celtic @ temperance | Tim Edey & The Swaps

Sun Dec 08 2024 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC+00:00

Temperance | Leamington Spa

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celtic  @ temperance | Tim Edey & The Swaps
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Very excited to welcome back Tim Edey, one of the finest guitarists (and Melodepn players) in the known universe. Playing with The Swaps!
About this Event

What a brilliant concert this is is going to be! We are delighted to welcome back Tim Edey, one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in the UK. Supporting and jamming with him will be Temperance favourites, The Swaps (James, Beth, Adam, Tomo and Ben).


"My favourite guitarist in the whole world" Natalie MacMaster "Stunning!" Aled Jones

"A ferocious passion and a beautiful tenderness, sensitivity, respect, understanding & love perpetually shines out through the music of virtuoso musician Tim Edey.” Sharon Shannon “Tim Edey plays a host of different instruments to a standard us mere mortals can only dream of. Listen and weep”- Jim Byrne, The Living Tradition

Multiple award-winning Tim Edey talents were recognised as: BBC Musician of the year BBC ALBA/Scotland Best Traditional musician 2020, BBC Radio Two Musician of the year 2012 (BBC R2 FOLK AWARDS) Tim tours the world and records with major names in Celtic/Contemporary roots music, including; The Chieftains, Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Ross Ainslie, Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy, Altan, Capercaillie, Brendan Power, Michael McGoldrick, Seamus Begley, Dougie Maclean, Kevin Burke, Liam O'Maonlai, The Barra MacNeills, JP Cormier, Shaun Davey, Session A9, Lunasa, Vinnie Kilduff , Mary Black, Session A9, Julie Fowlis, Frankie Gavin, to name but a few...

After seventeen years of hard work, Tim is now a name on the global stage in his own right. He is rated by many to be one of the world's finest melodeon and guitar players in the folk & contemporary scene today!

Originally from Broadstairs in Kent and of Irish descent. Tim honed his style learning from his father Richard, himself a fine guitarist, and listening to Ed Boyd, Steve Cooney and Django Reinhardt. He has lived in Ireland and now resides in Perthshire, Scotland, where he is based with his family and from where he regularly tours all over the world.

Tim's live solo shows are a stunning mix of world music, inspired instrumental virtuosity and passion, with a strong Celtic theme, and above all, a highly entertaining night of musical genius, all held together by his dynamic and infectious personality.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Temperance, 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 17.69

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