FOLK duo GreenMatthews are making a return visit to Wiveliscombe at Cotleigh Brewery later this month.

Chris Green and Sophie Matthews, formerly known as Blast from the Past, play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st Century kick-ass style.

Using a beguiling blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English border bagpipes and shawm, as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh, relevant and accessible for a modern audience.

GreenMatthews have built an enviable reputation for combining incisive wit and humour with a genuine love for the English tradition.

They have a particular passion for 18th Century ballads and dance tunes – several of which Chris has unearthed from libraries around the country and which are now being performed again for the first time in 200 years.

The concert is at the brewery in Ford Road on Thursday, April 20, starting at 8pm. Tickets priced £12/£10 concessions are available from Wiveliscombe Post Office – phone 01984 623308.