Pilgrims’ Way are an English folk band, formed in 2010. In 2011, they were nominated for the New Horizons award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012.[1]
Pilgrims' Way | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | English folk music, folk rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Fellside Records Talking Cat Recordings |
| Members | Jude Rees Edwin Beasant Tom Kitching Jon Loomes Heather Sirrel |
| Past members | Lucy Wright |
| Website | www.pilgrims-way.net |
The band
editPilgrims' Way are a five-piece band from North West England, who rapidly became known in 2011 as one of the most prolific folk groups in the United Kingdom.[2] The band's influences are varied but they share a deep respect for the tradition and take as their inspiration some of the most influential bands from the 1960s/1970s revival.
Named for the Rudyard Kipling poem, set to music by Peter Bellamy, their self-stated aim is to "present gimmick-free English folk of the finest kind".[3]
The five band members, Edwin Beasant, Jude Rees, Tom Kitching, Jon Loomes and Heather Sirrel play a wide range of instruments, often changing between them many times during sessions, which enables the band to play a diverse repertoire of music.
Awards
edit- 2011 - FATEA Magazine Tradition award winner[4]
- 2012 - Spiral Earth Debut album award - nominee[5]
- 2012 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards New Horizons award - nominee[1]
Discography
edit- Pilgrims' Way EP (2011)
- Wayside Courtesies (2011)
- Shining Gently All Around EP (2011)
- Red Diesel (2016)
- Stand & Deliver (2017)
References
edit- ^ a b "BBC - Radio 2 - Events - Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "X-Factor acts most prolific British performers, says PRS". Completemusicupdate.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Pilgrims' Way". Pilgrims-way.net. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "FATEA - Home". Fatea-records.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ [1] [dead link]