Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening at The Fire Station, Sunderland
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Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening £20.00
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About the show
Kathryn Tickell is no stranger to The Fire Station, having headlined our opening concert back in 2021 - so we're delighted to be welcoming her back to the venue this autumn.
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and champion of the Northumbrian pipes, Kathryn Tickell created The Darkening from the shadows of Hadrian’s Wall. The Darkening reach out to the wider world, connecting threads of music, landscape and people over almost 2000 years.
Named after the old Northumbrian word for ‘twilight’, The Darkening is: Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, vocals), Amy Thatcher (accordion, clogs, synth, vocals), Heather Cartwright (vocals, guitar), Joe Truswell (drums), and Stef Conner (vocals, lyres).
“No one has evoked the landscape and traditions of Northumbria more affectingly than Kathryn Tickell; a champion of the Northumbrian pipes, she is steeped in the songs and mythology of the north-east.” The Observer.
“…tremendously energising, polished and thought-provoking.” Americana-UK.
“Dynamic and breathless jigs and spins… this is the energy we want!” The List.
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult
Featuring - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
The Darkening’ is the Northumbrian name for twilight, but this band’s music blazes fiercely. Their inspiration comes from the wild, dramatic, weather-bitten countryside along Hadrian’s Wall, which seems so quintessentially Northumbrian…and yet, almost 2000 years ago that same landscape was inhabited by people from around the world, worshipping different gods and following different customs.
Featuring Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, voice, Cormac Byrne – percussion, Joe Truswell – drums, Kate Young – fiddle, voice, Amy Thatcher – accordion, synths, voice, clog dancing, Kieran Szifris – octave mandolin, musicians from Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland and England invoke the dark, powerful, sounds of Ancient Northumbria and broadcast them to the modern world.