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Jessica Walker: La Solitude
Brel, Brassens, Boulanger and Barbara
With guests Joseph Atkins & Solem Quartet
Sunday 13th September
Doors 16:00| Show 17:00-18:35
Tickets £22. Concessions/ FOSG £18. Under 16s free
Fresh from the launch of her new album La Solitude, celebrated singer Jessica Walker presents an evening of iconic French song and instrumental music. Her programme pairs the songs of Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens, in Jess's own English translations, with the impressionistic instrumental music of sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger.
At its heart is a live performance of La Solitude, a celebration of the work of Barbara — a singer-songwriter who worked closely with both Brel and Brassens and was deeply influenced by them.
Barbara (1930–1997) rivalled Brel for fame in her lifetime, yet her songs remain barely known outside France. Jess's new English translations bring her extraordinary lyrics — of personal loss, desire and tragedy — to an English-speaking audience for the first time, in sublime new arrangements by Joseph Atkins.
Voice: Jessica Walker | www.jessicawalker.net
Piano/ Accordion: Joseph Atkins
Featuring: Solem Quartet
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