Instincts over script...
'Rock of Eye' is a tailoring term where instinct is trusted over a scripted approach.
Rock of Eye perform early European traditional music tied together with extended improvisation. On stage they create long flowing pieces, blurring the boundaries between written tunes and spontaneity - just as the name suggests; reanimating folk music in a way that is both new and familiar.
Based in Bristol, the group is made up of three of the most inventive instrumentalists in the UK - Alex Vann on mandolin and psaltery, Francesca Simmons on violin and musical saw and Ron Phelan on 5-string double bass.
Most recently they were awarded a bursary by the English Folk Dance and Song Society to explore English folk music, and they continue researching new material and performing across the UK.
You can hear Rock of Eye playing here.
Rock of Eye perform early European traditional music tied together with extended improvisation. On stage they create long flowing pieces, blurring the boundaries between written tunes and spontaneity - just as the name suggests; reanimating folk music in a way that is both new and familiar.
Based in Bristol, the group is made up of three of the most inventive instrumentalists in the UK - Alex Vann on mandolin and psaltery, Francesca Simmons on violin and musical saw and Ron Phelan on 5-string double bass.
Most recently they were awarded a bursary by the English Folk Dance and Song Society to explore English folk music, and they continue researching new material and performing across the UK.
You can hear Rock of Eye playing here.
