Thursday 28 July 2011
Cecil Sharp House
Morris Offspring & Maple Morris present;
Must Come Down
With Becky Price, Jackie Oates, Gavin Davenport, Matthew Keegan-Phipps and Debs Newbold
A joyful, energetic and unique celebration of the power and grace of English traditional dance. A reaffirmation that the tradition is alive and evolving. A exuberant spectacle of vitality and passionate dance wrapped in a cloak of beautiful music, stunning singing and heart-stopping stories.
This colossal collaboration brings a new generation of outstanding young morris dancers into the spotlight. Morris Offspring combine forces with their North American counterparts, Maple Morris, to create new works featuring 35 brilliant young dancers, a very special storyteller and a unique cast of musicians.
Distinctive accordionist, Becky Price is a sublime dance musician; known for her work with Boldwood, Jon Swayne and Dave Shepherd. Jackie Oates’ pure, haunting singing style and lyrical fiddle playing has placed her firmly in the spotlight, performing in The Imagined Village and winning Folk Awards. A singer and performer grounded firmly in the English tradition, Gavin Davenport also plays with Crucible, Hekety and GloryStrokes. The musical line-up is completed by clarinetist, Matthew Keegan-Phipps and will be augmented by multi-talented dancers!
The silver-tongued Debs Newbold is a unique, contemporary storytelling voice with one foot rooted in tradition and the other leaping boldly towards the horizon. She comes armed with a clutch of stories, a dirty laugh and a way with an audience.
Cecil Sharp House,
2 Regents Park Road,
London NW1 7AY
020 7485 2206
Before 1 July: Tickets £10 (concessions £5)
After 1 July: Tickets £15 (concessions £10)
Doors 7.30pm, Performance 8.00pm
Tickets: www.folkshop.efdss.org
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