A Bit Crack - Storytellers present

Nick Hennessey telling 

"A Harper's Trade"There was a time when ‘to harp’ meant to speak, when harpers travelled the length and breadth of the country telling stories and singing songs. As they travelled, the stories and the songs they carried with them were shaped by the places they went, by the roads they took and by the very wind that blew about them. 

Internationally acclaimed storyteller, singer and musician Nick Hennessey has for over 15 years been developing a vibrant and exciting style of performance the harpers of old would recognize. Drawing deeply from the wellspring of traditional sources, Nick re-interprets the material for the  modern 21st century. With a unique talent for powerful and evocative language and an innovative style of harp playing, he has performed at the London Barbican, the South Bank Centre, the Royal Northern College of Music, the Birmingham MAC and the Sage at Gateshead as well as numerous village halls across the country.

£7 / £4