Classic Midlands folk rock band Quill are back with a new show to get Christmas really rocking, and The Artrix in Bromsgrove will be a stop.

It will feature “an eclectic mix of Christmas favourites, stylish covers of well-known songs, original numbers and Quill standards”.

Not surprisingly, the show is called The Quill Christmas Concert, and it's set to do exactly what it says on the festive tin, with a nice Advent diary date.

The spokesman added: “Get ready for a fabulous night of music – including stylised versions of Christmas songs like Fairytale In New York, Rocking Around The Christmas Tree and Happy Christmas ( War is Over) – original new songs such as Grey Goose Call and Elephant in the Room plus quirky interpretations of Blackberry Way, Telephone Line, Changes and Gold Dust Woman.

“There will also be long standing Quill favourites, of course, such as Say It Ain’t So Joe, The Jig and Nine Mile Camp.

Seven piece Quill consist of Joy Strachan-Brain lead vocals; Kate McWilliam,violin; Matt Worley, bass guitar; Lee T Evans, lead guitar; Abby Brant, keyboards; former Robert Plant drummer, Andy Edwards, and former Move, ELO and Black Sabbath drummer Bev Bevan. on percussion.

That’s a big band, in many ways.

The spokesman said: “ Quill set takes you on a journey through an unexpectedly wide range of powerful story telling material.

“The songs are delivered with imagination and lyrical beauty, all shot through with the presence and ease that only real stage craft can bring.

“It’s not easy to sum up Quill in a few words, but when you draw on deep diverse musical sources and when long lifetimes of experience inform your stagecraft and presentation, wonderfully, interesting things can and do happen.”

“If you’re not already a fan of Quill, you will be after seeing what promises to be a superb night of music.”

The date for the diary is Saturday, December 7, from 8pm.

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