7 Belshazzar's Feast

  

Paul Sartin - Oboe, Violin and Vocals

Paul Hutchinson - Accordion

Paul works with a number of other ensembles and is in demand as a session musician and record producer. As composer, arranger and musical director he has bcen involved in various stage productions, including the School for Scandal and the Beggar's Opera, as well as two albums of Victorian music with the Seven Dials Band. He is a former member of Oxford Performing Arts, a production company specialising in opera, and is co-presenter of the Roots Radio Show on Oxygène FM. Paul's principal commitment was for a while with the Cathedral Choir of Christ Church, Oxford, featured in Channel 4's documentary 'The Choir' and on the soundtracks of 'Mr.Bean' and 'Thc Vicar of Dibley'. Since then he has been with the highly successful super group Dr Faustus and its current sequel Faustus

A virtuoso accordion player, Paul's folk career started in Bournemouth's celebrated Old Pull & Push, playing at many of the premier festivals in the UK. He later formed Irish Folk/Rock band lQ40. From 1995-1998 he was a member of Fieldwork Productions whose last opera, Mick Ryan's 'A Day's Work' enjoyed success at festivals in England and Ireland. Paul's busy schedule includes playing with Hoover the Dog and recording with a number of artists in the UK and abroad. In 1997 he joined the highly acclaimed Country Rock band Ida Red.

Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin formed Belshazzar's Feast in the Autumn of 1995 after meeting in the now-defunct Life of Reilly. Their eclectic tastes and influences combined with high standards of musicianship are brought to bear on material ranging from Playford tunes from the 18th Century to Scandanavian waltzes, Music Hall songs to their own compositions. Together they have performed on radio and television, at concert venues - notably at the South Bank in November 1997 - clubs, festivals and village halls both in the UK and abroad. Belshazzar's Feast have released several albums including One Too Many, Drop the Reed and more recently John Playford's Secret Ball and Mr Kynaston's Famous Dance all from Wildgoose Records.

14 Christmas Party

With old chestnuts and Spicy Mummers

21 - Club Closed

28 - Club Closed

Back to Fo'c'sle 2007-2008 Programme
Back to November 2007 Programme
On to January 2008 Programme