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University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NB

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Saturday, April 13, 2024

5:30 pm

About Event

Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start

Tickets

Full Price     £17

Under 25s   £8

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Ranagri with support from The Ashen Keys

Ranagri is an award winning folk band from Ireland and England. With a unique blend of instruments that includes voices, guitar, bouzouki, flutes, whistles, harp/ electric harp, and bodhrán/drums.  They create a sound that is both mesmerising and unforgettable.

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The Band are Jordan Murray, Eleanor Dunsdon, Eliza Marshall and Dónal Rogers. They are as happy to make you dance as they are to make you smile or shed a tear, passionately delving into current world topics, playing with politics, and creating uplifting music to lyrics with great depth.

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Ranagri have established themselves as a standout act, drawing in crowds from around the world with their captivating live performances and exceptional musicianship. They have performed at some of the most prestigious venues & festivals across the UK and Europe, including Cambridge Folk Festival, Bloom festival (Dublin),  Montelago festival (Italy), Towersey Festival, a headline slot at Costa Festival Ibiza 2023, Birmingham Symphony Hall, The Union Chapel, Kings Place London along with regular tours of Scotland and Europe.

Their recent release – Tradition II – is the sequel to their acclaimed album Tradition – exploring traditional folk songs – deconstructing and reconstructing – trying to seek out alternative meaning whilst adding the unique Ranagri flavours; harp, flutes, guitars, dulcimer and percussion all woven together with lead vocals and harmonies.

Fatea Magazine - Band of the Year 2022

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‘Echoes of Pentangle, Jethro Tull and new Celtic folk sounds cemented by strong contemporary songwriting’ RTE

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‘Joyous and thoughtful, with a depth that repays careful listening in spades. Makes for enthralling listening’ Folk Radio UK

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Simon and I along with Chris and Linda Leslie, saw them properly for the first time at Costa Festival in Ibiza in April.  They left us all open-mouthed.  One track in particular was so beautiful it moved us all to tears.  Their agent was standing nearby and I booked them straight away, no hesitation.  Debs

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Opening the Evening will be The Ashen Keys

The Ashen Keys are a multi instrumental, multi voiced celebration of heartfelt storytelling from Kent.  The group brings together three musicians - Hannah Ellerby on vocals, violin, oboe, ukulele, Rachel Lowrie - vocals, guitar, ukulele, clarinet, and Vicky Price - vocals, French horn and accordion.  Their sound tells of influences from folk, blues, pop, classical and even early music. Expect to be taken on a journey through dark folk tales, bittersweet love stories and reveries on nature, all with exquisite vocal harmonies and unique instrumentation.

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https://www.facebook.com/TheAshenKeys

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https://youtube.com/@theashenkeys

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Venue

Gulbenkian Theatre

University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NB

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