"The Cabinet began as a way of bringing together my writer friends who often envy my musician friends with my musician friends who sometimes envy my writer friends and the comedians who generally envy - and are envied by - both of them. Over the years these shows have established a convivial atmosphere all of their own, and I can't wait to bring that mood to the land of my birth for the first time. The fact that this will be happening in a beautiful room at the historic home of British folk music is the icing on the cake".
Wesley Stace
For this special, one-off night at Cecil Sharp House we will host some of the biggest names in the poetry, music and literary worlds.
Performers include
Jonathan Coe | English novelist and writer
Shirley Collins | Traditional English folk singer, collector, researcher and presenter
Kristin Hersh | American singer-songwriter
Harry Hill | English comedian, TV presenter and author
Nick Lowe | English singer-songwriter and producer
Paul Muldoon | Pulitzer Prize winning poet and author
The High Llamas | London based group combining music spoken word
“One of the finest nights of entertainment this city has to offer.”
The New Yorker
The Cabinet of Wonders, live in Seattle