Singing Knives present Rhodri Davies

RHODRI DAVIES Rhodri Davies lives in South Wales. He plays harp, electric harp, live-electronics and builds wind, water, ice and fire harp installations. He has released four solo albums. His regular groups include Hen Ogledd with Richard Dawson. He has worked with David Sylvian, Jenny Hval, Derek Bailey, Mark Fell, Kahimi Karie, Laura Cannell, Lina Lapelyte, Sachiko M, Bill Orcutt, Jim O’Rourke, Christian Marclay and David Toop. New pieces for solo harp have been composed for him by Eliane Radigue, Philip Corner, Phill Niblock, Ben Patterson, Christian Wolff, Alison Knowles, Mieko Shiomi and Yasunao Tone. “Rhodri Davies drags the harp into the arena of overdrive, and weaves hypnotic blocks of distorted beauty. Incredible stuff.” - Lasse Marhaug “Rhodri Davies thinks and plays far beyond the harp is able to.” - Yasunao Tone

GRIS MARGUERITE Multi instrumental spliced sound by Sarah McWatt from Leeds.

Sunday 23 June 2024 (doors 6pm, first act 7pm) Shakespeare's, Gibraltar St Sheffield S3 8UB