A joyful fusion of jazz and Scottish folk music.
Humans love categories – drawing lines between ideas, people, genres and moods. But the music we love, no matter how old or new, traditional or contemporary, often has far more in common than we think…
This show is bound to surprise and delight as Mercury Prize-nominated pianist Fergus McCreadie and his spellbinding trio of jazz musicians join the Manchester Collective string quartet to blast through an irresistible collection of music that lives somewhere between the boundaries of jazz, new classical and folk.
Alongside a brand new set by Fergus, fellow Scotsman and Collective favourite Donald Grant is arranging a collection of traditional folk tunes for this unlikely band of players. It’s music that goes straight to the heart, full of warmth and optimism.
There’s no doubt this gig is going to be a lot of fun. Come join the party.
The Unfurrowed Field is supported by PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders, a co-commissioning and touring programme run in partnership with Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Dates & Tickets
6 Mar – Nottingham – Lakeside Arts SOLD OUT
7 Mar – Leeds – Howard Assembly Room
8 Mar – Cardiff – Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
9 Mar – Manchester – Royal Northern College of Music SOLD OUT
10 Mar – Birkenhead – Future Yard
13 Mar – Bristol – St George’s Bristol
14 Mar – Birmingham – Elgar Concert Hall
15 Mar – London – Southbank Centre
17 Mar – Oxford – Oxford Town Hall
16 Jul – Edinburgh – Edinburgh Jazz Festival
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Setlist
Fergus McCreadie selections from ‘Forest Floor’, ‘Stream’ and new work (world premiere)
Donald Grant Thoir thusa nuas an rionnag sin (Bring you down that star) (world premiere), Prelude Valse and NZ 2004
György Kurtág selections from Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky
Christian Mason selections from Tuvan and Sardinian Songbooks
Trad. Slow Air
Joseph Haydn Op. 54 No. 2, II. Adagio
Anna Meredith Honeyed Words
Approximate runtime with interval: 95 minutes
Line-up
Fergus McCreadie Piano
David Bowden Bass
Stephen Henderson Drums
Rakhi Singh Violin
Donald Grant Violin
Simone van der Giessen Viola
Christian Elliott Cello