
Event Description
Free entry
FiddleBop plays Gypsy jazz in the band’s own highly distinctive style, with a notable fondness for vocals, both solo and harmonised. And — like the first Gypsy jazz bands — FiddleBop’s repertoire is eclectic. Expect Gypsy-flavoured jazz drawn from pretty much all of the genre’s century-long history: get-up-and-dance jazz from the 1920s, 1930s chilli-hot swing, cool post-bop, jazz-flavoured classic pop, folk-jazz, and the band’s own creations. All played and sung with Gypsy zing and passion. Based in mid-Wales since 2017, the current line-up of FiddleBop features Jo Davies on Spanish guitar and vocals. She’s the rhythmic foundation of FiddleBop. Dave Favis-Mortlock features on violin and vocals, Paul Stevens is FiddleBop’s keyboard whiz: rhythmic, blues-soaked, and soulful and Graeme Lamble is FiddleBop’s fretless bassist extraordinaire.