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The Glad Cafe are excited to welcome Burd Ellen & The Never Beyond Band. This will be the first ever full-band live outing for their critically acclaimed album "Says The Never Beyond". Debbie and Gayle will be joined by Jer Reid and Rachel Newton to perform newly adapted and expansive live arrangements of the album.

Says The Never Beyond is a collection of carols and wintersong that occupy the liminal space between sacred and secular, connecting to the deep seasonal traditions of Britain and Ireland. Burd Ellen have continued their long-term collaboration with Jer Reid (Sumshapes, Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra), bringing him out from behind the studio desk to play guitar on most of the tracks. The album also features contributions from Scottish Album of the Year Award nominee Rachel Newton (The Shee, The Furrow Collective) and Luke Sutherland’s (Long Fin Killie, Bows) current project Rev Magnetic. The record was critically very well received, finding it's spot in the top 10 of 2020 for many publications including The Guardian and Folk Radio UK.

Burd Ellen are grateful for the support The Glad Cafe, and of Creative Scotland's Tasgadh fund in the production of this show

"dripping with strangeness and unease" - 5*, The Guardian (Top 10 Folk Albums 2020) "a thrilling and utterly hypnotic ride" - Folk Radio UK (Top 10 Albums of 2020) "the idea of Burd Ellen is to discover new ways to explore the British folk tradition and this record certainly accomplishes that ... haunting" - The Wire Magazine

Access Guide and Tickets for Personal Assistants

You can view/download The Glad Cafe's Access Guide here. If you require a ticket for a Personal Assistant/Gig Buddy (at no extra cost), please contact kim@thegladcafe.co.uk.