Crypt Close-Ups: Windborne – Music of Midwinter
Tuesday 11 February 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Grab a drink and get close-up to artists performing by candlelight in St Martin’s dramatic crypt. These informal concerts are immersive and atmospheric and are a great way to experience sublime music in a whole new way, in the intimate candlelit surroundings of the St Martin’s Crypt.
US folk quartet Windborne is an internationally acclaimed group of vocal chameleons who specialise in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between drastically different styles of traditional music. Their music spans many continents and cultures, but they remain deeply rooted in American folk singing traditions.
They share a vibrant energy onstage – profoundly connected to each other, their music, and folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism, labour and civil rights, and other movements championing the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised.
Read their tour feature with Folk and Honey here.
Windborne
“Very talented and well-practised vocal group Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan and Will Rowan” who “are going to be in the UK from 18th January so… catch them if you can.” Mark Radcliffe, The Folk Show, BBC Radio 2
“To Warm The Winter Hearth, the latest polyphonic masterpiece by New England vocal quartet Windborne, For Folk’s Sake
“The rich and emotive a capella vocal harmonies truly warm the cockles on a snowy winter’s morning, expressing the spirit of the solstice and midwinter celebrations throughout the ages. Folk + Honey
“Windborne have an almost supernatural grasp of harmony singing, and To Warm the Winter Hearth is an impressive, evocative work of art.” KLOF
“… four beautiful voices to be heard: Lauren Breunig, Lynn and Will Rowan and Jeremy Carter-Gordon can simply sing fantastically,… the most catchy harmonies. These songs grab you from the first notes… it is eerily perfect, from A to Z” Rootstime
“A very pleasant and well-presented album that in a period of the year like the one we are experiencing certainly contains an aura of magic.” Blogfoolk
“Wonderful vocal harmonies… a unique festive atmosphere, recreated for us by the talented American quartet.” JazzQuad
“The high commitment level and persuasiveness of the four singers – Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon and Lynn and Will Rowan – runs through everything they do.” theartsdesk.com
“A superbly edited album” Era Jazzu
Dates, Times & Book
| Tue 11 Feb | 8:30 PM | £20 | Last Few |
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