MFF2027: Festival Club Thursday, featuring Mishra and Track Dogs

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  Mishra

  Mishra are a global folk band from the UK gathering international recognition, who draw together roots in UK traditional music with continent-spanning musical textures into a breathtaking 5 piece performance. Performing finely crafted songs with stunning vocals and exhilarating instrumentals, Mishra span eclectic moods; from meditative raag inspired improvisations to high-energy celtic dance tunes underpinned by unstoppable percussive grooves. They draw on training in Indian classical, UK folk, contemporary classical, and a distinctive instrumental palette including santoor, banjo, clarinet, low whistle, double bass, and a vast array of percussion. Formed by acclaimed folk musicians Kate Griffin and Ford Collier, all members of Mishra met in Sheffield over a shared passion for the creative possibilities of Indian classical music. Their genre defying approach to composition has taken them to festivals around the UK including Celtic Connections and Cambridge Folk Festival, won them a prestigious Danny Kyle award, and brought critical acclaim for their two albums ‘Reclaim’ and ‘The Loft Tapes’ including national radio play. 2023 saw them tour the UK in collaboration with Indian classical/sufi singer Deepa Shakthi with support from Arts Council England.

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  Track Dogs

  Track Dogs are an international roots quartet, and one of the most eclectic and vibrant bands on the European scene. These amiable acoustic troubadours deliver a rousing good time with their adventurous fusion of Folk, Latino and Americana, and stunning 4-part harmonies. Overflowing with musical brilliance, generosity of spirit, and with humour never far away, Track Dogs revel in audience connectivity; one of the many reasons for their devoted following. Theirs is an irresistible flavour of brass-fuelled, sing-along, dance-along music. In their relatable lyrics, there’s plenty of depth, pathos and sentiment to be found too. Drawing comparisons to groups such as Crosby, Stills & Nash, America, Calexico and Manu Chao, the band play an ever-developing array of instruments including acoustic guitar, electric base, trumpet, cajon, banjo, ukulele, mandolin, flugelhorn and piano. All four band members have lived in Madrid for many years though are originally from Ireland (Garrett Wall, Dave Mooney), the UK (Howard Brown) and the US (Robbie K Jones). Having begun as buskers, the band has spent two decades gaining a wide following and turning first-time listeners into lifelong fans. Although the band comprises two Irishmen, an Englishman and an American, their success is certainly no joke! They celebrate 20 years together in 2026; have released 11 albums and toured widely in Europe throughout their career, often collaborating with others, such as Iain Matthews, and Show of Hands with whom they formed the supergroup Dog Show Sessions and played the Royal Albert Hall. Track Dogs have played on stages large and small across Europe; including Cultura Quente, Americana Music Festival Madrid, renowned venues such as La Riviera Madrid and Razzmatazz Barcelona, plus Costa Festivals in Amsterdam, Portugal, Ibiza and beyond. Their UK festival appearances have included Glastonbury, Gate To Southwell, Moonbeams, Northern Kin and Wickham Festival. Their widely acclaimed 2025 double album, Tracks Laid, Tracks Covered, is half retrospective of their most popular live songs and half new material to celebrate their 20th anniversary year. With their longest UK Tour to date in 2026, further development is planned within the UK, Europe and beyond, taking the band to new territories and audiences. The band name references the teams that work in the dark subterranean world of the New York subway system, and hints at the dark themes sometimes to be found beneath the upbeat sunshine rhythms.