Fiddler Seth Bye walks in front of his bandmate and guitarist, Chris Roberts, near the Welsh coast. Together, the two members who make up the folk band Filkin's drift travelled across the country on foot for their most recent tour.
Fiddler Seth Bye, right, walks in front of his bandmate and guitarist, Chris Roberts, near the Welsh coast. Together, the two members who make up the folk band Filkin's Drift travelled across the country by foot for their most recent tour. Despite walking 1,400 kilometres across Wales in an effort to make their concert tour more environmentally sustainable, both members of Filkin's Drift say they've made it to the end of their journey sans pain or blisters.host Nil Köksal.
"It was a bit like a big puzzle, trying to fill all the gaps and work out how many miles we could do per day," he said. In the end, the group decided to follow the Wales Coast Path — a scenic foot trail that runs along the coastline of Wales — trekking about 24 kilometres each day. While the weather in Wales is unpredictable at the best of times, Roberts said in September and October it's especially so.The heatwave that hung around for the first few weeks of their trip gave way to 70-kilometre winds and harsh rain not long after.
"Sure, we need big venues to play in, but is there a more sustainable way that routes can be planned? And the amount of waste that will go into a concert, can we rethink that and produce things in a more environmentally friendly way?" asked Bye.
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