Faeries Wear Boots

Faeries Wear Boots

Faeries Wear Boots is a band that plays folk music drawn from British and Irish traditions, with a sound built around flute, didgeridoo, Irish banjo, bodhran, bouzouki and electric guitar. The group presents itself as working from a darker, enchanted-folklore aesthetic, combining gentle passages with abrupt changes in mood and tempo.

The band’s arrangements often move from a delicate hornpipe into faster reel sections, with strongly rhythmic playing and a Celtic emphasis. Its sound is described through its use of haunting and contrasting instrumental textures, alongside the image of the group’s distinctive “big boots” and faerie-themed identity.

The group is active in the late 2000s, with festival performances and new tunes noted during that period.