DONA ROSA
and Savourna Stevenson & Alyth McCormack
Sun 30 March, 8pm
£12/£10
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Dona Rosa
Dona Rosa’s journey to international performer has been a remarkable one. Blinded by meningitis as a child, she left her impoverished family and eventually sold lottery tickets and magazines on the streets of Lisbon, singing as she did so.
Her amazing singing voice proved popular and soon she was earning extra money from her busking and was eventually ‘discovered’, leading to many recordings and over 200 performances world-wide.
'A voice that is timeless and touching' Charlie Gillett
'Portugal’s Dona Rosa is the kind of untutored natural” that every producer must dream of finding. If her story sounds like something out of a fairytale, so does her music…Her delivery gets to the emotional truth of this material in a way more sophisticated performers might struggle to achieve for years.'
The Telegraph, 2007
Line-up:
Dona Rosa vocals and triangle
João Dores accordion
Raul Abreu Portuguese guitar
Sofia Borges percussion
Savourna Stevenson & Alyth McCormack
Savourna is acknowledged internationally as one of the most exciting and creative harp players today and Alyth is widely known for her 'sublimely sweet' vocals and her subtle, intimate delivery. Savourna's latest CD sparked this new collaboration, with both sharing a passion for storytelling in music.
Their programme encompasses both traditional songs and contemporary material of Savourna's with lyrics contributed by Liz Lochhead, Michael Marra, Aonghas MacNeacail and Suzanne Vega.
'A brilliant duo with amusing on-stage rapport' - Scotsman
