Old Spot

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Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Traditional music that is bursting with joy and imagination.

Music | Cerddoriaeth

We love live music - Ry'n ni'n caru cerddoriaeth... performances here at the Norwegian Church Arts Centre sound incredible - boasting some of the best acoustics you're likely to hear, seriously. Dewch i brofi'r swn.

<h3>Joe Danks &amp; Rowan Piggott were introduced in 2021 and bonded over a shared passion for Old-Time Appalachian music. An initial campsite session turned into living room jams, sharing lifts to sessions and ultimately the creation of a new old-time duo - ‘Old Spot’. Expect foot stomping old-time music on fiddle, banjo, gourd banjo &amp; guitar. </h3><h3>Influenced by contemporary musicians like Rayna Gellert and Jake Blount as well as first-wave recording artists like John Hartford and Bill Monroe, they create contemporary Appalachian music with modern audiences in mind. </h3><h3>Old Spot sees two musicians from different traditions come together to explore a shared musical love, creating traditional music that is bursting with joy and imagination.</h3><p></p><blockquote>‘Entrancing and hypnotic; it’s music to lose yourself in.’ </blockquote><blockquote>Americana UK</blockquote><p>Old Spot’s debut album captures the sound of two musicians at the start of something special, and is brimming with the joy of a new partnership in music. Whether sharing beautiful new tunes like Blue John In The High Peak and Tiny Dog Reel or bringing new ideas to Old Time standards like Jeff Sturgeon, Old Spot’s debut collection always feels full of new life.</p><p>Complementing the trademark fiddle and banjo sound is a selection of songs, with Joe and Rowan sharing lead vocal duties across the album. Whether bringing new delicacy to Mississippi John Hurt's classic ‘Louis Collins’, digging out hidden gems from Townes Van Zandt’s catalogue or ripping through Old Time classics like Darling Corey, Old Spot show that they are more than just tunes. A varied and engaging record, and an accomplished, confident debut.</p>

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