Beowulf in Yorkshire: with musician Howard Jacobs

About this episode

The episode features musician Howard Jacobs discussing a unique performance of Beowulf in Huddersfield.

On a dark November night in 2023, the legendary epic poem, Beowulf, came to life with music and theatre in a unique promenade performance by @ProperJobTheatre set in the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield. Discover more about this special performance of which musician Howard Jacobs founded his viking band, Shield King/Skjöldr Konungr. Intro track - Healfdane's Lament (Skjöldr Konungr, 2023) Ending Track - Velkominn (Skjöldr Konungr, 2023) https://www.howard-jacobs.co.uk/skjoldr-konungr "Formed to accompany King Healfdene’s funeral procession through the streets of Huddersfield during Proper Job Theatre's 2023 production of Beowulf, Skjoldr Konungr were an instant hit finagling their way into the whole production’s live soundtrack. They’ll be back… don’t doubt it!"

People in this episode

Host: Becky Hill

Guest: Howard Jacobs

Topics covered

• Beowulf
• music
• theatre
• performance
• Yorkshire
• epic poetry

Keywords

• Beowulf
• Huddersfield
• Proper Job Theatre
• Skjöldr Konungr
• epic poem
• music performance
• theatre

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Proper Job Theatre

Products: Skjöldr Konungr

Books & works: Beowulf

Places: Huddersfield

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