Shovel Dance Collective

Shovel Dance Collective are a group of nine musicians united by a passion for the traditional music of the British Isles, Ireland and beyond. They are committed to folk music not as an artifact to be unearthed, but as a communal activity - inviting to those it speaks to. A kind of musique boue, a patchwork stitched together and rearranged, holding the voices of the oppressed and those who, by their labour, create the wealth of the world. Images by Brad Gilbert, Kat Wood, Alex Kurunis, Wolfram Vandenbergen, Jordan Reyes and Alex Heuvink.