Feast of Fiddles

Feast of Fiddles

Feast of Fiddles is a musical entertainment like no other. Yes it’s fiddles and yes there’s folk music but there’s so much more. Pretty much every genre is covered by this epic band of wonderful fiddle players and the range of styles and well-known songs is huge – from traditional arrangements to Fairport Convention, Deep… (click for more information)

Garry Blakeley

Fiddle

I’m based in Hastings, Sussex, England and I make my living from playing fiddle. I work with a duo “Band of Two” and with Shep Woolley as “The Andsome Cabin Bouys”. For many years I performed in the Folk Rock line-up “The Tabs” and worked with the legend Dave Swarbrick - "Swarb". I also teach… (click for more information)

Joe Broughton

Fiddle

Joe Broughton is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and educator based in the Midlands, UK. As well as his own internationally renowned band The Urban Folk Quartet, Joe has played with everyone from Joss Stone to Fairport Convention. His compositions have been performed at The Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican Centre in London, and his… (click for more information)

Marion Fleetwood

Marion has depped for absent fiddle players in the band for a number of years. She is very well known for her work in TradArr and The Sandy Denny Project and teaches in her home town of Stratford. A multi-instrumentalist with a most beautiful voice the band is delighted that following the 2022 tour which… (click for more information)

Tom Leary

Tom’s lists of credits are endless and include over the last 18 years the John B Spencer Trio (with Graeme Taylor), Clem Clempson (Humble Pie, Jack Bruce Band), Steve Gibbons, Phil Bates Trio (ELO), Little Johnny England, Tanna, Zeus with Dave Lambert of The Strawbs, Graeme Taylor and Jon Davie of Gryphon. Tom spent a… (click for more information)

Simon Swarbrick

Simon was in the very first line-up of Feast of Fiddles in 1994 having performed with the dance band Whittaker’s Patent Remedy a few times. This band also involved Hugh, Martin, Dave Harding and occasionally Ian and former member Alan Whetton. Hugh had met Simon in Weymouth when he was still a teenager and playing… (click for more information)

Dave Harding

Bass player

Dave Harding plays bass for Feast of Fiddles and a number of other bands in his native Berkshire. Dave has played with Hugh for centuries (he believes) and provides an exceptionally rhythmic bass line which is great to dance to as well as powerfully energetic. Dave resides in Maidenhead and can sometimes be seen as… (click for more information)

Martin Vincent

Guitarist

Martin Vincent, is a Hank Marvin devotee but has a background in the Berkshire jazz scene before coming to folk-rock. Another member of the Reading set, Martin has played with the Albion Dance Band and lends distinct “grunt” to the proceedings with his effortless solos. A master of many genres on acoustic as well as… (click for more information)

Simon Price

Drums

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Hugh Crabtree

Melodeon

Hugh Crabtree is the founder and boss of Feast of Fiddles. From its conception to present day, he is the driving force within the team and also administers in the backroom. Hugh plays melodeon and sings as well as compering the show on the night. He still plays for morris as well as in various… (click for more information)