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Folk duo at Birmingham's Glee Club

Folk troubadours Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker made waves with the release of their album, Overnight.

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It was an album of wonder and depth, featuring songs with a classic quality.

The duo dazzled with the meticulous beauty of the arrangements, the blanket-warm production and perfect pairing of vocals and guitar.

And fans can find out what all the fuss is about when they headline Birmingham's Glee Club on Thursday.

They cite Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Nic Jones and Pierre Bensusan as respective influences but theirs is a captivating sound that's all their own.

Despite being self-financed, self-produced, self-arranged and released on the Folk Room label they co-run, Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour brought Josienne and Ben an extraordinary amount of attention.

They won Best Duo at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards.

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