Full programme announced for BBC Radio 3's Uproot Festival in Hull
BBC Radio 3 to broadcast from Hull Truck Theatre from 6-8 April for Uproot, a folk and roots festival as part the BBC’s commitment to Hull UK City of Culture 2017.
Published: 13 March 2017
- Festival appearances by giants of the UK folk scene Fay Hield and Martin Simpson announced today
- Eliza Carthy leads her Arms Wide Orchestra for a curated concert of alternative folk
- Performances by acclaimed international acts Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and the Warsaw Village Band, celebrating Hull’s ties to Sierra Leone and Poland
- Four live concerts presented by Northumbrian folk star and Radio 3 presenter Kathryn Tickell, who will also perform on a special Uproot edition of Radio 3’s In Tune programme
- Tickets now available for live Hull broadcasts of BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and Free Thinking programmes
BBC Radio 3 takes up residence at Hull Truck Theatre from 6-8 April for Uproot, a three-day festival of ground-breaking music, in partnership with Hull UK City of Culture 2017 and Hull Truck Theatre, around the theme of roots; how people relate to their roots in fast-changing times, and what happens when people are displaced from their roots. A series of live concerts and special Radio 3 broadcasts will celebrate the rich musical heritage of Hull, and the city’s international cultural links.
Four concerts at Hull Truck Theatre will feature major world and folk artists, including Hull’s folk royalty The Waterson Family, Eliza Cathy’s innovative Arms Wide Orchestra, special appearances from Yorkshire folk artists Fay Hield and Martin Simpson, plus concerts celebrating Hull’s international links, from the Warsaw Village Band (reflecting Hull’s vibrant Polish community), and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce was born in Hull).
BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast programme will broadcast live from BBC Humberside and on Hull Marina, and In Tune, Free Thinking and Radio 3 In Concert will all broadcast special editions from Hull Truck Theatre.
BBC Radio 3 Controller Alan Davey says: "I am so pleased that Radio 3 is travelling to Hull in the year all eyes are on the city, for a packed three days of live broadcasts and concerts, reflecting folk, roots, classical music and intelligent arts programming. Through our regular late-night programme World on 3, Radio 3 aims to bring listeners an eclectic mix of music from around the world. Uproot realises this ambition, showcasing the rich musical diversity and heritage of Hull and the city’s close cultural connections with other countries, putting the music of the city’s inhabitants at the centre of the Radio 3 schedule."
Rowan Rutter, Producer, Hull Truck Theatre, says: "We are delighted to be hosting BBC Radio 3’s Folk festival here at Hull Truck Theatre, as part of the year-long partnership with the BBC for Hull UK City of Culture 2017. Hull is a music city, with folk music is at its very heart. These three days showcasing the best of international folk music will be a fitting tribute and celebration of music in this city."
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BBC Radio 3 Uproot highlights:
Breakfast - 6 April
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, 6.30-9am
Petroc Trelawny presents a special Breakfast show live from BBC Humberside as part of Uproot. There will be listener requests for music and musicians associated with Hull, poetry from Philip Larkin and a visit to William Wilberforce's House.
Free Thinking
Recorded at Hull Truck Theatre on Wednesday 5 April at 6.30pm, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Thursday 6 April at 10-10.45pm
Island city mentality or gateway to the world? Hull-based crime writer and former journalist David Mark and playwright Esther Wilson join Matthew Sweet for a discussion recorded in front of an audience at Hull Truck Theatre, debating Hull's links with the wider world, and what residents can learn from another port city which has been City of Culture - Liverpool.
Tickets to the recording are available free from BBC Studio Audiences
World on 3
Performed at Hull Truck Theatre Thursday 6 April at 8pm, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Friday 7 April at 11pm-1am
Kathryn Tickell introduces a concert by the Arms Wide Orchestra at Hull Truck Theatre. Eliza Carthy leads the band in contemporary alternative folk music inspired by the legacy of Hull’s Waterson family, and featuring some of the finest young singers on the English folk scene, plus percussion and electronics.
Tickets to the concert are available from www.hulltruck.co.uk
Breakfast - 7 April
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, 6.30-9am
Petroc Trelawny presents a special Breakfast show live from Hull Marina as part of Uproot. The programme will feature live music and guests, poetry from Stevie Smith and visits to Ferens Art Gallery and Hull New Theatre.
In Tune
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on Friday 7 April at 4.30-6.30pm
From Hull Truck Theatre, a mixture of live music and chat introduced by Sean Rafferty, including performance from Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher and conversation with
the actor and director Barrie Rutter.
Tickets to the live broadcast are available free from BBC Studio Audiences
Radio 3 In Concert
Performed at Hull Truck Theatre and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 on Friday 7 April at 7.30-10pm
The First Family Of English Folk: live from Hull Truck Theatre, Kathryn Tickell introduces a celebration of Hull’s famous Waterson Family.
The Watersons were leading figures in the English folk revival in the 1960s and 70s, acclaimed for their unique song repertoire and distinctive vocal harmonies. In this special concert for Hull City of Culture 2017, they return to their home town, with a first half that celebrates the traditions of the Waterson Family's vocal harmonies, and a second half with The Gift Band, fronted by Norma Waterson, the only remaining member of the original 1960s line-up, with her daughter Eliza Carthy and husband Martin Carthy. In the interval, profiles of refugee musicians in Hull.
Tickets to the concert are available from www.hulltruck.co.uk
Hull 2017 - Polish Connections
Broadcast live from Hull Truck Theatre on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 8 April at 1-3pm
Live from Hull Truck Theatre, Kathryn Tickell introduces a concert reflecting Hull’s Polish community and its twin-town links with Poland. The Warsaw Village Band mix folk, roots, punk, ethno and trance; contemporary music inspired by Poland’s rural traditions. To begin, a set from Yorkshire folk artist Fay Hield.
Tickets to the concert are available from www.hulltruck.co.uk
Hull 2017 - Freetown Connections
Performed at Hull Truck Theatre on Saturday 8 April at 7.30pm, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 8 April at 10pm-12midnight
A concert by Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, recorded at Hull Truck Theatre and introduced by Kathryn Tickell, celebrating Hull’s twin-town links with Freetown, which recognises Hull as the birthplace of politician and slavery abolitionist William Wilberforce. Formed in a refugee camp during the country’s civil strife, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have inspired audiences across the world with songs of joy, faith and hope. To start the concert, a special guest performance from Scunthorpe-born folk legend Martin Simpson.
Tickets to the concert are available from www.hulltruck.co.uk
