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Sunday, November 29th, 2015

6:30pm

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30 Choir members, 9 Song writers, 9 Illustrators and 1 Lone Morris come together to launch The Bedford Song Book at the Harpur Suite, 29th November 2015, a celebration of exceptional local talent.

Local musicians and artists have created their piece de resistance, a brilliant collaboration of musical composition and illustration, the limited edition The Bedford Song Book. With only 100 copies produced, this remarkable collection of 9 songs will be launched in melodic style this November.

The book launch concert will take place at Bedford’s Harpur Suite starting at 6.30pm on Sunday 29th of November. This creative showcase will have the book’s songwriters performing unique versions of each other’s songs with the Bedford Arts Choir performing choral versions of the Song Book arranged by Roger Illingworth. The event will also be a chance to see the elusive ‘Lone Morris’ in an exclusive guest performance.

This glorious hand bound book will be on display for all guests to admire. Illustration by The Circus of Illustration, including artists such as David Litchfield, Assim Heetun and Scarlett Tierney, the book will be available to purchase at the event.

Both the illustrators and musicians are excited about the book and the event, illustrator Kristina Bullen said “Using music as a stimulus was a really exciting way of working and the end result is beautiful” and musicians Jack Sharp and Simon Gutteridge, who each wrote songs for the book added “The book and concert are fantastically inclusive…It’s such a great legacy”.