FiddleBop in concert
FiddleBop plays Gypsy jazz (think Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli in 1930s Paris) in the bands own highly distinctive style.
FiddleBops Gypsy Jazz plus is sophisticated without being stuffy or pretentious, danceable and exciting but not rhythmically boring, and has plenty of go-for-it improvised solos but is still tuneful and melodic. Superb instrumentalists all, the members of FiddleBop also have a notable fondness for vocals, both solo and harmonised. And like the first Gypsy jazz bands FiddleBop's repertoire is highly eclectic. Expect Gypsy-flavoured jazz drawn from pretty much all of the genre's century-long history: get-up-and-dance jazz from the 1920s, 1930s chilli-hot swing, cool post-bop, jazz-flavoured classic pop, folk-jazz, and the bands own creations. All with a dash of or sometimes a bit more fun and good humour . FiddleBops musicians love what they play, and it shows!
"Fiddlebop played an amazing set of wonderful music that delighted everyone" (Brecon Jazz Club, 2024)
"... a wonderful evening of life-affirming music..." (Brecon Jazz Club, 2025)
Based in mid-Wales since 2017, the current lineup of FiddleBop features Dave Favis-Mortlock on violin; Joanna Davies on Spanish guitar; Graeme Lamble on fretless electric bass; and Paul Midgley on percussion and junk flute. All of them sing. In 2024-5 FiddleBop played at several festivals, including Brecon Jazz Festival, Upton Jazz Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn at Hay-on-Wye, Tewkesbury Live, Llangollen Fringe, Landed Festival, and others.
FiddleBops Gypsy Jazz plus is sophisticated without being stuffy or pretentious, danceable and exciting but not rhythmically boring, and has plenty of go-for-it improvised solos but is still tuneful and melodic. Superb instrumentalists all, the members of FiddleBop also have a notable fondness for vocals, both solo and harmonised. And like the first Gypsy jazz bands FiddleBop's repertoire is highly eclectic. Expect Gypsy-flavoured jazz drawn from pretty much all of the genre's century-long history: get-up-and-dance jazz from the 1920s, 1930s chilli-hot swing, cool post-bop, jazz-flavoured classic pop, folk-jazz, and the bands own creations. All with a dash of or sometimes a bit more fun and good humour . FiddleBops musicians love what they play, and it shows!
"Fiddlebop played an amazing set of wonderful music that delighted everyone" (Brecon Jazz Club, 2024)
"... a wonderful evening of life-affirming music..." (Brecon Jazz Club, 2025)
Based in mid-Wales since 2017, the current lineup of FiddleBop features Dave Favis-Mortlock on violin; Joanna Davies on Spanish guitar; Graeme Lamble on fretless electric bass; and Paul Midgley on percussion and junk flute. All of them sing. In 2024-5 FiddleBop played at several festivals, including Brecon Jazz Festival, Upton Jazz Festival, HowTheLightGetsIn at Hay-on-Wye, Tewkesbury Live, Llangollen Fringe, Landed Festival, and others.
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