Tickets

Dal:um (South Korea / Glitterbeat records) with support from Ruth Webber

A dialogue between traditional and experimental practices on two traditional Korean stringed instruments

0	SHEFFIELD: Bishops' House (info)
P	Friday 17th April, 2026
N	Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:45pm
.	All ages (under-16s must be accompanied by an adult)
C	Music - General

Event Information

Dal:um is a musical duo based in Seoul, who challenges the sonic possibilities of Korea’s most well-known traditional string instruments: the gayageum and geomungo. Ethereal and otherworldly, Dal:um creates a compelling soundworld that treasures subtle dynamics and the space between the notes.
Two musicians. Two weighty acoustic stringed instruments. A dialogue between traditional and experimental practices. A melding of both new possibilities and deeply traveled resonances.
Silence and expression.
Contemporary and traditional.
Fullness and emptiness.
Similar and different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2--j6gzKxmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KXzx96juvg
https://youtu.be/feF0g6Z5Esc?si=-ZkTDBjsDQOh08a3

Following the launch of her debut EP 'Songs for my Father' in April 2024, Sheffield-based Ruth Webber takes her solo project in a new direction, extending her saxophone and voice with pedals to create improvised soundscapes and dreamworlds, with nods to the greats who have brought her here.