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The John Langan Band at Craignish Village Hall
'The John Langan Band offer a collection of songs and tunes that take us on a vertigo inducing reel around European and American acoustic traditions delivering with a jagged, punky and irresistible edge. That three guys from Glasgow could conspire to create such an immense sound between them is not unprecedented, but to achieve this with such lyrical and instrumental flair is a rare, rare thing' Neil McFadyen, Folk Radio UK
'Astonishing work, boundlessly inventive... driving rhythms and mesmerising folk melodies' R2 Magazine
'The band possess an originality and dramatic edge that pushes into new and highly energetic territory' Songlines Magazine, 4 stars
'Un-categorise able and irresistible' Acoustic Magazine
Live Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yiem65Z74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7th4HByc6sY
https://vimeo.com/55301507
Biog:
The John Langan Band are a dynamic trio, with a sound that is rooted in Celtic Folk but encompasses Balkan, Roma, Gypsy Swing and Flamenco. The band met in Glasgow and has been playing together for 7 years. Their performances are high energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, as they take traditional acoustic idioms and deliver them with a punk abandonment and virtuosic flare.
Having played over 100 gigs in the past year alone, the band have now established themselves across the UK as being one of the best live Folk bands around.
Wrapping pan European traditional acoustic music with infectious grooves, epic, pounding, sing along, punch the air anthems to intricately arranged instrumentals.
Challenging the limitations of what people might expect acoustic instruments to sound like, the use of bowed harmonics between fiddle and bass can be as menacing and eerie as it can be psychedelic and mesmerising.
Percussion provided by the front man Langan, whilst singing and driving the rhythm guitar, he somehow co-ordinates the operating of a Cajon and a tambourine with his feet bringing the driving, swinging groove of the rhythm guitar together with his foot percussion resulting in an impressively tight band sound with a tempo that is free to go anywhere.
Add scorching hot fiddle lines and a guy thumping the groove out a double bass.
If you're not dancing like a professional ostrich you get a refund.
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LocationCraignish Village Hall (View)
Craignish House, Ardfern, Lochgilphead
Ardfern PA31 8QN
United Kingdom
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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