Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio

New Album Preview Tour"There’ssomething of the proverbial elder statesman about Peter Knight, in terms of hisplace in music, which cannot be overstated.

It’s not just in the quality of hisplaying...there’s a focus on the sheer inventiveness of Peter’s playing, in theAdventurous arrangements he shares with his collaborators, and in his musicalLeadership”NorthernSky MagazineSince hisinaugural performance with the fledgling Steeleye Span in 1970, Peter Knight hasbeen a mainstay of the British folk scene.Never one torest on his laurels, Peter has carved a reputation as a relentlessly questingMusician “as mercurial as quicksilver”, and it is never quite soapparent as in his work with the various Gigspanner line-ups.The GigspannerTrio is the beating heart from which all other lineups have evolved, and theOne most loved by many for the intimacy and Joy manifest in their virtuosicperformances.

Audiences revel in the opportunity to witness ‘up close andpersonal’ the almost telepathic communication that exists between Peterguitarist Roger Flack and hand percussionist, Sacha Trochet.Thisconcert is an extra special one as the Trio will be showcasing selected piecesFrom their long waited new album.Described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “mostQuietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, theytake self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles andBeyond, and with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beatProduce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly pluckedfrom the stars and rhythms from the equator” (Spiral Earth).