“Absolutely fantastic, the originality and beauty of your music cannot be underestimated. The quality of your playing is outstanding… a truly enlivening, exciting experience.
— NICOLA BLACK, Acoustic Village Programmer, Wickerman Festival, UK.
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Dear friends and fans of TSC, Hello, and happy new year to you! We hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing time over the holiday period. Already it seems far away… The String Contingent, along with Lucy Wise and the B’Gollies were honoured to be a part of the fantastic Woodford Folk Festival over new year’s eve, where we played some great concerts and hung out with some amazing people and excellent musicians from all over the world.
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Virtuosic instrumental trio The String Contingent compose and perform music of sparkling beauty and originality that explores the full spectrum of musical expression. Australians Chris Stone (violin) and Holly Downes (double bass) with Scotsman Graham McLeod (guitar) integrate disparate musical styles through their own refined acoustic sensibilities
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.