“The jazz word in the folk world is something that people get frightened of” | Knight & Spiers interview | Songlines
Friday, April 29, 2022

“The jazz word in the folk world is something that people get frightened of” | Knight & Spiers interview

By Robin Denselow

Robin Denselow learns how a chance pairing of melodeon player John Spiers and fiddler Peter Knight evolved into one of folk’s most inspired acts, exploring well-worn tunes in new and improvisatory ways

Knight & Spiers By Elly Lucas (18)

Knight & Spiers (photograph: Elly Lucas)

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