Wild Traditions: Jennifer Reid

Jennifer Reid is playing The Gathering Ground in Hillsborough Park on Saturday 1 May, as part of the Wild Traditions series. The evening runs from 19:30 to 23:00, and tickets are £10 to £18.

Reid's set is built around 19th-century street songs and Industrial Revolution work songs, all sung in the Lancashire dialect. It's a specific slice of folk history—the kind of music that would have been heard on the streets and in the mills of the North West rather than in a concert hall. She pairs the singing with clog dancing, so the night has a dance element to it as well as the music.

There's a bit of a contrast to keep in mind, too: when she's not working with this old material, she fronts a few punk projects on the go. It's a fair jump from 19th-century dialect songs to punk, but that's where the two sides of her work sit.

The night is part of Wild Traditions, a monthly happening that pairs a guest concert with songs and tunes sessions. So it's not just the performance—there's a session side to the evening as well. The Gathering Ground is in Hillsborough Park, Sheffield S6 4HD, and the whole thing runs from 19:30 until 23:00, with tickets ranging from £10 to £18.