NORTHUMBRIAN MUSIC
NIGHTS
What we're saying about
the return of
PAULINE CATO and TOM
McCONVILLE
Friendly folk legends return
to the King's Head!
It's been nearly two years since we had the pleasure of welcoming Pauline and Tom onto the intimate stage at the King's Head in Allendale, although they appeared in the region last December.
Tom and Pauline held their audience at the King's entirely spellbound, as they wove their infectious magic to envelope the capacity audience. It was hardly surprising they were a feature of the entertainment at another venue in December. But as we remember that particular gig, however, this incredibly talented duo got a bit of a short shrift, and some of the audience went away feeling considerably cheated. We won't mention the name of that venue, of course, but one thing we can virtually guarantee at the King's Head is ample opportunity for our favourite professional artists to shine!
So we were delighted when Tom contacted us for this early December show, not only because of Pauline's way with the Northumbrian pipes, and not only because Tom is probably the classic Geordie fiddler, and not only because his songs are emblems of the heritage of the North-East, and not only because this duo is a favourite on the folk scene all around the UK, and not only because we've been implored to have them back, and not only because their performance is just a thrill in the warm glow of the upstairs fire . . . .
And that sort of quid pro quo is what the friendly folks in the Northumbrian Music Nights organisation want to promote. So here they are!
