Formed in the Autumn of 2002, Black Rat are a 5 piece band that blend folk and rock music with an emphasis on English traditional styles of song and dance. Their debut album,"Telling!Tales", contains 9 songs by the band and 3 instrumental sets which celebrate some of the history of England's past. Woven Wheat Whispers said - "Its funny how things happen sometimes. I was having a pint recently with an old friend of mine and the topic of conversation moved onto some of the great folk-rock bands from years past. We reminisced fondly about Steeleye and Fairport, we discussed Pyewackett, Ragged Heroes and Spriguns and with the possible exception of Show Of Hands, agreed there were actually very few new bands coming through who could create that special blend of British folk music and classic rock. Two days later, the album from Black Rat arrived and it quickly disproved my theory that great folk-rock has almost died out."