Chickens’ pot is hissing along to Harbury

The gutsy 12-piece brass-driven team, with rising singing star Becky Wolff, are heading to Harbury village hall on Saturday night (January 7) to bring an audience their Jazz Roots Roadshow.

During the past seven years, Steamchicken have built up a strong reputation on the ceilidh band circuit and, since 18-year-old Becky joined them in 2009, they say their “pot has simmered” on the festival scene.

With a wide range of ages and instruments, the band pride themselves on being “not remotely like anyone else” and tricky to describe. They say they are too anarchic and happy to be a jazz piece - but don’t quite fit into the categories of folk or blues either.

The chicken views on their sound are the following: “The note doesn’t matter: just hit it hard and with attitude”, “Try that again wearing a hat”, “I think you’ll find the way of the chicken is just to hold that A minor chord and look modal” and “Was that my cue?”

Next weekend’s gig comes ahead of the band’s first EP to feature Becky, which will be available via the Steamchicken website in April.

Tickets cost £8 and can be booked by calling 07989 825554 or emailing [email protected]