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Murmurations at Norwich Arts Centre Where 'The Land Meets The Sky' Album Launch  There are other  meanings of ‘murmuration.’  The association with birds is the most common, but I found this alternative to the flocking of birds most commonly understood as its sense, when looking into the etymology of the term. Murmuration (Noun):  The act of rising out of a  fluid , or coming forth from  envelopment  or  concealment , or of rising into view;  appearance .  Top Starling: Abi Harold.  Photo copyright: Gordon Woolcock  Which struck me as apt, when I reflected on the launch gig of Murmurations debut album,  Where the Land Meets Sky .  Two years from the first conversations about forming a band, Abi Harold’s progress from artist and solo performer into the neoteric of a band of classically educated musicians, finally took identifiable shape on stage at Norwich Arts Centre. Eva Wright: Cello, Guitar, Vocals Ticket ...

...and there were tears! Nancy Dunnell at Last Pub Standing, Norwich Sunday 15th December, 2024 Nancy Dunnell  opened for Aphra this Sunday past at The Last Pub Standing , King Street, Norwich.  Nancy hasn’t been on stage singing solo since before the Pandemic and a lot of water has flowed under the Novi Sad Friendship Bridge since then, for us all.  Nancy brought along couple of new songs, some well-loved oldies and a beautiful interpretation of of  I Want To Make It With You,  the  David Gates  song made famous with  Bread  in 1970. While not singing her own material, Nancy Dunnell has been doing sterling work providing backing vocals for the quixotic  Vieira & The Silvers , (who are now London-based retaining only slivers of the Silvers known to Norwich fans).  In that backing role, Nancy displayed a tremendous facility to add harmony and a sweet counter-point to dirty blues rock, whether solo, or in partnersh...