Folk Bands and Artists
Peter and Barbara Snape
Chorley
This popular duo have a distinct ‘northern resonance’ and their songs with melodeon accompaniment bring the tradition to life in an engaging and appealing manner.
Closely aligned to their research and singing interests are, ‘Most truly yours, Aunt Anne’, ‘Cotton Town Chronicles’, ‘Three yards a penny! Song, Song, songs!’ and ‘A Song Seeker Found’.
‘Most truly yours, Aunt Anne’ (Anne Geddes Gilchrist OBE), with its focus on the songs she collected, celebrates a remarkable Lancashire woman who was a pivotal figure within the folk song-collecting community of the early 20th Century.
‘Cotton Town Chronicles’, reflecting on the first ‘northern powerhouse’ is a themed presentation of songs about working life during the age when cotton and coal were king in Lancashire.
‘Three yards a penny! Song, song, songs!’ is a journey into the world of John Harkness in Victorian Preston with a selection of songs being ‘hawked and peddled’ along the way, and
‘A Song Seeker Found’ tells the story of folk song collector Fred Hamer and his search for folk songs in Lancashire.
With an understanding and affection for the songs they perform, Peter and Barbara embrace their carefully researched repertoire and are deservedly popular with audiences.
Genre: English Folk
