Friday 20th December 2024 at 7.30pm
CANCELLED. We’re really sorry to announce the cancellation of this evening’s concert by John Kirkpatrick. We were contacted on Thursday evening and John is too ill to perform.
Online purchases will be refunded tomorrow. Those who made cash purchases pse contact the Market House at chair@minchinhamptonmarkethouse.co.uk for a refund.
Minchinhampton Market House
A remarkable journey through the Midwinter in music and song. The customs and traditions of England at Midwinter yield a breathtaking array of dazzling riches. Accordion maestro John Kirkpatrick takes the listener through tunes celebrating Midwinter dance, rhymes of hope and luck-bringing, songs in honour of food and seasonal merriment and an original song all about the Nativity from the onlooking creatures viewpoint.
As a singer, dancer and instrumentalist, John Kirkpatrick has been one of the most prominent figures on the English Folk Scene for many years. He has performed and recorded extensively both as a soloist and as a member of duos, groups and bands, presenting a repertoire of music, songs and dances firmly rooted in traditional English practice. He is also regarded as a particularly fine exponent of the button accordion, the anglo concertina and the melodeon, and is frequently called upon as a mainstream session musician in fields of music quite outside the folk idiom.
On radio, he has hosted several programmes himself and been a frequent contributor to others, particularly in the specialist folk music slots, but also in the broader arts programmes such as Kaleidoscope, Night Waves and Reading Music.
Tickets are £15 and can be bought online using the link below
or from the Market Stores, Minchinhampton
Please note the bar at this event accepts card payment only