Phil Beer at The Canopy Theatre Beccles
Friday 8 February 2019 Phil Beer 10, Storm Erik 0 !
Phil had to overcome both the elements and a major road closure to perform at the Canopy Theatre in Hungate Church, Beccles on 8th February.
Edwina Hayes at The Seagull Theatre, Pakefield
An intimate performance by the acclaimed singer/songwriter - Monday 28 January 2019
A dismal, cold and frosty night on the East coast was forgotten for a few hours in the company of the wonderful Edwina Hayes, who had driven all the way down from the East Riding of Yorkshire to the most easterly town of the UK to entertain fans old and new.
Concentrating on songs from her two independently released solo albums “Pour Me A Drink” and “Good Things Happen Over Coffee” plus many from the album she is currently recording, Edwina delivered soaring vocals underpinned by unfussy but effective backing from her trusty Takamine acoustic guitar.
Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe at The Seagull Theatre
STEVE TILSTON AND JEZ LOWE
Seagull Theatre, Pakefield – Saturday 24 November 2018
An intimate performance by two of the UK’s finest songwriters.
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Steve Tilston and Jez Lowe – both known across the globe in their own right as brilliant writers, singers and instrumentalists – were first paired together while on a tour of the USA a number of years ago. They were pleasantly surprised to find how easily their styles of playing worked together and complemented each other’s songs, so they decided that they would continue the collaboration back in the UK. Both of them are so busy with their own careers (and in Jez’s case with many other collaborative ventures) that it took until 2016 to record their debut CD together. It was well worth the wait, however, as “The Janus Game", full of great new original joint Read more: Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe at The Seagull Theatre Looking back at Cambridge Folk FestivalLes Ray, who writes a regular column for Unicorn magazine, has agreed to become our Cambridgeshire correspondent. In practice this means he will write reviews of relevant events and CDs. We will also share the column he writes for Unicorn. Les also presents Strummers and Dreamers, a fortnightly folk programme broadcast fortnightly. See the foot of his first contribution for broadcasting details. Two Noble Kinsmen
Two Noble Kinsmen Shakespeare and Fletcher Globe Theatre, London (until 30/06/18) This light, late Jacobean romance was first published in 1634 and is attributed to both John Fletcher and William Shakespeare. The normally complex text has been carefully edited to highlight the major plot: in true Shakespearean style two friends fall for the same woman and decide to resolve things with a duel, only for a twist of fate to result in the victor being fatally thrown from his horse, leaving the loser to marry his girl. Inspired by the play’s Morris language and references, The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in pastoral ‘Merrie England’ and brought to life with original music composed by Eliza Carthy, with dance choreographed by Ewan Wardrop. A walking group of musicians (including James Delarre from Mawkin on fiddle) supports the action and is the band for a range of exciting dances including clogging, stick dancing and high energy routines. The costumes and choreography are fabulous and the open air, closeness of the action and acoustic music result in a marvellous spectacle with a modern but always strong, traditional feel. The songs naturally support the action and the final ‘farewell’ song from all the cast and musicians on stage was particularly memorable. Unfortunately the run is quite short but highly recommended if you can get tickets. If you are prepared to promenade, prices are competitive. This is a new venture for Eliza and you can hear her talking more about the project below. Apparently, The Globe have filmed the show and will be selling DVDs in their shop soon. There are no other plans at this time to record. More Articles ...MardlesSuffolk FolkNorfolk Folk AssociationAdmin |
