Breakthrough psyche-folk duo Bird to Beast – who have been enjoying plenty of radio play in the last few weeks – were invited into the studio for an interview on BBC 6 Music’s Radcliffe & Maconie’s daytime show on Monday 10th March.

It was all part of the BBC’s 6 Music Recommends day, and the band had a great chat with Mark and Stuart about Sam and Hannah’s background, how they met, and the time when Hannah ate bacon butties at Will and Kate’s royal wedding party with Ellie Goulding!

Their prominent interview is just the latest fillip as a result of their new double A-side single, Elephant/Winter Snow, which is out on the 24th March – and have a string of dates that precede a busy summer of festivals.

MARCH

10th  – Deaf Institute, Manchester with Kristyna Myles
13th  – Gullivers, Manchester with The Hosts
15th –  The Castle, Manchester with Ellen and the Escapades
24th –  In a lucky fans’ living room! (competition winner)

APRIL

10th – Sofar sessions – Winchester
11th – Sofar sessions, Cardiff
12th  – View 2 Gallery, Liverpool
13th – Nelsons, Hebden Bridge

MAY

2nd –  Velvet hour, Didsbury (Chris Hawkins’ event)
23rd  – Chorlton Arts Festival with Liam Frost

JUNE
2nd – Smoked and Uncut festival
21st – Camden Crawl, St Michaels Church @ 3.30pm