Acclaimed Devon roots duo Show of Hands will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Welsh opera stars Bryn Terfel and Rebecca Evans and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when they join the headliners at the 23rd Welsh Proms at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall this summer.
Singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer will spearhead the first Folk Prom on Tuesday, July 22 – a melting pot of music with a Celtic influence.
They will be joined by two contrasting Cornish acts, the funky 3 Daft Monkeys - an institution on the festival circuit with their infectious acoustic jiggery, and the on-song shanty singers Fishermen’s Friends, a crew of real fishermen, coastguards, lifeboatmen and others all living within a nautical mile of each other in Port Isaac and making their first foray into Wales.
Fishermen’s Friends guested with Show of Hands at their sell out Royal Albert Hall gig last Easter and have appeared on Show of Hands recordings, providing a rousing chorus line for some of the band’s best known songs like Roots and Cousin Jack.
Singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer will spearhead the first Folk Prom on Tuesday, July 22 – a melting pot of music with a Celtic influence.
They will be joined by two contrasting Cornish acts, the funky 3 Daft Monkeys - an institution on the festival circuit with their infectious acoustic jiggery, and the on-song shanty singers Fishermen’s Friends, a crew of real fishermen, coastguards, lifeboatmen and others all living within a nautical mile of each other in Port Isaac and making their first foray into Wales.
Fishermen’s Friends guested with Show of Hands at their sell out Royal Albert Hall gig last Easter and have appeared on Show of Hands recordings, providing a rousing chorus line for some of the band’s best known songs like Roots and Cousin Jack.