Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
Spiro: "Dazzling", "magnificent", "intense and minimal", "soulful", "passionate", "breathtakingly moving" - this unique Bristol-based acoustic four-piece are celebrated for the beauty of their interlocking, intricate musical patterns. Like whirlpools, they suck you in to a compelling, complex minimalism and you're swept away in an irresistible river of sound. And just when you think it can't get any better, with each release Spiro up their game.
This is a subtle but exhilarating band. A jaunty and atmospheric workout that constantly changes mood and pace. * * * *
The Guardian (UK)
Intense sweeping instrumentals dominated by Jane Harbour's stellar violin playing, conjuring visions of drifting landscapes. Without doubt, it's music of rare beauty.
Acoustic Magazine (UK)
There are virtuosity, extraordinary group playing and dynamics on show, wedded to a strong musical vision and a sense of what instrumental composition can achieve.
fRoots (UK)
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LAND OF MY OTHER
Land Of My Other is a place of memories and melodies, lyricism and lore. A place of sunlight, faerie-tales and rowan trees; of grief, incarceration and thunder in darkness. A place where ancestral trauma and colonial injustice meet blazing pride, romantic self-rule and hands held in a circle in the sea. Where songs are sung with feeling,
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