Unpredictable and unplugged, The loudest acoustic band on earth.
The Luddites are an 11 piece folk orchestra that redefines the image of acoustic music. The Luddites take their name from a rabble of desperate English textile workers who, in the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution, took to smashing factory machines in an effort to preserve the ideals of humanity and craftsmanship. Today's Luddites are no less rebellious, shunning electronic trappings and embracing all things wood. Equipped with an arsenal of string'd, skinned, and reedy things they play original music that mix-matches folk, rock, zydeco, calypso, klezmer, ragtime, and Bourbon Street swing. They are often silly, sometimes
sobering, always very, very entertaining.
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Check Out Our Awards!
Recipients of seven music awards from the Detroit Music Awards, which are held every year at The State Theatre in Detroit:
1997 - Best Folk Band
1998 - Best Instrumentalist: the Luddites' percussionist
1999 - Best Acoustic Recording
1999 - Best Folk Band
1999 - Best Acoustic Band
1999 - Acoustic Band Deserving Wider Recognition
2000 - Best Acoustic Band/Individual/Duo
