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Come and be warmed by Narthen - heart-lifting music that includes polyphonic, unaccompanied carols from Yorkshire and beyond, and tunes that make you want to dance. Throw into the mix a few irreverent songs about pheasants and other seasonal fare, and you’ve got a show that’ll thaw your icicles and warm your inglenooks.
Performing on fiddles, viola, hammer dulcimer, diatonic accordion, hurdy gurdy and more, with Jo Freya, Fi Fraser, Sarah Matthews and Doug Eunson.
Narthen
Previously known under their own names for Christmas shows and as part of shows with the author Michael Morpurgo, this four-piece have decided to become an all year group featuring songs that will touch your heart, engage your intellect and wow your ears. They are known for four part harmony, but they are all also instrumentalists and augment some of the repertoire with accompaniment on piano, accordion, fiddle, soprano sax, ukulele and whistles.
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on Fri 12 December 2025