Will Finn and Rosie Calvert are an award-winning husband-and-wife duo who came together through their love of music. First coming to prominence with their acapella quartet The Teacups, the pair perform traditional and contemporary folk music with vibrancy and flair – intricate harmonies; the rousing instrumentation of piano, steel pan, and ukulele; and joyful, warm stage presence.
Graduates of their native Newcastle’s Folk and Traditional Music degree, Rosie and Will’s music combines influences ranging from old English ballads to gothic Americana, but they are most defined by their spell-binding harmonies. With only two voices, their arrangements have been described as “deceptively full”, and their joy in singing is infectious – chorus songs abound and singing along is encouraged! Audiences are immediately put at their ease by the pair’s inviting stage presence and warm banter, and the duo rise to ever greater heights with their second studio album. The recently released album entitled Fallow Alchemy, as a concept, is about the radical and transformative power of rest and stillness – how the natural world requires a winter, a fallow period of hibernation, in order for growth and creativity and new life to burst forth.
Their musical chemistry and virtuosity have matured and developed, creating a transformative and evocative sound that leaves listeners eager for more. Audiences can expect to hear material from this album alongside a couple of new songs as well.
Speaking about the tour, Rosie says “Touring is one of the highlights of our year and it means so much to us to be able to travel to new places (and revisit familiar favourites) in order to spend an evening connecting with a live audience. We feel so lucky to be able to perform on stage, sharing that infectious energy with a crowd, and sending people home going ‘wow, that was such an incredible night’. This is what we love to do, and it makes such a difference to us to be able to build that sense of community anew with each new audience”.
Friday 14 November – Black Diamond Folk Club, The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham – Show 8pm – Tickets £9 purchase by bacs
https://blackdiamondfolkclub.org.uk