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The Firecrackers High energy old time string band music, music you can't sit still to. Forged by many joyful late-night sessions, The Firecrackers play party tunes and songs taking inspiration from their fiddle heroes from the 1800’s to the present day. Songs and tunes from the Camp Creek Boys, Skillet lickers, Earl Collins, The Foghorn String Band and The Wandering Ramblers all feature in their lively set. Their combined credits include The Midnight Specials, The Brickyard Rounders, A&E Oldtime String Band, Ragged Out String Band), and their name is inspired by their red-headed fiddlers! |
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Ben Paley Ben Paley was surrounded by traditional music from the outset: his father Tom Paley; mother, singer Claudia Gould; and step-father Ron Gould, a writer on jazz, country and folk music, were all enormous influences. At six years old, Ben began both violin lessons and learning traditional fiddle tunes. When he was nine, the family moved to North Carolina, where Ben began to learn about harmony, improvisation, and playing nicely with others. Currently he plays with the Long Hill Ramblers, The New Deal String Band and the Servants' Ball amongst other bands and duos, and is a sought-after tutor. |
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The Long Hill Ramblers
The Long Hill Ramblers are a Sussex group offering clear, beautiful vocals, rich harmonies, virtuoso musicianship, and a repertoire drawn from amongst the finest traditional songs on both sides of the Atlantic. The strength and purity of Laura Hockenhull’s voice is accompanied by Ben Paley on fiddle and Dan Stewart on banjo and guitar, both superb instrumentalists playing all sorts of traditional music. |
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Ewan Wardrop
Born in Sidmouth, Ewan grew up with the famous folk festival on his doorstep, inspiring a long and varied career as a musician, dancer and actor. Ewan began playing mandolin and flatfooting at old-time sessions whilst living in London, which soon developed into a fascination with all forms of traditional music and dance. Ewan sings, plays and dances with The East Band featuring Martin and Eliza Carthy, with The Servants Ball band featuring Ben Paley on fiddle, and regularly appears with The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. He recently choreographed the Morris-inspired The Two Noble Kinsmen at The Globe theatre featuring music by Eliza Carthy, and created the Morris dance group The Bo Diddlers. |
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Sugarwell Hill Sugarwell Hill are an old-time stringband from Leeds featuring Simon Robinson (vocals, banjo, guitar, dulcimer), Evan Davies (vocals, mandolin, guitar, fiddle) & Michael Russell (fiddle, banjo, guitar). Playing hypnotic, foot-stomping old time fiddle tunes and singing songs and ballads from America and Britain, they formed as a trio after living together during lockdown. |
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Hotfoot Specials We welcome back this popular band playing traditional Louisiana Cajun music with accordion, fiddle, guitar, triangle and vocals. Their influences include the Balfa Brothers, Marc Savoy, Steve Riley and Cory McCauley and his Evangeline Aces. |
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Crooked Moon Crooked Moon are a dynamic, energetic Appalachian clogging team based in Brighton, incorporating traditional styles and steps with their own contemporary choreography since 2010. They aim for precise stepping and also to have as much fun as possible! They have performed and taught dance workshops at festivals and events across the country including Sidmouth, Chippenham, Towersey Festival, Orwell Bluegrass Festival, Wimborne Festival, Folk East and the South Downs Festival. This is their second appearance at Sweet Sunny South |