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Love & Money - available now!
‘Crucible are a triple-threat—excellent harmony vocals, accompanied or a cappella and formidable instrumental attack… [Love and Money is] the sound of a band hitting on all cylinders. A definite triumph.’
fROOTS
‘Here is beautiful, finely honed music with the convincing ring of just-rightness about it. […] effortlessly beguiling, fresh-air sweet and providing enough variety to prevent any onset of ennui. Crucible have found their collective niche and fill it estimably.’
Properganda
‘brilliantly sung… the harmonies are thick and robust. Crucible are set to follow bands like Bellowhead into the hearts of folk music fans anywhere great music is appreciated. This is a great CD.’
Penguin Eggs (Canada)
To purchase CDs direct from the band, please send a cheque* for £12 per CD, along with your postal address. Also available are first album Changeling, now on final print, and second album Crux. We're also doing a special deal—any two CDs for £22, or all three for £30.
For more details email us at info@cruciblemusic.co.uk or phone 0114 2316779.
* Cheques should be made payable to J Arrowsmith and sent to Crucible c/o 43 Melrose Rd, Sheffield, S3 9DN
Crucible perform an exciting mix of energetic tunes, rich and evocative harmony singing and subtle accompaniment for a unique programme of English traditional material, ably complemented by their own compositions in the same style. They combine four joyfully distinct voices with a range of traditional instruments, including English bagpipes, fiddles, melodeon, guitar and cittern. Members of the band have many years’ experience as professional folk performers with dance bands Glory Strokes, Hekety and Jabadaw and English roots phenomenon, Bellowhead.
Crucible evoke the best of the old whilst remaining assuredly at the forefront of the new-wave of English roots bands. Their unaccompanied vocals have drawn comparisons with such luminaries as the Watersons, and The Young Tradition, whilst their instrumental prowess and fresh arrangements bring to mind contemporary acts like Eliza Carthy and Spiers and Boden.
Now enjoying considerable success, they have performed on the main stages of major UK festivals including Sidmouth, Towersey, Chippenham, Warwick, Cambridge, Cheltenham and the National, as well as at many smaller festivals and folk clubs. They are now in increasing demand from folk and roots stages outside the UK and have built on their continued popularity in Eastern Canada with a tours of Mid-Europe and a performance at Belgium’s prestigious Dranouter Festival in 2006.
On big stages or small, audiences find themselves spell-bound at the life and emotion Crucible inject into every performance, and are guaranteed a genuine and enjoyable experience.
“What more can you ask? Young, talented and passionate about traditional music and song. Stunning acappella harmony and an exciting four piece band, Crucible hit centre target for the audience every time.”
Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman
“One of England’s finest traditional bands.”
Loughborough Folk Festival
“…a fantastic experience!!! The interaction with the audience was majestic. A memorable gig in fourteen years of [the club]”
Piet Snellen, Club Organiser, Netherlands
“It’s unusual to encounter a group that displays such instrumental talent and such vocal strength simultaneously: these kids can really play.”
Sing Out! USA