SWAN SESSIONS | WARWICK: Earthsongs
SWAN SESSIONS | WARWICK: Earthsongs at St Nicholas Church, Warwick
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About the show
Bringing together traditional song, early music and contemporary composition in a reflection on our relationship with the land.
Earthsongs is a live experience rooted in landscape, memory and the living presence of the natural world. Featuring the distinctive voice of Jackie Oates
Original works sit alongside traditional songs such as Lark in the Morning, Brigg Fair and Young Leonard, whose stories have been shaped by centuries of rural life and folklore. With voice, violin, accordion, piano and bass, the programme moves fluidly between ancient and modern sound worlds, creating a rich musical tapestry inspired by the rhythms and spirit of the earth.
Le Page Dreamtime
Le Page Above the Horizon
Trad./Oates arr. Le Page Lark in the Morning
Strozzi arr. Le Page Che si può fare
Trad./Oates arr. Le Page Brigg Fair
Satie Gnossienne 1
Yan Tiersen On The Wire
Trad./Oates arr. Le Page Young Leonard
Hildegard of Bingen Spiritus Sanctus
Trad./Oates arr. Le Page Fortune Turns the Wheel
Charlie Wild Swift
Le Page Fata Morgana
Nairne The Rowan Tree
Le Page/Trad. Tam Lin
Trad./Oates arr. Le Page Bright Phoebus
Trad./ The Gloaming arr. Le Page Samhradh Samhradh
Featuring - Orchestra Of The Swan
Orchestra of the Swan is rooted in the landscape and heritage of Warwickshire, but its work takes it all over the country, from village halls and churches to the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s Southbank, Wilton’s Music Hall and even Stonehenge.
The orchestra explores the English imagination in all its richness and diversity, while always looking far beyond it. It’s not unusual to hear Purcell, Elgar or Britten alongside Nick Drake, The Smiths or Radiohead. Programmes draw on music from across the centuries and across the world, finding unexpected connections along the way.
Orchestra of the Swan doesn’t just perform music. It reshapes and reimagines it, creates new work of its own, and collaborates with actors, writers, poets, visual artists, sound and lighting designers, and musicians from folk, jazz and popular music. At the heart of its work is a belief that the idea of an orchestra is still evolving.
That spirit runs through everything the orchestra does. Its recordings have now been streamed more than 18 million times, its Words & Music productions tour nationally, and its work increasingly encompasses film, immersive installations and new artistic experiences. Orchestra of the Swan is as likely to be heard on BBC Radio 6 Music and Radio 4 as on Radio 3.
The same spirit shapes its work in communities. Through Swan Sessions, schools, the Swan Youth Orchestra, Café Muse for people living with dementia, projects for Armed Forces veterans, and new work exploring music a
Jackie Oates
Jackie Oates is a respected and sought-after singer, fiddle player, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist, widely known for her tender, arresting interpretations of traditional folk songs. A winner of two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Jackie has released numerous acclaimed albums including eight solo records.