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We are excited to present this programme: energetic,talented Trials of Cato on their upward trajectory coupled with superb guitarist Katie Spencer.

Trials of Cato

Best Emerging Artist 2019 - Wales Folk Awards
2 x Nominations for 2019 BBC2 Folk Awards 'Horizon Award' and 'Best Album'

The remarkable rise of energetic trio The Trials of Cato on the UK folk-scene has been the subject of massive critical attention. They pay clear homage to the tradition whilst twisting old bones into something febrile and modern, with stomping tunes and captivating stories.
Originally from North Wales and Yorkshire, The Trials of Cato formed whilst living in Beirut, and spent a year boiling down the roots of their sound into a hybrid of traditional influences that intrigued Lebanese audiences in the country's biggest venues. Returning home from Beirut in the winter of 2016, they have since torn a shape very much their own into the canvas of the UK folk scene.
Back in the UK, they set to performing tirelessly up and down the country, leading to BBC Radio 2's Mark Radcliffe hailing them as one of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times. Musical development in the run up to their debut album proper was swift and sure, with Hide and Hair winning acclaim and receiving repeated national airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.

Praised for the diversity of their material and influences, The Trials of Cato live show invariably stuns audiences wherever they play. (FATEA)

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Guest Support is 23 year old Katie Spencer. Drawing on influences such as John Martyn, Roy Harper and Laura Marling, Katie Spencer creates modern progressive folk music which owes as much the songwriters of the 60's acoustic music heyday as it does the East Riding landscape where she has always felt a strong spiritual connection. Her striking vocals and deft songwriting are backed by an evocative and complex guitar style that takes her music to places that are both esoteric and beautiful.

A world-class folk guitarist - fRoots

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Billy Lane,

Old Town,

Hebden Bridge,

West Yorkshire,

England,

HX7 8RY.