Voted BBC 2 Folk awards best dance band for 2005. Whapweasel are at the forefront of contemporary English roots music weaving colourful strands of folk, rock, ska and East European sounds into a wonderful melee that will leave no toe untapped. Prepare for a hoe-down!!
Over the years Whapweasel have delighted audiences at venues all over the country from birthday ceilidhs and village halls to Sidmouth International Festival, Cambridge Festival and The Big Chill.
Sheer quality playing, imagination and variety...What sets them ahead of most other bands in the field is that all their tunes are original...The beauty of these tunes is that they're absolutely in the idiom...Though they must be one hell of a band for ceilidhs, their imagination sustains repeated listening with ease. The best new dance band I've heard in at least a decade.
Ian Anderson, fRoots
Fantastic and fresh arrangements...a breathtaking sound...It's the clever juxtaposition and melding of the different elements that make for such a great sound. The final verdict: it's mint and successfully captures the essence of their live performances. It can't get much better than that.
Cait Leach, Shreds And Patches
Whapweasels monkey adventures - Thank you to the creator whoever you are
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Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Festival review (in German) and loads of pictures of TFF Rudolstadt 2009, including Whap-performances and dance workshop are now available at www.metal-district.de – Hope you like them!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
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