Celtic energy      swamp-stomping hoedown       near metal mayhem       gypsy passion

Australian chainsaw-folk vigilantes The Crooked Fiddle Band deliver a no-holds-barred celebration of dark, ecstatic energy.  

Holding nothing sacred (or is it everything?) tCFB intertwine folk traditions with modern evolutions, spurring the dance floor into a post-apocalyptic hoedown.  

The Sydney based four piece are equally at home in the late-night revelry of The Famous Speigeltent, underground warehouse parties and in the concert hall, playing for Brian Eno's Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House.  

With two EPs and accompanying national tours under their belt, the group are currently working on a debut album, with festival performances in the meantime.

Quotes 

"...a short fast slab of hardcore gypsy passion... a fiery blend of various violin traditions with punk intensity and the raw finesse of crazed street virtuosos" Bradfield Dumpleton, indie-cds.com

"This band really is a national treasure and testament to the infinite talent that keeps manifesting in our backyard... this group has reinvented folk music as it is known" Vanessa Lahey, australianstage.com.au

"The Crooked Fiddle Band are completely surprising: the music is original and quixotic, and yet has the strength of some deep and strong roots. I can't say I've ever heard anything else like it!" Brian Eno 

"...I'm taken by how effortlessly it appears that they are masters and mistresses of the mood, playing with and for dancers as if we are flexible puppets - willing eager recipients of the ebbs and flow... They are so totally in charge of the audience in the most generous way..." Severin, Cuturazi.com 

"So this is what Sepultura sound like in a parallel universe where they're a traveling gypsy band. It's the soundtrack to a hyperactive version of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' Awesome!"
Dom Alessio, Triple J Home and Hosed 

"Wild mash up of styles. Jess is giving the violin a solid workout. Which is a good thing. It deserves a flogging at times that bloody instrument. And a bouzouki in the line up! I'll be there at your next show if you shout the ouzo." Richard Kingsmill, Triple J Radio  

"It's fantastic...Any band that digs Sepultura and Balkan gypsy bands is okay by me. It makes for some exciting listening." Zan Rowe, Triple J Radio 

Previous Festivals Highlights

Luminous Festival (curated by Brian Eno)
Sydney Festival (The Famous Spiegeltent, The Bosco Theatre)
Brisbane Festival
Peats Ridge Festival
The Brunswick Music Festival
The National Folk Festival