craven

Craven are a part English, part Welsh, dark folk trio based in the South West. Their music is at once grinding and symphonic, but also delicate and ethereal. From songs exploring transness, queerness, yearning and bitterness, to white-hot rage against injustice, Craven make a beautiful Frankenstein’s Monster of British folk music. Craven comprises Will Bremner (Accordions), Elian Moisey (Double Bass, Viol) and Rhiannon Takel (Violin, Mandola). They use stomp boxes, a foot-keyed harmonium and a pedal-operated drum to create a maximal sound with minimal musicians. This use of live, raw sound production is integral to their visceral storytelling, and is a hair’s breadth from carnage.