Dr. Faustus

Shaped in 1998 by Paul Sartin (violin/oboe), Tim Van Eyken (b. 7 March 1978, Bristol, Avon, Britain; melodeon) and Robert Harbron (concertina), Dr. Faustus was among the 1st of the brand new influx of youthful traditional organizations to emerge from the united kingdom folk revival from the past due 90s. The group produced its 1st appearance in the premiere of Mick Ryan’s The Voyage at Salisbury Playhouse in July, and by the finish of the entire year the rates got swelled to a quartet with the help of bouzouki participant Benji Kirkpatrick (b. 1976, Shropshire, Britain). Unusually for a fresh folk group, Dr. Faustus didn’t attempt to revise their audio by incorporating various other musical styles. The proficiency from the players as well as the verve of their shows supposed that Dr. Faustus’ two albums for Fellside Information, 2003’s The First Cut as well as the 2005 follow-up Bet, had been enthusiastically greeted by the original music community. The quartet’s active recording commitments somewhere else supposed that Dr. Faustus was placed on hiatus following release of Bet.