Ten Steps - a beautiful evening of music, song and spoken word with Max ZT and Dan Whitehouse

An evening with one of the world's most celebrated hammered-dulcimer players and one of the UK's finest singer-songwriters: beautiful music and songs mixed with spoken word and "lyrics that avert your gaze to the sky"

Ten Steps "is both extraordinary and beautiful. I strongly recommend you try and see this tour if you can, it will be one of a kind." Folk Radio UK

"Ten Steps and these two artists are enough to swell your soul and soothe your ears. As they say, 'let the rhythm guide you'." Arts Culture Mag

English singer-songwriter, composer and spoken word artist Dan Whitehouse and one of the best hammered dulcimer players in the world Max ZT step out together from behind the glass in November for a series of special shows in a selection of the UK's coolest acoustic environments.

"Force of nature", Brooklyn's Max ZT, is an innovator of his instrument. His unorthodox playing and bold experimental style have led him to be described as the "Jimi Hendrix of hammered dulcimer" (NPR). This, his first solo UK tour, sees him pushing the boundaries even further as he embraces the spoken word, soulful singing, and "lyrics that avert your gaze to the sky" (BBC Radio 6) of award-winning Black Country singer-songwriter Dan Whitehouse.

Both artists were selected to represent their countries in the international Global Music Match project back in May, when Dan found himself in lockdown in Japan. The pair collaborated online - interweaving poetry and song with music which fuses multi-cultural roots and traditions - to create a truly compelling and innovative sound.