Merry Hell is an English 8-piece folk-rock band from Wigan, England, formed in 2011 that combines male and female vocals with mandolin, electric guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. The band consists of the three Kettle brothers, John Kettle (guitar), Bob Kettle (mandolin, harmonica), and Andrew Kettle (vocals), joined by John’s wife, Virginia Kettle, who brings both acoustic guitar and the perfect vocal foil to Andrew’s gravelly delivery to complete the Kettle quaternary. Former Tansads members, Lee Goulding on keyboards, drummer Phill Knight, and guitarist, Tim Howard, consolidate the line-up, which is completed by new boy Andrew Dawson on bass.
The roots of Merry Hell are in the Tansads, a 9-piece quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra who enjoyed a career that spanned 5 albums and countless tours. Though they went their separate ways for some 10 years they were again brought together, in 2010, for three triumphant reunion gigs at their spiritual home of The Citadel, St Helens. At that point the decision was made that a revitalized band should take the spirit of the Tansads forward into a new era an so Merry Hell was born.
Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, www.merryhell.co.uk.
The roots of Merry Hell are in the Tansads, a 9-piece quasi folk-punk-rock orchestra who enjoyed a career that spanned 5 albums and countless tours. Though they went their separate ways for some 10 years they were again brought together, in 2010, for three triumphant reunion gigs at their spiritual home of The Citadel, St Helens. At that point the decision was made that a revitalized band should take the spirit of the Tansads forward into a new era an so Merry Hell was born.
Free tracks can be downloaded at their offical website, www.merryhell.co.uk.
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Past Events
- Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2023
- Wickham Festival 2023
- Wychwood Music Festival 2022
- Southdowns Folk Festival 2021
- Towersey Festival 2021
- Beardy Folk Festival 2021
- Wychwood Music Festival 2021
- Towersey Festival 2020
- Wychwood Music Festival 2020
- The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2020
- Great British Folk Festival 2019
- The Lichfield Festival of Folk 2019
- BunkFest 2019
- Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2019
- Music On The Marr 2019
- New Forest Folk Festival 2019
- Great British Folk Festival 2018
- Southdowns Folk Festival 2018
- Lyme Folk Weekend 2018
- Wickham Festival 2018
- The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2018
- Chester Folk Festival 2018
- Filey Folk Festival 2018
- Towersey Festival 2017
- Cottingham Folk Festival 2017
- Wickham Festival 2016
- Beverley Folk Festival 2016
- Middlewich FAB Festival 2016
- Wath Festival 2016
- Cornucopia Festival 2015
- Watchet Live 2015
- Butefest 2015
- The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2015
- Wirral Folk Festival 2015
- BunkFest 2014
- Towersey Village Festival 2014
- Wychwood Music Festival 2014
- Bearded Theory 2014
- Weyfest 2013
- Wickham Festival 2013
- Beverley Folk Festival 2013
- The Acoustic Festival of Britain 2013
- Off The Tracks Spring Festival 2013
- Stepping Stones Festival 2013
- Wickham Festival 2012
- Willowman Festival 2012
- Off The Tracks Summer Festival 2011