Phil Beer

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Phil Beer is probably best known for his multi-instrumental wizardry as one half of England’s top acoustic / roots duo, Show of Hands. Show of Hands became a full-time partnership in the early 90s. The band has gone on to sell out the Royal Albert Hall three times and was voted Best Live Act, by the public, at the 2004 Folk Awards.
Phil is one of the most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist, he is a top flight fiddler and plays in the all-star line-up, Feast of Fiddles. But his skills don't stop there; he also plays slide, Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola, mandolin and South American cuatro, not to mention providing rich vocals, which he’ll show off to the full in his performance tonight.
As a composer, Phil has written many numbers including the stunning instrumental The Falmouth Packet for Show of Hands’ album Witness.

www.philbeer.co.uk