In the first week of April nationally renowned storyteller Jane Flood will bring her enchanting new show Chime Child to Batcombe Jubilee Hall (Sat 2 April) and Stogumber Village Hall (Sat 9 April) in Somerset.
Chime Child is a show that takes its inspiration from the Somerset landscape and uses a delicious mix of music, legend, folklore and song to create a truly magical storytelling experience for the whole family. The term ‘chime child’ is peculiar to Somerset and was said to represent a child born between midnight on a Friday and cockcrow on a Saturday, who was thought to be a seer and healer and guardian of the lore of the land.
In the show Jane Flood collaborates with musicians Fiona Barrow on fiddle and Martin Solomon on harp, weaving together the story of lovers, traditional songs and curious fragments of Somerset folklore to create a shared journey – in our time, bygone times and the place where there is no time.
Director of Take Art Live Sarah Peterkin said, “Jane presented this show at our Made in Somerset 09 event where it went down a storm, so we are really looking forward to taking it to Bishop Lydeard.”
“This masterful storyteller created a living landscape of words and music that connected on a heart level. The show ended with the audience encircling the church at sunset, before untapping a keg of finest local scrumpy while the fiddler played a jig. Magical stuff out in the sticks.” ****
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