Live show by Lady Winwoods Maggot, a band mixing punk, country and traditional foot-stomping folk, at The Wig and Quill.
Lady Winwoods Maggot are playing The Wig and Quill on Saturday 14 November, with the music starting at 9pm. They've been around since 1993, drawing on punk, country and traditional foot-stomping folk, and they've played across the South of England and as far as New Zealand, with well over a million online streams.
Mark leads on vocals, and his voice carries the set through haunting ballads, satirical protest songs and traditional instrumentals. The sound comes from a mix of mandolin and banjo alongside electric guitars and thunderous drums. On stage, the band is Mark on lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar and cigar-box; Sid on lead guitar, mandolin and banjo; Mike on drums; and Wheelz on bass. Between them they cover a fair bit of ground, from the quiet end of the folk tradition to something much louder.
They describe their own sound in a few different ways, and the contrast is part of the point. On Facebook they call it 'Sometimes an angel choir. Sometimes a chainsaw going through puppies. The Clash mating with Johnny Cash. Death Western. Hellbilly.' It's a broad range to fit into one night, but that's the whole idea — the ballads and the foot-stomping folk sitting right next to the punk and the 'Hellbilly' side of things.
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The gig is at The Wig and Quill, 1 New Street, Salisbury, SP1 2PH, on Saturday 14 November, starting at 9pm.
