Festivals

Spinndrift have performed at festivals across the U.K., last year playing a 45 minute set to 600 people as support to Faustus on the main stage at Sidmouth Folk Week.  Spinndrift concerts consist of a variety of traditional songs, tunes and self-penned material.  Spinndrift like audiences that sing along and encourage active audience participation.  If there is space, and depending on the venue-size they also perform single-jig morris dances.

 

Workshops

 

The members of Spinndrift all hold enhanced CRB disclosure and can offer workshops or tuition in: melodeon, fiddle, oboe, flute, whistle, cello, voice, storytelling, morris dance, molly dance, broom dance, ceilidh dancing, ensemble and group work and choir/group and harmony singing.  Spinndrift are happy to run workshops for children or adults for people of all abilities.

 

Children's Shows

Spinndrift also do children's shows:
- a shadow play to music which they are happy to perform at festivals.  They have all the equipment to perform the show, all that is required is a plug socket, a dark room and a PA depending on the size of the room.

 


- and a new children's show based around musical sound effects and theatre devices which involves much more audience participation.  There are also a set of workshops that can be run alongside this show, in preparation for it, so that the children can participate in the music of the show as well as in the activities.

 

 

Storytelling

Three members of Spinndrift also perform a 20 minute story , called "The Soldier and Death" which is suitable for older children and adults.
The band also perform a series of short stories, cante-fables and songs for younger children (which includes a short stint of juggling!). These include stories: "Bertha-the-Good", "The Story of Orange", "The Fireman's Song" and "The Soldier and the Magic Sack".

 

If you would like to book Spinndrift to appear at or run workshops at a festival, then please contact us.