The first of two seasonal shows from Grayshott Folk Club. Who better to help us mark the beginning of Advent than Janice Burns & Jon Doran?

Janice & Jon’s "clever and uncluttered musical storytelling" [Songlines] comes alive through tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding effect and an understated energy that transports their songs from the pages of books and manuscripts to the listener.

Their Winter gigs have become something of a tradition over the last few years, and now they’re heading out on tour with their brand-new festive album, "Great Joy to the New". People have always forged customs to survive the Winter, with rituals that bring people together and bring light to their dark nights. These rituals have often been born of necessity. Beautiful, colourful, musical traditions, linked by the common cause of sustaining people spiritually, mentally, or financially through a harsh winter.

Janice and Jon’s new album and live show explores these themes through a collection of traditional Folk songs about Christmas, Winter, and optimism for the new year.

Listen "Great Joy To The New Here":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvueV0WyKmw&list=OLAK5uy_mwB7i1cswK6vao1Vk-unbZTL9DfOQ10_w&index=2