Pilgrims' Way (band)
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Pilgrims' Way | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | English folk music, folk rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Fellside Records Talking Cat Recordings |
| Members | Jude Rees Edwin Beasant Tom Kitching Jon Loomes Heather Sirrel |
| Past members | Lucy Wright |
| Website | www.pilgrims-way.net |
Pilgrims’ Way are an English folk band, formed in 2010. In 2011, they were nominated for the New Horizons award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012.[1]
Pilgrims' Way are a five-piece band from North West England.
Formed in 2009 as a three-piece, comprising Lucy Wright, Tom Kitching and Edwin Beasant, they rapidly became known as one of the most prolific folk groups in the United Kingdom.[2] Their second album, Red Diesel was named one of The Telegraph's Top 20 Folk Albums of 2016.[3]
Expanding to five members in 2017 after the departure of Wright to pursue a career in visual art,[4] the band's influences are varied but they share a deep respect for the tradition and take as their inspiration some of the most influential bands from the 1960s/1970s revival.
Named for the Rudyard Kipling poem, set to music by Peter Bellamy, their self-stated aim is to "present gimmick-free English folk of the finest kind".[5]
The five current band members, Edwin Beasant, Jude Rees, Tom Kitching, Jon Loomes and Heather Sirrel play a wide range of instruments, often changing between them many times during sessions, which enables the band to play a diverse repertoire of music.
Awards
- 2011 - FATEA Magazine Tradition award winner[6]
- 2012 - Spiral Earth Debut album award - nominee[7]
- 2012 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards New Horizons award - nominee[1]
