Hidden Orchestra (GB)

30 June, Kino Šiška, Katedrala

The last concert of the evening was held by the Hidden Orchestra, an extremely popular Scottish band praised by the critics and the audiences alike.

They played a series of compositions from their two albums and as yet unreleased songs. The backbone of the band, drummers Jamie Graham and Tim Lane, entered into counterpointing dialogue between two drum sets, thus creating a solid and at the same time variegated platform above which floated the more ethereal sounds produced by Poppy Ackroyd on violin and keyboard. Bass guitarist Joe Acheson engaged in communication with the long, withheld tones and repetitions of the violin and drums.

A strong impression was created by the guest hornist Fraser Fifield, who deepened the sound of the band by contributing to most compositions with his saxophone or diverse folk wind instruments. The featured music was a unique mixture of club genres, jazz, rock and various folk elements. The highly communicative Hidden Orchestra enthralled the Ljubljana audience that vigorously demanded an encore.

                                                                            Andraž Jež