Mar’yana Jaga Band’s Electro Folk sound is a powerful fusion of ancient Ukrainian melodies and contemporary electronic dance rhythms, creating music that is both deeply rooted and strikingly modern. Mar’yana’s expressive violin and vocals carry the soul of tradition, while electronic beats and cinematic textures bring an immersive, high-energy edge.
Enriched by a multicultural dimension, Maharshi Raval’s Indian tabla and Handsonic rhythms add intricate global grooves, while Lucy Voronov’s cymbalom provides a shimmering link to Eastern European heritage.
By embracing electro dance rhythms, the band continues the original purpose of folk music—bringing people together through movement and shared energy—while placing their sound firmly within today’s global music landscape.
Steel City Sue brings her own brand of ragtime industrial folk. Hailing from Newcastle, Sue wrote award-winning song Boom Town and is known for forging a new songbook for Newcastle & the Hunter which speaks to ‘the universal in the particular’ – with ardent and dry-humoured songs about local exploitation, knotty love, (somehow funny) climate catastrophes and even a ridiculous jingle on how to indicate correctly on a roundabout!
Also be prepared for raucous rags and a tasty mix of old-timey roots.
The trio of multi-instrumentalists features the fearsome playing of Naomi Jones (Midnight Chicken) and Tim Merrikin (Coomba All Stars) and Sue all swapping out twin fiddles, banjo, Cajun accordion, double bass, guitar and loads of harmonies.