THIS year looks like being the biggest year yet for Tannara, with the release of their second album Strands at the recent Celtic Connections Festival. The album represents a significant development for the band who have spent the past two years writing and recording this superb work.
Bold, creative, and original, the foursome of Owen Sinclair, Robbie Greig, Becca Skeoch and Joseph Peach have established themselves as one of the UK’s most interesting and unique contemporary folk groups.
Following the album release, the band are set for a hectic time of doing what they apparently love best: playing live, with UK tours taking place in March and September, a summer of festival appearances, and touring in mainland Europe in November.
On Sunday, March 10 (8pm), they take their punchy and clean, riotous and gritty, tender and honest, sounds to Kirkgate Arts, at Cockermouth.
On fiddle, harp, guitar, accordion and vocals, Tannara make an intensely considered electrifying musical world which is uniquely theirs.
Formed in 2014, the band came about as a natural extension of the four members’ love of making music together. Fuelled by this, they’ve covered considerable musical ground over the past five years. With a background in Scotland’s native traditions, their ceaseless musical development is a melting pot of ideas, genres and sounds: from indie rock to electronica, as well as Scotland’s vibrant and diverse folk scene.
Their debut album Trig was released in 2016. Produced by Rachel Newton, their first offering as a band was a raw, joyous, reflection of a band finding its sound.
It was received to great acclaim, from critics and audiences alike. Described by Living Tradition Magazine as "Simply Outstanding," it was longlisted for Album of the Year at the 2016 Scots Trad Music Awards, the same year in which the band were nominated for Up and Coming Artist of the Year.
The new album is produced by Owen Sinclair and accordionist Joseph Peach, with input and guidance from Lau’s Martin Green and guest performances from Mattie Foulds on percussion and Josie Duncan on backing vocals.
Box office 01900-826448 or go online www.kirkgatearts.org.uk
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