Live and Local: The Hanging Bandits

The Hanging Bandits are a folk band who have been playing music, searching for buried treasure, and investigating paranormal activity for the past several years. Hertfordshire-based, the Bandits formed as an indie rock band but after realising that drum kits are difficult to bring on paranormal investigations, shifted to an acoustic folk setup. Since then, theyve released two albums and three EPs but have yet to recover any lost treasure or document any monsters. Undeterred by these failures, the Bandits continue to write music with a focus on socially-conscious lyricism and songs about friendship and the natural world.
Their style reflects the housing estates of Londons satellite towns as well as the green and varied countryside of the UK. The Bandits bring an open and celebratory live show that balances melancholy with humour and open green space with the cramped greyness of modern life. Their focus on songwriting and jovial approach to performance has made them popular at festivals and events around the UK, including How the Light Gets In Festival, Killin Music Festival and Folk in a Field.
You can find the Hanging Bandits on:
https://www.youtube.com/@thehangingbandits
https://thehangingbandits.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lwz1ozhcisakHQNQUYm4P?si=snOQuwacTz2uDv62kQ4eYQ
https://www.instagram.com/thehangingbandits/
https://www.facebook.com/thehangingbandits
On the night, the Hanging Bandits will be supported by local singer-songwriters Skye Wild, Anna Swannell and Rob Littlebigman Gillott.