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SUMMARY:Jim Moray with support from Georgia Lewis & Evan Carson
DESCRIPTION:Jim Moray is amongst England’s finest interpreters of traditional song. His relentlessly innovative recordings can truly be said to have changed the sound of folk music since the early 2000s\, and he has won fans and admirers far outside of the folk scene without ever betraying his traditional roots. A five-time BBC Folk Award winner\, his songs have been featured in a season finale of Grey’s Anatomy\, he has appeared on-screen singing a specially composed song for Dr Who spin-off Class as aliens attack the earth\, and he has presented documentaries on traditional music for BBC Radio 3. \nSupport is from Georgia Lewis and Evan Carson. \nDoors at 7pm\, music at 7:15pm.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/jim-moray-with-support-from-georgia-lewis-evan-carson
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Music At The Unicorn":MAILTO:info@musicattheunicorn.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Honey & the Bear and Mishra
DESCRIPTION:British folk and roots duo Honey & the Bear combine delicately interweaving vocal harmonies with emotive and evocative songwriting. With a diverse range of sounds and textures\, and rhythms that flow from the fast and furious to gentle ballads\, their live performances are spirited and dynamic. Conjuring stories in song\, they tell tales of Suffolk folklore\, courageous people they admire\, their passion for nature and the odd heartbreak or two. \nThe multi instrumentalist pair\, comprised of songwriters Jon Hart (guitar\, bass\, bazouki) and Lucy Hart (guitar\, ukulele\, bass\, banjo\, mandolin & percussion)\, have been writing and performing together since early 2014\, having met at a songwriting event two years previous. Since then\, they have played at many revered venues and festivals across the UK as well as travelled across the channel for their first European tour. They supported Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys on two UK tours and opened for The Shires at world renowned Snape Malting’s Concert Hall. \nIn July 2019 they released their first full studio album ‘Made In The Aker’ which was followed by a UK tour as a four piece band in October 2019 alongside fellow musicians Toby Shaer of Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys & Cara Dillon and Evan Carson of Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys and The Willows. The album was well received by both their ever growing fan base and the critics. \n2020 and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic saw the duo grounded and many gigs cancelled\, but their music has prevailed in the form of Sunday night facebook live streams of which they performed thirty-two throughout the year 2020. After challenging themselves to write a new song for the first 12 weeks of the livestream\, they successfully managed to produce a second album in the Autumn. ‘Journey Through the Roke’ which was released on 23rd April 2021. The album features many talented musicians including Toby Shaer (whistles\, harmonium\, flute\, fiddle\, bass)\, Evan Carson (drums\, bodhran\, percussion)\, Archie Churchill Moss of Moore Moss Rutter (melodeon) and Graham Coe of The Jellyman’s Daughter (cello). \nBorn and raised in Suffolk\, Lucy learned violin and drums at school\, sung in the Suffolk Jubilee choir and started songwriting at age 15. She taught herself guitar whilst at university in Canterbury\, and began performing her creations not long afterwards. At 27\, she released her debut band album ’Step Right On’\, songs from which you now hear her perform with Jon. \nJon\, a Yorkshire boy\, raised in Cambridgeshire\, Norfolk and Suffolk\, has been performing his own songs since his teens. A self taught guitarist\, his love of driving guitar riffs is a core aspect of his song writing process. He has released three band albums\, the latest of which was entitled ‘Level with me’\, featuring ‘wristburner’ which is a gig favourite. \nMISHRA \nMishra are a global folk collective with strong roots in U.K folk\, out of which they weave a tight web of intricate\, Indian-influenced original music that defies definition and has already brought awards recognition since their formation in 2017. Kate Griffin (The Magpies) and Ford Collier (BBC R2 Folk Award nominated The Drystones) are the songwriting partnership behind Mishra\, drawing on their unique base of influences that encompasses folk music of the UK and America\, Indian classical music\, and soul to create a surprisingly accessible sound that audiences instantly connect to. Between the two of them\, Kate and Ford create a rich texture from their array of instruments: Irish low whistle\, banjo\, Indian tabla\, dobro\, African calabash\, and guitar\, all of which provide a vibrant backdrop to Kate’s striking vocals. Their set is entirely original and traditional\, apart from a popular cover of Gillian Welch’s Scarlet Town\, receiving airplay on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show by Mark Radcliffe. \nMishra’s duo shows display Kate and Ford’s stunning musical connection\, while their quartet shows featuring renowned tabla player John Ball (Rafiki Jazz\, Indus) and jazz-folk double bassist Joss Mann-Hazell bring an even richer texture to the band’s core sound.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/honey-the-bear-and-mishra
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman with support from George Boomsma
