A POPULAR band from Orford will be hosting an acoustic show to celebrate the release of their new album.
The Ambersons are a beloved Warrington-based band made up of six people, including two brothers.
After a decade apart, they reunited during the Covid-19 pandemic and this year they headlined Warrington Music Festival.
The band have been enjoying performing at festivals throughout the year and have decided to finish 2024 with a special acoustic show in Warrington.
In 2023, The Ambersons performed a special orchestral show at Pyramid, called Winter Songs.
The performance completely sold out and took weeks for the band to put together.
“We’d never played with an orchestra before, and we’d never met them before,” said Andy Fairnington, the band’s bassist and songwriter.
“We had to score all the parts for trumpets and strings and cellos. We rehearsed in the afternoon, and to hear our songs played with an orchestral backing it was just incredible.”
The performance was a huge success, and the show was recorded by the band.
“We’ve had messages all year long about this show, people have said it’s one of the best gigs they’ve ever been to,” said Andy
“So, we captured it on a record, which I’m glad we did. You can hear the crowd on the record which is great.
“It really does show off our song writing ability, our musicianship and the ambition to do it with an orchestra.
“There are not many unsigned bands that would push themselves to that, it was quite a big thing. That show, it took us weeks to come down from that show, I really struggled coming back down to reality.”
The recording has now been turned into an album, which will be released in December.
To celebrate the launch of Winter Songs, which features 23 tracks, the band will be hosting an acoustic performance at Peggy McCools on December 6.
“We thought it was too good not to use this recording,” said Andy.
“When we listened back, we were like crikey that was incredible. We’re proud of it.
“It’s going to be a great end to the year.”
The performance at Peggy McCools, on Erwood Street, and tickets can be bought via www.fatsoma.com/e/60xrp9yz/the-ambersons-winter-songs-album-launch-acoustic-band-show
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