Pilgrims' Way (band)

Pilgrim's Way are an English folk band, formed in 2010. In 2011, they were nominated for the New Horizons award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012.[1]

Pilgrims' Way
OriginEngland
GenresEnglish folk music
Folk Rock
Years active2010–present
LabelsFellside Records
Talking Cat Recordings
Associated actsGren Bartley & Tom Kitching
Tom Kitching & Jon Loomes
Piva
Ironmasters
Bric-A-Brac
Websitewww.pilgrims-way.net
MembersJude Rees
Edwin Beasant
Tom Kitching
Jon Loomes
Heather Sirrel
Past membersLucy Wright

The band

Pilgrims' Way are a five-piece band from North West England, who rapidly became known in 2011 as one of the most prolific folk groups in the United Kingdom.[2] The band's influences are varied but they share a deep respect for the tradition and take as their inspiration some of the most influential bands from the 1960s/1970s revival.

Named for the Rudyard Kipling poem, set to music by Peter Bellamy, their self-stated aim is to "present gimmick-free English folk of the finest kind".[3]

The five band members, Edwin Beasant, Jude Rees, Tom Kitching, Jon Loomes and Heather Sirrel play a wide range of instruments, often changing between them many times during sessions, which enables the band to play a diverse repertoire of music.

Awards
  • 2011 - FATEA Magazine Tradition award winner[4]
  • 2012 - Spiral Earth Debut album award - nominee[5]
  • 2012 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards New Horizons award - nominee[1]

Discography
  • Pilgrims' Way EP (2011)
  • Wayside Courtesies (2011)
  • Shining Gently All Around EP (2011)
  • Red Diesel (2016)
  • Stand & Deliver (2017)

References
  1. "BBC - Radio 2 - Events - Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. "X-Factor acts most prolific British performers, says PRS". Completemusicupdate.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. "Pilgrims' Way". Pilgrims-way.net. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. "FATEA - Home". Fatea-records.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-15.


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