DESCRIPTION:KATHRYN ROBERTS AND SEAN LAKEMAN HAVE LONG ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS ONE OF THE UK FOLK SCENE’S MOST REWARDINGLY ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS. \nDUOS COME AND DUOS GO… AND SOME NURTURE AND FINE TUNE THEIR ART AND WATCH IT GROW INTO SOMETHING TOTALLY ORIGINAL\, CAPTIVATING AND AWARD-WINNING. \nBONDED BY AN UNSEEN ALCHEMY\, KATHRYN ROBERTS AND SEAN LAKEMAN HAVE ENTWINED THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP INTO AN ENVIABLE CLASS ACT OF IMAGINATIVE SONGWRITING AND MUSICIANSHIP. \nTHE DARTMOOR-BASED HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE TWICE WON THE COVETED ‘BEST DUO’ TITLE AT THE BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2016 \n& 2013)\, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING ASSURED\, DISTINCTIVE PERFORMANCES WHETHER LIVE OR RECORDED. OVER TWO DECADES OF PERFORMANCE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TRAPPED IN A GROOVE – ALWAYS BOLD AND INNOVATIVE\, MIXING TRADITIONAL SONG ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEIR SELF-PENNED MATERIAL WHICH REELS FROM THE BITTER TO THE SWEET\, THE WRY TO THE SAD\, THE POLITICAL TO THE PASSIVE. \nTHE COUPLE’S INTIMACY AND STRENGTH OF PASSION ON STAGE HAVE WON THEM MANY FANS AND AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION AS \n‘SONGWRITERS PAR EXCELLENCE’- (FROOTS)\, WHOSE GREATLY VARIED ORIGINAL SONGS COVER SUCH SUBJECTS AS WICKED MERMAIDS\, NORWEGIAN LEGENDS\, AND A LONELY WHALE. \nWITH A STORY THAT INCLUDES OVER 20 YEARS OF MUSIC MAKING WITH THE LIKES OF SETH LAKEMAN\, CARA DILLON\, LEVELLERS\, FOTHERINGAY\, KATE RUSBY AND SHOW OF HANDS\, KATHRYN ROBERTS AND SEAN LAKEMAN HAVE CONSOLIDATED THEMSELVES AS PILLARS OF MODERN BRITISH FOLK. \nSupport is from Gearge Boomsma. \nDoors at 7pm\, Music at 7:15pm
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/kathryn-roberts-sean-lakeman-with-support-from-george-boomsma
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Ninebarrow with support from Corrie Shelley
DESCRIPTION:Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo\, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on folk tradition. Discribed by Mark Radcliffe as sounding ‘like two halves of one voice’ and by Mercury Music Prize nominee Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely amazing’\, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies\, delivering original songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles \nAs well as crafting unique and engaging original material\, Ninebarrow also take a wide-range of traditional folk songs and re-work them in their own distinctive way. Nominated for the coveted Horizon award (Best Emerging Act) at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards the Dorset duo have carved themselves a distinctive niche on the folk roots scene for their outstanding harmonies\, high production values\, engaging original songs\, poetic lyricism and magical instrumentation.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/ninebarrow-with-support-from-corrie-shelley
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Sapphire Storm with support from Nikki Petherick
DESCRIPTION:Sapphire Storm are a powerhouse duo\, performing a mixture of Country\, Bluegrass\, Americana & original songs. \nBoth Leanne Thorose (lead vocals\, guitar & mandolin) and Eleanor Wilkie (double bass & harmony vocals) currently play in the all female IBMA Nominated Bluegrass band Midnight Skyracer\, who released their first album Fire in 2018 and were signed to Island/Universal Records in 2020 where they released their second album Shadows On The Moon. \nLeanne is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist based in London\, England. She plays the mandolin\, fiddle & guitar\, specialising in Bluegrass and Country music. Leanne has been a touring musician for over 10 years and has made appearances in a number of different bands and theatre projects including the critically acclaimed Irish Dance show Essence of Ireland as their lead fiddle player where she completed tours around the UK with shows in Qatar and Johannesburg\, South Africa. \nEleanor has predominantly been on the Bluegrass and Folk music scene for over two decades and has played double bass and fiddle in bands such as Dulaman\, Keep Off The Grass\, Chill Until Blue\, Shake the Roots\, and more recently (2017-present)\, as the bass player for the all-female band\, Midnight Skyracer. Eleanor also plays piano\, and tends to write many of her songs on this. Other instruments that Eleanor enjoys to flirt with include banjo\, guitar and mandolin. Cup O’Joe is a close family trio who have been playing together from their early teens. Comprising brothers Reuben and Benjamin and sister Tabitha\, they were raised in the traditions of bluegrass and folk\, and it is these traditions that their music is rooted in. They blend the intricate tones of bluegrass\, folk and jazz to tones to create their own progressive acoustic sound. Their mix of original and re-imagined traditional songs sets the ingredients for an energetic and enthusiastic performance\, and this is giving them a growing presence on the surrounding acoustic music scene in Ireland\, the UK and mainland Europe. Strong sibling harmonies can be heard throughout their music\, harmonies that blend together like only sibling harmonies can. \nThe former Radio 2 Young Folk Award Finalists have toured extensively through Ireland\, England and central Europe over the years. In 2017 they were selected to take part in the Bluegrass Ramble at the International Bluegrass Associations weeklong conference and festival in Raleigh\, North Carolina\, being among some of the first international bands to do so. \nThey are set to release their new album in January 2020\, which contains nine new original songs and one traditional\, whilst embodying a fresh original sound. For several tracks they are joined on mandolin by David Benedict (Mile Twelve)\, and on fiddle by Niall Murphy (Breaking Trad\, Cara Dillon\, Nathan Carter) as well as many more special guests. \nSupport is from Nikki Petherick.
URL:https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/event/sapphire-storm-with-support-from-nikki-petherick
LOCATION:Unicorn Theatre\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, Thames Street\, Abingdon\, OX14 3HZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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