Basco - it's Danish music but it's not!

Set to release their brand new album, ‘Interesting Times’, on June 2, the band comprises of Hal Parfitt Murray on vocals, violin and mandolin; Andreas Tophøj, violin and viola; Ale Carr on cittern; and Anders Ringgaard on accordion and trombone.

Their music is complex and varied, from hard hitting, high-speed reels to soulful, melancholy tunes, with nearly all the material original, stealing shamelessly from Scandinavian, English, Celtic and American idioms to create a kind of organic, soupy stew.

Their last album, ‘The Remarkable Return of Old Man Basco’, was short-listed for the prestigious Nordic Music Prize in 2014 - the first time a folk string band was nominated.

Hear this passionate quartet at Eyemouth Hippodrome on June 8 at 8pm. Tickets £14 from www.eyemouthhippodrome.org.