Feast Of Fiddles

Feast Of Fiddles

Feast Of Fiddles is an English and Scottish folk fiddle collective formed around a tour in 2001. It is the brainchild of Hugh Crabtree and brings together a rotating line-up of leading fiddle players with a rock-based backing band.

Line-up

The group includes, among others, Dave Mattacks, Joe Broughton, Brian McNeill, Tom Leary, Ian Cutler, Phil Beer, Peter Knight, Chris Leslie, Dave Harding, Martin Vincent, John Underwood and Hugh Crabtree. Among the musicians named in the line-up, Dave Mattacks is associated with Fairport Convention, Phil Beer with Show of Hands, Peter Knight with Steeleye Span, and Martin Vincent with The Albion Band.

Releases and performances

Feast Of Fiddles records and sells live albums from its concerts, usually in a limited way. The first album documents performances from the 2001 tour and is issued under the title Feast of Fiddles. The repertoire mainly consists of traditional English tunes, performed in different combinations of solo, duo and full-band settings.

Activity

The group continues to tour annually and describes itself as unsigned.