Peter and Barbara Snape
Peter and Barbara Snape have a great love of traditional British folk music and a well-deserved reputation for researching varied and interesting songs from their native North West of England and delivering them with commitment, passion and enjoyment.
With a distinct ‘northern resonance’ their songs with melodeon accompaniment brings the tradition to life in a way that appeals and entertains.
Closely aligned to their research and singing interests are, ‘Most truly yours, Aunt Anne’ and ‘Cotton Town Chronicles’.
‘Most truly yours, Aunt Anne’ (Anne Geddes Gilchrist OBE), with its focus on the songs she collected, is a celebration concert by the Gilchrist Collective about a remarkable Lancashire woman who was a pivotal figure within the folk song collecting community of the early 20th Century.
Cotton Town Chronicles, reflecting on the first ‘northern powerhouse’ is a themed presentation of songs about working life during the age when cotton and coal where king in Lancashire.
Peter and Barbara have an understanding and affection for the songs they perform. They effortlessly embrace their carefully researched repertoire and are deservedly popular with audiences.