New “Larkrise” News – Tour
& New Album
Ashley will be taking the music of “Lark
Rise” on to the road in the spring and summer. The five piece band consists of
Ashley, Judy Dunlop, Simon Care, Ruth Angell and Mark Hutchinson and they will be
presenting the music from the much loved National Theatre plays based on the
novels by Flora Thompson.
Meanwhile, the band have started recording
a second album featuring some of the material from the play that did not get recorded the first time around as
well as some new songs and tunes.
The original “Lark Rise to Candleford” album is still available on CD and can now be
obtained direct at gigs or via Talking
Elephant’s website.
“Larkrise” Dates
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MAY |
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Sat. 10th |
Cromer Folk
Festival |
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Fri. 16th |
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Mon. 26th |
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Thurs. 29th |
St.George's Hall, |
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JUNE |
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Sun. 1st |
Norden Farm Arts Centre
01628 788997 |
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Sat. 14th |
Lowdham Book Festival, Nottinghamshire |
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AUGUST |
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Sat. 9th |
Cropredy Festival |
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Mon. 11th |
Broadstairs Folk Festival |
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Fri. 15th |
Unicorn Theatre,
Abingdon 01235 553956 |
Ashley & Ken
Ashley
and Ken Nicol continue to collaborate and have been writing
together. It is hoped that an album will be forthcoming some time in the
future.
Biography – Part Two
“Always Chasing Rainbows”
The
second volume of Ashley’s official biography is being released on CD-Rom as an e-book.
Authors Brian Hinton and Geoff Wall have assembled over 400 illustrations and
435 pages charting the period from 1974 to 1992. There are features on The Etchingham Steam Band, The Albion
Dance Band, the years at The National Theatre, the Song and Dance shows as well
as The