And then there is The Transports. A new production of the Ballad-Opera will run in 2017/18 featuring some of the leading folk musicians of today which promises incredible music with spell-binding story-telling. The production features musical arrangements by Paul Sartin of Bellowhead and Faustus who said: This is perhaps Peter Bellamy's greatest legacy – an immensely powerful, beautiful and haunting collection of songs and texts crafted in a traditional English idiom. Unique in its conception, it is unified by a narrative which speaks with immediacy and passion and demands both musical and human responses. Two-time BBC Folk Award winners The Young'uns bring their trademark live dynamism. Further musical excellence comes from Nancy Kerr, Bellowhead's Rachael McShane, Faustus' Benji Kirkpatrick and Saul Rose, and Greg Russell. Storyteller Matthew Crampton (author of HUMAN CARGO: Stories and Songs of Emigration, Slavery and Transportation) will create fresh narrative elements to tell more fully the extraordinary story behind The Transports. 10/01/2018 Cheltenham Town Hall 11/01/2018 The Union Chapel, London 12/01/2018 Octagon Theatre, Yeovil 13/01/2018 The Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester 14/01/2018 The Guild Hall, Preston 16/01/2018 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds 17/01/2018 The Artrix, Bromsgrove 18/01/2018 G Live, Guildford 19/01/2018 Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton 20/01/2018 The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield 21/01/2018 City Varieties, Leeds 22/01/2018 Gala Theatre, Durham 23/01/2018 The Maltings Theatre, Berwick 24/01/2018 Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
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