VENUE RAVENSCOURTARTS, LONDON
DATE 11/02/2023
SUPPORT JOANNE HARRIS AND THE STORYTIME BAND
When Joanne Harris takes the stage, flute in hand, wearing a Focus 50 T-shirt, she gives us an idea of what’s in store. She and drummer husband Kevin Harris first played together as teenagers in the Genesis-inspired The Garden Wall and The Storytime Band have their roots in 70s prog, but there’s a twist. Each track begins with a succinct introduction from Chocolat author Joanne. “I will tell you a story behind the song, then you’ll hear the song and you’ll know what it’s about,” she says.
Some bands’ rambling onstage stories can cause even diehard fans to glaze over, but she’s an engaging narrator as well as a writer of rare imagination, and these vivid tales –…
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