Meet Son of Town Hall, the unusual coupling of Ben Parker of London, England, and David Berkeley of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The musical union was born when the two found themselves side by side aboard a junk raft (‘The Son of Town Hall) crossing the mighty Atlantic in search of new lands, new inspiration, and to recover squandered fortune.
The two have sailed their ship back a century or so, and their song and story cycle follows the pair across the open waters and from town to town as they travel the frontier bouncing primarily from one failed endeavour to another.
Though they fall for temptation and countless false promises, their belief in humanity and each other never flags.
Parker, a highly sought-after London-based songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, and Berkeley, a celebrated singer, songwriter and author have imagined a world that transcends time and space, complete with Victorian-era outfits, meditations about the sea and songs so pure that they beg you to sing along.
But it's their harmonies that truly sets them apart, a vocal blend and arrangements performed with a tenderness that wouldn't be possible had the two not travelled so far together alone on the water.
The show is three-parts concert, one-part theatre. It will leave you transformed, with your heart full of laughter and tears, drunk on adventure and the tragic beauty of the human condition.
And their productivity is yours to enjoy on Saturday (March 3) when the guys play the second in a string of UK dates, at The Stables in Wavendon.
Catch them on Stage 2 from 8.45pm.
To book tickets click here
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