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Jackie Oates & John Spiers: A Midwinter’s Night

Fri 12 Dec 7:30pm

Fri 12 Dec 7:30pm

£23 / £13 U18s + students
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Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK

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Folk-infused wassails and carols for a midwinter night

This multi award-winning contemporary folk duo weave together traditional English Christmas carols, wassails, advent hymns and festive tunes from the British Isles and beyond. A captivating seasonal show and an antidote to the materialism of the season.

Jackie is a folk singer, song-writer and musician. A central figure in English traditional music, Jackie is regarded as one of the country’s best loved folk performers. Her 8th solo studio album, Gracious Wings, took flight in September 2022, receiving acclaim from the music press both within and beyond the folk genre. In the 14 years since her iconic coming of age album Hyperboreans Jackie has continued to build her large and varied following, write her own material, include surprising covers into her albums and breathe new life into the traditional gems she unearths. Jackie collaborates with a diverse array of artists and commissions, seeking new and surprising artistic corners to illuminate with her voice, research and musicianship.

John Spiers, better known in folk circles as Squeezy, is one of the leading melodeon players of his generation. Well known for his partnership with Jon Boden as well as being a member of Bellowhead, the most successful folk band in recent history.  John was also a member of Eliza Carthy’s band, featuring on her 2002 Mercury nominated album, Anglicana.  He now plays with Peter Knight, fiddle player from Steeleye Span and is also a member of the Gigspanner Big Band. Mixing infectious dance tunes with incredibly sensitive and moving slow airs on a mind-boggling range of different squeezeboxes, John’s solo shows are a mixture of traditional material and his own more intricate compositions.

Oates & Spiers left the gaudy, commercialised crass-ness at home... theirs is a Christmas for all

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