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..."the best gig on the North Sea..." - Dave Pegg


Feast of Fiddles return to Cromer!


Press and Media Release - 17th March 2024

‘Festival Warms Up With Return of Folk-Rock’s Finest Fiddle Band’

A feast indeed! Not just folk or folk-rock, not just lots of fiddlers but a musical extravaganza covering almost every genre. Feast of Fiddles offer a musical journey full of joy, passion and lots of fun.

Born at Nettlebed Folk Club in Oxfordshire on Valentine’s Day 1994 as a one-off special concert, this folk-rock big band now brings its 30th Anniversary Spring Tour to Cromer.  Their achievements over the years include completing twenty-eight spring tours, twenty-six festival appearances including Cromer, and seven albums, which is not bad for a band that was only doing one concert! Folk on the Pier producer, Scott Butler is delighted to bring them back to Cromer Pier on 25th April as a warm concert up before the main festival in May, itself in its twenty-sixth year.

Recently described by the Nottingham Post as “a musical journey with a breath taking wall of sound” and “Absolutely awesome!” by Sue Marchant formerly of BBC East, they are a musical super group offering some of the best fiddle players of a generation. Featuring Gary Blakeley ( Band of Two, the Tabs), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee Band), Marion Fleetwood (Trad Arrr, Sandy Denny Project), Simon Swarbrick (Merry Hell), Tom Leary (Joe Brown) and Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band), held together by legendary Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks with Hugh Crabtree ‘the boss’ and driving force behind the band on melodeon and vocals.


Booking Details:

‘An Evening with Feast of Fiddles’

Pavilion Theatre – Cromer Pier

Thursday 25th April 2024

Doors 7.30pm – Concert 8.00pm

All seats £27.00

 

Box Office 01263 512495


www.cromerpier.co.uk/whats-on/


FESTIVAL NEWS - 30th NOVEMBER 2023


Well the 2024 ticket countdown begins!


Individual concerts will go on sale from 1st December


Full weekend season tickets will continue to be on offer 

while stocks last at a discounted price of £140


The dates for 2024 are 10th to 12th may


HERE IS THE LINK TO THE PIER



THE FULL LINE-UP IS NOW ON THE 'WHO'S PLAYING' PAGE AND INCLUDES SHOW OF HANDS - SANDY DENNY PROJECT - GRYPHON - JOE BROUGHTON'S CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ORCHESTRA - 

WHILE AND MATTHEWS - GERRY COLVIN BAND - BLAIR DUNLOP BAND AND MANY MORE!


PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE PRICING STRUCTURE, SEASON TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROMTHE CROMER PIER BOX OFFICE BY CALLING 01263 512495 OR EMAILING BOXOFFICE@CROMERPIER.CO.UK 

AND NOT ONLINE






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Scott Butler - Festival Director

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The Folk on the Pier store is now open!

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