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Carols! Not just for Christmas.
In this workshop, we will explore repertoire that isn’t all that well known – the medieval English carol. And like puppies, these carols weren’t just for Christmas! This type of […]
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Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound
Journey with me to places Margery Kempe visited on her pilgrimages. I will perform music she might have experienced in those far flung places and read from her book, the […]
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Walk for wellbeing! Mini pilgrimage in Huddersfield
Come and be a mini pilgrim on this mini pilgrimage. Experience how the act of walking and taking notice of nature increases feelings of connection and wellbeing. There will be […]
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Chant! Singing workshop at Huddersfield University
Come along and sing with me! We’ll do gentle physical warm ups and get the voice and body ready to chant. Chanting is an ancient vocal activity at the roots […]
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‘Gather your song’: Music of medieval English nuns with Vivien Ellis
With Vivien Ellis and the choir of the Parish church of St Mary Magdalene, the music of medieval English nuns will resound in this very historic church.
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Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound
Performing in Lizzie Gutteridge’s lovely series of early music events is always a pleasure. The church is a gorgeous venue and very reachable by train, being pretty close to Marks […]
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Margery Kempe’s Journeys in Sound
I take my concert exploring the sounds Margery Kempe might have heard and been familiar with to the town where the Mayor arrested her and accused her of wanting to […]
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The Outspoken Pilgrim
I have been invited to give a lecture recital at the Beverley Early Music Festival about Margery Kempe in this, her anniversary year. Weirdly, it will be in the same […]
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Journeys in sound with Margery Kempe – first autobiography writer, pilgrim and visionary
Margery Kempe, born in 1373, was from King’s Lynn (then known as Bishop’s Lynn) in Norfolk. Daughter of an important merchant, five-time mayor of Lynn and Alderman of the prestigious […]
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A musical journey with 15th century mystic and pilgrim, Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe, born around 1373, was a visionary and mystic from King’s Lynn (then known as Bishop’s Lynn) in Norfolk. Her book is the first autobiography in English, probably written […]
