Filkin's Drift

The Filkin’s Drift, combine the traditional and the contemporary, blending fiddle and guitar with their close vocal harmonies. Ornate interplay between two fretted instruments conjures up a Baroque sound world, while their foot-stomping fiddle and guitar tunes have been igniting audiences at festivals across the UK. ~ 'Hugely entertaining' | RnR Magazine Filkin's Drift are renowned in the scene, playing at festivals, venues, and weddings, and appearing on radio/television. --- Seth Bye is a violinist, composer and educator. He has performed in venues from the Royal Albert Hall to the Cecil Sharpe House and at festivals including Boomtown, Greenman and Shambala. Aside from Filkin’s Drift, Seth performs with long acclaimed Balkan band, The Destroyers, recently featured on BBC 1 opening the commonwealth games. He has toured with Giffords Circus, playing fiddle, banjo and accordion. When he is not on stage, Seth loves to climb trees and swim in rivers. --- Chris Roberts’ training in classical guitar means he soars effortlessly through jigs and reels with an unrivalled purity in his steel-string playing. His performances across the UK and Europe have been praised for their “beautifully varied timbres, real virtuosity” and for being “simply mesmerising” (The British and International Federation of Festivals). As well as playing with Filkin’s Drift, Chris tours with pop singer Tanita Tikaram, writes lullabies with new parents, and delivers workshops in SEND schools. When he’s not playing music, you can usually find Chris up a hill or by some water. But he’s probably still thinking about guitar.