A night inviting the audience to explore both the idea and the experience of ‘the Session’, where oral traditions are passed down through an informal gathering of musicians, often in pubs or at home. Folk songs, dances and stories are shared freely in an inclusive, cross-generational setting where communities can remember, learn and be renewed.

Alongside a musical performance led by Owen Spafford, artist Annabelle Blott will showcase a series of drawings created during traditional Sessions in London. These vivid and often abstract portraits explore the malleable boundary between audience and performer as well as the body language and gestures which are just as much part of Session lore as the music itself. Witness the artwork grow as memories of tunes and people past and present extend across the drawings.