the Aardvarks, later in the infamous bluegrass-rockers The Wild Turkey Brothers who toured in support of The Levellers and Chumbawumba.

Their duo work includes the launch of Evolving Traditions 2, Mrs Casey Music’s compilation of the best of young British folk musicians at the Barbican, working with Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman on the music for the Fox feature film Ravenous, and supplying incidental music for Channel 4’s Grand Designs.

They have impressed audiences at Fulbeck International Fiddle Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week and Brigg Fiddle Festival with sensitive interpretations of traditional tunes from the British Isles, Europe and America.

Their range of material reflects their shared love of all traditional music, and they play Irish, American, Swedish and Eastern-European tunes with equal measures of passion, skill and authenticity.

Blazing Strings are perfect for: Weddings, birthdays, festivals, folk festivals, music events, hotel and restaurant entertainment, American-themed events, product launches, private functions