Show of Hands

After a busy summer of UK festival appearances, hot property band Show of Hands come to ARC, showing just why they have been showered with accolades including two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2010.

Singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer won both the Best Duo title and Best Original Song at the 2010 Awards - the latter for the topical title track of their acclaimed new studio album Arrogance Ignorance and Greed. Accompanied by striking double bass player and vocalist Miranda Sykes, England’s finest acoustic roots act will be showcasing the album and delving into their rich back catalogue of original material.

The triple Albert Hall sell-out band, who have headlined at festivals from WOMAD to Glastonbury, have built a huge following for their inimitable music which crosses from folk roots into blues, rock, country, trad and world. It is played out on an array of instruments from slide guitar to fiddle, mandolin to South American cuatro.

A whole world in one gig.