Spriggan Mist - Four Play Prog Fest

Four Play Festival for #progrock and #folkrock #livemusic is BACK at The Acoustic Couch #bracknell!

The first two of these festivals were in April of 2016 and 2017. The festival is the brainchild of Baz Cilia from Spriggan Mist and Elaine Samuels of Kindred Spirit Band, whose bands feature many folky elements, with wind instruments and melodic, softer moments as WELL as pumping, harder rock! They wanted to give this genre of prog rock a bit more of a spotlight!

Tickets are not on sale yet but the date is set for Saturday, November 9th, 2024 - for an afternoon and evening of great music in a fantastic, underground, industrial setting! Put the date in your diary as we are really proud to announce that Spriggan Mist and Kindred Spirit Band we'll be joined byEBBEbb have redefined themselves as ‘Art Rock’…. Writing and playing in their own style; telling their own stories and wrestling with their own concepts seemed the way forward for the five women and one guy.

And about that: they are nearly all women…. Was there a problem with the ‘old guard’ fans of the genre? Well, despite dire warnings from musical friends… No. Not at all. Prog
people of all walks, ages, and genders have been warm, inclusive, and receptive to the band. So there! It’s the power of music, people!

Ebb are part of an Art Collective in Scotland and share their home, equipment, studio space, and most of the musiciansin the band with Krow, their neo-industrial-metal sisters.HAZEFormed in 1978 by the brothers Chris McMahon (bass, keyboards and vocals), and Paul McMahon (guitar and vocals), they played their first concert at Stephen Hill Youth Club, Sheffield on 10 November that year.[1] They had several drummers before the longest serving and most notable, Paul 'Chis' Chisnell, joined them at a concert at the White Lion, Huddersfield, on 19 June 1983.[1]The band's first full album, C'est La Vie, was released on vinyl with a special concert at Sheffield's The Leadmill on 7 April 1984.[2]Following a "final" sell-out gig at Sheffield University on the 10th anniversary of the band's founding, 29 May 1988, the trio split up,[1] but reunited for a "one-off" concert to mark the 20th anniversary, on 31 May 1998 at The Boardwalk, Sheffield.[1] They now play together on an occasional basis, and played two 30th anniversary gigs at The Peel, Kingston-upon-Thames, London on 31 May, and at The Boardwalk on 1 June 2008,[1] at which six new songs were performed.Despite achieving no chart success, and never having a recording contract (they released their own albums, on their 'Gabadon' label), they attracted a considerable cult following, headlined at The Marquee,[1]In March 2013 the band released their first studio album in 26 years, called The Last Battle. The album features the band in its classic line-up (Paul and Chris McMahon and Paul Chisnell) with the addition of Ceri Ashton (on whistle, flute, cello, viola and clarinet) and Catrin Ashton (on fiddle and flute). The band stated that this is the final recorded performance with their long time drummer Paul Chisnell. Since the release of the album Paul McMahon's son Danny McMahon has been playing drums with Haze.

• Doors 5pm
• Tickets £20 ADV (inc. Eventbrite fee) / £25 OTD
• 10+ only. 10s to 17s must be accompanied by an 25+_adult and have their own ticket.
• Tickets non refundable

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