FOLK trio Lady Maisery will be showcasing their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads as they tour the Artsreach circuit this month.

They will be calling in at Piddletrenthide, Frampton, Stur-minster Marshall and Dur-weston.

Forged from the voices of Hannah James, Hazel Askew and Rowan Rheingans, Lady Maisery explore vocal harmony to breathtaking effect.

They released their debut album Weave & Spin in 2012 and as a result, were nominated for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award.

2013 saw the release of their critically-acclaimed second album Mayday, which reached the number one slot in BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction ‘Top 10 Releases of the Summer’, was made a ‘Top of the World’ album by Songlines magazine and was given five stars by The Financial Times.

As well as enchanting aud-iences with innovative re-workings of old songs and ballads, Lady Maisery break new ground as one of the first UK groups to explore the tradition of ‘diddling’ or ‘tune singing’, which has nearly died out in England and yet is still prevalent in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe.

Whether singing unaccomp-anied or with backing by intelligent, striking arrange-ments on fiddle, harp, banjo accordion and foot percussion, be prepared to be enchanted by rich harmonies and sumptuous clashes as Lady Maisery emerge as one of the most original new groups performing on the UK folk scene.

Lady Maisery are at Piddle-trenthide Memorial Hall on Thursday, January 22. Call 01300 348247 for tickets.

On Friday, January 23, they are at Frampton Village Hall. Call 07968 586906 for tickets.

On Saturday, January 24, they are at Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall. Call 01258 857814 for tickets.

On Sunday, January 25, they are at Durweston Village Hall. Call 01258 452641 for tickets.

See artsreach.co.uk for more information.