PIERROT - English and French music for dancing and listening

A leading critic writes -

"The amazing Pierrot, based mostly on the Lincolnshire - Yorkshire borders, with an outpost in Northampton too, plays an exciting mix of French and English-style traditional dance music - from driving bourrées to slower, seductive mazurkas. Some of the tunes are self-penned - but don't confuse that with self-indulgent. This music is alive!

"Pierrot plays rather more than the usual range of instruments, and this adds to the rich and varying sound. You will hear fiddle, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, clarinet and bass clarinet, melodeon and guitar, English bagpipes, djembe and occasional harp, bombarde and concertina, with more besides...

"Pierrot play mostly for dancing, and will give you a memorable and entertaining experience. With their own caller, Pierrot will lead you through a dazzling array of English and European dances. You will not be able to stop yourself having a superb time.

"They also play for other occasions - far too many to list - to which they bring their own brand of dynamic and infectious music."

- and a testimonial in a Well Respected Broadsheet -

"In these difficult times, it is more important than ever to remember what makes for a happy life...the top influences are community, exercise, listening to music and doing things in a group. These are the top four predictors of contentment...all found together in country dancing...the effect of all that twirling with family and friends while responding to the music produces a sense of wellbeing hard to replicate in any other single activity."

The Guardian, Jan 2009
(click to read the whole piece)

Sound clips:
(click title to play an MP3 clip)

Abbot's Bromley (jig)

Jack the Horse Courser (hornpipe)

Old Molly Oxford (morris tune/hornpipe)

More sound clips coming soon - watch this space !
Also look out for our MySpace page with full length tracks, ready during Autumn 2009.

13-minute CD Pierrotmusique features some of our French repertoire.
**click for review and sound clips**

...and you can hear four-fifths of the band playing French music with some friends at
www.myspace.com/frenchsession

To book Pierrot or order the CD, contact Peter Barnard

1 BATTLE GREEN, EPWORTH, nr DONCASTER DN9 1JT

peter_barnard.squeeze@virgin.net

or call on 01427 873937.

Chez Pierrot, Place Philippe-Chauvier, Bargemon, Var (near the Beckhams' holiday home...)