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Sense of Sound singers in Twisted Christmas @ The Barbican

Twisted Christmas Sense Of Sound Singers, Richard Hawley, Ed Harcourt, Josephine Foster, Amiina with Kippi Kaninus & Paul Lydon, Polly Scattergood, Alasdair Roberts, Sense Of Sound Singers, Eliza Carthy & The House of Fairytales 15 December 2009 / 19:30 Barbican Hall
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The Barbican is excited to bring back its alternative Yuletide concert for the second year running, following last year’s memorable sell-out debut. Featuring Sense Of Sound Singers, Richard Hawley, Ed Harcourt, Josephine Foster, Amiina with Kippi Kaninus & Paul Lydon, Polly Scattergood, Alasdair Roberts, Eliza Carthy, The House of FairyTales & more to come MC Jeremy Hardy MD David Coulter Guitar Leo Abrahams Bass Rory McFarlane Drums Joel Stanley Keyboards Roger Eno Saxophone Mike Smith Cor anglais/Oboe/Alto sax/Soprano Sax Kate St John Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Flute Jack Pinter Harp/Marimba/Percussion Julia Thornton Electronics Jean Jacques Palix This year’s deliciously dark evening of festive entertainment features an all-new line-up. Amongst the guests for this year’s Twisted Christmas will be he haunting Scottish folk musician Alasdair Roberts, the always-adventurous Sense Of Sound Singers, (graduates of BBC1’s Last Choir Standing competition), Sheffield legend Richard Hawley, the critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and pianist Ed Harcourt, Colorado’s psych-folk chanteuse Josephine Foster, members of Icelandic string quartet, and regular Sigur Ros collaborators, Amiina, who will perform with compatriots Paul Lydon and Kippi Kaninus. Also, Simon Fisher Turner revives his King of Luxembourg alter ego especially for this concert. Plus the remarkable Polly Scattergood, t and the remarkable Mercury nominated, multi BBC Radio 2 Folk music award winner Eliza Carthy, the House of Fairytales and more to be announced! ‘The Barbican looks beyond the tinsel to find the darkness beneath’ The Guardian FreeStage pre-show: Cold Turkey : 6.45pm – 7.15pm

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Sense of Sound delivers high-quality inclusive vocal training, develops and nurtures aspiring singers and provides employment opportunities for performers; at the same time creating a unique resource for the entertainment industries to meet their performance and recording needs.