Shovel Dance Collective

8:00 PMJACKEN ELSWYTH (UK)Banjo player (and instrument maker) Jacken Elswyth is best known as a key figure within the 9-member collective Shovel Dance Collective. Her latest album 'At Fargrounds' even made it to 'The 10 best folk albums of 2024' at The Guardian. The Quietus: “...sophisticated and accomplished, a folk thesis for our times... a significant achievement, clever and thoroughly enjoyable, brimming with atmosphere, energy and fantastic tunes...”9:00 PMSHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE (UK)“The Shovel Dance Collective’s raison d’être is to find hidden queer histories, feminist narratives and the stories of working people in old English, Irish and Scottish folk music.” - The QuietusMaybe you were there when this nine-member folk collective paid tribute to Harry Smith’s iconic collector Anthology Of American Folk Music in 2023. Or maybe you were overwhelmed by their visit to the Church of Our Lady of the Riches Clares during our BRDCST festival in 2024.Or perhaps you’re a fan of Lankum, ØXN, Merope, Trá Pháidín, John Francis Flynn, Indre Jurgeleviciute or Brìghde Chaimbeul and you cherish this latest and very quirky wave of folk. Possibly Shovel Dance Collective is now suddenly on highlighted your to-be-discovered list.Either way, in the wake of their debut The Water is the Shovel of the Shore – described by Gonzo Circus as “one of the most curious and exciting folk albums of 2022” – their second self-titled album is yet another hit.KLOF Mag: “Shovel Dance Collective once again demonstrates through their new album how they are changing the way folk music is created, and they are doing so with breathtakingly potent tunes.” Mojo gave the album a ****-review and at The Quietus it adorned the ‘Albums Of The Year 2024’ chart.P.S.: Are their folkies inhabiting AB? Hell yeah! (Be sure to also see: Trá Pháidín on Saturday 7 June 2025.)

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20h00JACKEN ELSWYTH (UK)Le joueur de banjo (et facteur d'instruments) Jacken Elswyth est surtout connu comme une figure clé du collectif de 9 membres Shovel Dance Collective. Son dernier album 'At Fargrounds' a même été classé parmi les '10 best folk albums of 2024' par The Guardian. The Quietus: “...sophisticated and accomplished, a folk thesis for our times... a significant achievement, clever and thoroughly enjoyable, brimming with atmosphere, energy and fantastic tunes...”21h00SHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE (UK)“The Shovel Dance Collective’s raison d’être is to find hidden queer histories, feminist narratives and the stories of working people in old English, Irish and Scottish folk music.” - The QuietusPeut-être étiez-vous là lorsqu’en 2023, ce collectif folk composé de neuf membres a rendu hommage à Anthology Of American Folk Music, l’anthologie emblématique de Harry Smith. Ou peut-être avez-vous été bouleversé par leur passage à l’église Notre-Dame aux Riches Claires lors de notre festival BRDCST 2024.Peut-être êtes-vous fan de Lankum, ØXN, Merope, Trá Pháidín, John Francis Flynn, Indre Jurgeleviciute ou Brìghde Chaimbeul et appréciez-vous particulièrement cette récente vague folk très singulière. Ou peut-être que Shovel Dance Collective figure soudain sur votre to-discover-list.Quoi qu’il en soit, après leur premier album The Water is the Shovel of the Shore – décrit par Gonzo Circus comme « l’un des disques folk les plus excentriques et les plus intéressants de 2022 » – leur deuxième album éponyme frappe à nouveau un coup dans le mille.KLOF Mag : “Shovel Dance Collective once again demonstrates through their new album how they are changing the way folk music is created, and they are doing so with breathtakingly potent tunes.” Mojo a attribué 4 étoiles à l’album et The Quietus l’a repris dans ses ‘Albums Of The Year 2024’.P.S. : Y a-t-il des folkies à l’AB ? Hell yeah! (Ne manquez pas Trá Pháidín le samedi 7 juin 2025.)

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20u00JACKEN ELSWYTH (UK)Banjospeler (én instrumentenmaker) Jacken Elswyth is vooral bekend als spilfiguur binnen het 9-koppige collectief Shovel Dance Collective. Haar jongste album ‘At Fargrounds’ schopte het bij The Guardian zelfs tot ‘The 10 best folk albums of 2024’. The Quietus: “...sophisticated and accomplished, a folk thesis for our times ... a significant achievement, clever and thoroughly enjoyable, brimming with atmosphere, energy and fantastic tunes...” 21u00SHOVEL DANCE COLLECTIVE (UK)"The Shovel Dance Collective’s raison d’être is to find hidden queer histories, feminist narratives and the stories of working people in old English, Irish and Scottish folk music.” - The QuietusMisschien was je erbij toen dit negenkoppig folkcollectief in 2023 een eerbetoon bracht aan Harry Smith’s iconische verzamelaar Anthology Of American Folk Music. Of misschien was je overdonderd door hun passage in de Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Rijke-Klarenkerk tijdens ons BRDCST-festival in 2024.Of misschien ben je fan van Lankum, ØXN, Merope, Trá Pháidín, John Francis Flynn, Indre Jurgeleviciute of Brìghde Chaimbeul en koester je deze jongste en zeer eigenzinnige folkgolf. Misschien staat Shovel Dance Collective nu plots met stip op jouw te ontdekken-lijstje.Hoe dan ook, na hun debuut The Water is the Shovel of the Shore - door Gonzo Circus omschreven als “één van de eigenaardigste én spannendste folkplaten uit 2022” - is hun gelijknamige tweede album opnieuw een voltreffer.KLOF Mag: “Shovel Dance Collective once again demonstrates through their new album how they are changing the way folk music is created, and they are doing so with breathtakingly potent tunes.” Mojo gaf het album een ****-review en bij The Quietus prijkt het tussen de ‘Albums Of The Year 2024’.P.S.: Huizen er folkies in AB? Hell yeah! (Zie dan zeker ook: Trá Pháidín op zaterdag 7 juni 2025.)