Old Saw (Henry Birdsey) + Michael Ridge + Feld
Sunday 14 February 2027 · 7:00pm · £13.00
Henry Birdsey (Tongue Depressor) is lead composer for the group Old Saw. The formation consist of Bob Driftwood (banjo), Ira Dorset (fiddle), Rev. Clarence Lewis (pipe organ), Harper Reed (resonator guitar, nylon string guitar), Ann Rowlis (orchestral bells) and Birdsey himself on pedal steel, and lap steel. Their album Country Tropics, mastered by Andrew Weathers.
Michael Ridge is a Norwich-based artist who works in a variety of mediums that span sound, video, photography, performance and collage. The core of their sprawling practice investigates sound reproduction and audio cultures, addressing themes of nostalgia, identity, time, experimentation, chance, and play.
Michael has exhibited and performed at numerous venues throughout the UK and overseas, including the British Library, New York Public Library for the Performing Art, Firstsite, Outpost, Royal Opera House, Hundred Years Gallery, and Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.
Feld are a local ambient drone outfit using field recordings, samples and bass.