Broadside Ballads
Folk with Lisa Knapp, Marry Waterson, Nathaniel Mann, Barney Morse Brown and Laurence Hunt Wed 20 May 2020, 7:30pm The HaymarketReturns Only – join the waiting list
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Three of the UK’s most innovative folk artists reinvent a collection of broadsides – daily song sheets sold for pence - giving a rare insight into Britain’s history.
Delving into the collection at the Bodleian Libraries and beyond, Lisa Knapp, Marry Waterson and Nathaniel Mann lead a five-piece band, bringing Broadside Ballads to life for a new generation.
Produced by Sound UK
Commissioned by Sound UK and OCM
Funded by Arts Council England
Supported by the Bodleian Libraries
I saw folk music’s future. It was an exciting glimpse of an alternative, fresh and vital approach to presenting traditional musicfRoots
