Ian Petrie Trio

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IAN PETRIE. has been part of the KENT folk circuit for 40 years – the big man with the big voice – Ian is an accomplished singer, guitar player, songwriter and barn dance caller with experience going back to the 1970’s. As well as playing as a solo act and with his own line up Ian has been a long time collaborator with many local artists – including the legendary Kent folk band Skinners Rats ). He has played at just about every folk club and village hall in Kent, many across London and on the continent (including the Le Mans 24hour race) .

TED HANDLEY – Ted is a very fine accordion player and singer and has been part of Ian’s dance band line up for over 10 years. Ted comes from a very musical family – both his brother are accomplished musicians and have been a fixture of the Kent folk circuit (and Broadstairs folk week) for nearly 30 years. Ted plays a modern electric accordion which allows him to switch to other instruments as required – this brings a whole new dimension to the live performances and frequently brings questions from audience members – where are those other instruments??

KRISTA BUBBLE – Krista is a fine fiddle player with folk music in her blood, she has played with a number of well known Kent acts over the years, working for ceilidhs with Davey Slater, Doug Hudson and many others. Krista is the newest member of the trio (albeit for a significant number of years!)