Singing Truth to Power

Join a distinguished panel of musicians, story-tellers, historians, songsters and multi-instrumentalists as they delve into our shared history as far back as the 17th century and celebrate songs that have given voice to protest and dissent in the North East and beyond.

Gravitating towards the age of Thomas Bewick – years notable for songs as much as political turmoil - they sing and tell the back stories of the original singers, listeners and dissenters, including Bewick himself. From a historical perspective rooted in their fascinating research into music and social history, they bring these songs vividly to life with humour and musical verve.

Oskar Cox-Jensen has multiple pursuits, including writing popular crime fiction and broadcasting, and Nancy Kerr and Vic Gammon are both acclaimed performers familiar to folk music audiences.

Sponsored by Martyn Farrer & Gill Turner