MARSDEN: St Bartholomew's Church

Friday 17th December, 2021

6:00pm

Event information

Join O’Hooley & Tidow at this very special celebration of an alternative Christmas featuring many of their much loved songs, stories and Winter music, at this, their only Christmas concert this year. Please note: Advance tickets only. Tickets will not be available on the door. If you are experiencing symptoms of Covid, please do not attend this event. We advise mask wearing when moving around the venue, queuing for drinks, toilets and merchandise.

Celebrating 10 years of performing together, much loved Yorkshire folk duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow have been propelled into newfound fame for penning the theme tune for Sally Wainwright’s hit BBC1/HBO drama ‘Gentleman Jack’, earning them global admiration, appearances on TV, Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and concerts that sell out months in advance.

Belinda and Heidi’s boundless songwriting has been described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional’ and The Independent as ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in.’ From an emotionally charged song about an elephant orphanage in Nairobi, to a joyous celebration of the Leeds cycling champion Beryl Burton, they explore, consider and connect subjects and stories in a distinctive, inventive
and memorable way.

Having the originality and skill to invite comparison with the most celebrated harmony duos, from early Simon and Garfunkel to the iconic Kate and Anna McGarrigle, 6 Music’s Tom Robinson says ‘They sing together in the way families do. Normally, you only get that closeness in the voices with family bands like The Coppers or The Watersons.’

‘I have just listened to your track, ‘Beryl’, with tears in my eyes! It’s beautiful and brilliant.’ Maxine Peake

A MOJO MAGAZINE TOP 10 FOLK ALBUM

Nominated four times for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Duo’.
'England's answer to the McGarrigles.’ * * * * * The Guardian
‘Brave, beautiful and full of love.’ Martin Simpson
‘Insightful, determinedly left-field angles on the human experience.’ * * * * MOJO Folk Album of the Month
'Have Belinda and Heidi done it again? Certainly.’
* * * * * R2
'Dense, complex, beautifully performed.’ Songlines