May31

poul høxbro + fraser fifield

Kings Place, London, London

Danish early music specialist Poul Høxbro traces a journey from the far north of Europe to the Iberian peninsula, exploring a mediaeval landscape that travels from the myths and sagas of the Vikings to a music that veers from sacred to profane, and  re-creating instruments such as the lyre, bone flutes and reed pipes to evoke a swaying bridge between heaven and earth, and the dance of the devil.... Fraser Fifield explores Scottish and Celtic traditions through pipes and whistles, in music that is hauntingly evocative of a living tradition. One of Scotland's most innovative and creative musicians, Fraser is a multi-instrumentalist and composer with a distinctly original sound.  His distillation of influences from such diverse sources as the Highland bagpipe tradition, jazz saxophone, Bulgarian kaval and others, has led to a growing catalogue of critically acclaimed recordings.

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