Spanish bluegrass? Catalan sea shanties? Yodelling?
Meet El Pony Pisador, from Barcelona who are re-writing the folk music rule book.
Described as one of the liveliest, virtuosic, and infectiously joyous bands on the international folk circuit, the band has announced a return to the UK, back by popular demand.
The 5-piece band from Barcelona, will continue their UK tour on Sunday 1st November at the Hanger Farm Arts Centre, near Southampton, rounding off a year that has seen them touring Australia, Portugal, Norway, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and their native Spain.
Taking their name from JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings inn (‘The Prancing Pony’) El Pony Pisador offers a unique and eclectic blend, mixing folk sounds from all over the world with truly jaw-dropping musicianship. Native Catalan songs and dances mix with Celtic and Mediterranean tunes, thrilling audiences with unexpected and brilliant dashes of yodelling, Tuvan throat singing, bluegrass, Georgian polyphony and Balkan polyrhythms.
Here’s a taster:
Talking ahead of the UK shows, vocalist and guitarist, Ramon Anglada Jaraquemada said: “We love playing in the UK and can’t wait to play in Southampton – the crowds are always fantastic – and we have some great friends here including the legendary Longest Johns, who we recorded and toured with a few years ago.
“Since then, we have travelled all over the world but there is something special about ‘Inglaterra and Espana’, coming together – Catalan, Celtic, Anglo – it’s where so much of our traditional music comes from. We have some new tricks up our sleeves for this tour so come and join us for some Catalan chaos. We will put a smile on your face, guaranteed!”
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