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Review: Sheelanagig
Review of Sheelanagig at Trinity Fireworks party, by Emma Wintle
Aaron Catlow - violin, Adrian Sykes - flute, whistles, tabla
Heading up the musical entertainment of the night, Sheelanagig continued the Trinity fireworks festivities indoors with a spectacular and dazzling show.
From restrained, shy toe-tapping to (more popular) full-on, furious, crazy dancing, this swinging five piece didn't fail to get everyone on the dance floor moving and glowing.
With their dramatic stringed storytelling, we were grabbed and led on an energetic musical tour of all four corners of the globe. An eclectic mix of folk, jazz and world music, they certainly know how to work light, shade and suspense into their live gigs. Quiet flute and drawn-out romantic violin duos, accompanied by a hushed drum, quickened into faster beats to crescendo with a stampede of energy and raucousness.
The wide mix of musical backgrounds of the band - who have been playing together for nearly 4 years - brings many colours and depths to the mixing pot. Senses were truly roused by their fusion of swing, Celtic reels, gypsy-jazz and folk, Eastern European stomp and Arabian romance.
Little wonder Sheelanagig were voted “Best Live Gig” by The Independent.
For details of their upcoming gigs check out: www.myspace.com/sheelanagiguk or www.sheelanagig.co.uk
And just in case you miss them live, their new album Freaks, Fools & Ghouls Live is out now. Enjoy!
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