Up to 2 hours: £475 |
East of Eden: We formed in 2001 from a group of friends who enjoyed playing Balkan and klezmer tunes. We were offered a gig opening for Polish band Kroke, enjoyed it and had a good reaction from the crowd and so we kept going. Over the following 15 years we've played hundreds of gigs, made a few line-up changes and had lots of fun — something we try to bring to audiences at every gig.
Rich compelling melodies and tight, driving rhythm, East of Eden take tunes and songs from eastern European folk traditions (and elsewhere) and present them in a lively and accessible form; audiences are often dancing by the end of our show. Our distinctive melodies played on saxophone/flute and laud/mandolin are woven with classically rooted violin harmonies and underpinned by an energetic rhythm section of guitar, bass and djembe.
We play all kinds of venues, from large festival stages to intimate acoustic cafes. Festivals have included Glastonbury, Hay Literature Festival, Upton upon Severn Folk Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Linton Acoustic Roots Festival, Birmingham Arts Fest and Malvern West Fest.
For weddings and social gathering we can also provide circle dancing. Our fiddle player Kimberly is the caller and the dances aimed at beginners, are easy to learn and less energetic than ceilidh dances.
Lineups:
Based in Malvern, Worcestershire
A Night in the Garden of Eden
Ajde Jano
Nigun Atik
Disko Boy
Son
Flatbush Waltz
Man in the Brown Hat
Sétalós Kopogós
Opa Cupa
Andromadère
Warsaw
Makedonsko Devojče
Sun
Misirlou
Radio Marakesh
Kukush
Shifra Tanzt
Maseltov
Nigun Shel Yossi / Broyges Tantz
Caje Sukarije
Hija Mia
Flatworld
Hava Naguila
Les Poules Huppées / Mazurka Limousin
Hasidic Dance
Arabian
Awaara Hoon
Mashala
Time
Verbovaya Doshchechka
- Power at front and back of stage, although we will bring extension leads.
- One small table (for mixer).
Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig.
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment.
We can play a music source provided by the customer through the PA.
We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes but we're happy to fit in with client requirements.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 1 or 2 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.
"Brilliant... like The Ukrainians meet klezmer"
— Genevieve Tudor, BBC Radio Shropshire
"Highlights from Worcester 2021 included... Flatworld band, who had us all tapping our toes to eastern folk traditions on the final night!"
"Thank you again for such a fantastic performance last night. Everyone absolutely loved it."
— Lucy Wilcox, Three Choirs Festival, Worcester
"Flatworld played at the Dragon Folk and Roots Music Club. They are an incredible band, we'll worth travelling to (or with) to see them!"
— Barry Walmsley, Dragon Folk Club, Worcester
"Thank you so much for making our wedding party such an unforgettable event. We loved the dances and the music and our guests are still talking about you guys."
— Jonathan & Anna, wedding, Rockfield, Monmouthshire
"Just wanted to say how fantastic the band was on Saturday. I could have danced all night! So many people said how much they enjoyed your music."
— Julie Wood, private party, Malvern, Worcs
Live & Local rural touring scheme (loctions across the UK midlands)
West Malvern Social Club
Three Choirs Festival, Worcester
Ludlow Fringe Festival
Malvern Town Council
St Peter's Church, Malvern
Welland Parish Council
Melbourne Assembly Rooms, Melbourne, Derbyshire
Coddington Village Hall, Coddington, nr Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
St Swithun's Church, Worcester
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills, Derbyshire
Baslow Village Hall, Derbyshire
North Thoresby Village Hall, Lincs
Wythall Community Club, Birmingham
West Malvern Social Club