Climbing Trees

Date: Saturday, 4th November 2023
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm

“A really special band”
Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1
“Marvellously expansive …

a wonderful spell they’ve cast over the entire nation”

Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales

Blending multi-instrumentalism with pin-point harmonies, Pontypridd’s
Climbing Trees bring their distinctive Cymrucana sound to Blue Sky amongst a
run of stripped-back shows throughout Wales this Autumn.

Featuring Matthew Frederick, Colenso Jones and Martin Webb, the BBC
Introducing favourites have made numerous television, radio and festival
appearances across the UK, Europe and US, recorded at London’s iconic
Maida Vale Studios and performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales,
gaining airplay from the likes of Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6
Music’s Tom Robinson along the way.

Marking a decade since the release of their debut album Hebron, the band’s first
tour in six years will also feature songs from the Welsh Music Prize-shortlisted
follow-up Borders alongside brand new material, with rumours of a long-awaited
and much-anticipated third album on the horizon.

Returning from hibernation with a first ever appearance in Bangor, this is an
evening not to be missed with one of Wales’ most endearing live acts.

“A glistening musical experience” “Dynamic, magnificent and stunning”
Buzz Magazine From The Margins

“If Steven Spielberg made music…” “Gorgeous vocals … a heart-warming treat”
New Sound Wales Alternative Friday

“The sound of your soul soaring … one of my new favourite bands”
Bethan Elfyn, BBC Radio Wales

“Incredible. Gospel country soul that soars with angels. Hallelujah!”
David Owens, Media Wales

“Homespun anthems, custom-built for careening along the Welsh coast at the height of
summer with the window wound down and the volume zapped up”
Wales Arts Review

“The attention to detail makes every listen an adventure, with new highlights constantly
emerging. They make instrumental rock at its finest”
Cultured Vultures

“Climbing Trees continue to progress and perfect their unique sound …
richly entwined with lush melodies and glowing textures”
Indie Buddie

“Soaring melodies and sweeping harmonies of Climbing Trees …
leave an afterglow of purified bliss”
AfterDark

“A band that can be heralded as both culturally significant and historically rooted …
makes Climbing Trees such an exciting band for our time”
Plugged In Magazine

Following the success of further singles Tracks, Amber and Lost, with each gaining airplay from the likes of Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson, the Trees released second album Borders through Staylittle Music in the Summer of 2016 to rave reviews and a spot on the Welsh Music Prize shortlist. A coloured vinyl release of Borders’ fifth and final single Fall accompanied live appearances in the UK, Europe and US during 2017 before an extended period of hibernation as the band focussed on various offshoots, solo and side projects.

The Trees made their long-awaited return in 2021 with the standalone single Troubling Times, followed by a super limited edition cassette release of 2018’s digital-only Borders: Acoustic B Sides EP, marking the fifth anniversary of Borders and the Trees’ first decade as a band. Here’s to the next one…

Tickets can be purchased HERE

A really special band
Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1

A glistening musical experience
Buzz Magazine

Dynamic, magnificent and stunning
From The Margins