Songs of a Secret Garden Eleanor and Gus

I was enchanted and enthralled by this exceptional duo’s soundworld as soon as I heard them. I had to invite them to come to the festival! – Michelle Castelletti

Eleanor Grant (vocals, double bass) & Gus McQuade (guitar) are passionate about showcasing music in its broadest sense. While working together as students at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Eleanor and Gus quickly became aware of a mutual enthusiasm for mixing old with new, and bringing obscure and unknown repertoire to life. This led to the duo becoming recipients of the Musician’s Company New Elizabethan Award, followed by their debut performance at Wigmore Hall in 2023. Since then, they have performed all over the UK, in venues such as St Martin-in-the-Fields (London), Stapleford Granary (Cambridge), and St George’s Bristol.

Programme

Eleanor and Gus – Songs of a Secret Garden
Cécile Corbel (b.1980- ) – The Neglected Garden
Will Holt (1929-2015) – Lemon Tree (as sung by Peter, Paul and
Mary)
Eben Ahbez (1908-1995) – Nature Boy
Robert Johnson (1583-1633) – Have You Seen but a White Lily
Grow
Robert Johnson (1583-1633) – Where The Bee Sucks
Malcomn Williamson (1931-2003) – The Flowers (from From A
Child’s Garden)
Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) – Sweet Suffolk Owl
Anon. – The Sprig of Thyme
Anon. – The Cuckoo
Joni Mitchell (b.1943- ) – Little Green
Lennon – McCartney 1968 – Mother Nature’s Son
John Martyn (1948-2009) – Fairytale Lullaby
AURORA (b.1996- ) – The Secret Garden
(All items are arranged by Eleanor and Gus)