Dummy at 25

28 August 2019

Dummy at 25

Described by the Independent as “timeless and unknowable”, Portishead’s debut album Dummy marks its 25th anniversary this August. The trip-hop classic was an unexpected success on its release in 1994, peaking at number two in the UK charts, scoring an...

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Beth Gibbons and Krzysztof Penderecki perform Gorecki

30 January 2019

Beth Gibbons and Krzysztof Penderecki perform Gorecki

On November 29 2014, Beth Gibbons performed the solo part in Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs alongside the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Now an audio and film recording of the performance is available. Conducted...

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Clarion Call

22 October 2018

Clarion Call

Featuring the voices of Beth Gibbons, Elizabeth Fraser, Elaine Mitchener, Melanie Pappenheim, Cherise Phillips and guidance from Shirley Collins. Over the 11 days of SPILL Festival, this large-scale outdoor sonic artwork will ring out from the Ipswich waterfront into the...

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