Produced By: That's All Folk

Belshazzar’s Feast

Genre:
Folk
Opens:
19 May 2022
Times:
19 May, 20:00

Tickets no longer available.

Belshazzar’s Feast – last chance to see! Duo retiring in 2022
 
These two lords of misrule have been making music together for over 25 years would you believe it? They are celebrating (commiserating) with their final album ‘That’s All Folkies’ which is out now.  It demonstrates perfectly that ‘these guys are top class players who are equally adept when it comes to spoken, physical and musical comedy. A terrific double act!’ (Invisible Folk Club, December 2021).
 
With their final album, the wickedly inventive and beloved folk duo are celebrating over 25 years together. Looking back over their career, the CD album will certainly be one to treasure, featuring new music plus fresh arrangements and recordings of the duo’s favourites. Audiences look forward to the bi-annual tours with great anticipation. What awaits them is an inspired mix of songs and tunes (both modern and traditional), which combine to create a heart-warming, beautiful and frequently hilarious evening of music and entertainment.
 
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. Together they have entertained audiences across the UK, Australia and beyond with their eclectic and eccentric mix of tunes, songs and humour that sends audiences home with a smile.
 
Belshazzar’s Feast have released nine critically acclaimed albums across their twenty five-year career. Their first winter-themed album, ‘Frost Bites’, earned them a nomination for Best Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Their penultimate album, ‘The Whiting’s On The Wall’ is ‘one of the most intimate and entertaining live albums I’ve heard.’ (Songlines)
 
“They can do things with a squeeze-box and an oboe that can break your heart.” (Independent on Sunday)
 
“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)
 
“There is simply no way that two men in faded denim jeans should be this entertaining!” (Downend Folk Club)
 
“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)

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