Band History

"There are many levels on which you can experience faerie contact. Seeing a faerie must be the rarest form. The fae are much more likely to come to you through creative inspirations, intuitive feelings, experiences of the spiritual, aspects of nature, meditation, dreams, visualization, and also feeling touched by them through art or literature."

Extract from Faeriecraft by Alicen and Neil Geddes-Ward.

Faeries Wear Boots: a band born out of the love of three integral things - folk music, faeries, and impractical footwear…

Definitely a band from the darker side of the enchanted forest, Faeries Wear Boots delight in stamping their own big boot-print on some of their favourite folk music and songs from British and Irish traditions.

Like all faerie music, Faeries Wear Boots’ sound is equally enchanting and eerie - gentle and dangerous simultaneously. They come from a world where haunting flutes and didgeridoos mingle with the distinctive sound of the Irish banjo, bodhran and bouzouki, all complimented by the unexpected twist of an electric guitar accompaniment. These faeries particularly enjoy lulling you into a state of pure bliss with a delicate hornpipe, before an unexpected key change lurches the tune head over heels in to a frenzied reel that echoes with the stomping beat of a hundred faerie feet!

2010 sees this excitable band of trooping faeries stronger than ever, with a string of festival performances lined up and a pocketful of new tunes to get Europe dancing! Never the subtlest of bands, you’ll recognise them by their distinctive Celtic tunes, frantic rhythms and (of course) very big boots. This year also saw the introduction of Emma White on fiddle and Chris Thatcher on drums - not to mention guest performances from the talented musician and music journalist, Alex Monaghan

Please keep an eye on the website, as lots more exciting things will be added soon! Check out the 'Faerie Friends' page to see some of the people that help to make the magic happen, as well as a few of our favourite websites.

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