Miranda Rutter

Bird Tunes

I am a folk musician, fiddle and viola player, composer, performer and teacher.  I'm excited to announce my new project Bird Tunes: a suite of newly composed tunes inspired by birds and birdsong.  New album released 1st May 2024 - order now

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Warblers' rant

Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler and Cetti's Warbler with Miranda Rutter, Rob Harbron and Sam Sweeney

Gigs

Fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter is joined by Rob Harbron on concertina to present Bird Tunes, an exquisite new suite of folk tunes with birdsong at their core.  Miranda has crafted every tune in the project out of fragments of birdsong which she recorded on her phone during woodland walks near her home.  The suite is both a love-song to the intricacy and beauty of birdsong, and a timely reminder of the struggles with habitat loss and human-made dangers faced by migrating birds today.

Previous events

Date Event Location
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter, Rob Harbron and Sam Sweeney The Fleece Inn Barn, Bretforton WR11 7JE The Fleece Inn Barn, Bretforton WR11 7JE
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron St Mary’s Church, Guildford GU1 3UA St Mary’s Church, Guildford GU1 3UA
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Taunton Brewhouse, Somerset TA1 1JL Taunton Brewhouse, Somerset TA1 1JL
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter, Rob Harbron and Sam Sweeney Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield S1 1DA Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield S1 1DA
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Alwington Village Hall, Fairy Cross, nr. Bideford EX39 5AW Alwington Village Hall, Fairy Cross, nr. Bideford EX39 5AW
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Sidmouth Folk Fesival, Devon Sidmouth Folk Fesival, Devon
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norfolk Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norfolk
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Chalke History Festival, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5DP Chalke History Festival, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5DP
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes John Wesley's New Room, Bristol, BS1 3JE John Wesley's New Room, Bristol, BS1 3JE
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Chippenham Folk Festival, Wiltshire Chippenham Folk Festival, Wiltshire
Miranda Rutter with Rob Harbron and Sam Sweeney - Bird Tunes Prema Arts Centre, Uley, GL11 5SS Prema Arts Centre, Uley, GL11 5SS
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Kings Place, London, N1 9AG Kings Place, London, N1 9AG
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron - Bird Tunes Suffolk - Private gig Suffolk - Private gig
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron St. Peter's Church, Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 St. Peter's Church, Kettle's Yard, Castle Street, Cambridge CB3
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Wingfield Barns, Suffolk IP21 5RA Wingfield Barns, Suffolk IP21 5RA
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Whitchurch Folk Festival, Hampshire RG28 7DN Whitchurch Folk Festival, Hampshire RG28 7DN
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Sandford Orcas Village Hall, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4RX Sandford Orcas Village Hall, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4RX
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Hyde Memorial Hall, Frogham SP6 2HU Hyde Memorial Hall, Frogham SP6 2HU
Bird Tunes - Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0LA Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0LA