Patch & the Giant are a north London based alternative folk band who have been kicking up the dust since 2011. The band sport a huge variety of instruments from mandolin to flugelhorn and for such a large ensemble hold it together incredibly well thanks to some very clever arrangements which are fresh and crisp. Just check out San Salvador which has great Curtis Eller styled theatrical moments. Whilst ‘Are You Listening‘ slows it down to a gentle grace with choruses that are reminiscent of Mumford and Sons. Another band that shows the London folk scene is alive and kicking!
They’re a band you should make an effort to catch, they’ve been sharing the bill with some of our favourite bands recently including Dave Gerard and the Watchmen, Daniel Green of Laish and many more. They’ve also play The Folkroom at The Queens Head in Acton St. and are about to start a tour of South England kicking off with a London headline show on Friday 24th August at Surya with Keston Cobblers Club and Lazy Heart Parade (full dates below).
Tour Dates
24th August | Surya, King’s Cross (featuring Keston Cobblers Club and Lazy Heart Parade)
25th August | Watchet LIVE Music Festival, Somerset (Main Stage)
25th August | Festibelly, New Forest (Massive in China Tent)
26th August | The Sunday Fete @ The Boogaloo (featuring Roo Panes, The Wishbones, Camille Delean & Boy From The North)
18th September | Power’s Bar, Kilburn
30th September | The Sunday Fete @ The Boogaloo (featuring The Bara Bara Band, Russell Swallow & The Wolf, City Shanty Band…plus more TBC)
16th October | Tamesis Dock (co-promotion with Folkroom Records featuring very special guests…soon to be announced)
20th October | Before The Gold Rush @ The Wilmington Arms, Clerkenwell (supporting Long Dead Kings)
28th October | The Sunday Fete @ The Boogaloo OXJAM SPECIAL (featuring Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Tiny Birds, Julie Hawk…plus more TBC)
The Band
Luke Owen – lead vocals, guitar
Liam Hoflay – mandolin, banjo, accordion, glockenspiel
Angie Rance – flugelhorn, trumpet, melodica, keyboard, accordion, harmonicas
Lizzi Michael – fiddle
Gabriel Merryfield – fiddle, percussion
Sara MacLennan – cello
Edward Gant – bass
Chris Magee – percussion, vocals, ukulele!