Nestival Song Cycle

Song Cycle – The Complete Works 

If you weren’t able to get tickets for The Sonoplasts (aka singer Amy Kakoura, violinist Simon Chalk and composer/pianist Derek Nisbet) performing the complete Song Cycle, commissioned to mark Talking Birds’ 30th Anniversary, live at The Nest on March 31st 2023, you have options!

You can listen again to the archived livestream of the gig via our Mixlr channel here…

…and/or you can purchase one of the lovely limited edition prints of the Song Cycle album artwork which includes THE COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUM hot off the mixing desk. (see below) .

Song Cycle Album Artwork/Songs package by mail order

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Playlist:

Anthony Cropper – Listening Place [Anthony was the writer on Wanderlust, which we made for Scarborough Underground Car Park for our 10th anniversary in 2002]
Liz Mytton – Treasures [Liz has worked with us on lots of different things including Backstage at the Albany, The Female Warrior and Walk With Me. She was also writer in residence at Art for the People, our Citizens’ Assembly]
Lanaire Aderami – Curiosity Does Not Kill the Cat [We met Lanaire when she was one of the writers we selected for the City of Culture Humans of Cov commissions]
Katie (Tom) Walters – Build a Garden [TBs supported Tom to undertake a Nest Residency where they wrote a belter of a play – ‘Planet Alex’ – which is hopefully coming to a theatre near you before too long]
Yara Richter – Stuck Inside My Walls [We met Yara when she was one of the writers we selected for the City of Culture Humans of Cov commissions]
Craig Stephens – The Story Keeps On Moving [Craig’s been a friend for a long time, and he performed the role of Hans Christian in TBs legendary crowd-pleaser, Trevor Goose and his Dark Night of Lights]
Ian McMillan – Collaboration [Ian wrote one of five radio play commissions for TBs ‘Radio Daze’ a loooong time ago, and the lyrics for ‘Breadglove’, our stab at a Christmas number one]
John Bernard – Impact [We met John when he was one of the writers we selected for the City of Culture Humans of Cov commissions]
Cath O’Flynn – The Imaginary Friend [Cath’s been a friend for a long time, and “Mr Lynch’s Holiday” is arguably one of Derek’s favourite books]
Peter Cann – The Swimmer [Peter has worked as writer and/or director with us on lots of different projects, including Malady of Migration, Disorder Contained and Ant & Cleo, the Musical]