09/10/2012

The Old Dance School tour & free download

The Old Dance School are about to set out on tour 10th–30th October to celebrate the tour we have an exclusive free download of the track 'From The Air' from their new album. The Old Dance School takes it's name from the old Betty Fox School of Ballet in Birmingham, then legendary jam session venue, where the band first formed in 2006. Championed by BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris, the band's provocative songs and expansive, cinematic sound has received plaudits throughout the country, by press and audiences alike, including Songlines Top Of The World 2010, and nominations for Spiral Earth's Best Original Song.

'The Old Dance School's devious concoction combines flavours of folk, jazz, neo-classical and electronica, one moment rip-roaring, the next beautifully delicate. Their new show draws on three widely applauded studio albums, and five adventurous years together that have taken the band from cowshed rehearsals, to remote lighthouses, to main stage appearances at international festivals.'

"This will be our biggest tour yet", says violinist Samantha Norman, "It's been full steam ahead since we released [third album] Chasing The Light in May, and we've had some pretty wild times performing this summer... In October, we'll also be taking in some towns we haven't played before, so I think we're all really excited about seeing a lot of new faces. We're more close-knit than ever as a unit, and the intensity of a long tour will make for a lot more dynamism in the show, and keep us all on our toes – and the audience too!"

OCTOBER TOUR DATES:

10th CLITHEROE The Grand
11th BANGOR Blue Sky Cafe
12th MUCH WENLOCK The Edge Arts Centre
13th COCKERMOUTH Kirkgate Centre
16th BRISTOL Thunderbolt
17th LONDON The Forge Arts Centre
18th MILTON KEYNES Stables Theatre
19th WOLVERHAMPTON Newhampton Arts Centre
21st MANCHESTER Royal Northern College of Music
22nd SHEFFIELD Greystones
23rd BUNGAY Fisher Theatre
24th PEEBLES Eastgate Theatre
25th BELLINGHAM Baa Club
26th HEREFORDSHIRE Dilwyn Cedar Hall
27th ANDOVER The Lights
28th BOURNEMOUTH Centre Stage
30th BIRMINGHAM Town Hall

www.theolddanceschool.com

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