A Sonica Glasgow Commission, co-produced by Cryptic and Perth Theatre and Concert Hall

This song cycle is inspired by composer Martin Green’s fascination for the universal affinities he finds in folk songs around the world. Folding Songs brings together music from Scotland and Serbia and although they originate from two ostensibly different cultures, these songs share universal themes of love and loss, heartbreak and hope. Alongside his classic accordion, Green adds his own custom-built instrument: the syndrone, a unique synth/drone together with the improvisational guitarwork of Scotland’s Graeme Stephen and Serbian singer Svetlana Spajić’s powerful vocals. These pieces build from the simplest notes to towering peaks of sound, accompanied by live visuals from Kurt d’Haeseleer, costume from Alison Brown and lighting design by Zeynep Kepekli.

Martin Green plays his synth/drone instrument dressed in a red hood and lit with orange lights

Singer Svetlana Spajic performs with eyes closed and hands outstretched, dressed in an extravagant red costume with projections behind her

Supported by The Scottish Government’s Expanded Festivals Fund through Creative Scotland, the Leche Trust, the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Delegation of Flanders to the UK and Ireland.

Supporters logos for Folding Songs.