RENOWNED folk singer Maddy Prior joins up once again with the Carnival Band during the festive season for their unique celebratory show “Carols & Capers”, arriving at The Sundial Theatre in Cirencester on Friday, December 2.
Together they mix renaissance, modern and ethnic instruments with plenty of humour putting their inimitable stamps on a range of familiar and not-so-familiar festive fare.
Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band have been inspired by the music of Christmas for the past 25 years and have now brought the best of these together on one album.
“The Best Of Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band” collects 22 tracks from across their career.
With an extensive experience in folk, medieval, world and classical music between them, the singer and players tell the Christmas story in a variety of ways and the likes of ‘I Saw Three Ships’, ‘While Shepherds Watched’, ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and ‘The Holly Ivy’ are revealed as versatile, striking pieces of music with words to match.
This promises to be a unique celebratory show of Christmas music on renaissance and modern instruments.
- See Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band on Friday, December 2 at The Sundial Theatre, Cirencester College, Fosse Way Campus, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets £21.50. Box Office 01285 654228.
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