Framework Words & Music: Twelve Days

Poet Stuart Henson reads twelve Christmas poems accompanied by John Crawford on melodeon and guitar in a festive hour of words and folk music.

Stuart Henson, an Eric Gregory Award-winning poet, reads twelve Christmas poems drawn from his pamphlet 'Twelve Days', which features illustrations by Bill Sanderson. John Crawford accompanies him on melodeon and guitar, weaving English and European folk music around lyrics featuring birds, beasts, bells and the Nativity. The performance runs approximately 60 minutes, and copies of 'Twelve Days' will be available to purchase at the event.