The Unthanks play their winter show, based on their Christmas album 'In Winter', at Portsmouth Guildhall.
The Unthanks bring their winter show to the Main Auditorium of Portsmouth Guildhall on Sunday 13 December. It's a date that sits right in the thick of the season, and the set is built around In Winter, a record that's been called 'the gold standard' of winter albums, alongside The Watersons' Frost and Fire.
The show is a winter fantasia that pulls from a wide range of sources. It mixes Christmas tunes from different cultures with traditional songs and newly written material, all run through the band's own filter. That means a Tyneside band playing a German Christmas song in the style of The Beach Boys, a Spanish carol through the filter of Tom Waist, a French carol given desert-blues menace, and a newly written tribute to the NHS set to the tune of O Holy Night.
Formed in 2004 by siblings Rachel and Becky Unthank, the group blends traditional Northumbrian folk with jazz, classical and pop. They've built their name on albums like The Bairns, which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, and Mount the Air.
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Doors open at 7:30pm for an 8pm start, and the show runs until 10:30pm. Tickets are £44.15.
