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Seaquins with Lo Còr de la Plana
Old Fruitmarket
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Uniting twelve leading female folk artists from countries linked by the North Sea and North Atlantic, the Seaquins gave their debut performances at the 2008 Tønder Festival, winning a standing ovation twice over. Instigated by Danish fiddlers Ditte Fromseier Mortensen and Kirstine Sand, the line-up also features Scots Inge Thomson (accordion), Emily Smith (vocals/accordion), Shona Mooney (fiddle), Anna Massie (guitar/mandolin), Jenn Butterworth (guitar/vocals) and Mairearad Green (accordion/bagpipes), with Finland’s Kukka Lehto (fiddle), Sweden’s Emma Johansson (flutes/vocals) and Cape Breton fiddler/pianist Kimberly Fraser. Their sumptuously layered arrangements interweave songs and tunes from all five countries’ traditions, celebrating their connections and forging new common ground.
Anticipated to be one of the most exciting debut acts of this year’s festival, Lo Còr de la Plana are an all-male vocal group based in Marseille, who reinvent the ancient Occitan traditions of southern France, drawing on sources from medieval times to the present day. Their exhilarating blend of powerful polyphonic harmonies and dynamic rhythms is accompanied by hand-drums, tambourines and body percussion.
Tickets: £16
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Featuring:
Seaquins
Kukka Lehto
Emma Johansson
Kimberley Fraser
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