Folk duo Hungrytown – Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson – will be appearing at The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre in Bordon on October 7 at 8pm.

After more than 15 years of worldwide touring and three album releases, they have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their song writing.

Rebecca is the lyricist while husband Ken is a multi-instrumentalist and producer.

The couple met in New York City, where they had already been performing regularly–Hall as a jazz singer and Anderson as a drummer for a variety of garage bands.

Their introduction to folk music came later when a close friend – who died young because of a tragic misdiagnosis – entrusted to them her collection of 1960s folk albums and her guitar, which has since been featured on all of their albums.

Inspired by the grit and true-to-life experiences she heard in these traditional ballads, Hall was inspired to write the lyrics that later became her first songs, aided by Anderson’s flair for musical arrangement.

Soon afterwards, Hall released two solo albums, Sings! (1999) and Sunday Afternoon (2002), both produced by Anderson.

In the winter of 2003 the duo quit their boring desk jobs, moved to the green hills of Vermont and decided to pursue a full-time career as touring musicians.

They released their first CD Hungrytown in 2008, Any Forgotten Thing in 2011 and Further West in 2015.

The couple continue to spend more than half of each year on the road, especially roads in North America, Europe and New Zealand.

Hungrytown’s music has received extensive radio airplay worldwide and has appeared on several television shows including The Daily Show and Portlandia.

For more information and to book tickets, priced £12, visit www.phoenixarts.co.uk