Andrew Rumsey 'Blank Arcades' Instore

It's always a pleasure to host Andrew Rumsey for an instore performance. He's joining us on Friday 27th February from 7pm to celebrate the release of his brand new album 'Blank Arcades'.

Blank Arcades is the third in this acclaimed triptych of albums-in-a-day recorded in historic Wiltshire churches, with the previous two records 'Evensongs' and 'Collodion' drawing widespread praise, including from BBC Radio's Mark Radcliffe and Guardian chief music critic Alexis Petridis.

The new album draws on themes of impeded progress and the ‘entrances to nowhere’ implied by the album title, a nod to Andrew’s involvement in built heritage as Anglican Bishop of Ramsbury and co-lead bishop for church buildings. ‘When you sing in a place like this, the walls join in’.

With Grammy award-winning sound engineer Katie May (MPG Sound Engineer of the Year, 2025) again at the faders, Blank Arcades sees the same team (David Perry on guitars & church organ, Cameron Saint on double bass and Louis Spanton on percussion) reunite in atmospheric All Saints, Yatesbury, close to the Avebury stone circle, to perform sixteen new songs on a single summer’s day.

This is a FREE event but space is limited, so please RSVP via email to sales@sound-knowledge.co.uk to let us know you're planning to attend. Or you can pre-order a copy of 'Blank Arcades', released on Gare du Nord Records, from us to guarantee your spot.

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