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In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write “Gigspanner are pushing at the boundaries, expanding the possibilities and in the process making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer” They have been described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, and by Songlines as “another milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool”. Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator”

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They don’t play together often, but when they do, it’s spectacular! 5*****
BBC R2 Magazine
Many people as they trickled out into the night said that this was one of the best gigs they'd ever been to. I'd agree with that. If you get a quarter of a chance to see them, go - there were people there last night who had travelled many miles to be there. It was well worth every mile
Mike Harding
One of the most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond. It is genuinely exciting to hear a band expanding the possibilities of folk music in so many different directions
Folk Radio UK

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Gigspanner
Doors at Eight (Live)
Album | 2011-04-26
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Lipreading the Poet
Album | 2008-11-05
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Layers of Ages
Album | 2015-05-11
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The Wife of Urban Law
Album | 2017-10-31
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Gigspanner Big Band at The Subscription Rooms

Jul 8, 2026

Gigspanner Big Band at The Stables Wavendon

Apr 9, 2026

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