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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
York singer-songwriter Emily Lawler to kickstart Bedern Sessions
A medieval venue in York is launching a new programme of acoustic music events. Bedern Hall, better known for heritage events and weddings, is launching the Bedern Sessions, with the first session to be on Friday, June 20. York singer-songwriter Emily Lawler, who blends indie folk, gentle pop, and poetic lyricism, will perform in a candlelit setting. Guests can enjoy sharing plates and tapas from Bedern Hall's in-house catering team, as well as a fully stocked bar. The Bedern Sessions will continue throughout the summer, with additional sessions confirmed for July 18 and August 15. Each night will spotlight a local artist. The organisers hope that the Bedern Sessions will attract existing supporters of the venue as well as a new, younger audience who may, in the words of a spokesperson, be seeking "more grassroots cultural experiences" in the city. Morgan Lee, events manager at Bedern Hall, said: "We want to offer something different: a space where people can enjoy amazing local music in an iconic venue, with great food, a drink in hand, and no rush to leave." Entry to the June 20 event is free, but reservations are preferred, and can be made via the Bedern Hall website at Doors open at 6.30pm and the performance will start at 7pm.
Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
John Gladwin obituary: Medieval-style musician
They dressed like extras from a film about Robin Hood and his merry men and made acoustic music on period instruments including lutes, citterns, shawms and crumhorns. Their songs were based on madrigals and antique ballads with titles such as Pavan and Lady Marion's Galliard. Even their name, Amazing Blondel, was borrowed from Blondel de Nesle, a medieval musician in the court of Richard the Lionheart. 'We perpetuated Blondel in how we dressed and how we looked — it was a time of magic harking back to when there were no cars and no streetlights,' John Gladwin, the group's founder and main songwriter, said. Electric instruments or indeed almost any manifestation of the post-industrial world was strictly forbidden. Gladwin's bucolic songs, many of them
