Firelight Trio play European folk music that is evocative, inventive, and endlessly exciting. Driving fiddle and gorgeous nyckelharpa meet deep accordion grooves in a rich tapestry of lively Swedish polskas and Scottish reels, lilting French waltzes, toe-tapping klezmer, dazzling original tunes and more.
‘A veritable roots music supergroup’ - RnR magazine
‘Top-calibre trio with grace, energy and playfulness’ - Folk Radio UK
‘Newly formed supergroup’ - Pianodrome
‘Simply splendid… three musical giants’ - RnR magazine
‘Musical fine dining, and we were left happily replete’ - Audience member, Hatton Castle
‘Achingly beautiful’ - Fatea - full live review here: Firelight Trio, St George's, Bristol
“Absolutely superb, thrilling and mesmerizing performance! A truly memorable concert and 100% enjoyable from toddlers to seniors.”
-Laura Pyrrö, cultural producer of Espa Stage, Helsinki, Finland
‘A powerhouse, cross-continental folk adventure. Truly unique and unmissable instrumental genius’ - Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow.
‘Firelight Trio certainly weren’t the average folk band; they took their instrumentation and inspiration from the genre and took it to another space. The sound they created was utterly magnificent.’ The Live Room, Saltaire
by Stephen Finch
Photo credit: Douglas Robertson
Interview with RnR magazine, January 2023: