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USV | The Fiddle and the Drum

Date: Friday 11 December 2026 19:30

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A journey through the enduring influence of folk music on composers, collectors and arrangers across the generations.

Drawing on English, Scottish and American traditions, the programme explores story songs and anti‑war anthems. The University of Southampton Voices perform a powerful 95‑voice arrangement of Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum, a song whose message remains powerfully relevant today.

Featuring arrangements by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, and contemporary folk artists John Tams and Lady Maisery.

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Amplified performance

Band A: £20 (£18.00 Friends*)
Band B: £18 (£16.20 Friends*)
Band C: £10 (£9 Friends*)
Students and Under 18s: £10 (Bands B and C)
Schools £10

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with

Kate Brook voice
Paul Cairns voice
Sonya Prentice voice
Maurice Wren voice
David Le Page violin
Jean Kelly harp
Harvey Brough voice, psaltery, guitar, harmonium
Andy Hamill bass
Graham Instrall percussion

Devised by: Kate Brook & Harvey Brough
Directed by: James Murray & Harvey Brough

USV | The Fiddle and the Drum

A journey through the enduring influence of folk music on composers, collectors and arrangers across the generations.

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