Belshazzar’s
Feast
Wickedly-inventive and beloved folk duo
Acclaimed musicians Paul Sartin (oboe, violin, swanee whistle and vocals) and Paul Hutchinson (accordion) are notorious for their superlative ability, wit, rapport and depth of experience, creating a concert to remember. Together they have entertained audiences across the UK, plus in Australia, The Seychelles, Belgium and the USA, with their eclectic and eccentric performances that send a fulfilled and chuckling audience home.
Live audiences at the duo’s sell-out shows in May and December can look forward to an inspired collection of songs and tunes; stirred into the mix are classical, pop, music-hall and of course traditional folk music, all laced with the duo’s wry humour.
Belshazzar’s Feast have
released a series of critically acclaimed albums across their long career, the
latest being ‘The Whiting’s On The Wall’ (2014). There are plans for a
forthcoming album Recent broadcasts
include appearances on the Claire Balding Show (BBC Radio 2), In Tune (BBC
Radio 3), and the Chris Evans Show (BBC Radio 2).
PRESS & REVIEWS
“They can do things
with a squeeze-box and an oboe that can break your heart.”(Independent on Sunday)
“There is simply no way that two
men in faded denim jeans should be this entertaining!”
(Downend Folk Club)
“Amidst the jesting and hilarity, they sit as fine an example of traditional English folk music as you’re likely to hear.” (Mike Ainscoe, Bright Young Folk)
“Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin play like no-one else you’ve ever heard. Their music is breathtaking and wickedly inventive and the between-tunes interchange as intelligent and hilarious as the music. But don’t let me give you the impression they’re a lightweight comedy act: they finish the set with a haunting piece of oboe and accordion magic which has the audience spellbound.” (BBC Radio 2 Mike Harding Show online)
“One of the most
intimate and entertaining live albums I’ve heard”. (Songlines)
“Their intricately arranged instrumentals are a roomful of
strangers introducing themselves at a party and getting along fine. You don’t
know what’s coming up next and you enjoy the danger… lords of misrule”. (Living Tradition)
PAUL SARTIN
As a singer, oboist, violinist, composer and arranger, Paul Sartin performs and records extensively with trio Faustus, previously with multi-BBC Radio 2 Award-winning big band Bellowhead, and with Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings. Paul is consultant and Director of the Andover Museum Loft Singers and the author of ‘Community Choirs Collection – Folk’ published by Faber Music. During 2017 and 2018 he appeared in, as well as directing the music for a new production of Peter Bellamy’s ballad opera, The Transports (Guardian *****). Paul is a BASCA-nominated composer whose commissions include works for the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Streetwise Opera, Aldeburgh Music, and the BBC Radio 4 series ‘Playing the Skyline’. See http://www.paulsartin.co.uk/
PAUL HUTCHINSON
Paul
Hutchinson is a member of The Pagoda
Project with jazz clarinetist, Karen Wimhurst, and a new musical quartet, The
Maniacs. He is well known for his work with Hoover the Dog, Karen
Tweed and the Playford Liberation Front. He is a superlative accordion player
with a unique style inspired by church organ music, violins & concertinas. Paul is resident tutor at Cecil Sharp House, Halsway Manor,
Benslow Music Centre and Marlborough College. He has a keen interest in and
knowledge of 17th and 18th Century dance music which has
resulted in tours to Europe, Australia and America. He has recently
published a book of 18th century tunes.
See https://www.paulhutchinsonmusic.co.uk/
FIND BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST ON THE INTERNET
Official website www.belshazzarsfeast.com/
www.instagram.com/belshazzars_feast/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaAQ3GMuBPcVWvyDaBGIVg
CONTACT
For all media enquiries please contact James H Soars Media Services, email
james@jameshsoars.com. Telephone 01536 720245 / 07758 781032.
For all other enquiries and to discuss
booking Belshazzar’s Feast please contact Claire Patterson at Good Honest
Music, email claire.s.patterson@outlook.com.
UPCOMING
PERFORMANCES
2 May | Todmorden Folk Festival
eventbrite.co.uk/o/todmorden-folk-festival-7770677627
3 May | Bristol
Folk Festival
bristolfolkfestival.org
5 May | Dartford
Folk Club
dartfordfolk.org.uk
7 May | The
Place, Bedford
theplacebedford.org.uk
9 May | Sage, Gateshead
sagegateshead.com
10 May | Greystones,
Sheffield
wegottickets.com/event/493930
14 May | Marlowe
Theatre Studio, Canterbury
marlowetheatre.com
15 May | Cornerstone
Arts Centre, Didcot
cornerstone-arts.org
16 May | Wiltshire
Music Centre, Bradford on Avon
wiltshiremusic.org.uk
20 May | Cambridge
Junction
junction.co.uk
23 May | Waterside,
Sale
watersidearts.org
24 May | Chippenham
Folk Festival
chippfolk.co.uk
25 May | Fishguard
Folk Festival
fishguard-folk-music.co.uk
28 May | The Barn, Baston Nr Peterborough community.lincolnshire.gov.uk/traditionalmusicandsonginbaston
30 May | Victoria
Hall, Settle
www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk
13 June | Yvonne
Arnaud, Guildford
www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
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