University of York concert
The Kathryn Tickell Band were at the University of York this evening. If you went, post a comment! Some great comments from a few concert-goers at the Manchester gig yesterday! (See ‘More News’ link below).
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Band on the Wall Manchester
If you’ve been at the Band on the Wall in Manchester this evening please do post a comment. What did you think of the tunes, the anecdotes, emotional or comedy moments, personalities, the venue, the beer/cocktails, the band’s fashion sense?! Any Northumbrians in the house? It’s all good to know. Hope everyone enjoyed the concert.
Words & Music, BBC Radio 3
Kathryn features in BBC Radio 3’s Words & Music, to be recorded at The Sage Gateshead on 5th November and broadcast on 7th November at 10.30pm.
The programme features music from Kathryn and the Elias String Quartet, together with poems and memoirs from various writers. Kathryn was asked to contribute to the programme and suggested the late Barry MacSweeney’s ‘Pearl’ poems. He and Kathryn had talked about setting these poems to music. Here, ‘Pearl in the Silver Morning’ is accompanied by Kathryn and the Elias String Quartet.
The recording at Sage Gateshead is part of BBC Radio 3’s ‘Free Thinking’ festival, a weekend of public debate, interviews and performance, 5 – 7 November. Tickets are free and can booked through Sage Gateshead. Visit The Sage website to book tickets or call The Sage Gateshead ticket office on 0191 443 4661.
Welcome everyone…
Welcome everyone to a sparkling new web presence for Kathryn which we hope you will enjoy viewing, listening to and commenting upon. Mailing list liaison will be active in the next few days and we’re looking forward to being in touch. Kathryn’s on Twitter, much to her own surprise, so please do encourage her! Warm thanks to the web design and build people at Kiosk and Kleber — Kathryn joins clients such as Sade, Dido, Lily Allen, Sony Music… Kathryn’s Northumbrian smallpiping is entering the 21st century and beyond! Quite right too we say.
Kathryn and the Penguin Café
8th September was a memorable night at the BBC Proms. Kathryn was welcomed as the only artist to have performed with the original incarnation of the Penguin Café Orchestra, led by Simon Jeffes, and now with his son Arthur’s continuation of the ensemble. A touching interview with Kathryn in The Guardian describes her friendship with Simon, who died at the young age of 48, and how he encouraged her instinct to work with less than obvious collaborators. Arthur Jeffes, together with Kathryn and the entirely new line up, proved themselves unmistakably bestowed with the Penguin Café ethos. Reviewed in The Guardian, John Walters remarked upon ‘a young band with a mix of personalities and skills similar to the original PCO: they play like friends.’
The Proms performance is available on BBCiPlayer.
Kathryn on BBC Radio 2 — 12th May
Kathryn is featured on The Mike Harding Show, 7pm UK time, on BBC Radio 2. Mike Harding interviews Kathryn and plays and tracks from the recently released ‘Best Of’ CD compilation of her work from the past 25 years. She discusses her musical upbringing in Northumberland, what inspired her to take up playing the pipes, and some of the many diverse musical projects she’s been involved with over the years.
The ‘Performances’ section of the website has been updated, at long last. Check the section for details of performances in the summer. Autumn dates to be added soon. Some fabulous Kathryn Tickell Band performances are in store at Spitalfields Festival, Haverhill Arts Festival, National Forest Folk Festival and Chester Summer Music Festival. Plus some beautiful new work to be unveiled as Kathryn joins Joanna MacGregor at Guiting Festival in July and is the special guest of the Penguin Café Orchestra at the BBC Proms in September.
Kathryn on BBC Radio 2 — 12th May
Kathryn is featured on The Mike Harding Show, 7pm UK time, on BBC Radio 2. Mike Harding interviews Kathryn and plays and tracks from the recently released ‘Best Of’ CD compilation of her work from the past 25 years. She discusses her musical upbringing in Northumberland, what inspired her to take up playing the pipes, and some of the many diverse musical projects she’s been involved with over the years.
The ‘Performances’ section of the website has been updated, at long last. Check the section for details of performances in the summer. Autumn dates to be added soon. Some fabulous Kathryn Tickell Band performances are in store at Spitalfields Festival, Haverhill Arts Festival, National Forest Folk Festival and Chester Summer Music Festival. Plus some beautiful new work to be unveiled as Kathryn joins Joanna MacGregor at Guiting Festival in July and is the special guest of the Penguin Café Orchestra at the BBC Proms in September.
Sky Arts and BBC1… and Happy Christmas!
December 23 Sky Arts 1 | 8am + 11.15am + 10pm (UK) | “Kathryn Tickell’s Northumbria”
Another chance to see this beautifully filmed documentary about Kathryn, the landscape’s influence on her music and how she is passing on folk skills to younger generations.
December 29 BBC 1 | 10.50pm (UK) | “Sting’s Winter Songbook”
Kathryn, with Julian and Peter of the Kathryn Tickell Band, can also be spotted in this programme. In conversation with Alan Yentob, Sting and an eclectic mix of folk, rock and classical musicians, work on folk songs, carols and ballads, both in the studio in Italy and at Durham Cathedral. Sting also revisits haunts of his youth in Newcastle and meets up with the formative members of his early bands. All good wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a very happy 2010!
BBC2 Culture Show — 26th Nov
Kathryn with Sting – Amendment to BBC2 Culture Show date:
This is now due to be broadcast on 26th November (not 2 November as previously listed). Still to come, Wed 4 November, This Morning, ITV and later that day the Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV. If you manage to see any of the TV features, do post your comments on our Guestbook.
TV appearances 1, 2, 4 November; performances November-December
Kathryn will appear on a few TV programmes coming up soon, to promote Sting’s new album ‘If On a Winter’s Night…’ The latest schedule we have is as follows:
- Sunday 1 November, BBC1 Andrew Marr, Sunday AM
- Monday 2 November, BBC2 Culture Show
- Wed 4 November, This Morning, ITV; also Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV
Just a few UK dates for the Kathryn Tickell Band this autumn, but they’re good ones:
- Friday 13 November, SaltaireLive, West Yorkshire
- Saturday 14 November The Junction, Cambridge
- Sunday 15 November, Buxton Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire
- Monday 16 November, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria
Click on ”Performances” for more details and box office info. Kathryn then performs with Sting as follows:
- Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December, St John the Divine, New York
- Tuesday 15 December, Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
- Thursday 17 December, Festspielhaus, Baden Baden, German
- Sunday 20 December, Sage Gateshead
Click on ”Performances” for details and ticket links.