The Wanton String Band (album, 2022)
"...incredible musical pleasure" - Indie Dock
"A testament to the carnal pleasure we all seek in music" - Splendid Fred
Deb's (single, 2022)
“Thank the gods that there are bands like this” – Phantom Power
“...a mesmerising, immersive wall of sound that makes you want to move” – Americana UK
“...the intoxication of their live set, captured in a record” – Music News
“...5 minutes of musical fireworks” – Sistra
“...a divine dance in my dreams” – Sinusoidal
Videos
Thursday 8-Saturday 10 August - Buskers Bern, Switzerland
Thursday 4 July - Kelburn Garden Party, Scotland
Saturday 24 June - Batjes, Roeselare, Belgium
Friday 23 June - Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Netherlands
Saturday 3 June - Fire in the Mountain, Wales
Saturday 1 October - Jamboree, London
Friday 30 September - Outlandish Nights, Bristol
Friday 26 August - Green Parrot Festival, Cologne
Saturday 4 June - Fire in the Mountain, Wales
Friday 13 May - Jam in a Jar, London
The Wanton String Band play hedonistic folk-inspired psychedelic dance music. Their sound ranges from face-melting, trance-inducing renditions of fiddle tunes to synth-infused murder ballads. Their ecstatic, infectious take on traditional music has had audiences dancing on tables and hanging from rafters since their formation in 2016.
Coming from a range of musical backgrounds including traditional Celtic, indie pop, electronic and Renaissance, the band was introduced to American old time fiddle music by fiddler and vocalist Nathan after a chance meeting in Istanbul. Enthralled (some might say obsessed) by the music’s melodies, warm string sounds and hypnotic repetition, the members fused their disparate influences with their favourite picks from the old time canon. The result is the ecstatic, tradition-rooted, and shamelessly danceable sound of The Wanton String Band.
The Wanton String Band are Nathan Bontrager (fiddle, voice), Stuart Graham (bouzouki, voice), Chris Jones (mandolin), Ewan Macdonald (fiddle), Richard O’Flynn (drums, synth, voice) and Jess Whelligan (cello, voice).
Email: hi [at] wantonstringband.net
Instagram: @wantonstringband
Facebook: /wantonstringband
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