Fri 13 December 2024 7:30pm

Maddy Prior And The Carnival Band

at St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford

Sold out

This event has no more tickets remaining

Add to your event list

Carols & Capers

For many people a firm fixture of the festive period, the combination of Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band has offered a unique take on timeless Christmas music ever since they first came together in 1984. The pairing resulted not only in the acclaimed album Carols & Capers and many more, but a concert experience like no other.

To mark the fortieth anniversary of their artistic relationship, Maddy and The CB will tour the UK in what will be not only a celebration but also a farewell, the last time they will undertake such an outing. Together they will mix ancient and modern instruments and rich vocal harmony with a refreshing cavalier attitude and plenty of humour - putting their inimitable stamp on a range of familiar and not-so-familiar festive fare.

This guarantees to be a Christmas Party to remember - a celebration of a unique partnership.

Maddy Prior And The Carnival Band

Beginning as a one-off experiment for a Radio 2 Christmas Special, the collaboration between Maddy and the Carnival Band has become an ongoing concern, with regular tours and five albums released. They mix ancient, modern and ethnic instrumentation with a refreshingly cavalier attitude and plenty of humour. 'Lyric and music alike are beauty itself... nobody can touch Prior: pure, genuine, a truly gorgeous voice' (The Independent).

See Maddy Prior And The Carnival Band tour dates