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The Outlandish Knights
2+ albums
Oboe Folk Angelais
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The Outlandish Knights are an energetic modern ceilidh band with rock influences, based in Sheffield. The Outlandish Knights blend tuneful melodies, epic solos and driving rhythms. The vast majority of the Outlandish Knights’ music is original. Some of the tunes have been written to match specific ceilidh dances. We play widely around Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, Doncaster, but are happy to accept bookings from further afield Biography Many moons ago, Chris, Paul and Chis were born in Sheffield. For decades they made a tremendous din playing rock music in bands such as Haze, World Turtle, Three-Legged Cat, Strongheart, Treebeard, and CPF. Less moons ago, sisters Cat and Ceri were born in Wales. In their earlier years they amused themselves by morris dancing, and playing folk music with bands Derwenna, Hiraeth, the Elastic Band, the Mountain Oyster Band, and Here Be Dragons. In the summer of 2006, Ceri spent many long weeks as a solitary goat-herdess. The loneliness drove her to insanity. She began talking to herself, and to the trees, the tree-seedlings, the sheep and the goats. One evening as she sat by her camp-fire, the feeling came over her that she was destined to be in a folk/rock/ceilidh band, with some men from Sheffield twice her age. And thus was born The Outlandish Knights. Band Members Ceri Ashton – Flute, Clarinet, Whistle Ceri has over ten years’ experience of playing folk music, in bands including The Elastic Band, The Mountain
