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Folk duo in perfect harmony
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IF EVERY cloud has a silver lining then this plucky concert, live-streamed by folk duo Ninebarrow, is certainly a bright spot during the covid-19 lockdown.
Based in Dorset, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere have had to cancel four months of live shows due to the current emergency but, likely many musicians, they’ve also realised that they can perform at home and broadcast online.
Using their small dining room as a concert hall, with a backcloth masking the windows, the pair are openly nervous at the prospect of technology failure and because well over 2,000 people are tuned in through the Ninebarrow website — far more than they might ordinarily entertain at a normal gig. It is, they admit, a “thoroughly weird” experience.
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