| Pilgrims' Way | |
| Origin: | England |
| Genre: | English folk music, folk rock |
| Years Active: | 2010 - present |
| Label: | Fellside Records Talking Cat Recordings |
| Associated Acts: | Gren Bartley & Tom Kitching Tom Kitching & Jon Loomes Piva Ironmasters Bric-A-Brac |
| Website: | www.pilgrims-way.net |
| Current Members: | Jude Rees Edwin Beasant Tom Kitching Jon Loomes Heather Sirrel |
| Past Members: | Lucy Wright |
Pilgrims’ Way are an English folk band, formed in 2010. In 2011, they were nominated for the New Horizons award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012.[1]
Pilgrims' Way are a five-piece band from North West England, who rapidly became known in 2011 as one of the most prolific folk groups in the United Kingdom.[2] The band's influences are varied but they share a deep respect for the tradition and take as their inspiration some of the most influential bands from the 1960s/1970s revival.
Named for the Rudyard Kipling poem, set to music by Peter Bellamy, their self-stated aim is to "present gimmick-free English folk of the finest kind".[3]
The five band members, Edwin Beasant, Jude Rees, Tom Kitching, Jon Loomes and Heather Sirrel play a wide range of instruments, often changing between them many times during sessions, which enables the band to play a diverse repertoire of music.