Peter Robinson will be making an appearance at Beverley Festival

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Once again, the festival welcomes back international best selling author, Peter Robinson, the author of the DCI Banks novels, the most recent of which is Bad Boy

Being a fan of folk music, and loving the festival and its great atmosphere, he will be visiting the Beverley festival for the third time, this year, where he will be joined by leading folk legend  Martin Carthy. 

His novels have been translated into over twenty languages, and he has won a number of international awards, including the MWA Edgar, the CWA Dagger in the Library and numerous others.  In 2011, the first series of DCI Banks showed on ITV, starring Stephen Tompkinson, and Peter was inducted into The International Hall of Fame. His latest book, a non-series novel titled Before the Poison, was a number one UK bestseller. He has published two collections of short stories,  Not Safe After Dark and The Price of Love.

Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, for over 40 years, and is one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it. 

For the festival, Peter has written a special short story, specifically fitting for the festival weekend, and will be reading this interspersed with songs and music by Martin Carthy. A partnership made in Heaven!

“I've been a folk music fan and a Waterson/Carthy fan for many years and was thrilled at the opportunity of performing a story with Eliza Carthy's music on several occasions over the last few years, two of them at the Beverley Folk Festival. This year I'll be doing something similar with Martin Carthy, and I'm very excited about that. I also get to wander around and listen to some really terrific singers and musicians. What better way to spend a weekend?” Peter Robinson

Published on 01 March 2012 by Wayne Feltham

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