Formed in late 2021, Piskey Led play a kaleidoscopic mixture of original and traditional music drawn from the folk traditions of Cornwall, north England and Ireland.

 

Made up of veteran musicians versed in a multitude of genres, they bring together their eclectic and diverse influences to create an approach to folk music only they can offer. With Cornish Katie Lower on flute and whistles, Lancastrian Josh Goodey on double bass, harmonium and mandocello, Donegal man James Bower on guitar and Belfast boy Chris Mercer on mandolin, bouzouki, harmonicas and bodhrán, they are staples of the south Wales folk scene, and have been honing their setlist across the UK over the last year.

 

Each member takes songs from their region of the British Isles- Katie taking tunes from the Cornish tradition, Josh from the Lancastrian, and James and Chris taking songs from Ulster, creating a distinct theme and formula for the band. From these sources also springs the inspirations for their original material. They can set the room on fire, getting crowd to their feet with a set of incandescent reels one minute, and elate with a four-part-harmony ballad the next, hopping between instruments the whole time.

 

"One of the highlights is Piskey Led pile in with an array of their instruments, and the band completely comes together and knits tightly to bring on a good, rollicking performance. This album proves that we could be hearing much more of James, Josh, Katie and Chris before too long"

-Mick Tems, FolkWales

 

"Amazing musicianship…the best live session we’ve ever had!"

Dan James, BGFM

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