Folk Trio The Young’Uns Bring Their First American Tour to Club Passim on August 21st
(Cambridge, MA) British folk trio The Young’uns are set to bring their unique brand of social commentary to U.S. venues for the first time this summer. Named ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards two years in a row (2015 and 2016), they will introduce their trademark harmonies, honesty and humor to Club Passim in Harvard Square on August 21st.
The Young’uns are best known for their largely-unaccompanied story songs that are at once poignant and humorous, some of them ripped straight from news headlines. Their 2018 album STRANGERS, described as “a protest album that is pointed and forceful” by the popular folk blog brightyoungfolk.com, was voted ‘Best Album’ by listeners at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and was widely acknowledged by critics as an antidote to the toxic divisiveness of Brexit and the rise of fear and racial tension in Britain.
The Young’uns most recent album release is a unique piece of modern folk theatre entitled “The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff”, a real-life folk hero from their northeast England hometown of Stockton on Tees, who went from begging on the streets to fighting against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. It’s a touching and often hilarious musical adventure told via 16 specially composed songs, spoken word, striking imagery and the real recorded voice of Johnny himself following in the footsteps of one working class hero who witnessed some of the momentous events of the 1930s.
Click Here to listen to the Young’Uns perform part of “The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff”.
The Young’uns performs at Club Passim on Wednesday, August 21 (8PM). Tickets are $18 ($15 for members) and available at www.clubpassim.org, by calling 617-492-7679 (9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday) or at the Club Passim box office sixty minutes before the show begins. Club Passim is located in Harvard Square at 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA 02138.
About Passim
The mission of Passim is to provide truly exceptional and interactive live musical experiences for both performers and audiences, to nurture artists at all stages of their career, and to build a vibrant music community. Passim does so through their legendary listening venue, music school, artist grants and outreach programs. As a nonprofit since 1994, Passim carries on the heritage of our predecessors-the historic Club 47 (1958-1968) and for-profit Passim (1969-1994). We cultivate a diverse mix of musical traditions, where the emphasis is on the relationship between performers and audience and teachers and students. Located in Harvard Square, Passim serves Cambridge and the broader region by featuring local, national and international artists. Our ultimate goal is to help the performance arts flourish and thereby enrich the lives of members of our community. For a complete schedule, visit www.passim.org.
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