“Seamless vocal harmonies… stories of sea voyages, betrayal and desolation... a more coherent concept you’ll be pushed to find.”
The Observer
Whilst crossing the Atlantic on a raft of their own making, Sons of Town Hall crafted songs of wonder and woe, heartbreak and hope. Jump aboard and join these theatrical-folk sensations for an immersive experience unlike any other.
American songwriter/author David Berkeley and British songwriter/producer Ben Parker are the men beneath the hats in this transatlantic folk duo. The pair conjure their timeless mythic universe under the aliases Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown, 19th-century vagabonds who travel the world in a hand-built boat to escape troubled pasts and search for adventure and love. Weaving wild stories between heart-breaking and rousing songs, The Sons take audiences on a deeply imaginative voyage complete with Victorian-era costumes, sing-alongs, and meditations about the seafaring life.
For fans of Simon and Garfunkel, Tom Waits, and Monty Python alike, prepare to be uplifted and inspired, transfixed and transformed, drunk on adventure and in awe of Sons of Town Hall’s harmonies. You will laugh. You will cry. You will sing along.
Running Time: 80mins + interval
“Think Simon & Garfunkel lost at sea, and you get a sense of the mythic world at play.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer