Tor Fest presents- Mike Gangloff + Sasha Mattock & Mark Williams

We're incredibly excited to be bringing the incredible Mike Gangloff back to Todmorden for a solo performance. Mike is an incredible fiddle player from Virginia and founding member of experimental acoustic drone band Pelt as well as old time band The Black Twig Pickers, he's played with a wide range of incredible musicians including Steve Gunn, Jack Rose and Charlie Parr. He's had albums out on labels including Thrill Jockey, Important Records, VHF, Blackest Rainbow, Three Lobed and MIE.

Here's what VHF had to say about his recent solo fiddle album 'Evening Measures'

'First solo LP in a decade from long-time Pelt/Black Twigs/Eight Point Star leader, presenting a remarkable program of solo Hardanger and octave fiddle music. Evening Measures is a bold and unique statement, a direct and disarming individual expression of a musician’s inner thoughts and inspirations. Like some of Mike’s work in other projects, this ricochets back and forth across the line between the most traditional and the most “out” music, blending drone, melody, and the pure tactile sensation of acoustic string music into a personal sound.'

We'll have support from a the brand new duo of Sasha Mattock and Mark Williamson, expect some relaxing zoned out gongs and field recordings