Festival Club Friday: Pons Aelius

Pons Aelius are a six-piece progressive instrumental folk act from Newcastle upon Tyne, appearing at Band On The Wall in Manchester as part of a Festival Club Friday evening.

The six members first met in Newcastle upon Tyne, where they began sharing tunes. A common affection for traditional music developed into a progressive instrumental folk sound, with arrangements that draw on several strands of the folk tradition.

The group has toured across the United Kingdom and Europe and has played at Celtic Connections, Towersey Festival and Purbeck Valley Folk Festival. Their live performances have been described in terms of high-energy playing, and the band is built around a six-strong line-up of instrumentalists.

Band On The Wall is a concert and performance venue in Manchester's Northern Quarter. This evening falls under the Festival Club Friday banner, placing Pons Aelius's instrumental folk within a programme of festival-style music in the city.