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| Horses Brawl's innovative and experimental take on traditional and early music draws listeners into a world where driving folk rhythms collide with the music of ancient Europe. A highly acclaimed multi-instrumental duo with roots deeply embedded in the past, they unearth fragments of lost or forgotten tunes and re-compose them using extended instrumental techniques, improvisation and over-lapping rhythms to create mesmerizing and spellbinding new pieces. They have been editor's picks in The Guardian, Time Out, The Independent and have been featured in Muso and fROOTs and have been recorded and broadcast live for BBC Radio 3 ('Late Junction', 'The Early Music Show' and 'In Tune'). Horses Brawl are also Escalator Artists and have been awarded Lottery Funding from the The Arts Council of England, supporting them in their development and creation of new works and projects. Having gained a reputation for their vibrant and engaging stage manner Horses Brawl have performed widely throughout the UK at festivals and Arts Centres under the headings of folk, classical and contemporary music. The duo have released three highly acclaimed albums 'Horses Brawl' (2005), 'Dindirin' (2007), 'Wild Lament' (2009) and their fourth 'Ruminantia' is due for release in April 2012. “The nature of folk music has always made it open to embellishment, but Horses Brawl is taking the genre to new levels" THE GUARDIAN "Elegant, intricate and utterly engaging" EASTERN DAILY PRESS "Fascinating, jolly, mysterious, hypnoticm melancholic" EARLY MUSIC TODAY "A truly memorable sound" BRIGHT YOUNG FOLK ”Performed with tremendous energy, virtuosity and verve” SONGLINES “Exciting virtuosity and sonic imagination” THE DERBY TELEGRAPH "Virtuosic and experimental...simultaneously accessible and challenging" BBC RADIO 2  Horses Brawl gratefully acknowledge the support of The Arts Council of England and Escalator Music |
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