25th June 2018 | Quick update. Due to ill health of half of Fiddlebox (the fiddling half) we are taking a complete break from performances as a duo till September. We hope to be back soon with renewed energy doing what we do best. But its going to be a quiet summer. In other news we have just put the finishing touches to our new album, a joint project with Nick Swanell at Studio 49. Watch this space for more info on this. best wishes to all Fiddlebox friends and see you soon xx |
23rd April 2018 |
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Learning to clap the Meillionen....
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23rd April 2018 |
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lovely wedding guests at a wedding earlier this year. Thanks to Rosie whose wedding we played at, and Mark Welling for the pictures
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23rd April 2018 |
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9th March 2016 | www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=owainsdottir Owaisndottir is Fiddlebox with Icelandar Steingrimur Gudmundsson. Together we will be playing a few gigs in May in Wales this year. More details to follow. |
29th September 2015 |
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Narberth Food festival 2015
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29th September 2015 |
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Having a great day at the brilliant Narberth Food festival. Sept 27th 2015
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15th March 2015 | we are delighted to have our most Northerly booking ever, the Graeni Hatturin ( Green Hat) in Northern Iceland this October! |
15th March 2015 | Here's a slow intro to one of our new tracks.... https://soundcloud.com/george-whitfield/fiddlebox-terkisher |
15th February 2015 | https://soundcloud.com/helen-adam-1/fiddlebox-sherelee |
15th February 2015 | Listen to the clip below, which is an excerpt from our new album, 'Eastern Honeymoon, due for release April this year. |
15th February 2015 | Launch Date! April 18th at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. 2.30pm |
19th November 2014 | We are off to Rhosygilwen folk Club on Thursday (20/11/14) Details on George's website here: http://georgewhitfield.co.uk/fiddlebox-play-final-rhosygilwen-folk-club/ |
14th November 2014 | We are busy in the studio ( Studio 48 in Narbeth to be precise) at the moment recording our third Fiddlebox album. Its starting to come good, so its an exciting moment for us..... |
14th November 2014 |
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us having fun in the sun this summer at teh wonderful free Festival The BIG CHEESE
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4th October 2013 |
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Fiddlebox go techno!
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4th October 2013 |
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The eyes have it):
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4th October 2013 |
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Fiddlebox in Queens hall, narberth
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1st July 2012 | Thanks to Mark Mathews for this video of us at Fishguard Folk Festival 2012 https://vimeo.com/44399139 |
12th June 2012 | Had a great time at Fishguard Folk festival last weekend. One of the best small folky festivals, and by the sea side too! |
20th March 2012 | St Pats Day saw us playing with a great crowd of people including Gbebemi Amas and some Thai dancers to launch Multicultural Week. |
4th March 2012 | Come and say hello to us on twitter. We are fiddleboxfolk. |
4th March 2012 | We celebrated St David's day in style this year, with lots of lovely gigs. We specially enjoyed taking a workshop in the National Botanic Gardens teaching Welsh tunes in the olive grove in the early spring sunshine! |
26th February 2012 | This is a little clip of us playing Pills of White Mercury in Cambridge, what a great night! |
14th December 2011 | We had a great time at our album launch gig in Pembrokeshir, thanks to all of you who came to make it such a success! Here is a little taster! |
4th December 2011 |
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The New Album!!! CD available in "Shop" on this website, or download from Amazon or iTunes ... just search "Fiddlebox". Also if you want a listen goto our MySpace (link in contacts)
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13th October 2011 | The finishing touches and last sprinkles of fairy dust are being put on our new album right now. The official launch of 'On the East Wind' is at Burnetts Hill Chapel near Narberth on November 30th. If you would like to pre-order a copy please get in touch and we will get one sent to you by that date. Even signed if you like! |
26th September 2011 | Yesterday we played Narberth Food Festival, a "home gig" for me (George) and always good fun. We met Photographer Mark Kerr: Here are a couple of shots of last years event, more on Marks website: www.markkerr.co.uk |
26th September 2011 |
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Narberth Food Festival 2010 - Stage
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26th September 2011 |
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Narberth Food Festival 2010 - Walkabout
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22nd September 2011 | Here is a video from 2008 that we did live for Channel S4C (Welsh language telly for Wales) filmed at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. |
22nd September 2011 | It's been a busy summer, recording and giging. Here are a couple of home made videos of us live at Wallingford Bunkfest Flowers by the Road Calan Mai |
22nd July 2011 | We've just been at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show this week and enjoyed sharing the bandstand programme with John ac Alun and Martyn Geraint, amoung others. |
22nd July 2011 |
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George and Helen cleverly disguised as pirates!
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22nd July 2011 | The new album 'On the East Wind' has been recorded, and we are now mixing it down, with the very clever David Unlimbo. |
14th April 2011 | Its been a while since we posted news, buts thats because we've been busy! Amoung other things we played at one of our favourite venues last week, Cuffern Manor in Pembrokeshire. We have been hard at work writing new material, and are going into the studio in May to record a new album. Updates soon! |
4th April 2011 |
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At the National Botanic Gardens - Photo by John B Davies.
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26th November 2010 |
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Sean Reidy in front of The Dunbrody in dry dock at New Ross, County Wexford.
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26th November 2010 | Fiddlebox did a live radio show on radio Tircoed on Saturday 20th November with the violin man, John Carpenter! |
26th November 2010 | Fiddlebox and writer David Thorpe went to New Ross, County Wexford last week to develop and perform the Irish immigration drama with Sean Reidy. The show went really well, and featured Irish dancers and the great vocal harmonies of Barrowside as well as us. We are planning several performances in Ireland, Wales and France next year. |
26th November 2010 | Click on this link to see videos of the wonderful songs written by the children of Neyland School, 'Tell Kate', and 'Rock, little boat' (or search for these songs on youtube!) http://www.riteofpassage.org.uk/riteofpassagesaltintheair.htm">http://www.riteofpassage.org.uk/riteofpassagesaltintheair.htm. |
10th September 2010 | Fiddlebox will be working with Neyland school in Pembrokeshire this half term in a series of song writing workshops aimed at creating new songs about the sea and the people who work in maritime industries. The songs will be uploaded onto this site later this year. |
10th September 2010 | What fun we had at Wallingford Bunkfest last weekend. Special thanks to Dave Newson for putting us up, and letting us drink his brandy till the early hours of Sunday morning. What a gent! |
10th August 2010 | Fiddlebox are launching their new website! Come and have a look! |
9th August 2010 | Fiddlebox are collaborating with Sean Reilly from County Wexford in a musical drama about Irish migration to America. First performance 21st August 2010 at Cardigan festival. |
25th July 2010 |
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Big Cheese, Caerfilli, July 2010
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20th July 2010 |
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Royal Welsh show, with some young fans
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20th July 2010 |
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At the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, July 2010. Having a laugh!
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