BETH ORTON – LIVE at Sandy Hill Arts
*SPECTACULAR NEWS!* ONE NIGHT ONLY DUO GIG AT SANDY HILL ARTS WITH BETH ORTON and TOM HERBERT – BRILLIANT AND AWARD WINNING MUSICIANS. THIS IS A UNIQUE CHANCE TO SEE BETH ORTON PLAY LIVE IN THIS ONE OFF GIG AT SANDY HILL ARTS. EARLY BOOKING ADVISED.
BETH ORTON is an award-winning singer-songwriter. Raised in Norfolk and London, she has released seven acclaimed solo albums including the Mercury prize nominated Trailer Park (1997), the BRIT Award-winning Central Reservation (1999), Comfort of Strangers (2006) and Sugaring Season (2012). Orton’s most recent album is 2022’s self-produced Weather Alive, which appeared on many year-end best lists including The New York Times, Pitchfork, and NPR. Along the way, Orton has collaborated with artists such as Bert Jansch, Nick Cave and Tom Herbert and many more. (Pic of Beth Orton by Elliot Lee Hazel)
Beth Orton and Tom Herbert have kindly agreed to perform a unique duo gig – only at Sandy Hill Arts ! DO NOT MISS!
Bassist TOM HERBERT has played with Mercury prize nominated bands The Invisible and Polar Bear. He co-leads the Okumu Herbert Skinner Trio and is a member of Voices of Bishara. Tom regularly collaborates with notable musicians such as Shabaka Hutchings, Pete Wareham, Seb Rochford, Chelsea Carmichael and he performs with many more including Beth Orton, Beth Gibbons, Adele, David Gilmour, Grace Jones, Alabaster DePlume, Lana Del Ray, Yoko Ono, Paolo Nutini, Frank Ocean, and Hugh Masekela. He performs solo improvised double bass concerts and in 2023 released the album Nightports with Tom Herbert.1
