The feisty and experimental duo Horses Brawl draw listeners into a world where driving folk rhythms collide with the high and low musical cultures of ancient Europe and beyond. Improvising around phrases and fragments of music drawn from over eight centuries they transform them into their own mesmerising and spellbinding compositions.

Crossing many genres including folk, baroque, renaissance and contemporary music, Horses Brawl are equally at home playing at folk clubs, concerts and festivals. Performing with an open and engaging stage manner they invite you into their vibrant and exciting musical world.

Horses Brawl formed in 2003 when Laura Cannell - Fiddle/Recorders/Crumhorn and Adrian Lever - Guitar, came together for a short tour in East Anglia. They have since performed widely throughout the UK at festivals and concerts with their cutting-edge take on early and traditional music, and have been broadcast live on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, The Early Music Show and In Tune.

Horses Brawl were recently awarded a grant a by The Arts Council of England to support the development of their unique approach to traditional and early music. They released their third album WILD LAMENT in June 2009 receiving excellent reviews in The Times, Bright Young Folk, Early Music Today and many more.