THE sound of fizzing Finnish fiddles will be heard in a village setting when a globetrotting band embarks on its debut UK tour next month.

Despite travelling the world, Frigg’s appearance at Colwall Village Hall on Saturday, February 2, will be among their first on these shores.

Named after the Norse goddess of love and fertility, the septet have created their own captivating style of music – Nordgrass, fusing Nordic folk and American bluegrass.

Firmly established as one of the leading acts on the Nordic scene, with five successful albums, their shows are said to promise audiences a hair-raising, voicelosing, heart-burstingly beautiful gig full of traditional Finnish tunes with Norwegian detours.

They are now showcasing their lively new album, Polka V.

Fiona Talkington, of BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, said: “There aren’t many bands who can better a perfect album, but Frigg has done it.

“Their playing is as exquisite as always and there’s a greater depth of invention, fun and beauty than ever.

Frigg has done it again.”

Drawing first and foremost on the folk music heritage of their homeland, their fjord and forest-imbued Nordic tunes are peppered with innovative infusions of world music styles from Celtic to Balkan and Americana.

The innovative young combo features the virtuosic talents of three members of the famed Jarvela family from the central Finland village of the same name – siblings Alina and Esjo Jarvela and their cousin Antti, the band’s frontman.

They are from the family’s fourth generation of famous fiddlers, though Antii turns his hand to the double bass.

The four front-row fiddles and double bass are complemented by Petri Prauda’s cittern, mandolin, bagpipes and Jew’s harp and Tuomas Logren’s guitar and dobro.

The show starts at 8pm and tickets are £16 (£14 for under- 21s).

For more information, call 01684 540366 or e-mail adrian@uktouring.org.uk.