Jennifer Reid is passionate about preserving aural traditions. Reid travels the globe as a champion of the Industrial Revolution work song, Lancashire dialect and clog dancer.
Most of her music is acapella and borrows from old broadside ballads she has helped nurture in the modern world through performance.
Her new record, The Ballad of the Gatekeeper, is a culmination of 16 years of studying 19th century British history and is almost ready to be released.
Jennifer joined Maggie Tweedie in the RNZ studio and performed a ballad for the RNZ listeners.
Jennifer Reid’s upcoming shows:
Fri 4 April, Pyramid Club, Pōneke w/ Rosie Whinray & SHEHONK
Sat 5 April, Common Ground, Featherston
Sun 6 April, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Thurs 10 April, Rocky Bay Folk Club, Waiheke
Fri 11 April, Cauldron Deck Concerts, Titirangi
Sun 13 April, Freida Margolis, Tāmaki Makaurau w/ Brandon de la Cruz
Weds 16 April, Audio Foundation, Tāmaki Makaurau w/ Pumice
Thurs 17–Sun 20 April, Hamsterfest, Hamilton
Weds 23–25 April, Tradfest, Rotorua
Sat 26 April, Jam Factory, Tauranga
Mon 28 April, Devonport Folk Bunker, Tāmaki Makaurau
UK musician and broadside ballad singer Jennifer Reid Photo: supplied
