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Live Music

Artist: Filkin’s Drift Title: The Raven Folk Club Tour: CERRD // ED Venue: Bear and Billet City:   Chester, England, UK Date: Sunday, 3 Sep 2023 Collection:   Attended     Wishlist  Community:

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From the duo’s website:
870 MILES - 2 MUSICIANS - 40 SHOWS

CERDD // ED, an 870-mile walking tour of the Wales Coast Path, is a radical approach to sustainable touring. With the climate emergency sharply in focus and people looking for new ways of connecting post-covid, it is clear that the music industry needs fresh and imaginative approaches to touring. Folk duo Filkin’s Drift have found an answer in the ancient Welsh bardic tradition.
In the Welsh language, ‘Cerdd’ means music and ‘Cerdded’ means to walk. To Filkin’s Drift, this suggests an intrinsic connection between the acts of roaming and creating music. Along the way, the duo will collect songs, stories, and tunes to incorporate into their gigs, weaving together a tapestry of shared experiences of the Welsh coast.

To release their new record ‘Rembard’s Retreat’, Seth Bye and Chris Roberts are walking the entire Wales Coast Path, performing every night on the journey. Along the way, the duo will collect songs, stories, and tunes to incorporate into their gigs, weaving together a tapestry of shared experiences of the Welsh coast.

CERDD // ED solves a global problem in a local way. It will be a pioneering voice as the music industry changes its approaches to touring; It will bring communities closer together; and it will bring Wales to the fore, as the country pioneering this change.

We are supported by Help Musicians and Fusion Gig Bags, and are raising money for the charity Live Music Now.

Comments and Reviews

chrisb ● 22nd Aug 2023		The Raven Folk Club meets Sundays at the Bear and Billet in Chester. This is the duo’s first date of a two month, 40 date, 870 mile walking tour. The tour promotes the launch of their debut CD EP ‘Rembard’s Retreat’ released to tie in with the tour.

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