ROSEWOOD ACOUSTIC TRIO
Rosewood are now planning a 2024 concert tour of Suffolk Churches
ROSEWOOD is an East Anglian trio who perform a wide variety of traditional and contemporary songs and instrumentals. Their varied repertoire stretches from Marco Uccellini (1610–1680) to Kirsty McColl (1959-2000) with lots in-between. The group consists of Simon on free reed instruments, Phil on strings, and Val on wind. All three band members sing. In recent years they performed in the following villages, sometimes their churches: Berg Apton, Lower Layham, Brent Eleigh, Dunwich, Long Melford, and Lavenham. Some were church fund-raisers, others specific charity events. You can find out more about Rosewood on their website – see below.
We offer two types of concert: 60 minutes with no interval / 90 minutes with an interval. Our fee is negotiable and depends on the location and length of concert.
A typical 60-minute programme
• The South Shore / The Hawk Two 19th century tunes from the Northumbrian Piper’s Tune Book.
• Maloney Puts His Name Above The Door / The Garden of Daisies Comic Irish song from 1887, preceded and followed by an Irish set dance tune.
• Dutch Waltz From a sad, award-winning film about a Dutch social worker and a child in his care.
• I Wanna Marry a Lighthouse Keeper A jolly song, from the Clockwork Orange film, more recently found on a Marks and Spencer TV advert.
• March 10t h/ Laura’s Waltz Tunes which commemorate a wedding and a birth.
• All Right Jack Social commentary from the 1980s reminding us that things don’t change.
• La Bergamasca A version of a well-known 16th century dance tune.
• In These Shoes? A 21st century commentary on the importance of choosing appropriate footwear for every occasion.
Rosewood website: at https://rosewoodband.co.uk
To contact Rosewood, email simonhaines1@icloud.com or phone 07818 417780