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Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell plus Amy Hollinrake
Acoustic, candle-lit concert in beautiful, historic St Mary's Church
“Beautiful, swirling, modern English folk music” - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Owen Spafford (fiddle) and Louis Campbell (acoustic guitar) play with subtlety, intimacy and a real sense of maturity, producing a sound far beyond their years. Improvisation, humour and musicality make each live performance unique. Amy Hollinrake (voice, Appalachian dulcimer) is a rising artist emerging from the London folk scene, described as “a Sandy Denny for a new century”. Her songs are inspired by women’s stories within folklore and mythology. Amy will be accompanied by Evie Hilyer-Ziegler (violin).
OWEN SPAFFORD AND LOUIS CAMPBELL
Owen Spafford (The Weaving) and Louis Campbell (Sam Sweeney) met as teenagers, as part of the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. Since forming their duo in 2018, they have been nominated for the BBC Young Folk Award and performed live on BBC Radio. They have been impressing festival audiences across the UK and had the great honour of supporting Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble in London and Manchester in October this year.
AMY HOLLINRAKE
Amy Hollinrake’s EP ‘sad lady songs vol. 1’ was released this October. Her work draws on women’s stories within folklore and mythology and fuses them with a contemporary sound placing her at the forefront of the new era of feminist neo-folk, with musical touchstones in Joanna Newsom, Sandy Denny and This is the Kit.
Amy has performed at Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge Junction, Green Note, Kings Place, and Royal Albert Hall. Her music has garnered attention from the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley and Tom Robinson, BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.
“Beautiful, swirling, modern English folk music” - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
Owen Spafford (fiddle) and Louis Campbell (acoustic guitar) play with subtlety, intimacy and a real sense of maturity, producing a sound far beyond their years. Improvisation, humour and musicality make each live performance unique. Amy Hollinrake (voice, Appalachian dulcimer) is a rising artist emerging from the London folk scene, described as “a Sandy Denny for a new century”. Her songs are inspired by women’s stories within folklore and mythology. Amy will be accompanied by Evie Hilyer-Ziegler (violin).
OWEN SPAFFORD AND LOUIS CAMPBELL
Owen Spafford (The Weaving) and Louis Campbell (Sam Sweeney) met as teenagers, as part of the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble. Since forming their duo in 2018, they have been nominated for the BBC Young Folk Award and performed live on BBC Radio. They have been impressing festival audiences across the UK and had the great honour of supporting Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble in London and Manchester in October this year.
AMY HOLLINRAKE
Amy Hollinrake’s EP ‘sad lady songs vol. 1’ was released this October. Her work draws on women’s stories within folklore and mythology and fuses them with a contemporary sound placing her at the forefront of the new era of feminist neo-folk, with musical touchstones in Joanna Newsom, Sandy Denny and This is the Kit.
Amy has performed at Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge Junction, Green Note, Kings Place, and Royal Albert Hall. Her music has garnered attention from the likes of BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley and Tom Robinson, BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour.
7:30 pm (doors 6:45 pm)
Tickets: £18 general admission. £14 concession for under 25s.
Tickets: £18 general admission. £14 concession for under 25s.
St Mary’s Church Guildford, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3TY
Sat 2 Dec 2023
Website:
www.folkinspiration.org/
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