Lunatraktors

We’re ecstatic to welcome the utterly extraordinary Lunatraktors to the Norfolk Folklore Society this May for a night of radical ritual, broken folk, and sonic storytelling like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Lunatraktors are the award-winning duo of Carli Jefferson (she/her), a choreographer, percussionist and artist, and Clair Le Couteur (they/them), a vocalist, researcher and artist. Their collaborative work explores tradition as something fluid and fragmented — a kind of ritual excavation where “present troubles echo through history, and pre-figure events in the future.” Together they perform what they call ‘broken folk’ — a raw and revelatory sound forged from the ruins of traditional music. As they put it, broken folk “began as a conversation in a bar,” asking: “what music do we have that can’t be taken away? What happens when the iPod dies, the hard drive fails, the instruments are stolen?” Their answer is a genre built on the bones of the past and the pulse of the body: voice, percussion, movement. This isn’t a purist revival of the folk tradition, but something far stranger, more welcoming, more alive — “a kind of folk music for queers and lunatics, misfits and nonconformists.” A “pagan rave where all are welcome, the weirder the better.” Expect vocal harmonies that split the air like lightning, beats born from tap shoes, whistles, deep drones, and a charged performance that’s part séance, part protest, part celebration. With a background in everything from street ballads and folk horror to sound art and queer politics, Lunatraktors are impossible to categorise — and completely unforgettable. MOJO ranked their albums among the Top Ten Folk Albums of 2019 and 2021. RTÉ Lyric FM calls them “simply different.” We just call them spellbinding. We’re honoured to host them for what promises to be a night that shatters the boundaries of folk and summons something strange and beautiful from its scattered remains. Don’t miss this! A note about our venue: The Carrow House Orangery provides a fittingly enchanting setting for our events. Originally part of the Colman estate, this glasshouse, adorned with ornate ironwork and stained glass, now shelters us for these magical gatherings. Gorgeous as it is, the orangery comes with its quirks: the chill of the glasshouse can bite with the evening air. We encourage layers, and if you wish, feel free to bring your hot water bottles! Blankets and chairs are provided, tea and coffee is available. Getting to Carrow House: Carrow House is located on King Street, NR1 2TG, with free parking available on site. For precise navigation, use the What3Words address either.scuba.ended to find the entrance to the car park. Please note that it can be quite dark at night, so take care as you arrive. We can’t wait to welcome you to this unforgettable evening of rhythm, resonance and radical folklore. See you there!