ON TUEDAY, March 10 at 7:30pm, Mwldan have a very special live music performance in store. Following her participation in the recent Synergedd project alongside VRï and Alaw, award-winning accordionist, dancer and songwriter Hannah James now joins forces with musician Toby Kuhn for an inspiring night of music.
A boundary-pushing folk duo, Hannah and Toby bring emotive vocals to a conversational exchange between accordion, cello and percussive dance.
The duo creates music that feels ancient, contemporary and completely alive. Drawing on each other’s rich backgrounds within folk music, classical training, clog dancing, and adventurous improvisation, Hannah James & Toby Kuhn create performances that are soulful, texturally rich and deeply original.
Hannah is a standout artist on the contemporary British folk scene. She has worked with the likes of Maddy Prior, Sam Sweeney, Seasick Steve, Eliza Carthy and Karine Polwart. She’s one of the vocal trio Lady Maisery alongside Rowan Rheingans (The Rheingans) and Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters).
Toby brings a post-classical and improvisational approach to the cello, shaped by classical training and broad musical explorations across Europe that includes wide ranging folk traditions, Balkan music, jazz and blues. Together they bring tradition, innovation and expressive rhythm to life.
Tickets are priced at £16 (£15) and are available now from the Mwldan website or by phoning their box office between 12 – 8pm Tue – Sun 01239 621 200.
Then there’s something inspiring for art history fans. Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Now, marking 250 years since their births, Exhibition On Screen presents this unmissable new documentary, screening from March 11.
Turner’s blazing sunsets and sublime scenes from his travels and Constable’s idealised depictions of beloved places from home whipped the public of the time into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of ‘fire and water’. The film explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.
The incredible story of Britain’s greatest landscape artists and their fierce rivalry, made in close collaboration with Tate Britain to celebrate the 250th anniversary of their births.
- March 11 – 7.00pm
- March 15 – 2.00pm
- March 24– 7.00pm
- April 19 – 2.00pm
Tickets are priced at £13 (£12) and are available now from the Mwldan website or by phoning their box office between 12 – 8pm Tue – Sun 01239 621 200.
