Search - The Kathryn Tickell Band :: Instrumental

Since her professional debut aged 16, Northumbrian piper and fiddler extraordinaire Kathryn Tickell has taken the traditions of her home in the North Tyne Valley to new ground, both geographically and musically. An ambassador for traditional music (she was among the first folk musicians to perform at the Last Night of the Proms), Instrumental is the first Kathryn Tickell Band album since 2004's Air Dancing. Instrumental has been created with a broad canvas in mind, allowing Kathryn to add a new range of colours and textures to the sound. The source material remains rooted in the music of Kathryn's beloved Northumbria. While the majority of it has been written by the musicians themselves, the melodies are imbued with a sense of tradition that has been passed down through generations. It is the sound of wild, bleak open spaces, the sound of a steeped musical history, the sound of long nights spent with like minded souls.