euphoric folk, tropical rock, roots storytelling

7-Piece Band • Acoustic Trio • Joy & Justice Choir • Folk Storytelling Show

Vientos 7-piece band performing live with Latin folk rock music, featuring vocals, guitar, bass, violin, saxophone, percussion, and keyboards

Vientos 7-Piece Band

Euphoric folk snogging Latin rock, drenched in harmony 

Alex Etchart & Vientos weave Latin folk roots into wild rock and euphoric electronica to get crowds jumping to an earthy, girthy new sound. Dusky South American ballads kiss British & Irish folk melodies. Glorious synth pads are peppered with tropical percussion. Enter a cinematic dancescape of fierce love in diáspora.

Fresh off a UK tour to Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Brighton and Machynlleth, Vientos connects Colombian Bullerengue percussion to glitchy sampling & glam rock harmonies to fill the dancefloor with hope and catharsis.

Vientos Acoustic Trio

River deep, mountain wide, euphoric folk for earthy utopias 

The Vientos trio weave dusky South American ballads into British and Irish folk melodies, to tell emotive stories in glorious three partharmony. Virtuosic violin and bass clarinet layer warmth and soul into bilingual poetry that invites us to be our highest selves, holding nothing back.

In 2025 the trio debuted at London's seminal Latin American music festival La Linea, formed part of the esteemed SOAS concert series, filled Stage 2 the Land Skills Festival and headlined London's Interfaith Festival.

Vientos acoustic trio performing with Spanish guitar, violin, and bass clarinet in intimate folk music setting

Showreel: 7-Piece Full Band

Uncompromising, maximalist sound, impeccable vibe.
Full harmonies, banging instrumentals and glute-busting polyrhythms.

  • Lineup: kit, congas, violin, sax, bass, guitar, keys, 5 vocals
  • Set Length: 60-90 minutes
  • Settings: 100+ capacity venues, festivals, clubs, outdoor stages
  • Min. Tech: Full PA, desk, monitors,backline, sound engineer, 7m x 3m stage space

Live Song: Folk Trio

Journeyful, intimate, uplifting soundworlds.
Alex' authentic presence, universal songwriting, rich instrumentation

  • Lineup: Spanish guitar, violin, bass clarinet, 3 vocals
  • Set Length: 45-60 minutes
  • Settings: Intimate venues, acoustic spaces
  • Min. Tech: Acoustic-friendly, ideally one amp. If amplified 6 inputs inc. 3 mic stands

Book Vientos Band or Trio

Vientos trio and band are taking bookings from Spring 2026 onwards. Go to our booking page to generate a ballpark quote using our fee calculator. Access the full tech list.

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The Sowing Seeds debut album cover - Seeds are Sewing by Alex Etchart, a cappella choir album featuring 10 original songs, photo by Victor Sivira

The Sowing Seeds
A Cappella Choir

Songs of joy and justice to sing truth 
to power and weave communities together 

10 original songs composed by Alex Etchart with huge harmonies, bluesy hooks and uplifting messages. The live show features 8 pro singers, percussion and can guest local community choirs. All the lyrics / music parts are freely available online and on the night.

The unique song cycle and exceptional singers, create a resonant, heart-warming, bonding space where it's irresistible to join in, all your stresses melt away and everything feels possible. Recent soloists include Aminita Francis, Anna Opoch, Noga Ritter and Blythe Pepino.

The Debut Album

"Oral history for the digital age"   Songlines ✩✩✩✩
"[The most] refreshing and uplifting album in 2025"   LWM

Recorded in just 2 days with 60 singers via 3 guest choirs including Fire Choir and a pop-up queer choir, Alex' debut album returns their voice to their roots in singing circles, by firesides and frontline campaigns for human rights.

Mixed/mastered by Nest Collective's Thom Ashworth it features extraordinary vocalists inc. Blythe Pepino (Vaults, Mesadorm), Noga Ritter (eponymous quintet, Mike King Collective), Jodie Powell, Alessandro Gugel, Gustavo Clayton Marucci, Lawrence Williams plus multiversal percussionist Giuliano Osella. From odes to sunsets, trans solidarity anthems, gospel-inspired call and response to a cappella salsas, it is a dance between genres and moods, all for the love of harmony.

