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Hackney Colliery Band

Supported by King Dinosaur

‘Reinventing the brass band format for the 21st century’ - Times

‘An ingenious blend of showmanship and intelligence’ - Sunday Times

‘One of the greatest live bands that we have in this country’ - BBC Radio 2

Since the release of Hackney Colliery Band’s eponymous debut album in 2011, the East London collective have blown their way into the public consciousness with their genre-bending combination of brass, reeds, percussion and electronics, firmly establishing themselves as one of the most exciting live bands in the UK.

Now fifteen years deep into their collective journey, and with some incredible career highlights to note (such as performing to 80,000 people at the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London), the 9 piece outfit prepare to announce their 6th full-length offering, the hotly anticipated ‘Collaborations : Volume Two’.

Whereas their fifth album ‘Collaborations: Volume One featured a range of World Music legends including Grammy-winning Beninese vocalist Angélique Kidjo and godfather of Ethiopian jazz Mulatu Astatke, ‘Volume Two’ sees HCB focus on songs and singers, alongside a sprinkling of instrumentals featuring harp, guitar, cello, and even conch shells.

As anyone who has attempted any degree of social organisation will attest, it is no mean feat to gather nine people in one place, at the same time, on a semi-regular basis, never mind taking this group of people all over the world to play instrumental music. Add into the mix an industry where artists are encouraged to find a genre niche and stick to it – advice HCB have joyously ignored for their fifteen year career – and the community and kinship that HCB have built up over this time seems even more remarkable.

Frontman/composer Steve Pretty and composers Olly Blackman and Luke Christie say of this release: ‘It’s a privilege and joy to still be playing together after all these years, and especially to be pushing each other to be as creative and innovative as we can be. The process of collaborating with so many amazing artists, and the freshness that’s brought to the project is endlessly inspiring. Some of this music started life almost a decade ago, and other tracks are only a few months old, but we’re so proud of the breadth of musical talent on display with this record.’ A testament to their tenure and calibre as musicians, ‘Collaborations : Volume Two’ is an exuberant and original addition to HCB’s already impressive and varied catalogue, highlighting their restlessly collaborative and creative instincts.

KING DINOSAUR

Speakeasy meets Dick Dale in this awesome, raucous Spaghetti Western Swing Band. Guitar, Trumpet, Double Bass, Piano and Drums with lots of harmony singing. You never had so much fun!

King Dinosaur are an exciting, 5 piece band consisting of drums (Paul Bullock), double bass (Matt Taylor), piano (Jacob Kodicek), guitar (Alik Peters-Deacon) and vocals and trumpet (Ed Hart). They play fun, high energy, original tunes to dance to and have been ripping up the south west scene with sell out gigs in some of the area’s best venues and festivals. Their raucous, joyous gigs are highly memorable and this is helped by the fantastic original tunes they play. The songs have interesting, heartfelt lyrics and there is lots of top class improvised instrumental work during the solos and throughout the songs. The music defies genre and the influences are as diverse as jazz, latin, mariachi, eastern european folk and swing. Melt that lot together, add a little spice, and you have their unique sound that they like to call 'Spaghetti Western Swing'.

DOORS: 6pm
MAIN ACT: 8pm
SEATED/STANDING: This event is seated