On 8th August, as part of the 2024 festival, Milton Hide (Jim Tipler and Jo Church) transported their audience into a world of stories with original songs.
For ‘Your Stories In Song’ Milton Hide invited audience members to share their stories, be they personal recollections, tales of local people, family history or legends associated with places such as Rushlake Green. The duo then drew upon the stories that their audience members shared with them, and performed songs that these inspired.
In true folk tradition, Milton Hide were continuing to write songs inspired by the stories gathered at events throughout 2024.
Audiences are invited to participate by singing along (not compulsory!) or even helping to write a chorus or two. People can share their stories on the night (either verbally or writing them down) or they can send them via the Your Stories In Song website.
Living under the gaze of the Wilmington Giant, Milton Hide blend Jim’s guitar and Jo’s pure vocal delivery with percussion and clarinet.They introduce audiences to memorable characters and intriguing tales inspired by their travels and the people they have met along the way. At times heartbreaking, at times wry, a Milton Hide performance always engages and charms an audience, leaving them wanting more.
‘Your Stories In Song’ is funded by the National Lottery.
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