Samana: Live in Concert

About this event

Samana bring an intimate carnation to listeners, with piano, guitars, bodhran and vocals, along with string accompaniment, offering an evening of profundity, set in the sacred circle of the round, in Dartington’s Great Hall.

Following the success of their sold-out UK ‘In Tune with the Infinite Tour’ this June, in support of the release of their third record, Samana return with a run of UK dates this November to meet the demand for what has been a profoundly moving and effective model in delivering profound, independent music directly to audience members.

Samana is a project that was born from unbridled love and an unwavering appreciation of the divinity of nature. Their work is centred around the Zarathustran philosophy of removing oneself from the confines of contemporary, societal life in the quest of the awakening of the deep spirit.

Their music offers a direct passage into the essence of ourselves, removing ones veneer, with threads of poetical sincerity, emotional honesty and direct openness. Each song is written with its own distinct weight and significance, born from the interpretation of dreams, the philosophies of ancient rituals and personal experience of love, loss and death. Through their rare and honest appreciation of dichotomy, their music emerges almost hauntingly, to lead us into the realms of the unassociated and unknown.

Do not miss this exclusive, intimate special performance in the atmospheric surroundings of Dartington’s Great Hall.

“The spiritual grounding between Rebecca Rose Harris and Franklin Mockett drives this strident blend of slowcorre, blues and yacht rock, with melodic surprises and ghostly vocal. Morricone meets Cowboy Junkies on ‘Into The Blue’, while ‘The Knife’ feels like a lost goth classic”
MOJO Magazine ★★★★

“Musically, the duo cleave to a gothic-leaning, string-infused spectacle blurring the boundaries between Dead Can Dance, Mazzy Star, Nico and sigur rós at the point of their international breakthrough. Then, add in dashes of freak-folk, John Martyn, the intensity of Judee Sill’s “The Donor” and Led Zeppelin’s folk-inclined explorations c. Led Zeppelin III. …Samana beckon you into their world in the same way tendrils of fog surround, and then lead astray, an unsuspecting traveller. Samana sound as entranced as the cast Werner Herzog hypnotised while directing Heart of Glass”
The Arts Desk ★★★★

“Expressive, mysteries and creative, this self-titled album defies categorisation. Startingly beautiful, these songs have a driven intensity. SAMANA It has a vivid impact thats impossible to ignore. Bold and innovative, it’s a fine album!”
Record Collector ★★★★

“What they have created is masterful” KLOF Magazine

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