The remarkable rise of BBC Radio 2 award winning trio The Trials of Cato on the UK folk-scene has been the subject of massive critical attention. Dubbed "the Sex Pistols of folk,” (J Davis) they pay clear homage to the tradition whilst twisting old bones into something febrile and modern, with stomping tunes and captivating stories.
Formed in Beirut, the band returned to the UK in 2016 and set to performing tirelessly up and down the country, leading to BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe hailing them as “one of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times.” Their debut album, Hide and Hair, gained attention in national publications, receives repeated national airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, and won Best Album at the 2019 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Following a year of wall-to-wall touring across the UK, Europe, and North America in 2019, the band’s march was halted by the live silence of the global pandemic. Now, they emerge from their chrysalis transformed. As ever, ‘The Trials Continue’ – but this time the multi- talented instrumentalist and singer Polly Bolton joins their ranks.
The Trials of Cato’s hotly anticipated second album is scheduled for release later this year. Entitled Gog Magog, the album is named both after the mythical giant of Arthurian legend and the Cambridgeshire hilltop, where the new album was birthed over lockdown.
“One of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times”
“The Trials of Cato are about to hit the earth’s atmosphere with a bang, so sit back and enjoy the fireworks.”
With support from Sarah Smout
Celebrated cellist Sarah Smout hails from Yorkshire, and has toured internationally with acts including Michael Chapman, BJ Cole, Bridget St. John, The Mediaeval Baebes, Rachel Ries, King Creosote, Rosie Doonan, The Magpies, Jess Morgan, and Gren Bartley. Her cello playing has also appeared on dozens of critically acclaimed albums in the folk and roots scenes. She has appeared at many festivals across Europe, including Primavera Sound (Barcelona), Glastonbury, Green Man, Shambala, Larmer Tree, Costa del Folk, Towersey, Shrewsbury, Cambridge and countless others.
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