Wilfred Owen Festival – Folk & Fiddles Concert
An evening of Folk Music brought to you by local talented singers, songwriters and musicians and including performances with the Wilfred Owen Violin and other instruments from the Wilfred Owen String Quartet.
Mair Thomas
Mair hails from Oswestry, an accomplished guitar playing singer songwriter with a background in Welsh and religious music. A talented performer with a beautiful voice. Mair’s singing has been described as reminiscent of the likes of such acclaimed artists as Janis Ian, Carol King and Eva Cassidy to name but a few. Her repertoire ranges through traditional songs in both Welsh and English to Folk and American Country with her own songs woven in between. Mair has been a regular performer at folk clubs and festivals including the Llangollen International Music Festival, Chester Folk Festival, and the Beardy Festival to name just a few.
Phoebe Rees
Phoebe Rees is a musician and songwriter originally born in Oswestry but now living and working as a music therapist and teacher in North-East England. She draws inspiration from far and wide, but particularly the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, England and North America. She’s an acclaimed fiddle and viola player as well as a singer. Her recording of American song writing legend Si Khan’s Mississippi Summer so impressed the man himself that he invited her to make a whole album of his songs to celebrate his eightieth birthday in 2024. Kahn’s powerful songs have been performed by the likes of Planxty, Dick Gaughan, The Oyster Band and Peggy Seeger.
Jock Tyldesley & Vera van Heeringen
Jock Tyldesley & Vera van Heeringen play traditional Cajun music, Southern Appalachian tunes, songs, fiddle and banjo breakdowns and old-time country music, as well as original songs and tunes. They have toured internationally with US artists such as Dirk Powell, Eddie LeJeune and Balfa Toujours, and were members of The New Rope String Band, a long-standing comedy tour-de-force of the international folk scene.
TICKETS: £12 – RESERVE: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wilfredowenfestival/wilfred-owen-festival-folk-fiddles/2025-03-15/19:00/t-kraepqm
FESTIVAL WEBSITE: https://www.wilfredowenfestival.co.uk/events
