WINGFIELD : Barns

Tuesday 5th November, 2019

7:00pm

Event information

Dispatches on the Red Dress is an intimate and courageous new live show by twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning songwriter Rowan Rheingans. Adventurous new writing meets the warmth of a folk gig in this heartfelt and personal one woman show, uniquely weaving immersive storytelling with live fiddle, banjo and original songs taken from Rowan's brand new genre-melding debut solo album 'The Lines We Draw Together'.

Unravelling the joy and pain from a story of her grandmother’s youth in 1940's Germany, Rowan celebrates small acts of resistance and boldly asks a troubling question for our times: can hope for our future be found in the very darkest pockets of our history?

"Sublime show that celebrates family, nature and the ties that bind goes on to pack a fierce political punch" The Guardian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"when she speaks we listen, when she pauses we lean forward. For the clarity of her voice, speaking and singing, is rooted in the truth. And the power of her words, scripted and sung, are steeped in poetry" - ReviewSphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"a beautiful allegory for how the survivors deal with historical atrocity... horror and beauty co-exist and the titular red dress becomes an eloquent symbol of resilience, but also how the prejudices of the past are sewn into the celebrations of the present" - The List

"the pinnacle of her musical journey to date" - Folk Radio UK

"vivid songwriting" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2