Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman

Saturday, October 28, 2000, 8pm
First Parish of Watertown
35 Church Street, Watertown
$11.00 general admission, $8.00 FSSGB members
Members' children 15 and under - Free
Non-Members' children: up to 6 - Free,
age 7 to 15 - half non-member price

The Folk Song Society is pleased to present a special concert with the British duo Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman. Dave and Anni are well-known in traditional music circles, and have developed a talent and firm commitment to unaccompanied singing. Both were members of the British a capella quartet Beggers Velvet during it's eight year existence and two highly successful U.S. tours (1990, 1991). This is a powerful singing duo not to be missed.

Dave Webber's voice is rich and powerful, yet controlled, enabling him to deliver his chosen material with the commitment that he obviously feels. The delivery of his chorus songs is powerful to the point where you cannot resist joining in.

Anni Fentiman's voice is clear and sweet, is well-known for her delightful singing style. Her repertoire includes some unusual songs, including some in her native "Geordie" dialect from the Northeast of England.

As fine as each is as a solo performer, the duo's harmony singing is among the best you will hear anywhere. A reviewer from the Warwick Folk Festival opined "It's a magical experience whenever these two fine singers put their voices together. As for their harmonies, they are breathtaking".

Dave and Anni's work can be sampled on a number of recordings, including Together Solo, Bonnet and Shawl, and Constant Lovers (their newest.) They can also be heard on Lady of Autumn (Beggar's Velvet), The Widow's Uniform (with Brian Peters) and Shanties and Songs of the Sea (with Johnny Collins).

Discography for Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman

• Bonnet and Shawl [ Dragon Records DRGN961, 1996 ]
• Together Solo [ Dragon Records DRGN931 ]
• Constant Lovers [Dragon Records DRGNCD0981]

With other artists

• Shanties and Songs of the Sea ( Johnny Collins, Dave Webber & Pete Watkinson ) [ Grasmere GRCD75 ]
• Beggar's Velvet (Webber, Anni Fentiman, Charley & Cathy Yarwood)  [ Dragon Records DRGN901 ]
• The Widow's Uniform ( Rudyards Kipling's Barrack Room Ballads, Tunes by Peter Bellamy, performed by Dave Webber, Anni Fentiman, and Brian Peters ) [ Realisations REALCD0101, 1997 ]

All recordings are available from Camsco Music

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