Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without Richard Durrant’s Candlelit Christmas Guitar Concert Tour. But it’s not all about Richard as he is accompanied by two of the finest talents on the musical scene. Find out more…
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Amy Kakoura
Caught between worlds – part Greek, part Irish, and brought up in England, Amy Kakoura is an artist who strides across genres, journeying between the folk world, an operatic training, the musical-theatre industry, the Jazz ’n’ Blues scene, and many stops in-between.
Amy trained at the GSA Conservatoire, and went on to co-write and take the lead in the sellout production Songs From A Ledge, at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham, and her song cycle Anansi Is Dead was performed at Coventry’s Theatre Absolute in November.
Amy is the lead vocalist for Steamchicken. This eight-piece folk-funk-cabaret cacophony has attracted much notoriety! She also sings regularly with Blues and Soul Revue The Daily Grind and joins Richard Durrant for a sixth year of his magical Christmas tour.
Haunting Vocals
– Maverick Magazine on Amy Kakoura
Nick Pynn
Nick is probably best known for his regular appearance as Stewart Lee’s musical counterpart in the BBC Comedy Vehicle, as well as playing in Lee’s Austerity Binge at The Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Nick is a member of Stomp’s Lost and Found Orchestra, and has toured with comedians Boothby Graffoe, Rich Hall and performed for several years in two-handers with Steve Harley (Cockney Rebel) and Arthur Brown.
Receiving glowing reviews for his 15 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, with his unique mix of storytelling, melodic mastery, technical wizardry and vast array of instruments and curiosities. In 2012 he toured in the all-star line up of The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny.
Nick often joins forces with singer/songwriter Kate Daisy Grant to create a two-person orchestra, adding piano, found objects and various string instruments. Nick has performed and recorded regularly with guitar virtuoso Richard Durrant.
…music of immense imagination and skill
– Glasgow Herald on Nick Pynn
Richard Durrant
In 2018 Richard never really stopped. After his orchestra gave its debut performance playing Richard’s new ukulele concerto and a selection of his other orchestral music, he went on to release his first double album Stringhenge. Then he cycled from St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney all the way down to Sussex including a live performance on BBC Radio 3.
Following two very successful Guitar Adventurers holidays in the south of France Richard returned home for more Stringhenge concerts and found himself the subject of a forty five minute feature on BBC6 Music. The station continues to play tracks from Stringhenge.
But now Christmas has just appeared on the horizon, and the music has changed tack
Says Richard: ‘As soon as the clocks go back I start to daydream about playing with Nick and Amy – by the time Bonfire Night has been and gone this has turned to a raging desire! So bring on the midwinter and let me play folk music and sing carols….’
Richard Durrant is my new favourite guitarist. He sits completely outside the accepted genres and has a peculiar and wonderful mind
– Tom Robinson BBC Radio 6
Throughout December, you can catch Richard Durrant’s Candlelit Christmas Guitar Concert Tour at Beverley, Baulking (already sold out) East Chitlington, Tunbridge Wells, Findon Valley, Wilmington and Richard’s home town of Shoreham-by-Sea.
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Due to other commitments this is a shorter tour than usual so get your tickets fast!
