Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden’s Wassail

Two of the most important figures in English folk music (winners of NINETEEN BBC Folk Awards) come together for an evening of seasonal mayhem and merriment.

Before there was carolling, there was wassailing, where seasonal songs were exchanged for money, food and ale. Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden combine their considerable talents and reputations within the UK folk scene for the first time ever, touring as a duo for a nationwide wassail across the UK.

Presenting seasonal, traditional material on a stage decorated for the occasion, they will take audiences back to some of the oldest songs in the English canon, telling Christmas tales, spreading good cheer and lighting up the darkest days of the year, ahead of Christmas Day itself.

‘Eliza Carthy is one of the figureheads of the English folk revival.’ (Evening Standard)

‘The stand out performer of his generation’ (The Guardian on Jon Boden)