The Reivers

Welcome. Alas, if you are looking for a gang of robbers and bandits, you are in the wrong place. We are a quartet of musicians offering an unusual mix of instrumentation and style, based in Krakow, Poland.
For those puzzled by the introduction, a Reiver was a kind of bandit traditionally occupying the border lands between Scotland and England, raiding where and what was convenient at the time. Our group, which has been functioning since 1999 is called The Reivers because we raid several musical traditions, taking that which we want and leaving the rest. Although largely grounded on Scottish traditional music, many of our arrangements belong to the classical tradition and our repertoire includes such a wide mix as excerpts from the opera 'Tulsa', to Irish dances to Scottish lamentations and original compositions.

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