In an unmissable collaboration, five of the English folk scene’s most inventive artists bring you Awake Arise – A Christmas Show For Our Times; celebrating the riches of our varied winter traditions and reflecting upon the hope and resilience in music and song that can bring joy to us all in the darkest season.
Award winning trio Lady Maisery (Hannah James, Rowan Rheingans and Hazel Askew) have for nearly a decade produced ‘some of the most exquisite, thrilling vocal harmony work in the English folk scene’ The Guardian
The beguiling musical partnership of Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith complete the powerful line-up, bringing the outstanding vocals, sensitive instrumentation and powerful social conscience that has won them widespread critical acclaim. ‘Rousing stuff’ The Observer.
Featuring traditional songs, folk carols, spoken word and newly written music to galvanise and brighten this darkest season, Awake Arise is a warm gift to the wintertime from five of the most engaging and celebrated performers on the English folk scene. True to the reputations of both acts as out-spoken voices on the folk scene, this collection is also a rallying cry to embrace the power of collective endeavour as a vital support during times of hardship and loneliness. In this most uncertain of winters, Awake Arise is more than just a great night out; these are essential songs which remind us who we are and why we matter to each other.
Tour Dates as Follows:
05/12/2024 Brighton Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
06/12/2024 Halesworth St Mary’s Church, Halesworth
07/12/2024 Lowdham Warthog Live Music Ltd
08/12/2024 LIVERPOOL Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
12/12/2024 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Gosforth Civic Theatre
13/12/2024 BEESWING Loch Arthur Community
14/12/2024 SHEFFIELD Firth Hall
15/12/2024 YORK National Centre for Early Music
17/12/2024 BRISTOL St George’s Bristol
19/12/2024 LONDON Cecil Sharp House
20/12/2024 Folkestone Quarterhouse
For more information please visit: www.ladymaisery.com or www.jimmyandsidduo
