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Verity Sharp shares songs for sonically-adventurous souls on the eve of the winter solstice, with the help of nine-piece experimental folk outfit Shovel Dance Collective. Alongside exclusive excerpts from their recent sold-out three day residency at London鈥檚 Cafe Oto, the collective offer choice selections for a winter solstice playlist.

Formed in 2019, Shovel Dance Collective鈥檚 members unite around a shared love of folk music鈥檚 power to transport and connect, its ability to 鈥減lace you in a great chain of everyday life鈥�, forging intimate connections with 鈥減olitical and emotional actions, past and present.鈥� Their two albums mine folk archives, bringing to light ballads and songs which hold queer histories, proto-feminist narratives, and the voices of working people; whilst their EP series Offcuts and Oddities assemble unfinished moments, cassette tape experiments and field recordings from spaces around England, including church pews, fields, and London鈥檚 canal-sides.

Elsewhere in the show, Verity marks the eve of the longest night of the year, holding vigil through the dark with tracks from 叠箩枚谤办, Felicia Atkinson and Rosalie Sorrels.

Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

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