A final gathering of sound and communion as we all come together with some justified praise and some improvised sounds with local/London string duo Balladeste improvising to the sounds you recorded during the festival for the Sonic Relay collected by Suzie McCarthy. This is XMTR Church!

Richly textured instrumental music shaped by contemporary classical, Indian classical, baroque and folk, Balladeste is long term collaboration between cellist Tara Franks and violinist Preetha Narayanan.

Since self-releasing their 2nd album Beyond Breath (2021), Balladeste's original co-written work has received critical acclaim (Songlines 4**** & Folk Radio ‘Pick of the Month’). They have performed nationally and internationally at varied festivals/venues including El Chopo Mexico City, CCB Lisbon, Barbican, Cafe Oto, Snape Maltings and Wilderness Festival. With highlight radio appearances including BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 3 In Tune and tracks played on Night Tracks, Breakfast with Elizabeth Alker, Soho Radio and NTS.

Balladeste have released 3 albums of original music to date and two collaboration EPs including an exciting recent release with singer-songwriter Ana Silvera - Difficult Loves (2026) and Beyond Breath re-work EP featuring the work of revered artists from the contemporary & jazz music scene; Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Midori Hirano, The Vernon Spring & Anna Phoebe.

Their new album 'Imprints' will be released on 5th November.
https://www.balladeste.co.uk/

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