Nos Lawen

St Piran Fest with Bagas Fellyon, Skillywidden and Jackson's Claret

Join us as we celebrate St. Piran’s Day in style – an epic night of Cornish music and dance featuring 3 of Cornwall’s hottest Nos Lowen bands!

The dances are simple enough that they can be picked up by following along dance leaders among the crowd. Combine this with some of the most exciting music Cornwall has to offer, and it’s bound to be a night to remember!

Skillywidden
Legends of Cornish Celtic dance music Skillywidden, renowned for their take on the Nos Lowen style of Cornish music and dance, includes former members of internationally acclaimed Cornish traditional music band Dalla on bouzouki, fiddle, clarinets, viola and percussion, with the addition of guest musicians. Their exhilarating performances convey the sheer joy they take in Cornwall’s indigenous culture.
“Sublime …a kind of World Music with a Cornish accent” (Rock ‘n’ Reel)
“…a sonic swirl of pipes, fiddle, clarinet, bouzouki and trombone, Cornish band Skillywidden are holding court on stage” (The Guardian)

Bagas Fellyon (Cornish for ‘The Band of Fools’)
“Cornwalls fastest rising Nos Lowen band” and A gloriously chaotic groove juggernaut,” Bagas Fellyon is a collective of musicians brought together by the fiddle player Neil McMahon, initially to promote the album “Hitching Ships” by Cornish studio-based duo Fools Rock. Following this sell-out gig, the band soon took on a life of its own. The line-up includes Neil MacMahon (fiddle), Daniel Woodfield (sax & Whistles), Owen Davies (accordian), Kerensa Wright (hammered dulcimer), Joshua Barrett (bass) and Sam Mathews (drums, percussion)

Jacksons Claret
No strangers to the Acorn Theatre, these new champions of Cornish traditional music perform Cornish tunes and songs from the 1700s up until the present day. The combination of melodeon (John Gallagher), bouzouki & vocals (Pete London), bodhran and vocals (Kate Evans) and fiddle (Andy Law), breathes new life into arrangements of Cornish songs, tunes & dances.