We've been really excited about this since we found about it and we're extremely excited to be able to announce it now!!
@edintradfest always puts on an incredible festival and we'd strongly recommend getting tickets now, they're just on sale, to avoid disappointment. The banjo gigs we can't wait to see are @theonlies and @kaiakater but any night out at Edinburgh TradFest will be a great time!
See you in Edinburgh in May 🪩🎶🏴
🎻🪕🎻🪕 J+R
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#strivingforvibes #oldtimemusic #livemusic #edinburgh #scotland
What a dream team band! @purbeckfolk you were so excellent. There were such tunes, and friends and tasty food.
Original tune ‘The Apple Hut’ - made awesome by @jerifiddle , @sadie.morningstar and Mikey Ponsford.
Gigs this weekend at the Robin Hood Friday, The Red Lodge with @trudgeonstradjazztroubadours on Saturday AND The Hare on the Hill Sunday with Hollis!
(Sorry 2 of you are cropped out, I don’t know how to do landscape video is that even a thing?)
#purbeckfolkfestival #oldtime #banjosaresilly #striveforvibe #oldtimemusic #banjo #originalmusic #tunes #fiddletunes
Herbe Bleue 🌿🔵 🇫🇷 we such a great time at this festival last weekend. Thanks so much to @jerifiddle for stepping and join Evan and Rupert for lovely trio show. Here's a bit of 'I Was' from the gig ❤️
We've been sharing lots in the stories, but have forgotten to tell you how excited we are about May... 👀 🎶 🪩
We'll be reunited tomorrow as we start our journey to @baltimore_fiddle_fair - the lineup is full of Jeri's favourite players and we're delighted to be bringing old time vibes to such an epic celebration of fiddle tunes! 🇮🇪
Then, we'll finish up the month with a brand new festival in France + some shows near Paris, before heading to the Scottish highlands for @arisaigamericana the first weekend of June! 🇫🇷 🏴
We feel very lucky to have such lovely things to look forward to and hope we can do each situation justice while we're spreading the banjo and fiddle love far and wide!!
🎻🪕🎻🪕 J + R
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#dropthumbsnotbombs #fiddle #banjo #fiddleandbanjo #oldtimemusic #ontour #ireland #france #scotland #livemusic #otaf #strivingforvibes
Can't believe it's been a whole month since we were in Wales - time flies! 🏴🪩
Here's another from the heated floor in Pembrokeshire and so far, it's our only co-write! On a sunny day in Glasgow a while ago, we were having a rehearsal, enhanced by some excellent South Australian Sparkling Shiraz and started jamming on this riff, before reading the news of Tina Turner's passing. We never got around to finishing it, so the second time we jammed it, was what went on our album. It remains a flexible tune and is always interesting (to us, anyway) to see what changes in it. Instagram cuts these clips short, but perhaps we'll put the whole video somewhere (we do have a YouTube channel)? Or comment below if you want part two of this?
🎻🪕🎻🪕 J+R
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Y’all get along and join us on Saturday May 24 for a sacred remembering of that time in 1975 when Bill Monroe came to Uddingston, Scotland
Other, less important, events in 1975:
- @kttunstall is born
- The white-tailed eagle is reintroduced to Isle of Rùm
- Ballachulish Bridge opens
Get your tickets here:
/e/big-mon-legacy-celebration-tickets-1229448045199
#bluegrass #billmonroe #scotland #bluegrassmusic #livemusicscotland #gigsinscotland
Full speed ahead last night at the @dohoglasgow managers conference gathering. What a fantastic evening full of incredible food, drinks and dancing. ✨🎻🎹🔥
It's a happy week for us, coz we'll be heading to Wales on the weekend and can't wait to play all around, what turns out to be, the Welsh coastline!
Friday is Aberystwyth @bankvaultaber
Saturday is Pembrokeshire and
Sunday is Cardiff @tinyrebelbrewco for @taffrapids String Band Sunday series.
Will we try to brave the beach in winter??
Here's some Tennessee Girls to get us all in the mood!
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@tinyrebelcardiff #fiddleandbanjo #oldtimemusic #wales #livemusic #visitwales #dropthumbsnotbombs #otaf #strivingforvibes
The fiddle playing half of this duo exploded with excitement when she saw our name in this epic lineup of great fiddlers! We're both super excited to be heading to Ireland in May for the @baltimore_fiddle_fair !! Apparently tickets just went on sale and anyone who is remotely interested in fiddle music should purchase those immediately 🎻🪕🎻🪕 J+R
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#throwbackthursday to the last tune of our last gig, which was in Glasgow!! Apparently today Instagram doesn't want to give us normal filters, so here's a pretty extra one on Luther Strong's Glory in the Meeting House. The coloured flashing lights are real though - they amuse us greatly.
What are we up to in 2025?? We've got some plans and we're making more... Stay tuned!
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in the words of Bob, the gentleman who approached me after our Friday night gig -
“some people say the fiddle mehhh… but yous were great”
@jerifiddle and I are out here changing hearts and minds y’all 😅
really truly though, so grateful to spend the weekend rippin tunes with my dear gal pal @jerifiddle in north England and the Scottish borders.
big thanks to @whiteroom_musiccafe@repas7_by_night and @ Eckford village hall for the warmth and hospitality.
special shout out to our Eckford team for these videos and photos and just generally being the sweetest ✨🫶🏻
We’ve got ONE MORE GIG this month!
Tomorrow! Edinburgh! 8pm @bowlersrest !
Swipe through to see me reminding myself and a room full of people that it’s all gonna be ok 🤪
