The Chair

The Chair on-stage is an experience that will have even the most reserved audience beating a path to the dance floor. Melodies from their native Orkney are mashed up with blues, dub and klezmer in an 8-piece riot of fiddles, banjos, accordions and drums. Collectively, the sound approaches the energy levels of a rock gig, yet remains acoustic at heart. The Chair, a must-see festival band, were voted Band of the Year at the 2008 Scots Trad Music Awards. The follow up to debut album Huinka is in pre-production and due early 2012.
"Raw anarchic energy underpinned by impressively tight delivery: a true party band with depth, heart and ample collective talent." — Sue Wilson, Folk Music Critic
"Their energy, sound, talent and interaction with the audience was second to none." — The Shetland Times
"They rocked it up triumphantly to close the show, their big, brash sound embracing everything from dub to zydeco." — The Scotsman