A rare evening opening of mesmerising folk music from the magnificent Duotone and the ethereal Jess Hall.

Duotone: Duotone is the name under which Barney Morse-Brown (cellist for The Imagined Village and Chris Wood’s Handmade Life) and James Garrett (London based singer-song writer and percussionist) write and perform their own contemporary acoustic songs. They loop guitars, cellos, percussion and voices to create ethereal soundscapes for their poignant lyrics to weave in and out. Following hugely successful appearances at End of the Road Festival and London’s South Bank Centre in 2010 Duotone have regularly been mesmerising audiences around the country with their shows that breathlessly move from riotous energy all the way down to the most delicate moments of heartfelt intimacy.

Jess Hall: “Jess Hall has only been playing her winsome tunes around Oxford for the past year and a half, but she’s already garnered a devoted group of fans. Her clear, wistful voice can turn a noisy pub into a breathless whisper within about seven seconds. To compare this promising singer-songwriter with anyone else would be to miss how refreshing her style is, but if you ask her she’ll tell you she likes Laura Veirs, Eva Cassidy, Nick Drake and her fellow Devonian Seth Lakeman. Jess sings unpretentious melodies with thoughtful lyrics infused with innocence, longing and unguarded earnestness.”

All proceeds from the gig are in aid of Restore.

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