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The Sowing Seeds album back cover showing tracklist for Seeds are Sewing, featuring songs recorded with 60 singers and mixed by Thom Ashworth of Nest Collective

Booking Options

Full a cappella vocal ensemble + percussionist to blow everyone away with epic harmonies, acrobatic solos and a joyous atmosphere. For conferences, weddings, festivals, open days.

  • Setup: 3 soloists, 5 backing singers, 1 percussionist
  • Set Length: 45mins inc. teaching songs to the audience
  • Tech: Acoustic or 9 mics with stands
  • Options: Vocal workshop on the day for local choir/community group to join in;
    Conductor to lead local singers on stage in song;
    Receive parts / recordings to practice with ahead of time.

Booking Options

Lightweight version with S/A/T harmony + optional percussion. Great balance between affordability and getting the full power of the songs with rich, heady voices and blissful solos.

  • Setup: 3 soloists, optional percussionist
  • Set Length: 45mins inc. teaching songs to the audience
  • Tech: Acoustic or 3 mics / stands
  • Options: Vocal workshop on the day for local choir/community group to join in;
    Conductor to lead local singers on stage in song;
    Receive parts / recordings to practice with ahead of time.

Booking Options

Experience Alex as a singer and space holder giving an intimate introduction to their work and encouraging the audience to raise their voices to co-create the vibe. Alex has performed in 21 countries to thousands at a time and is expert in summoning a DIT - 'do it together' atmosphere.

  • Setup: Alex, solo, a cappella or with backing tracks
  • Set Length: 60mins inc. teaching songs to the audience
  • Tech: Acoustic or 1 mic, stand + stereo PA with 2 inputs
  • Options: Vocal workshop on the day for local choir/community group to join in;
    Receive parts / recordings to practice with ahead of time.

Vientos del Pueblo Storytelling Show

A history of South American revolutions through folk song 

Vientos del Pueblo is a 1-2hr music and storytelling show about how folk singers were integral to the revolutions and resistances of the 60s and 70s in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay and how those songs developed into a panamerican folk canon sung by millions of people to this day.

It is at once a personal, political and intergenerational show in Spanish and English full of Alex' original translations, sung, spoken and printed.

Informative • Interactive • Inspiring

Performed with the wonderful Peruvian musician and theatre maker Pepa Duarte and guitarist Alex Keeley (depending on availability) the show explores how those stories have been passed down, preserved and evolved in exile through the South American diaspora in London.

The audience are invited to join in from start to finish, and to connect to the brave and prescient poetry in the music at that time, and to draw lessons from history and geography to explore the role of cultural practitioners in spreading change.

We ask: "What is the role of the folk singer, in Britain, today?" 

Vientos del Pueblo storytelling show performance featuring Alex Etchart with Pepa Duarte on vocals and cajón, and Alex Keeley on guitar, performing bilingual folk songs
Alex Etchart performing Vientos del Pueblo storytelling show with folk songs about South American revolutions

Details

It is a storytelling show with spoken passages, historical sources, personal and family stories and printed song lyrics with translations

  • Content: Stories, poems, songs, translations, history
  • Languages: Songs in Spanish and English, all materials are translated into English
  • Printouts: Simple A4 folded lyric sheets with translations, song credits, reading list
  • Lineup: 2-3 vocal harmonies, 1-2 guitars, cajón (percussion)

Details

The show has only been performed 3 times to date, all sold out to a standing ovation, each uniquely adapted to its setting and audience.

  • Reclaim the Power Rammed solo show to 150 people, singing along, standing ovation.
  • Land Skills Fair Full Stage 2 on Saturday 11am, 200 people sang, standing ovation.
  • Three Acres & a Cow Sheffield church packed, 220 people sang, standing ovation.

Details

Full ensemble with rich harmonies.

  • Length: 1hr, 1.5hr & 2hr with interval variations available
  • Performers: Solo, duo or trio depending on artist availability
  • Featuring: Pepa Duarte on vocals and cajón, Alex Keeley on vocals and punteo guitar
  • Tech: 5 mics, 5 stands + 1 DI or works unplugged too