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Sam Baxter and Merle Harbron are an Anglo/Scottish duo creating dynamic, full-bodied arrangements of contemporary and traditional music. Using fiddle, drones and voice, the pair build vibrant musical landscapes, weaving together melodic lines inspired and improvised from traditional songs and dance music.
Two highly-skilled musicians, Sam Baxter and Merle Harbron create intimate
performances that in an instance can pivot from reflective and nuanced to driving and energetic. Together, they are a force of nature; captivating audiences with their infectious interplay and magnetic musical spirit.
The duo?s debut (and self-titled) recording, is the perfect showcase of what they do best: traditional tunes and songs performed with gumption, nuance, warmth, and ferocity (not all necessarily at the same time). Drones thrum, fiddles glide and screech, voices float above gentle plucking, and bows dig into strings - warping and distorting, walls of sound are built and dismantled.

Merle Harbron is an independent composer, musician and singer with an extensive knowledge and experience of folk and traditional music. Born in the North East of England and hailing from the West Highlands of Scotland, Merle has married an array of musical styles in her work - including Irish, Scandinavian and Eastern European folk. Other influences include
Contemporary Classical and Early music.
Sam Baxter is an interpreter, arranger, and performer of traditional music. Skilfully blending electric/acoustic guitars, drones, fiddle and voice, he creates deeply personal performances filled with warmth and emotion. Through his music, he explores stories of love and loss, queer narratives, songs of industry, nature and social injustice.

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