Posted by Louise Parmakis 12 October 2010
According to Anna Esselmont, when she first met Cormac Byrne when they were students at Manchester University in 2002 she knew that they would form a band together. 8 years, 1 serious illness, numerous operations and a wedding later, Uiscedwr are still going strong and creating some of the most innovative folk music around today, drawing on classical, rock, world, jazz and just about any other musical force that takes their fancy.
With Anna on the fiddle and vocals, Cormac on the bodhran and alternating between James Hickman and Nick Waldock on guitar, Uiscedwr will give you an exhaustingly energetic show and are not to be missed.
Oh, and for those of you who are wondering how to pronounce Uiscedwr (which means “water” in both Welsh and Irish), take the words Fish Cat Door - just delete the first letter of the first word then the last letter of the second and you’ve got it!
26 November 2010 - Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge
27 November 2010 - Farnsfield Village Centre, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire
28 November 2010 - The Trades Club, Hebdon Bridge
1 December 2010 - Folklahoma, London (venue TBC)
2 December 2010 - Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
3 December 2010 - The Rock, Maltby, South Yorkshire
4 December 2010 - The Met, Bury, Lancashire
5 December 2010 - Twickenham Folk Club, Twickenham
10-12 December 2010 - Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Cotswold (both Anna and Cormac will be the tutors on the Folk Fiddle and Bodhran & Percussion workshop respectively)