Sharon Lazibyrd acoustic album launch

with Tamsin Rosewell (illustrator) and Jeannette Owen (flute)

A one off opportunity to hear stripped back songs from Tides Keep Turning with conversation and original art from Tamsin Rosewell.

Live performances of the songs with Sharon Lazibyrd on violin, guitar and ukelele, and Jeannette Owen on flute and piano. This will be an exclusive chance to hear Tamsin Rosewell, who created the original art for the songs, in conversation and see some of the original artwork.

Sharon Lazibyrd is a talented, original and award winning singer- songwriter who writes striking and melodic songs. “Sharon's voice hits you from the outset, at first slightly fragile but masking latent potential and depth as it delivers… poignant lyrics” Thank Folk for That. Her songs draw on her experiences and a variety of musical influences from Julian Cope to English folk. She is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed across the UK and in Ireland Her songs have been played by BBC Introducing, BBC 6 Music and BBC Georgey Tonight. shortlisted in competitions, she has recorded a session for Bob Harris.

Tamsin Rosewell is an illustrator who works traditionally in ink, papercut-work, and also in landscape-made pigments such ground brick, botanical ink and soot. She was a bookseller for 17 years, with a specialist interest in illustrated books.

Jeannette Owen studied flute (with Edward Blakeman and Rainer Schulein), piano and recorder at the London College of Music and composition with James Saunders at Bath Spa. Based in Somerset, she is now a composer, musician and teacher. Her music is influenced by her classical and folk upbringing, a particular love of 20th Century flute music, and the beautiful area in which she lives.

Doors open at 1:30pm; event starts at 2pm.

Presented by Sharon Lazibyrd