"Impossible to pigeonhole... your foot taps and heart sings as these virtuoso magpie musicians duck and weave…A breath of fresh air"
THE TIMES 4****

Armed with a new line-up Horses Brawl take to the road with their brand new album ‘Ruminantia’ released in April 2012.

The duo of Laura Cannell (fiddles/recorders) and Andre Bosman (Indian Harmonium/guitar
/acoustic bass guitar), looks set to enchant even more audiences with their rustic sounds and instrumental virtuosity. Their music is deeply rooted in the past, drawing inspiration from traditional and medieval folk and their original sound is quickly winning them fans throughout the world. With glowing album reviews from the UK and international press, their fresh
approach to folk hints at minimalism, improvisation and tradition; unearthing fragments of lost or forgotten tunes they reinvigorate them to create mesmerizing and spellbinding new pieces.

Recent highlights include airplay on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Norfolk and filming for ITV’s ‘Ade in Britain’, (Adrian Edmondson’s British food and culture series). Recent performances have included Cambridge Folk Festival and The Union Chapel in London as well as supporting Martin Carthy, Mike Heron & Trembling Bells. Upcoming performances include: Milton Keynes International Festival (July) and Folk East (August). As well as touring widely throughout the UK and further afield at major Arts Festivals and Folk Festivals Horses Brawl have been editor's picks in The Guardian, Time Out, The Independent, have featured in Muso and fROOTs and have been broadcast live in concert for BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, The Early Music Show and In Tune.

"Mysterious, energetic and rustic: sometimes kinda Third Ear, sometimes kinda minimalist, but invariably intriguing" fROOTS

“Something wild, primitive and creative can be felt from within.” Psychedelicfolk.com

“Reminiscent of Philip Glass’s droning, haunting minimalism.” BEARDED Magazine

"Elegant, intricate and utterly engaging" EASTERN DAILY PRESS

“Exciting virtuosity and sonic imagination” DERBY TELEGRAPH

”Tremendous energy, virtuosity and verve” SONGLINES

"A truly memorable sound" BRIGHT YOUNG FOLK

“A plethora of finely crafted music entwines control with improvisation – in the same moment it’s ancient and embryonic, disciplined and liberated” FOLKWORDS

“The nature of folk music has always made it open to embellishment, but Horses Brawl is taking the genre to new levels" THE GUARDIAN

"Fascinating, jolly, mysterious, hypnoticm melancholic" EARLY MUSIC TODAY



Horses Brawl gratefully acknowledge the support of The Arts Council of England
and Escalator Music