Chamber Folk Noirists from Coventry, UK, as heard on BBC Radio 3
Amy Kakoura (voice, harmonium), Simon Chalk (violin, voice) & Derek Nisbet (piano, composer) with additional vocals by John Bernard*
Album available from : https://talkingbirds.co.uk/2023/02/25…
Song Cycle Set List – Album Launch 31.3.23
Anthony Cropper – Listening Place 2’40
Liz Mytton – Treasures 4’49
Lanaire Aderami – **Curiosity Does Not Kill the Cat 3’24
Katie (Tom) Walters – Build a Garden 5’47
Craig Stephens – The Story Keeps On Moving 7’29
Ian McMillan – Collaboration 3’08
(28 mins) Interval – Glassworks (opening) by Philip Glass
John Bernard – *Impact 4’20
Cath O’Flynn – The Imaginary Friend 5’42
Peter Cann – The Swimmer 6’32
Yara Richter – Stuck Inside My Walls 6’30
(27 mins)
Finale: Scir Burna by Liz Mytton & Derek Nisbet 3’00
Music by Derek Nisbet except **Curiosity by Lanaire Aderami & Derek Nisbet
Encore: Tonight We Fly by Neil Hannon 2’30
Sound Bungle
Lighting Tom Simkins
Album Artwork Lotte Tophill
Song Cycle was commissioned by Talking Birds for its 30th Anniversary Nestival.