Concerts › Across The Great Divide (Previous 2022 Season)

About Across The Great Divide
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A true folk roots fusion! Acoustic Americana meets Celtic Spirit! Traditional, and original songs and tunes from Celtic, Scandinavian and Americana roots bringing evocative and vibrant fusions of artists and instruments not normally gracing the same stage.

ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE are passionate artists from Americana, Celtic and often Scandinavian traditions. Together they explore musical diversity with a unique expression that reflects the group's love for the music.

Tony Burt and Karen Jones have always enjoyed merging the music and styles they were respectively familiar with, to come up with something a little different.

Karen took up the challenge of applying Celtic guitar rhythm to fast rousing bluegrass, Americana tunes and Tony's original compositions. Tony in turn, arranged dobro for Celtic airs and fiddle tunes to accompany Karen's exquisite harp performance and paced guitar fuelled jigs and reels.

When you add the exquisite soprano sax and Scandinavian folk influence from Internationally renowned Swedish artist Hanna Wiskari-Griffiths the result is something new, a unique sound intricately woven, all the while retaining respect for the traditions. A true folk fusion.

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Across The Great Divide performed at Gateway Theatre, on Wednesday 28th September at 7:30pm.