The Chair

An irrepressible musical juggernaut, Orcadian eight-piece The Chair will have even the most reserved audience beating a path to the dance floor.

Melodies from the band’s native Orkney islands are mashed up with blues, dub and klezmer, in a rampant ruckus of fiddles, banjos, accordions and drums. Collectively, the sound bursts with the energy of a rock gig, yet remains acoustic at heart. This award-winning, must-see party band has been bringing its unique “stomp” frenzy to festival tents and concert halls the length and breadth of the country for well over a decade, including closing the 2013 Cambridge Folk Festival – and now to Sage Gateshead for the first time!