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Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines

@gigspanner

Formed by Steeleye Span's Peter Knight.
Big Band with Phillip Henry, Hannah Martin & John Spiers.
Touring New Album Preview 18th Oct to 3rd November.

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John Spiers (@squeezyjohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you haven't been able to get to one of the Gigspanner Big Band album launch tour gigs where we've been playing the majority of the tracks from Turnstone - we're doing a live-streaming gig this Sunday 20th April at 7.30pm where you can enjoy the show. folkscape.live

Tim Cumming (@cummingtim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The welcome sound of a gigspanner in the works ... Reviewing the fab new album Turnstone from the demon fiddler Peter Knight and his Gigspanner Big Band for The Arts Desk theartsdesk.com Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines theartsdesk.com/new-music/albu…

Shire Folk (@folkshire) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Next concert at the Unicorn Theatre #Abingdon is The Salts on May 1 promoted by ⁦Music at the Unicorn⁩ Lots of great artists booked including Knight & Spiers on 20 November, where support will be Shire Folk favourite Craig Joiner. ⁦John Spiers⁩ ⁦Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines⁩

Next concert at the Unicorn Theatre #Abingdon is The Salts on May 1 promoted by ⁦<a href="/musicatunicorn/">Music at the Unicorn</a>⁩
Lots of great artists booked including Knight &amp; Spiers on 20 November, where support will be Shire Folk favourite Craig Joiner. ⁦<a href="/squeezyjohn/">John Spiers</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/Gigspanner/">Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines</a>⁩
Jane  Brace (@janebrace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Any thoughts that the live performance of songs on the album would struggle to match the almost messianic reviews the album has received were quickly & emphatically dispelled' - Fatea reviews Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines Big Band on tour fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/…

At The Barrier (@atthebarrier) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gigspanner Big Band – even greater than the sum of the parts – play The Met and go live on FolkScape. We’re in the room, in the flesh. atthebarrier.com/2025/04/21/gig… #livereview #folkmusic Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines The Met Jane Brace #peterknight John Spiers Edgelarks

Jane  Brace (@janebrace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'We need no convincing. An embarrassment of riches…the greater sum of some very big parts… the Gigspanner Big Band speciality strides confidently from one highlight to another.' At The Barrier reviews Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines The Met atthebarrier.com/2025/04/21/gig…

Jenna Myles (@somersetcool) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The South West Coast Path has a special place in the hearts of many of us, and 'Saltlines' brings the history of the path to life in an unforgettable way. It's an extraordinary music and prose collaboration between bestselling author, Raynor Winn and folk icons, Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines.

Jane  Brace (@janebrace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Too often it’s easy to use hyperbole in these reviews, but tonight is one that really deserves it -it was wondrous and memorising' - live review of Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines Big Band gig Christ Church Bath musicarus.co.uk/live-reviews/g…

Michelle Walker (@michelleyascapi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An absolute treat to be amongst a packed house The Plough Arts Centre in #NorthDevon last night for a stunning performance by Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines & Raynor Winn of the evocative #Saltlines. Folk songs from & new prose inspired by the South West Coast Path. "We must have salt to give us thirst..."

John Spiers (@squeezyjohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As part of our mission to join the 21st century, all of the Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines Big Band albums are now available to buy for users of Bandcamp. Downloads are also available direct from the Gigspanner website (where we get to keep all the money!) gigspanner.bandcamp.com

John Spiers (@squeezyjohn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re aiming to get all the Gigspanner Big Band albums up on the major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music etc.) in the near future … including the critically acclaimed Turnstone released last month and Saltlines - our collaboration with bestselling author Raynor Winn.

Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines (@gigspanner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'A stroke of genius' Nightshiftmusicmag. Taking audiences by storm from Lands End to the Scottish Borders, SALTLINES the compelling prose and music collaboration between Raynor Winn and Gigspanner Big Band comes to Bude Lit Fest on 18th May. 'A must see' Marianne Elliott (War Horse)

'A stroke of genius' <a href="/NightshiftMag/">Nightshiftmusicmag</a>.
Taking audiences by storm from Lands End to the Scottish Borders, SALTLINES the compelling prose and music collaboration between Raynor Winn and Gigspanner Big Band comes to <a href="/BudeLitFest/">Bude Lit Fest</a> on 18th May.
'A must see' Marianne Elliott (War Horse)
Bude Lit Fest (@budelitfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An extraordinary finale! Raynor Winn joins Gigspanner Trio & Big Band/Saltlines for a one-of-a-kind celebration of the coast. Sun 18 May wegottickets.com/event/648460/ #BudeLitFest #RaynorWinn #TheSaltPath #FolkMusic #GigspannerBand