Three leading folk artists will perform ballads of love, loss and heartache at a night exploring the genre.

The night at Ashford’s Revelation St Mary is presented by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, which delved into the ballad archives of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and took its findings, along with its own collective research and material to inform creative interpretations of ballads on the theme of love.

Featuring Emily Portman, Paul Sartin and James Fagan, it promises beautiful and, in some cases, unexpected ballads. Emily is an award-winning singer and songwriter (BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Original Song 2013).

Paul is a member of Bellowhead, Faustus and Belshazzar’s Feast, and James is one half of an award-winning musical duo with wife Nancy Kerr (BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Duo 2003 and 2011) and performs with the Melrose Quartet and The James Brothers.

The night, on Friday February 13, begins at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £10
in advance or £12 on the door.

Visit revelationstmarys.co.uk to book.