Spiro (band)

Spiro
Band photo from 2010
Background information
Origin	Bristol, England
Genres	Folk, Celtic, Acoustic, instrumental, minimalist, dance
Years active	1993 (1993)–present
Labels	Real World Records
Website	www.spiromusic.com
Members
Jane Harbour, Alex Vann, Jason Sparkes, Jon Hunt

Spiro are an instrumental musical group based in Bristol, England. They formed in 1993 as The Famous Five, soon settling on a line-up which remains unchanged to this day. They released one album (Lost in Fishponds, 1994) under that name before changing it to Spiro in 1997. Their second album, Pole Star (1997) saw a development of their interest in fusing minimalist classical influences with the traditional music of the North of England. In 2009 they signed to Real World Records and released the critically acclaimed Lightbox. Their second album for Real World, "Kaleidophonica", is due for release on 20th February 2012.

Members

• Jane Harbour (violin, viola)
• Alex Vann (mandolin)
• Jason Sparkes (accordion)
• Jon Hunt (acoustic guitar, cello)

Albums

• Lost in Fishponds recorded as 'The Famous Five' (Uncle, 1994)
• Pole Star (Uncle, 1997)
• Lightbox (Real World Records, 2009)

References

• Tassell, Nigel. Spiro. spiromusic.com/about.html. Accessed 2009-10-17.
• Spiro. Real World Records website. Accessed 2009-10-17.
• Spiro WOMAD website. Accessed 2009-10-17.
• Spiro on Myspace. Accessed 2009-10-17.