Two of the English folk scene’s best acts play together at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre this month.
Power trio Lady Maisery and boundless songwriters O’Hooley & Tidow join forces again for the first time since their much-loved annual collaboration as supergroup Coven. They’ll play a double-header gig to remember, with songs of celebration, solidarity, peace, unity, a healthy dose of rage and of course, heaps of love.
Combining the vocal and multi-instrumental talents of Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew and Hannah James, Lady Maisery has enraptured audiences throughout the UK and Europe with their ‘generosity of spirit and joie de vivre that seems to emanate from every minute of their exuberant live shows’ (Folk Radio UK). Their most recent album Tender is an arresting record exploring the power in vulnerability, the tenderness of collective wounds and the strength in kindness.
Much-loved Yorkshire folk duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow have been propelled into newfound fame after penning the theme tune to Sally Wainwright’s hit BBC1/HBO drama Gentleman Jack, earning them global admiration, an acting role for Belinda on the iconic TV drama Happy Valley, and concerts that sell out months in advance. Their first full studio album in seven years, Cloudheads, is moving, melodic, dramatic and tender, and delves into the mindscapes, passions and inner worlds of these two highly individual autistic women.
Lady Maisery and O’Hooley & Tidow will each perform individual sets before joining their inimitable voices in song.
Lady Maisery – photo copyright Somhairle Macdonald
O’Hooley & Tidow – photo copyright Hannah Webster
Lady Maisery and O’Hooley & Tidow can be seen at the SJT at 7.30pm on Friday 28 February. Tickets are available from the box office on 01723 370541 and online at www.sjt.uk.com
