Joy to the world!!! Our anarchic jukebox carol concert returns

Following the success of KAROLAOKE 2014, we took up residence upstairs in Clapton's legendary Palm 2 for another post-secular post-genre sing-along extravaganza.

The programme was packed with inventive new chamber-pop arrangements of holiday standards from 'Let It Snow' to 'Let It Go', performed by our 12-piece chamber ensemble with plenty of help from the audience.

We also commissioned four new 'anti-carols' from some of our in-house composers, which took a sideways look at 21st-century Christmas and all its fascinating contradictions.

The Coveryard Performed at Palm 2, Clapton, on 15th–17th December 2015

ComposERS/Arrangers:
Thom Andrewes, Rebecca Burns, Will Gardner, Ric Hollingbery, Sarah Latto & JOsephine Stephenson

performers:
Thom Andrewes, Will Gardner, Ric Hollingbery, Kate Huggett, Valeria Kurbatova, Sarah Latto, Joseph Malpas, Heather Ryall, Josephine Stephenson, Gene Taylor & Mike Soper

KAROLAOKE 2015 Produced by THE COVERYARD Palm 2, Clapton Arrangement: Josephine Stephenson Producer: Miriam Sherwood Artistic Director: Sarah Latto Lead Vocals: Josephine Stephenson Vocals: Kate Huggett, Sarah Latto, Thom Andrewes, Will Gardner Violin: Ric Hollingbery, Heather Ryall Harp: Valeria Kurbatova Clarinet: Heather Ryall Trumpet: Mike Soper Piano: Sarah Latto Bass: Gene Taylor Percussion: Joseph Malpas CAMERA: Ignacio Crespo & Marian Naranjo EDIT: Thom Andrewes SOUND RECORDIST: Graham Dominy SOUND ENGINEER: Ben Andrewes MIX: Ric Hollingbery www.thecoveryard.com

KAROLAOKE 2015 Produced by THE COVERYARD Palm 2, Clapton Arrangement: Thom Andrewes Producer: Miriam Sherwood Artistic Director: Sarah Latto Vocals: Thom Andrewes, Kate Huggett, Josephine Stephenson, Sarah Latto Violin: Ric Hollingbery Harp: Valeria Kurbatova Clarinet: Heather Ryall Trumpet: Mike Soper Piano: Sarah Latto Accordion: Will Gardner Guitar: Josephine Stephenson Bass: Gene Taylor Percussion: Joseph Malpas CAMERA: Ignacio Crespo & Marian Naranjo EDIT: Thom Andrewes SOUND RECORDIST: Graham Dominy SOUND ENGINEER: Ben Andrewes MIX: Ric Hollingbery www.thecoveryard.com

KAROLAOKE 2015 Produced by THE COVERYARD Palm 2, Clapton Arrangement: Sarah Latto Producer: Miriam Sherwood Artistic Director: Sarah Latto Vocals: Thom Andrewes Violin: Ric Hollingbery Cello: Josephine Stephenson Harp: Valeria Kurbatova Clarinet: Heather Ryall Trumpet: Mike Soper Saxophone: Will Gardner Piano: Sarah Latto Glockenspiel: Kate Huggett Bass: Gene Taylor Percussion: Joseph Malpas CAMERA: Ignacio Crespo & Marian Naranjo EDIT: Thom Andrewes SOUND RECORDIST: Graham Dominy SOUND ENGINEER: Ben Andrewes MIX: Ric Hollingbery www.thecoveryard.com

Video: Rachel Margetts Words: Ben Osborn (inspired by John Berger/Christina Rosetti) Music: Josephine Stephenson in the voice wind gives to weather make moan for the many moving through the bleak midwinter over the stony water the black iron of the earth the mercy of shut doors by boat or train or photograph by the hundred-thousand arrows crossing maps a weather report tracing the detritus of a storm and unseen movements seem the dreams of unknown sleepers dream on dream blown from border to border to find the ground frozen to meet the winter of the world.