The Unthanks With Royal Northern Sinfonia
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- £41.50Includes booking fee
Featuring
The Unthanks
Tyneside sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank with Niopha Keegan (violin), Adrian McNally (piano) plus string quartet, brass, percussion and bass. Rachel and Becky's folk-club singing is set against otherwordly musical pictures, arranged by a band with influences ranging from Steve Reich to Portishead. They have received great critical acclaim, various nominations and awards from the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, a Mercury Prize nomination and an 'album of the year' accolade from both MOJO Magazine and The Guardian. 'Haunting, original and magnificent' (The Guardian) 'Rachel and Becky's voices are one of the true wonders of 21st-century music' (NME).
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Royal Northern Sinfonia
One of the country's leading chamber ensembles. The Queen bestowed the title of ‘Royal’ on Northern Sinfonia in 2013 recognising it as one of the UK’s finest orchestras – the first time any UK orchestra has been so honoured for over twenty years. 'There is no better chamber orchestra in Britain' (The Guardian).
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on Friday 30 January 2026