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PerKelt is a Pagan Speed Folk band based in London, UK. The crazily fast, complicated, yet powerful rhythms and melodies became their trademark over the years of touring festivals in the UK and Europe. In the balance between the brainy and the straightforward, PerKelt music blends together the sound of tribal drums, haunting vocals and the unrivalled duels of flute and fiddle. Wrapped together in pagan poetry and strong message of Freedom, Passion and Love, PerKelt is a band firmly rooted in their skills and talent, yet elusively beyond physical limits… With four critically acclaimed albums released to date, various awards received from the music industry, hundreds of performances all over the Europe, and countless dedicated fans all over the World, PerKelt are: Paya Lehane: recorders, vocals, percussion Stepan Honc: guitar, vocals Duncan Menzies: fiddle, vocals David Maurette: tribal drums, percussion Jay Fraser: didgeridoo, vocals, guitar, percussion Discography: 2011: Musica Mardania 2013: Dowry of a Troll Woman 2016: Dancer in the Wind 2019: Air and Fire Awards: 2014: Exposure Music Awards (UK) “Best Live Act in the UK” Winner 2017: Bastaard Fantasy Awards (NL) “Best Live Act International” Finalist 2018: International Acoustic Music Awards (USA) “Best Group/Duo” Finalist Testimonials: "Those who like folk music should be in Paradise!" -Darren Hirst (Twilight Dawning, UK) 2011 "...they are energized in a way I haven't heard before!" -Gerry Michaels (Medieval Archives, USA/UK) 2014 "PerKelt perform [with] a synergy unequalled in Celtic music." -John Hillman (Exposure Music Awards, UK) 2014 "...spectacular live shows and dropping jaws within the audience!" -Paul MacArthur (Celtic Radio, USA/Canada) 2014 “Just listen how the violin and recorder dance around each other in this ‘battle’ of talents. Simply awesome!” -Cliff de Booy (CeltCast, Netherlands) 2019 |
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PerKelt usually perform anything between 60 and 90 minutes of set in the newest 5-piece line-up. Travelling from London, U.K. they always require accommodation in the continental Europe for 6 people. |
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