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Formed in 2001, the Time Bandits are a Chester-based folk band who are equally at home playing concerts and for dances. Influenced by artists such as the Albion Band, Blowzabella and Steeleye Span our repertoire mixes Renaissance and early dance music with traditional and contemporary songs and tunes played on a variety of instruments including fiddle, border bagpipes, saxophone, recorders, melodeon, bouzouki and electric bass. The band have recorded a total of six albums to date. The most recent, Stolen Histories, was released in May 2022.The band make regular appearances at venues across North West England and North Wales. Recent festival appearances have included performances at Chester, Upton upon Severn, the Lake District and Beverley Folk Festivals.
Why the name the Time Bandits? The band chose its name from the Terry Gilliam ‘Pythonesque’ movie of the same title. Similar to the spirit of the movie, the remit of the band is, in essence, to be musical ‘time travellers’ raiding and pilfering over 500 years of musical material to be brought back and performed in an updated setting for a modern audience.
Central to the band’s philosophy is that our music is not for the museum. Whether first played 500 hundred years ago, or perhaps a mere hundred years ago, this is living music that should be played and enjoyed with a passion.
Chris Lee: Electric fretted and fretless bass
Ian Jones: Melodeon, flute and backing vocals
Helen de Lemos: Recorders, bagpipes and saxophone
Katrina Turner: Vocals
Helen Armstrong: Violin and vocal harmonies
Jamie Matthews: Bouzouki, cittern and backing vocals
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Tickets (£12) are available now from:
https://wegottickets.com/event/640209 or
from Juliet at [email protected]
Doors open 7:00pm.
Concert starts at 7:30pm.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Poppy and Pint, 1 Oak Tree Close, Nottingham, NG2 5DE, United Kingdom,West Bridgford
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