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Emily and Hazel Askew have become known as two of the foremost performers and interpreters of English folk music.
Their live performances brim with the depth and connection not only of two sisters, but also of two musicians who have been immersed in folk music all their lives.
Together, they rework and reinterpret songs and balladry, creating breath-taking arrangements, which allow words that are hundreds of years old to resonate profoundly with contemporary audiences.
Alongside this, both women are also skilled multi-instrumentalists and expert players of dance music, using fiddles, melodeons, concertina and cello in their innate drive to bring old dance music to life.
In 2014, their third album 'In the Air or the Earth', was released by RootBeat Records to widespread critical acclaim, including the Spiral Earth Award for Best Traditional Album 2015. Since then, the two women have been busy working on a number of other innovative projects; Emily has been touring with her vibrant fiddle band Alma, as well as releasing her first solo album, which explored the cross-over between folk and early music and was highly critically acclaimed by the national press; Hazel has been busy working with her groundbreaking trio Lady Maisery, as well as folk super groups Coven and Songs of Separation, the latter of which won Best Album at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Stirred by these new musical experiences, the sisters now return to their duo with a fresh vision. They are spending 2018 deep in rehearsal, reconstructing and re-exploring their sound, unearthing old songs, as well as composing and creating new music. The culmination of this will be their long awaited fourth studio album, Enclosures which was released in 2019.
Hear them here: http://www.askewsisters.co.uk/?LMCL=sRXk9s
Support is from an up and coming Dom Prag, a folk singer based in Southampton. Throughout 2016 and 2017 he worked on the monumental Ferry Tales project on the Isle of Wight where he collaborated with poet Robyn Bolam and fellow musician JC Grimshaw, setting poems to music. The work was showcased in spring and summer 2017. Dom Prag unveiled his debut album, Young Man on a Ferry, in December 2018.
Tickets are already available from WeGotTickets.com and are £15.
Doors and bar at 7pm, music at 7:40pm
Friday, 26 March
Big Ginger Tom Music
biggingertommusic@gmail.com
www.biggingertommusic.co.uk
Orchard Hall