Loon is a made up of five musical troubadours from across England. Composers, musicians, artists and filmmakers brought together by wit, a passion for World Music, and a mission to blend their unique styles into one enigmatic ensemble.

Their eclectic music is warm, experimental, generous, contagious, beautiful, slightly unpredictable, and covers the world from Eastern Europe to France and Latin America to Japan as well as traditional songs from Zimbabwe and South Africa to Ireland.

Together for eleven years, Loon combine the seriousness of writing and composing with the fun and frivolity of performing and entertaining. Composition credits include Scottish Ballet, The Theatre Royal, the WOW Festival, Going for Green, No Limits Theatre, numerous ISIS collaborations, Dodgy Clutch Theatre, Nitin Sawhney and Anthem for Northumberland, as well as many short films.

 
     
 

Around the world musically and quite dramatically in about 80 minutes…

From Paris to Prague and South Africa to Latin America, via Ireland, Bavaria, Japan, and the Deep South of America, Loon & Theatre mi mi are providing a globetrot of literally quite big proportions.

Armed only with their musical butterfly nets and their dazzling mime, clown, and physical theatre skills they will escort you on a witty, entrancing tour of the world but not as we know it, Jim.

Come see them play marimbas, mbiras, saw, piano, peanut tins and zither… not to mention singing, accordion, bassoon, banjo, brass, percussion, drums, guitar, tuned wine glasses, and washboards.

Come see them battle the elements, the animals, and the bicycle pumps as they embark on this melodramatic, burlesque circumnavigation of the globe. But is that a bathtub… a balloon ride… or a barrel? And can they quit clowning around long enough to complete their mission in just 80 minutes?!

Kooky? Yes. Talented? You betya. Funny? But of course! The Phileas P. Souper Tour offers an evening of joy, drama, and musical adventure fit for all the family.

…Up, up and away in our beautiful (pretend/musical) balloon.