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Top Bloke Folk supergroup Faustus are returning to Ripon for their third concert having played to ecstatic full house audiences in 2015 and 2017. Those of you who came to their previous gigs in Ripon or have seen them elsewhere will know what a great show they put on with their instrumental virtuosity, brilliant harmony singing and re-interpretation of traditional English music to bring it right up to date, their unique sense of humour holds the whole show together. They have been described as having the rhythmic power of Led Zeppelin high praise indeed!
Since their previous visits Faustus have gone from strength to strength with an award- winning record Death and Other Animals and individual band members have pursued successful parallel careers on various other musical projects. Their fame has spread worldwide and they are currently embarking on a tour of festivals and concerts in Tasmania, Australia and New Zealand.
Playing music for our times, Faustus take traditional English music, rip it up, put it together again and move it on. A vigorous rhythmic impetus and rock/prog rock influence propels the sound into the here and now and a range of instruments deployed in unconventional ways gives a unique texture, depth and variety to the band's sound.
Setting the band apart are the distinctive individual voices of Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin and Saul Rose. Their close harmonies are faultless and well-crafted and all three members trade lead vocals to great effect. Not content to cover the same ground twice, song after song surprises and entertains. Driving rhythms on bouzouki and guitar are reinforced by the melodeon, fiddle, oboe and cor anglais, creating arrangements that are intriguing and subtle, boisterous or punchy.
Nominated in the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Faustus are three of the leading lights of their generation: Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth Lakeman Band, Bellowhead), Saul Rose (Waterson:Carthy, Whapweazel) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar's Feast). They have a plethora of experience between them, brought together here in a virtuosic display of musicianship and testosterone. Rooted deeply in the English tradition, in 2007 they received a 75th Anniversary Award from the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
http://www.faustusband.com/
This gig will be seatedso numbers will be limited.
The RAOS Hall lounge bar will be open at 7.00pm, of course serving Roosters draught ale and bottled beers a selection of lagers, wines, spirits and soft drinks.
The concert hall will open at 7.300pm, music starts at about 8.00pm
49a Allhallowgate,
Ripon,
North Yorkshire,
England,
HG4 1LQ.
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