ALL-action folk act Sheelanagig will be appearing live in South Cumbria this October.

The five-piece band have become something of a West Country institution over the past decade, and have toured the UK and Europe with their energetic stage show.

They will be bringing their latest tour to the Brewery Arts Centre, in Kendal, on Saturday October 21.

A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments – guitar, fiddle, double bass – they put both groove and stomp into a selection of traditional and original European folk music dating from the medieval times to the present day.

Formed 12 years ago at Dartington College of Arts, in Devon, they have performed extensively at all sorts of venues, from music clubs to theatres and from free street carnivals to major festivals such as Beautiful Days, Glastonbury and Womad, to name a few.

The five members bring a variety of musical backgrounds to the band which adds to the unique flavor of the sound: violinist Aaron Catlow has been touring most of his life with various acts, including medieval troubadours Peascod and Irish revellers Mad Dog McRea; flautist Luke Phillips-Griffiths graduated from the respected folk degree course at the Sage in Gateshead; drummer, John Blakeley's passion lies in Afrobeat and Latin and plays with Bristol supergroup No Go Stop; guitarist Kit Hawes performed in Bristol's invisible circus house band and is an outstanding solo folk performer; and bassist John Short has a background of rock and jazz, and tours the world with Fado performer Claudia Aurora.

There are many influences within the band but that unites everybody, but passion for creating music that is not only great to listen to, but is also an energetic and entertaining experience when seen live.

The show in Kendal on October 21 gets under way at 7.30pm, and tickets are available from the venue's box office.