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A night of transparently wonderful music, storytelling and spoken word that holds a mirror up to the human condition, the human soul and the human heart - that takes you from smart phone screens to Stourbridge glass making in its exploration of ‘The Glass Age’ in which we now live. This is where the light gets in. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Dan Whitehouse has produced three albums, all themed around the physical and metaphorical nature of glass. Songs and stories have been gathered together for ‘A Night Of Glass’, a simple but hypnotic live experience in which, variously behind a piano or on guitar, he takes audiences deep into the heart of glass in its myriad manifestations, his expressively nuanced crystalline vocals, a hint of Bowie here, a touch of Cohen there, effortlessly mining a wealth of emotions and ideas. This is the glass, this is the music through which the light is refracted. Of Dan's music, “Nothing short of beautiful – **** ” wrote RnR Magazine.
Influenced by having his young son living afar, in Japan, his album ‘The Glass Age’ explores our current screen-fixated communication challenges. ‘Voices from the Cones’, which hit the Folk Charts at #15 and was nominated for an ‘Innovative Project 2022’ award by FATEA, commemorates glassmaking history in Stourbridge. ‘Reflections on the Glass Age’ offers mirror images of the first album, the same songs refracted through acoustic reinterpretations, intimately sung and played to distill the sweet melancholia of the material.
When George Bernard Shaw said “You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul” he could have been referring to Dan’s intoxicating songwriting, consummate musicianship and quiet, unassuming charisma with songs like ‘Rainbows Never End’, ‘Thin Blue Line’, the anthemic ‘New Love’ and the infectious, crowd-friendly ‘Work’, ‘A Night Of Glass’ is the melting point where art transforms.
Dan is joined for this special performance by Swedish composer and multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren who co-produced and performed on all three albums. Lungrenn also brings music from his own Floreana album. “He plays everything from Sax to Synth, Pedal Steel to Piano, and Banjo to Bass!” says Dan, “but above all else, he listens!”
Special guest award winning poet Jenny Mitchell explores how we might project ourselves into the world through clothes, especially when we've been dismissed because of the way we look.
A Night Of Glass is the melting point where art transforms.
Dan Whitehouse: “Gorgeous… intriguing” The Guardian, “Subtle and delicate melodies” The Sunday Times
Gustaf Ljunggren: “A gentle masterpiece” The Vinyl Anachronist, “Awash with luscious soundscapes of lyrical beauty” At The Barrier
Jenny Mitchell’s poetry “haunting in its capacity for resilience, beauty and redemption.” Daniel Bennett, Absence Club
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The Glass Age - Dan and Gustaf live in Copenhagen:
Campfire - Dan - live at Real World Studios
Work - Dan - live at Real World Studios
Olive - from Floreanna - Gustaf
Practicalities:
Doors open 6.30pm, music from 7pm. The venue closes at 9pm and serves hot and cold drinks and snacks from its cafe, which is open from 2pm. Check the basement sauna timetable too! We recommend The Ship Pub and Mayflower Pub both nearby for afterwards.
Nearest station (Overground) is Rotherhithe, just one stop from Canada Water. Buses 381 and C10 are the closest and the 188, P12, 47 and more are an easy walk away. Local cycle paths are good and have recently been improved.
The church has good accessible facilities.
Please buy tickets online or bring cash if buying tickets on the door.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lontoon merimieskirkko, char.gy, Renforth Street, London, SE16 7, United Kingdom,London, United Kingdom
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