Join Long Table on Friday 10th July for a night of sonic explorations!

The Sleeves are the duo of Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham, both likely known to you as one half of Modern Nature.  Following an all-instrumental Mossy Tapes release last November, Cooper and Cunningham have recorded 10 new songs showcasing their vocal and guitar interplay with only the faintest echoes of prior efforts (individually or collectively), representing a fully realized leap forward from their largely improvised debut. 

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arcai is a solo project by drummer and composer, Kai Chareunsy. Under this pseudonym, Kai explores his Lao heritage through creating his own archives of Lao culture and composing with field-recordings, traditional folk instruments, and sensory percussion. 

His debut EP Naak Dam Naak Dom is about the journey of his family. Featuring interviews with his grandparents, they detail their dangerous trip made across the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand before eventually arriving in the UK in the late 1970s. The first project of it’s kind in the UK, these interviews alongside music made from field recordings collected in Laos make for an engaging, thought-provoking listen, and an opportunity to learn and understand more about the Lao refugee experience. 100% of EP sales will be donated to 'Restoration Laos' a charity that clears unexploded bombs from the ground in Laos left from the Vietnam War. Clearing these bombs saves lives and allows communities to once again farm on their land.

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Timings:

6-8pm- A pay-as-you-can dinner will be available from The Long Table kitchen

7:30pm- Doors open

Sanctum will start at 8pm in the Sanctuary