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Hannah James & Toby Kuhn

If you’re looking for warmth, honesty and musical excellence, look no further than this evening with Hannah James & Toby Kuhn at the Traverse Theatre!

Hannah James & Toby Kuhn

About Hannah James & Toby Kuhn

Hannah James and Toby Kuhn are a dazzling combination.

Hannah is an award-winning musician, dancer, songwriter and singer, a creative force renowned for her work with Lady Maisery, Seasick Steve, Maddy Prior and Songs of Separation with Eliza Carthy, Karine Polwart and others. Toby is a globetrotting French cellist whose post-classical, inventive, improvisational playing combines beautifully with Hannah to create a charismatic, playful chemistry.

If you’re looking for warmth, honesty and musical excellence, look no further. This folk is full of soul. Their debut album “Sleeping Spirals” has just been released to considerable acclaim.

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