Forthcoming live dates 2009

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10 Jul
Llangollen Eisteddfod

11 Jul
The Bristol Folk House, Bristol
(Album Launch gig)

18 Jul
Sheepmusic Festival, Hereford

25 Jul
WOMAD, Charlton Park

26 Jul
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival

1 Aug
Cambridge Folk Festival

2 Aug
Harbourside Festival

30 Aug
Shambala Festival

5 Sep
Festinho, Sudbury, Suffolk

They might bear the tools of the folk musician and be partial to the odd traditional tune, but Spiro have closer affinities to the worlds of contemporary classical and dance music than they do to the folk scene.  This four-piece contemporary ensemble take a meticulous approach to compostition and performance, creating a sound much greater than their parts (accordion, mandolin, acoustic guitar and violin) would suggest.  Their music - as heard on Lightbox, their new album for Peter Gabriel's Real World Records - is sweeping, majestic and cinematic, marking them out as kindred spirits with Steve Reich, Michael Nyman and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.  It's a unified but never uniform sound, one made by four virtuosic musicians pulling in the same direction and keen to provoke an emotional response in anyone within earshot.  "We're like a string quartet," they explain, "but the most driving and exciting string quartet that you could imagine."

Nige Tassell

“When I first listened to the music of Spiro, I thought it was really different. The sounds that hit you first are sounds that you are familiar with; they sound folky, but once you start listening to the music and how itʼs composed you hear elements of system smusic – people like Steve Reich, Philip Glass, dance music. All sorts of musical influences are woven into this very contemporary music. I think this is soulful music, passionate music and I love it.”

Peter Gabriel

'You feel your heart lift a few inches above its normal resting place... Melodically inventive and emotionally compelling, this is a fantastic record.'  

Rob Fitzpatrick, The Word

Now playing 'The Radio Sky' from new album 'Lightbox' released 22/6/09 on Real World Records