Esko Järvelä Epic Male Band is a new thrash folk combo based in Helsinki, Finland. The group is fronted by fiddle player Esko Järvelä (also a member of bands Frigg, Baltic Crossing and Tsuumi Sound System) and his butt is kicked by Anssi Salminen (acoustic guitar), Jani Kivelä (electric guitar), Juho Kivivuori (bass) and Janne Mathlin (drums).

Wernyhora is a world music/folk band from Sanok, winner of
the 1st Prize of the Folk Music Contest at the Festival "Nowa Tradycja"
(2021), as well as the Main Prize and the Audience Award of the Festival
"Mikołajki Folkowe"(2020). In their current musical search, the band
mainly focuses on the traditions of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland,
especially the music of the inhabitants of the Carpathians (from the
Lemko region to the Hutsul region).
In 2021, Wernyhora had the opportunity to present their interpretation
of Boyko's music at the most important folk and world music festivals in
Poland, including the EtnoKraków Rozstaje festival, Ethno Port in
Poznań, the Real Musicians Tournament in Szczecin or the "Music
Enchanted in Wood" Festival. At over 20 concerts in 2021, the music of
the Sanok band was enthusiastically received by the audience amazed by
the beauty of instrumental arrangements and the sensitivity of the
Wernyhora’s vocalist.
At the end of 2021, the band released their debut album "Boyko Voice of
the Bieszczady" which included six Boyko songs in perfect arrangements
showing the musical artistry of three Sanok musicians. Thanks to the
artistic quality of the songs recorded on the disc, the album enjoys the
media patronage of the Second Program of the Polish Radio and the
Radio Centre of Folk Culture and the Folk Magazine.
Daria Kosiek - singer with a unique voice, holder of a scholarship from
the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Thanks to her
exceptional vocal skills, she received a special Czesław Niemen Award as
part of the New Tradition Festival (2021), as well as at festivals Kropa and
Sabałowe Bajania (2019). Apart from Wernyhora, Daria also sings in the
women's band Widymo and the Lirofonia project.
Anna Oklejewicz - multi-instrumentalist, loves playing string
instruments. She plays especially in pagan metal and dark folk projects.
In Wernyhora, she is responsible for string instruments, including vielle
and viola da gamba.
Maciej Harna - plays on the hudry-gurdy  and exceptional arranger of Wernyhora, musicologist, educator, creator (founder and composer) of the multiinstrumental Orkiestra Jednej Góry Matragony, also cooperating with
KSU, Lirofonia and Karpaton (Slovakia) ensembles. A scholarship holder
of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Rassembler une équipe, mettre l’humain, le dialogue, l’exigence, l’amitié au cœur de notre travail ; créer un geste commun où chaque individu a toute sa place. Nous souhaitons que nos programmes soient le reflet de cette ambition.
Nous travaillons donc à la redécouverte, à l’interprétation et à la transmission de répertoires de musique ancienne, en particulier autour des liens créés entre la musique d’Europe occidentale (Espagne, France, Italie..) et le répertoire du bassin méditerranéen riche de l’union du monde chrétien et d’un Orient marqué d’une double hérédité juive et mauresque. 

Steadily making her mark on the nu-jazz and alternative soul scene, 2022 signals an exciting new chapter for the British-German artist as an EP is set to be released in Spring. With her engrossing vocals and impressive production capabilities already capturing the attention of 6 Music’s Gilles Peterson - he declared “Street-soul is back” in reaction to the original 2020 release of 'Fantasies' - she’s also gained recognition from COLORS, British Vogue, The Pit Ldn, Jamz Supernova and BBC Radio 1 (Gemma Bradley's 'Top Tip'). In the summer, she wowed festival goers at Latitude with a stunning performance on the BBC Introducing stage.

"Peter Knight's Gigspanner were amazing. I can only think of a handful of folk musicians world-wide that have the kind of relationship with their instrument that Peter Knight has: Martin Hayes, Enda Scahill, Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, Martin Simpson.
Many people as they trickled out into the night said that this was one of the best gigs they'd ever been to. I'd agree with that. If you get a quarter of a chance to see them, go - there were people there last night who had travelled many miles to be there. It was well worth every mile" 
Mike Harding: Broadcaster/Musician/Writer
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In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process has established their reputation as a genuinely ground-breaking force on the British folk scene, described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”.
“Unhindered by the limits of technical ability” (Spiral Earth), they take self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, produce richly atmospheric arrangements layered in a wealth of subliminal musical influences “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator”  
What makes Gigspanner unique is the variety of musical colours on their palette. What makes them brilliant is how they blend them without ever muddying the landscape ~ Spiral Earth

The captivating nature of their set stems not only from their creative ability and vision, but the eclectic nature of the material chosen. There are eddies and undercurrents drawn from a whole palette of influences which engage and enthral audiences to the closing notes. 

2016 was a vintage year for the trio, with Peter receiving Fatea Magazine's 'Instrumentalist of the Year' Award and ‘Best Musician’ in the inaugural folking. com Awards as voted for by the concert going public. Their album 'Layers of Ages' was included in many of the end of year 'Best of ' lists, including The Telegraph, which gave the album a rare five stars.  
The advent of Gigspanner has introduced a whole new audience to the extraordinary musicianship of Peter Knight, a violinist whom many consider to be in a league of his own. The late author Sir Terry Pratchett in praising Peter's great gift wrote with typical lyricism "Peter Knight can spin the world on his Bow"
Peter is joined by Roger Flack on Guitar and Sacha Trochet on Percussion, both powerful and intelligent musicians in their own right.

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