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Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts

is proud to present:

Chris Gilbert with Folk Songs from the British Isles.

Admission to the concert is free (really!), with a suggested donation $15 per person if you wish to donate. You are most welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not. Half the proceeds will go to the Drewry family who own and operate the Courtyard Café . They recently lost their husband and father Will who died from a massive heart attack..

Chris Gilbert’s repertoire contains an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary folk songs from across the British Isles; for this concert he will focus on those from England, Scotland, and Ireland. In the mix for this evening will be songs about love, tragedy, reminiscences, ne’er-do-wells, packet ships, myths, legends, and more. And each song will be introduced with background context, and maybe a translation or two!
If you used to enjoy listening to the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, the Dubliners, and Ewan MacColl, then you’ll love this concert. Audience participation is absolutely encouraged; and chorus words will be provided for you.

Chris has played at many venues in the Puget Sound area, including the Wooden Boat Festival, the Port Gamble Maritime Festival, the Port Angeles Maritime Festival, and the Northwest Folklife festival. He was the founder and leader of the Irish band “Happenstance,” one half of the duo “Gilbert and McHagar,” and a member of the shanty band “Nelson’s Blood”. (“Happenstance” and “Nelson’s Blood” have performed at previous Candlelight Concerts, as has Chris as a solo singer.)

Chris spent his professional career in healthcare software engineering in both the UK and the US and returned to his passions of art and singing in 2007. He splits his time between Port Townsend and Gloucestershire, England. He was born in the East End of London and often lets his Cockney accent shine through. He cut his “folk-teeth” on the traditional English pursuit of Morris Dancing and learned to sing folk songs the hard way – in front of rough-and-tough British pub audiences. You can learn more from his website www.cj-gilbert.com.