UK BALLAD SINGER JENNIFER REID TO TOUR AOTEAROA FOR THE FIRST TIME
PERFORMING LANCASHIRE DIALECT VICTORIAN STREET SONGS
FIRST SHOW THIS FRIDAY IN PŌNEKE
CREDIT: Casey Orr
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1 April 2025
Northern England broadside ballad singer Jennifer Reid has landed in Tāmaki Makaurau, to start her North Island tour on Friday April 4 at Pyramid Club in Pōneke.
Reid is a punk folk artist dedicated to keeping the rich heritage of nineteenth-century music alive. She researches, preserves and performs Lancashire dialect and Victorian broadside ballads, carrying on the tradition of using music as a social provocation.
As an actor, Reid has portrayed Barb in Shane Meadows' critically acclaimed period drama The Gallows Pole and performed at Chanel's Metiers d'Art show. She has supported Pulp, John Cooper Clarke and Eliza Carthy, and is about to release a new collection of recordings, The Ballad Of The Gatekeeper, produced by Pete Townshend.
Reid's Aotearoa tour includes appearances at trad folk festivals Hamsterfest and Tradfest, as well as stops at locations across the North Island, from Pōneke to Whanganui to the legendary Devonport Bunker.
SEE JENNIFER REID LIVE IN AOTEAROA
Fri 4 April, Pyramid Club, Pōneke w/ Rosie Whinray & SHEHONK
Sat 5 April, Common Ground, Featherston
Sun 6 April, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Thurs 10 April, Rocky Bay Folk Club, Waiheke
Fri 11 April, Cauldron Deck Concerts, Titirangi
Sun 13 April, Freida Margolis, Tāmaki Makaurau w/ Brandon de la Cruz
Weds 16 April, Audio Foundation, Tāmaki Makaurau w/ Pumice
Thurs 17–Sun 20 April, Hamsterfest, Hamilton
Weds 23–25 April, Tradfest, Rotorua
Sat 26 April, Jam Factory, Tauranga
Mon 28 April, Devonport Folk Bunker, Tāmaki Makaurau
CREDIT: Tom Differnthal
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ARTIST BIO
Jennifer Reid is a folk musician dedicated to keeping alive the rich heritage of nineteenth-century music. She performs Lancashire dialect and Victorian broadside ballads, carrying on the tradition of using music as a social provocation. As an actress, Jennifer has portrayed Barb in Shane Meadows' critically acclaimed period drama The Gallows Pole and performed at Chanel's Metiers d'Art show. She has supported Pulp, John Cooper Clarke and most recently Eliza Carthy on an 18-date sold out UK tour.
With a background in local history, she educates students and communities through live performances, talks and workshops. Jennifer's research has taken her worldwide, exploring connections between past and present. She has performed at the Venice Biennale, on the New York High Line, at Battersea Power Station and at the Liverpool Philharmonic. She will publish a book on her research into Bengali and Lancashire weaving songs in 2025. She collaborates with academic and cultural institutions, from the University of Cambridge to the Science Museum, contributing to stage and media productions. Her work has been cited academically in papers and PhDs.
She sits on the executive committee of the Society for the Study of Labour History and is a member of Hard Art, a collective of activists, artists and leaders for social and political change.
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