Trials of Cato

Date: Friday, 12th January 2018
Time: 7:00 pm

“One of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times” Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2

Anglo-Welsh folk group with inspiring melodies formed in Beirut, what’s not to like!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcMzEI-6PHg

The Trials of Cato formed in Beirut in the summer of 2015 and spent a formative year performing traditional music on the Lebanese music scene and developing their sound. Following their debut at Radio Beirut in September 2015, they went on to regularly fill some of Beirut’s foremost music venues. Since returning to the UK, their feet have hardly touched the ground as they are booked up at folk clubs and festivals across the country thanks to a formidable live reputation.

Their eponymous debut EP has been well received, and was described as ‘one hell of a calling card’ in FATEA Magazine earlier this year. The Trials of Cato are now hard at work developing their debut album alongside their busy gigging schedule.

The band’s live set includes both original and traditional material, featuring fretted instruments alone to achieve a musical presence not often heard on the modern folk scene. With tight instrumentation and rousing harmonies, the music is firmly rooted in the folk traditions of Ireland and Britain, yet the source material is decidedly contemporary

Tickets £10 available from the Cafe in person, online at http://www.wegottickets.com/event/426444 (10% admin fee applies) or on the door on the night.

Doors open 7pm Gig starts at 8pm.  BAR ONLY.  NO FOOD SERVED