Peta Webb and Ken Hall + Teddy Cuthbert
Sunday 15th February
The ever-popular London duo share the evening with a young traditional singer from the Northeast.
Peta’s & Ken’s singing is rooted in the oral tradition, their style absorbed over the years by listening to and singing alongside traditional singers in England and Ireland. They ran the Musical Traditions Club, in Central London for over 25 years, providing a platform for unaccompanied traditional singers. They have a rich, distinctive sound, based on Irish and British traditions of unison singing and the harmonising of American brother duets. The diversity of their material, from England, Ireland and America, celebrates the essential links between these cultures.
A 20-year-old singer of traditional folk songs, Teddy Cuthbert is beguiled by the past as well as stories of timeless human emotion. Singing both unaccompanied and with his baritone ukulele, Teddy has half-accidentally gathered stylistic inspiration from everywhere from Waterson and Carthys to early-20th-century jazz and vaudeville, from Bert Lloyd to Nina Simone, to barely surviving recordings made of barely surviving pitmen and field labourers. Teddy hopes to imbue every song in his repertoire — from this country and abroad — with the dear, textured, rural spirit of his native Northumberland.
Read about Ken and Peta’s album As close as can be. Watch Teddy here.
Admission £10 (£8 concessions). We hope that everyone who can pays the standard price to support the musicians and the club. However, we want to be inclusive, so, if you can’t afford the standard price, do ask for a concession.
On the majority of club nights you will be able to pay on the door although we do put advance tickets on sale online. On occasion demand will be very high and the evening may sell out in advance or there will be limited availability on the door. Please check the website regularly for the current position on specific evenings. We are primarily a seated venue, but on busy nights ticket holders may find they have to stand if they arrive late. For online tickets for this evening go to https://wegottickets.com/event/682492.