Doors 7:45pm, music 8.30pm
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Ana Silvera x Saied Silbak – Songs We Carry
Vocals, keys, guitar, electronics – Ana Silvera
Vocals, oud – Saied Silbak
Balladeste
Balladeste is a collaboration between violinist Preetha Narayanan and cellist Tara Franks, a genre-crossing duo drawing on influences from classical minimalism, modal improvisation, Indian classical to global folk.
Balladeste have developed a unique way of writing, weaving in and out of each other’s voices as performer-composers. Exploring the versatility and sound potential of just two string instruments, they create a musical narrative that is both ancient yet contemporary, devotional whilst pastoral, writing original compositions that are vibrant, experimental, melodic and contemplative in quality – Songs without words with contemporary alt-folk twist.
Their upcoming album – to be released June 2023 – is a fully improvised body of work, recorded live at a residency at Snape Maltings supported by Britten Pears Arts.
4**** Songlines
“Absolutely stunning” BBC Radio 4 – Anita Rani (Woman’s Hour)“defies easy definition…very very special indeed” BBC Radio 3 In Tune – Katie Derham