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The Rubber Wellies - 10 Years on the Road!

The Cumberland Arms
Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom

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Tickets on the door £7 (£5 concs)

Original, entertaining and thought provoking, the Rubber Wellies are a unique Basque, Irish and British based collective, a travelling folk outfit like few others. Having delighted audiences all over Europe and beyond with their hard working, fiercely independent act and their love of feel-good fun they celebrate ten years on the road together in full festival mode with a whistlestop tour of five cities and five nights only.

Drawing on curious everyday occurrences, folk narratives and global politics, the Rubber Wellies multi-lingual shows are a mix of musical story-telling and good-time sing-alongs that flip between poignant introspection and carefree raucousness. With a genre-bending mash-up of sea shanties, mexican rancheras, bossa nova, reggae, old time and swing, their performances are a joyful exercise in bridge building a sonic/emotional conversation with plenty of opportunities for thoughtfulness and laughter. Make sure you don't miss out!

Featuring:

Harry Bird (Bilbao) on acoustic guitar & vocals;
Christophe Capewell (Dublin) on fiddle, melodica, ukulele and piano;
Kate Theodore (Southampton) on fiddle and vocals;
Jamie Bird (Lincoln) on banjo, mandolin and vocals;
Ian "Dodge" Paterson (Newcastle upon Tyne) on bass
Adam Downey (Galway) on drums.