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  • Carols! Not just for Christmas.

    Carols! Not just for Christmas.

    In this workshop, we will explore repertoire that isn’t all that well known – the medieval English carol. And like puppies, these carols weren’t just for Christmas! This type of song was unique to our isle and was the first polyphonic sacred music to have a text in the everyday language of the people (although…

    March 13, 2023
  • Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    Journey with me to places Margery Kempe visited on her pilgrimages. I will perform music she might have experienced in those far flung places and read from her book, the first autobiography in English.

    March 8, 2023
  • Walk for wellbeing! Mini pilgrimage in Huddersfield

    Walk for wellbeing! Mini pilgrimage in Huddersfield

    Come and be a mini pilgrim on this mini pilgrimage. Experience how the act of walking and taking notice of nature increases feelings of connection and wellbeing. There will be a bit of singing too for those who would like to join me. Led by a qualified walk leader (not just me!)

    March 8, 2023
  • Chant! Singing workshop at Huddersfield University

    Chant! Singing workshop at Huddersfield University

    Come along and sing with me! We’ll do gentle physical warm ups and get the voice and body ready to chant. Chanting is an ancient vocal activity at the roots of our musical and linguistic heritage. We’ll do medieval chant alongside chant from other traditions, with an emphasis on wellbeing and enjoyment. No musical training…

    March 8, 2023
  • ‘Gather your song’: Music of medieval English nuns with Vivien Ellis

    ‘Gather your song’: Music of medieval English nuns with Vivien Ellis

    With Vivien Ellis and the choir of the Parish church of St Mary Magdalene, the music of medieval English nuns will resound in this very historic church.

    March 8, 2023
  • Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    Performing in Lizzie Gutteridge’s lovely series of early music events is always a pleasure. The church is a gorgeous venue and very reachable by train, being pretty close to Marks Tey station. Local singers will take part in this concert with me, singing carol refrains and plainchant and bringing me joy!

    March 1, 2023
  • Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound

    I take my concert exploring the sounds Margery Kempe might have heard and been familiar with to the town where the Mayor arrested her and accused her of wanting to steal wives away from husbands.

    March 1, 2023
  • The Outspoken Pilgrim

    The Outspoken Pilgrim

    I have been invited to give a lecture recital at the Beverley Early Music Festival about Margery Kempe in this, her anniversary year. Weirdly, it will be in the same venue where I played my Wool Merchant and Harp programme 10 years ago, the marvellously quirky Beverley Guildhall. I will chat about Margery’s journeys, her…

    February 3, 2023
  • Journeys in sound with Margery Kempe – first autobiography writer, pilgrim and visionary

    Journeys in sound with Margery Kempe – first autobiography writer, pilgrim and visionary

    Margery Kempe, born in 1373, was from King’s Lynn (then known as Bishop’s Lynn) in Norfolk. Daughter of an important merchant, five-time mayor of Lynn and Alderman of the prestigious Guild of the Holy Trinity, John Brunham, her book is the first autobiography in English, probably written by a scribe on her behalf (although it’s…

    December 31, 2022
  • A musical journey with 15th century mystic and pilgrim, Margery Kempe

    A musical journey with 15th century mystic and pilgrim, Margery Kempe

    Margery Kempe, born around 1373, was a visionary and mystic from King’s Lynn (then known as Bishop’s Lynn) in Norfolk. Her book is the first autobiography in English, probably written by a scribe on her behalf. The story she tells of her life is extraordinary, both strange and familiar to us today. She was an…

    November 4, 2022
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