Various, UK
Tossed together in 1984 on a ‘let’s see what we come up with’ basis for a Yuletide Radio 2 broadcast, what began as a one-off session in a village hall in Cumbria has endured for over twenty years and has become something of a tradition in its own right!
Fortunately it shows little danger of fossilization as both parties keep coming up with new ideas. The 2001 collaboration and fifth album, ‘Gold Frankincense and Myrrh’ introduced a good deal of Arabic and African-influenced music into the equation. The next project explored the lives of eighteenth century female soldiers and the ballads they inspired. For what comes after that, keep watching this space!
Dates:
Sun 2nd – Apex Bury St Edmunds
Mon 3rd – Palace Southend
Tues 4th – St Georges Bristol
Wed 5th – Borough Theatre Abergavenny
Fri 7th – The Atkinson Southport
Sat 8th – The Forum Barrow In Furness
Sun 9th – The Platform Morecombe
Tues 11th – CAST Doncaster
Wed 12th – The Sage Gateshead – Choir
Fri 14th – The Haymarket Basingstoke
Sat 15th – The Tivoli Wimbourne
Sun 16th – The Stables Milton Keynes
Mon 17th – The Capitol Horesham
Wed 19th – Town Hall Birmingham – Choir
Thurs 20th – Town Hall Cheltenham – Choir
Fri 21st – St Johns The Evangelist Oxford
Sat 22nd – Cadogan Hall London – Choir