The musical pairing of fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell brings together English traditional and contemporary experimental music in visceral and disarmingly emotional performances which have rapidly made these instrumentalists the talk of the folk scene.
Their delivery sweeps the full dynamic spectrum: often beginning with the gentlest of notes, beckoning the listeners to lean forward as the story begins, and then rising to incredible peaks played out with raging intention. Each musical piece tells a different tale through a unique musical language the pair have created together which manages to orbit many different sound worlds, from the English folk dance tune to chamber music and post-rock, blurring the lines between what is traditional, composed and improvised.
Owen and Louis received an invitation to come and record at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Wiltshire. This chance to capture the essence of their live performances in one of the world’s most revered recording spaces resulted in the EP 102 Metres East.
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”Pure gold from start to finish.” ”