Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a two-man trad tornado tearing through the folk world with foot percussion, fiddle, guitar, vocals and groove to spare Mixing Scottish and English roots with modern air they deliver

Foot-stomping tunes rich harmonies and cheek and charm Whether in a village hall or a festival eld their shows radiate connection and joy Winners of the Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase at Canadas Goderich Celtic Roots Festival they re fast becoming one of the scenes most talked-about acts Their upcoming album Controlled Burn turns tradition sideways – storytelling with soul and grooves that smoulder spark and occasionally catch re

Musically they straddle tradition and invention bridging the folk archive with a fearless modern edge Some tracks glisten with clean lines and elegant harmonies – crystalline structures that shimmer in the light of contemporary trad Others veer gleefully o course hopping on the blues train for a whistle-stop tour of the Québécois folk line One moment its reels and foot taps the next its jazz chords pop turns and grooves that could jump the track and land somewhere between Vulfpeck and Le Vent du Nord Arthur a fiddler raised in Aberdeenshire builds rolling ri -heavy tunes grounded in his family’s musical traditions and shaped further by studies with Jonny Hardie (Old Blind Dogs) Kerran a melodic schemer from Cumbria draws on pop and choral training to weave in crisp harmonies and satisfying twists