New Songs, Traditional Sound

Pickering Book Tree | Doors from 7pm | Tickets £5+

 
Join us in the Book Tree to hear Toni Bunnell perform original songs, music and stories, with all proceeds going to Protect the Wild.

Toni’s self-penned songs in the traditional style speak of social conscience and love of the natural world, bringing audiences and communities together with her rousing performances.

During the evening Toni will share songs and tunes from her new album, Between the Moon and Sea, including two pieces linked to her recent memoir Ferret in a Rucksack, which is inspired by her rescue ferrets. In between songs Toni will talk about where she gets her ideas from, some of which evolve into books while others result in songs she’ll sing on the night.

About the Musician

Toni Bunnell is a singer-songwriter who has played on the folk circuit in the UK and Germany for many years. She has recorded nine albums of her songs which she accompanies using the guitar, bouzouki, dulcimer and hurdy gurdy, plus an album of hurdy gurdy tunes. Toni has produced a book of 100 of her songs, called Across the Years.

Toni’s album, Tracking the Changes, received a 4 star review in RNR music magazine: ’These are songs that respect ‘the spirit of people throughout the world’, songs that remind us to ‘move to the future but remember the past’. Tracking the Changes is a living heritage’ — Andrew Darlington, RNR, 2024.

Toni is also the author of fifteen books, including two books of poems, one non-fiction on music therapy and two about hedgehogs, based on her work running a hedgehog rescue since 1990 and her background as a wildlife biologist. Ten works of fiction venture into parallel worlds and the supernatural.

Tickets

Pay what you feel (suggested price £10, min £5) with all proceeds going to Protect the Wild.

Available from the shop counter (currently cash only) or online at ticketsource.com

Direct link to booking page here

 
Doors will be open from 7pm for a 7.30pm start. The event will be held in our atmospheric upstairs event space.