Yet more Music for Brave Hearts
At Marblehead Little Theatre February 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $25 online here and at the Arnould Gallery in Marblehead
Marblehead resident and BBC broadcaster Rhod Sharp has once again gathered his favorite Celtic musicians together to perform a romantic evening of Scottish music, stories and songs. The show, Love Scotland 3, will be performed at Marblehead Little Theatre on Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8, 2020.
“This is the time of year that people of Scottish descent the world over celebrate the rich musical and spoken tradition of a land of breathtaking beauty beginning with the birthday of Robert Burns, the great Scottish music collector and poet”, Sharp said. “Can you think of a better way to escape the season of snowy days and long nights by the fire than with an early Valentine’s night out enjoying the rich and romantic songbook of Scotland?”
Joining Sharp on stage with be piper, singer and fiddler Elias Alexander, opera singer Julianne Gearhart and pianist and tap dancer Neil Pearlman. This year they will bring their musical vision to the evergreen Scots ballad of shipwreck and tragedy, Sir Patrick Spens, which some might remember in the 1970 version by Fairport Convention. Favourite songs and poems of Robert Burns will also be featured including the group’s own musical version of Burns’ poem Tam O’Shanter, a rollicking tale of pub society, horse riding under the influence and a dance of witches.
And, in a year when the UK government challenged Scotland’s right to determine its own future, Sharp says the cast will explore old and new takes on the freedom to live and love.
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