About this Event

Future Perfect & Pindrop Performances present

Trembling Bells



Plus guests:



Art Theefe + James Bell & The Half Moon Allstars



Trembling Bell’s have been establishing themselves in the UK for the past five years, forging ahead with their own particular brand of folk music that turns the idea of genre on its head. Their unique sound has won much praise over the last few years (Mojo Debut album of the month, Write ups in all major publications inc New York Times) and has drawn interest from a wealth of collaborators, including Mike Heron of Incredible String Band, Bonnie Prince Billy, Paul Welller, Jandek, Baby Dee . More recently, Trembling Bells have agreed to undertake an album with comedian, musician and ATP curator Stewart Lee.



The band has toured extensively, joining Mike Heron in Europe in June 2014 for dates in Germany, Denmark and Sweden as well playing dates in 2013 with Paul Weller. This summer, Trembling Bells will be touring the UK comprehensively, having already played Glastonbury Festival and a sell-out two-day residency at London’s Café Oto. They were also invited to play at the Southbank Centre for ‘All in the Downs’, an evening celebrating Shirley Collins’ 80th birthday, joining a line up that included Graham Coxon.



Trembling Bells’ released their newest album, The Sovereign Self , on 29thJune 2015. It has had a fantastic response nationally, garnering favourable reviews from The Guardian, The Sun, The Times and popular music blogs/magazines such as Line of Best Fit, Uncut, MOJO, Loud & Quiet, The Wire and The Skinny. The upcoming single, Killing Time in London Fields, has had great support from BBC 6 Music and has been played by Marc Riley, Gideon Coe, Radcliffe & Maconie and Katie Puckrik. BBC Radio Scotland has playlisted the song. On top of this, the Guardian’s Head of Rock and Pop Critic Alex Petridis awarded the album his ‘album you should hear this week’, noting of their Glastonbury appearance on the Bandstand Stage that they were “a much better known act than usually turn up on this kind of stage.”