FEAST of Fiddles have been described as the UK’s first fiddling super group, by none other than Mark Radcliffe of BBC Radio 2.

Now the band members, fiddles in hand, are on their way to Worcester’s Huntington Hall, to prove they live up to the praise.

A spokesman said: “Little did the band think it would be setting off on its 25th annual spring tour in 2018; but what started as an idea in a folk club has become a national folk-rock institution.

“Feast of Fiddles has been variously likened to ‘a group of geography teachers’ or ‘Bellowhead with bus passes,’ but doesn’t seem to be slowing down any them.”

The spokesman added: “ Last year, their sixth album entitled Sleight of Elbow was released.

“The new album is something of a departure for the band as it features a lot of original compositions from within the band and only a single traditional tune. One well established feature of the band is well exposed however and that is Feast of Fiddles arrangements of tunes from other genres, film or TV.

“The final track on the album is the only traditional tune and one that has been a feature of the band’s repertoire ever since the very beginning. Frequently introduced as a French dance tune that morphs into a drum solo it is Branle des Chevaux or Horses’ Brawl as it is better known in the UK.”

The line-up includes fiddlers Peter Knight (Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee), Tom Leary (Lindisfarne) and Garry Blakeley (Band of Two)

The date for the diary is April 13.

Tickets from 01905 611427.