Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
22 May @ 7.30pm to 10.00pm
About Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Named after the old Northumbrian word for twilight, ‘The Darkening’ is made up of four North-East England-based members:
- Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, vocals),
- Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals),
- Heather Cartwright (vocals, guitar), and
- Joe Truswell (drums, percussion).
Together with Stef Conner from Cambridge (vocals, lyres), these dazzling musicians create musical magic; dynamic and unique “Ancient Northumbrian Futurism”.
Based in the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall yet reaching out to the wider world, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening explore the connecting threads of music, landscape and people over a period of almost 2000 years.
Songs range from themes of freedom, nature and venturing out into the world after times of darkness, to a Roman inscription with links to Libya and Syria magnetically pulled into the 21st century with glorious vocal harmonies and the wildest of piping.
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Reviews
“Tremendously energising, polished and thought-provoking.”
Americana-UK
“Wildly thrilling The Guardian on the album”
Cloud Horizons
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Age guidance:
12+
Duration:
150 minutes, with an interval.
About The Theatre Chipping Norton
The Theatre Chipping Norton, sometimes called The Theatre, Chipping Norton or Chipping Norton Theatre, is a theatre, an arthouse cinema, a gallery and a concert hall in Chipping Norton.
The theatre has has 217 seats, including stalls and a balcony. It is a resource for the community, and it is also a professional venue, welcoming over 55,000 customer visits every year.
It is something unique, but it is also different things to different people. It is the cause and subject of many arguments and debates; and a fair amount of acclaim and affection. It is complicated and a little eccentric.
It is not a little theatre. It likes to make a big noise.
Discover more about The Theatre Chipping Norton, including travel, access and venue information.
