Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood - Live @ Shires Oast

Downstairs bar and restaurant open from 12pm - Please call on 01622 234707 if you would like to book a table for dinner.

Concert doors @ 6.30pm, for an 7pm start.

Access - Please note, the venue is upstairs, a chair lift is available, but those with specific access requirements should notify the venue in advance.

Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood (Threepenny Bit and Granny’s Attic respectively), perform an

evocative set of tunes from the balfolk canon on clarinet and fiddle. The duo combines the

talent of two musicians who are firmly embedded into the folk music community in England.

Their material comprises traditional, contemporary and original European folk dance music,

with loose, ever-evolving arrangements creating space for improvisation and showcasing the

interplay between the instruments.

In 2024, Gentile and Wood released their first studio album, Violet Sky, produced by Tarren’s

Alex Garden. Described by Songlines as ‘folk dance at its finest’, it was also nominated for

Album of the Year by Bright Young Folk. Whether playing for dance or in concert, the duo are

sure to leave dancers and listeners spellbound.

“Absolutely superb” - James Fagan

“The clarinet and fiddle interweave seamlessly and the playing is faultless” - Songlines

“Totally enchanting” - FATEA

Links:

Album video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ra05SysWY&t=3s

Live video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRf6whI4ifE

Bandcamp: gentileandwood.bandcamp.com

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gentile_wood

Facebook: www.facebook.com/gentileandwood