Hannah Read & Michael Starkey | The Poly, Falmouth

Award-winning Scottish musician, Hannah Read comes to Falmouth with Michael Starkey to promote their new album Cross The Rolling Water.

***Hannah Read & Michael Starkey***

Saturday 11th June

The Poly

Falmouth

8pm show

£14

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold.

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Fiddler and singer-songwriter Hannah Read met banjo player Michael Starkey at an Appalachian old time session in Edinburgh in late 2019. The moment they first struck up a tune together there was an immediate meeting of musical minds. They have since become a dynamic fiddle and banjo duo, playing repertoire deep from the old time tradition as well as newly self-composed tunes and songs. Their compelling sound can be heard on the debut album Cross the Rolling Water out on Hudson Records on June 3rd, 2022.

Hannah Read is an award-winning Scottish musician based in Brooklyn, New York. She moved stateside to study American fiddle styles and to immerse herself in the thriving string music scene. She has toured extensively, performing solo and collaborating with musicians far and wide including Tony Trischka, Sarah Jarosz and Jefferson Hamer, as well as being one part of the BBC Folk Award winning Songs of Separation.

Michael Starkey is a multi-instrumentalist, music teacher and old time banjo enthusiast living in Scotland. His mission as a musician is to keep things simple – clear melody lines underpinned by solid, infectious rhythm. Recent collaborations include with Wayward Jane (Edinburgh-based UK/US folk and roots music 4-piece) and 'Faultlines', a collection of Lisa Fannen's poetry set to music.

"I had to just stop what I was doing and sit down when I played this wonderful recording for the first time. So exciting to hear such a diversity of old and new tunes and depth of expression, all in the language of old time music, but at the same time reaching out. And Hannah's singing is intimate and so sweet! It's an exciting peek in the direction "traditional" music is going. Congratulations Hannah and Michael, on this wonderful new piece of musical work!"

— Bruce Molsky

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