Princes In The Tower
Tudor-folk rock band Princes in the Tower will be bringing their fusion of 16th century sounds and 21st century madness to St Albarns this New Years Eve. The trio is made up of Circulus head honcho Michael Tyack on cittern, lute and vocals; multi-instrumentalist (and former Circulus
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December 13, 2017 // 0 Comments
Hot Brew are ridiculously good live. Sadly, they don’t perform very often, so when they do we tend to get a bit carried away. And now they’ve announced a midsummer gig in Stroud! Double win. Crispin and Oona Wheatflake (the vegetable-worshipping alter egos of Antony Elvin and Alice
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May 7, 2016 // 0 Comments
Princes in The Tower, the tudor-esque musical trio featuring Antony Elvin, William Summers and Michael Tyack (as seen in Hunderby), will be performing live this Saturday as part of a Foragers London event. The Foragers are a group of people, formerly based in St Albans, who are passionate about
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December 7, 2015 // 0 Comments
There’s a rare chance to see Princes in the Tower live this week in London. Formed in the aftermath of Circulus’ implosion, PitT are a fusion of traditional music and electric sounds, who keen eyed viewers will have spotted in the first series of Hunderby. The trio of Michael
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November 23, 2015 // 0 Comments
Fans of Tudor-folk will want to hop on down to Camley Street Natural Park in North London next month, to celebrate the forthcoming release of the long-awaited debut album from Princes In The Tower. The traditional trio, featuring Antony Elvin, Will Summers and Michael Tyack (former collaborators
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November 19, 2013 // 0 Comments
Yes, it’s Christmas time, and as another year draws to a close, The Velvet Onion has not one, but two presents for you. Our annual TVO Calendar has sadly been delayed a little, but will be here for your perusal before 2012 runs out of gas. We’ve been working round the clock the last
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December 25, 2012 // 2 Comments
Tudor folk trio Princes In The Tower made an appearance on London based traditional music station Renaissance 104.4FM last week, and their appearance can now be shared beyond the boundaries of South Bank. The three-piece, comprising Michael Tyack, Antony Elvin and William Summers, were on
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December 11, 2012 // 0 Comments
Antony Elvin will be Musical Director for a production of The Prince and The Pauper at The Unicorn Theatre in London later this year. He is also writing the music for the production which will run from 25th November 2012 to 13th January 2013. The play is set in the 16th Century, and is an
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September 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
Julia Davis’ sublime new costume-drama comedy Hunderby continues apace tonight on Sky Atlantic, and is now available to pre-order on dvd! The show also features Rufus Jones, Kevin Eldon, Daniel Lawrence Taylor and three Alex’s – Alex MacQueen, Alexandra Roach and Alexander
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September 3, 2012 // 1 Comment
Monday, 27th August sees the première of Hunderby – the new comedy costume drama from Baby Cow and Julia Davis, airing at 10pm on Sky Atlantic. The channel has kindly let us catch a sneaky peak of the first episode, and our editor in chief shares his thoughts below. When a shipwrecked
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August 23, 2012 // 4 Comments
A while ago we reported that Julia Davis was creating a new dark comedy for Sky Atlantic called Hunderby. Here’s an update about the show for all you Davis fans out there: The seven-part series is set in the 1800s and is something of a homage to Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca. It follows
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March 18, 2012 // 0 Comments
This weekend sees a bevy of TVO favourites descend upon the Port Elliot Festival. As part of a star-studded line-up, we confirmed last weekend that Hot Brew will be appearing on Saturday, with Antony Elvin turning up on Sunday and as part of Princes In The Tower at various points on both
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July 22, 2011 // 0 Comments
Princes In The Tower – the Tudor Power Trio comprising Antony Elvin, Will Summers and Michael Tyack – are making a rare appearance in the North West in September. The band, who are set to appear at the Port Elliot Festival later this month alongside Hot Brew and The Ralfe Band, are to
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July 5, 2011 // 2 Comments
Antony Elvin, Alice Lowe and The Ralfe Band are to perform at the forthcoming Port Elliot Festival at the end of July. The event takes place, naturally, at Port Elliot in Cornwall – a historic house that has been the home of Earl and Countess of St Germans and their ancestors for over a
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May 25, 2010 // 1 Comment
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