Throughout the spring legendary folk artist and storyteller John Kirkpatrick is bringing his popular traditional show A Victorian Farmers Year in Song to 12 Somerset village halls.
A Victorian Farmers Year looks at the songs, stories, myths and legends of the changing seasons through a farmer’s year, a very popular theme with our rural audiences. From sowing the seeds to harvesting the crop, John takes the audiences through the profound lessons of the bleak winter and the joyful celebrations under the blazing summer sun.
John’s extensive knowledge of English traditional music has earned him fans and acclaim around the world. In 2010 his masterly squeezebox playing and wonderful singing won him the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for ‘Musician of the Year’. Over the past thirty years John Kirkpatrick has regularly toured and recorded with Richard Thompson, and played with both the Albion Band and Steeleye Span.
Sarah Peterkin Director of Take Art Live said, “We feel really privileged to have such a veteran folk legend making up the backbone of our spring season. John’s long and varied career has involved him in some of the most significant developments in the modern folk revival and we know he is going to go down a storm with Somerset audiences.”
This March, John will be performing in six Somerset villages, including Goathurst (17 Mar), Langport (18 Mar), East Woodlands (19 Mar), Hornblotton (20 Mar), Regil (25 Mar) and Kilve (26 Mar).
John Kirkpatrick Shows
Where stated you can also buy tickets online at www.takeart.org or purchase tickets directly from the promoters.
You can find out about all the shows in the new season by picking up a brochure from your nearest promoter or arts venue or by going online to www.takeart.org.
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