In Search Of The Light with Annalie Wilson

A concert evening with the singer-songwriter Annalie Wilson, with Matt Kent opening, held at Exmouth Market Centre in Farringdon. The programme is built around songs about finding light during the darkest months of the year.

Annalie Wilson was raised in Leeds and in the Highlands of Scotland, and the music draws on jazz, funk and blues alongside a long-standing interest in Georgian folksong. The songs have been compared to the work of Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone. In concert, the material is accompanied by guitar and piano, with vocals sung in harmony.

The new show follows a loose path through the disorder of everyday life, setting heavier subjects such as grief, recovery, inequality and injustice against a belief in human endurance, cooperation and love. Its title is taken from a lyric in one of Wilson's songs, referring to the courage people summon in difficult times. Matt Kent is the opening act.

The evening is pitched at the approach of the darkest part of the year, offering a break from busy routines and a chance to recognise the things that bring light into daily life. Exmouth Market Centre is a concert and performance venue at 24 Exmouth Market, in Farringdon.