Bain Möller Molsky, a melodically and rhythmically exciting collaboration by three of the world’s leading folk musicians, makes a welcome return to Peebles’ Eastgate Theatre next Tuesday (October 30).
Sharing their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures are Scots fiddler Aly Bain, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American old-time fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky.
Aly Bain is described as Scotland’s supreme traditional style fiddler, with a “driving, impassioned and pure” playing style that has earned him a following of ardent fans throughout the world. His most recent collaboration with Möller created the album Fully Rigged: a celebration of shared Nordic heritage.
Ale Möller found his roots in Swedish folk music by way of first falling in love with the sounds of Greece. En route he became a master of the bouzouki and a multi-instrumentalist with a lot of different flutes in his belt.
While he still tours the world with the trio of Frifot, first and foremost he is just Ale: the multi-musician and performer who is a master at making people join him in joyful musical experiments.
Completing the line-up is Bruce Molsky who has also explored traditional music from an astonishingly broad range of cultures over the past two decades. Molsky is one of the most influential old-time fiddlers around, and is also a remarkable guitarist, banjoist and singer. His high-spirited music melds the archaic mountain sounds of Appalachia, the power of blues and the rhythmic intricacies of traditional African music.
The trio “are not only masters of their respective Shetland, Swedish and old-time US traditions,” writes a critic for the Scotsman, “they’re also long-time pals, who have worked together over many years.”
As a result, their performance shows “in addition to its exhilarating virtuosity, and dynamic yet seamless diversity, the extra warmth and zest of patent mutual ease, enjoyment and admiration”.
Tickets cost £15. Telephone 01721 725777, or visit www.eastgatearts.com