Paul is perhaps best known as a member of the much-loved duo Belshazzar’s Feast, they toured extensively for 25 years gaining many plaudits, including a nomination for Best Duo at the BBC Folk Awards.

 Paul is regarded as one of the top accordionists in the country due to his unique, refreshing, and at times ‘classical’ approach to playing.

He is an experienced workshop leader and educator and has a keen interest in 17th & 18th-century music, resulting in appearances at festivals in the UK, Europe, and USA.

​Paul’s love of fusion music originates from his days in the renowned Celtic jazzers, Hoover the Dog.

Pagoda Project was the next exciting chapter in his musical journey providing a vehicle for his own compositions with more than a helping hand from the wonderful jazz clarinetist, Karen Wimhurst.

Their debut album ‘Clarion’ received 5 Star reviews from Songlines and fRoots.

Pagoda Project morphed into Coracle with the addition of Anna Tam, a multi-instrumentalist and singer formerly with the Mediæval Bæbes.

The Pagoda project is appearing at ACE Space on the  21st Nov 2026, 19:30 – 23:00

Newbury, St Nicholas Rd, Newbury RG14 5PR, UK