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26 | January 30, 2014 | cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News Hal Cruttenden The critical list: more hot tickets Comedy Music Lisa Knapp Music WITH a voice clear and sharp like cut glass that glitters hauntingly, Lisa Knapp is the folk world’s absolute darling. The South-London born songstress and disgustingly talented multi-instrumentalist is currently up for three awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013 – namely best folk singer, best album and best non-traditional track – with the winners set to be announced in February. Plus she’s stunning (not just anyone can make using a seashell as a telephone look cool), and her husband, Gerry Diver is quite a catch too – he’s accompanying her on the fiddle on tour. All this and she actually came quite late to folk after a wonderfully misspent youth clattering about at raves and leaping about to hip hop. But then she got hooked and fearlessly hauled the violin she learnt at school out of the loft and got playing. Her debut album Wild and Undaunted swiftly won MOJO Folk Album of The Year 2007 while the critics cannot get enough of her 2013 record Hidden Seam (which has been plastered with a five star review from the Guardian and looks like a runaway favourite for the Folk Award). Why not go and see what all the fuss is about? On the night there’ll also be support from moustachioed singer-songwriter Tom McConnell. SELF-styled “stand-up comedian, writer and actor who’s scared of mice and people” (according to his Twitter bio), Hal Cruttenden is bringing his Tough Luvvie to Cambridge Junction. He’s done quite a few odd jobs in TV – including a job on EastEnders for a start – but is rather enjoying life as a stand-up and comic writer ( Omid Djalili Show uses a lot of his lines for instance). There have been a myriad of appearances on Live At The Apollo, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You, and he’s bagged his first Radio 4 sitcom, Hal, this year too. See him chat on about all things football, Facebook and food related with his trademark “mix of camp and straight, warm and catty humour”. It should be a right laugh. ᔡ Lisa Knapp, Cambridge Junction, Monday, February 2 at 8pm. Tickets £13.50 from (01223) 511511 / junction. co.uk ᔡ Hal Cruttenden, Cambridge Junction, Friday, January 31 at 8pm. Tickets £14 from (01223) 511511 / junction.co.uk scared of ople” o his Hal s bringing vvie tour e as nd (The Show his lines for in have been appearance The Ap Week Got a h sit ye Se ab foot and fo his tra camp warm humo be a ( j le o pl H al Un wo Alb 20 cri h fh Dan le sac Follow us on Twitter @CamWhatsOn

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26 | January 30, 2014 | cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News

Hal Cruttenden

The critical list: more hot tickets

Comedy

Music

Lisa KnappMusic

WITH a voice clear and sharplike cut glass that glittershauntingly, Lisa Knapp is thefolk world’s absolute darling.The South-London bornsongstress and disgustinglytalented multi-instrumentalistis currently up for three awardsat the BBC Radio 2Folk Awards 2013– namely bestfolk singer, bestalbum and bestnon-traditionaltrack – with thewinners set to beannounced inFebruary.Plus she’s stunning (not justanyone can make using aseashell as a telephone lookcool), and her husband, GerryDiver is quite a catch too –he’s accompanying her on thefiddle on tour.All this and she actuallycame quite late to folk after awonderfully misspent youthclattering about at raves andleaping about to hip hop. But

then she got hooked andfearlessly hauled the violin she

learnt at school outof the loft and gotplaying.Her debutalbum Wild andUndaunted swiftlywon MOJO FolkAlbum of The Year2007 while thecritics cannot get

enough of her 2013 recordHidden Seam (which hasbeen plastered with a five starreview from the Guardian andlooks like a runaway favouritefor the Folk Award).Why not go and see what allthe fuss is about?On the night there’ll also besupport from moustachioedsinger-songwriter TomMcConnell.

SELF-styled “stand-upcomedian, writer andactor who’s scared ofmice and people”(according to hisTwitter bio), HalCruttenden is bringinghis Tough Luvvieto CambridgeJunction.He’s donequite a fewodd jobsin TV –includinga job onEastEndersfor a start –but is ratherenjoying life asa stand-up andcomic writer (Omid Djalili Showuses a lot of his

lines for instance). Therehave been a myriad ofappearances on Live At

The Apollo, Mock theWeek and Have I

Got News For You,and he’s baggedhis first Radio 4

sitcom, Hal, thisyear too.See him chat onabout all things

football, Facebookand food related withhis trademark “mix ofcamp and straight,warm and cattyhumour”. It shouldbe a right laugh.

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