Cold Blows the Wind: The New Scorpion Band's latest concert programme is devoted to the supernatural, the strange, the spine chilling and the inexplicable, bringing together the band's usual mix of traditional songs and ballads, instrumental tunes, poems, stories and folk drama. It is a beguiling and unsettling excursion into unseen and imagined worlds, as depicted through centuries of song and legend in the misty isles of Britain. The ghostly and ghastly atmosphere is complemented by appearances from a cast of colourful and fanciful characters, including the Green Man from North Yorkshire, the Cerne Abbas Giant from Dorset and of course the Irish Fairies.
The New Scorpion Band is made up of Tim Laycock, Brian Gulland, Robin Jeffrey, Sharon Lindo and Robert White; five singers and multi-instrumentalists whose talents are second to none. Collectively they put on a show that is pure entertainment. "The vocal arrangements are moving and beautiful and the standard of musicianship is exceptional" - Living Tradition.
If you've seen them before you'll certainly want a ticket, if you've not, you are in for a rare treat. Book early to avoid disappointment.
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