Brighouse & Rastrick Band & The Unthanks
Frank Renton presents The Brighouse and Rastrick band with top folk group The Unthanks in concert. Conductor Sandy Smith recalls how this collaboration came about.
The Unthanks with The Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Frank Renton presents this unique and fascinating collaboration between a top folk group and one of the worlds most famous Brass Bands In this the first of 2 programmes they play traditonal and original pieces as first performed at Brass:Durham International Festival. Known for their timeless, unsentimental and quietly subversive tales siblings Rachel and Becky Unthank are joined other band members singers Chris Price and Niophe Keegan and pianist arranger composer Adrian McNally. The concert was conducted by Sandy Smith who also talks about how the two music's work together.
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