SOME of the country’s best fiddle players will perform in the North-East next month (Tuesday, April 9).

Feast of Fiddles will play Durham’s Gala Theatre on Tuesday, April 9, as part of a 15-date UK tour to mark 20 years since the group was founded.

The line-up will include Fairport Convention’s Chris Leslie, Steeleye Span and Gigspanner’s Peter Knight, Bully Wee Band’s Ian Cutler, Battlefield Band’s Brian McNeill, Band of Two’s Garry Blakeley and John B Spencer Trio’s Tom Leary.

Accompanying the six fiddle players will be a support band led by Hugh Crabtree.

The band recently released its sixth album, titled Rise Above It.

The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets, priced £17.50, can be booked by calling the Gala Theatre box office on 0191-332-4041 or visiting galadurham.co.uk