Giles Corey

Giles Corey is the folk-based solo project of Dan Barrett, presented at Bush Hall in London as a show performed entirely alone, with voice, acoustic instruments and electronics. It is a London concert.

Giles Corey is the folk-driven project of Dan Barrett, who co-founded the record labels Have a Nice Life and Enemies List Home Recordings. The self-titled album released in 2011 began with a single rule: only acoustic instruments. That limit later widened to take in guitar, piano, spectral choirs, heavy organ and field recordings, all arranged around a close singer-songwriter core.

The songs deal with depression, death, history and the paranormal. Their mood shifts between quiet despair and cathartic outbursts, and the album comes with an accompanying book. Listeners often describe the music in terms of ritual or religious experience.

This tour finds Dan Barrett performing alone for the first time, with a stark voice, acoustic instruments and unstable electronics. The arrangements move from almost a whisper to forceful impact. The set also includes unreleased songs, aired on stage for the first time. These are the first Giles Corey concerts since a handful of shows in 2023. Bush Hall is a concert venue in London.