NEWS. . .
- Walter Cardew Group new website here
- Walter Cardew Group on Soundcloud.

Chamber Music by Walter Cardew Group.

". . . it has a very special atmosphere of gloomy rejoicing, like a dance of Breugal peasants. . ." Roger Scruton, March 2014

". . . think of Satie’s furniture music principles imbued with Stravinskian aloofness. Cardew’s melodic lines are exquisitely turned, with occasional unruly climaxes or deep-integrated improvisations. . . " read Philip Clark's review of Chamber Music in February's edition of Wire magazine here

Hear Duet 43/2 from the CD here. Featuring Helen Whitaker (flute/alto flute) and Walter Cardew (AIFF file, 54MB, opens in new window)

Read Massimo Ricci's preview in Touching Extremes on our reviews page here.

For more information or to buy it click here.

Walter Cardew Group 2011:
Helen Whitaker
Horace Cardew
Walter Cardew
Androniki Liokoura

In May 2010 Walter Cardew Group performed at "Cornelius Cardew and the Freedom of Listening", an extended exhibition and series of concerts in Porto, Portugal. A duo from the group played at the same event held in Stuttgart in November 2009.

Walter Cardew Group have also performed recently in London venues such as Goldsmiths College, The Drawing Room Gallery, The George Tavern, St Mary-at-Hill Church, St Johns Waterloo, Charlton House; as well as making numerous broadcasts on Resonance 104FM.

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forthcoming performances:

Wednesday 14th November 2018: Walter Cardew Group will appear at Klinker Club in London.
Klinker Club London kicks off at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club!!!

Launch of new series on the 2nd Wednesday of each month

Fanny Octavia Batman – Batmanic free rock band with films and sparks!
Hugh Metcalfe – guitar, films and stuff
Jim Le Baigue – drums
Lynda Beast – bass
Ryan Jordan – unpredictable noise elements

Walter Cardew Group – Cornelius Cardew descendants + multi-instrumentalist Gousheh on squeezebox create something to be heard.
Walter Cardew – guitar
Androniki Cardew – keyboards
Horace Cardew – tenor sax
Nima Gousheh – accordion

L. Don Ōkami – Special guest from Finland – globe-hopping banjo player & loopist with a taste for strange obscure songs & sounds (may join Fanny’s shenanigans).

Nicola Woodham – Amazing London vocalist with samples, pedals and electronics.

past performances:

Friday 17th November 2017: Friday 17th November 2017 Walter Cardew Group will appear at Klinker Club in London.

Venue: Klinker Club is at No.W.Here – located on the 1st floor,
316-318 Bethnal Green Road,
London E2 OAG.

The programme for the evening (from the Kinker Club website):

Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg – voice
Benedict Taylor – viola
Belgium vocal virtuoso and stalwart of the London scene in a rare pairing

Walter Cardew – guitar
Androniki Cardew – keyboards
Horace Cardew – tenor sax
Paul Taylor – trombone

Begotten
Film soundtrack project to The Begotten. Sounds like deranged monks.
“God disembowels himself with a straight razor”

Tuesday 24th October 2017: 2.30-3.15pm live broadcast on Carole Finer's Sound Out show on Resonance 104.4fm.
First performance for new line-up including Horace Cardew (bass clarinet), Paul Taylor (trombone), Androniki Liokoura (keyboard), Walter Cardew (electric guitar).
Listen on 104.4 fm:

Cardew Brothers: Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer), Horace Cardew (tenor saxophone)
Saturday 7th November 2015; 12 noon, live set at South Norwood Baptist Church, 2 Oliver Ave, London, SE25 6TY
as part of their participation in South Norwood Arts Festival.
Original duets plus some well known standards arranged for electric guitar and tenor saxophone.

Above: Horace Cardew tries to explain the benefits of sobriety and self-sufficiency to an Unfortunate Fellow, April 2014

Horace Cardew (tenor saxophone)
Walter Cardew (guitar)

Tuesday 15th September 2015: 3-45pm live broadcast on Carole Finer's Sound Out show on Resonance 104.4fm.
New duets for electric guitar and tenor saxophone by Walter Cardew.
Listen on 104.4 fm or online here

Saturday 19th September 2015; 12 noon, live set at Stanley Halls as part of their participation in London Open House.
Original duets plus some well known standards arranged for electric guitar and tenor saxophone.

Saturday 12th July 2014, 12 noon: Walter Cardew Group: The Cardew Brothers will be providing music for the art lovers in the Stanley Halls Gallery as part of the South Norwood Arts Festival. Some new original music and some standards.

On the radio: Walter Cardew Group will appear on Sound Out, on Resonance 104.4FM, 2-2.45pm Friday 4th April 2014. Featuring Horace Cardew (tenor saxophone), Androniki Liokoura (piano) & Walter Cardew (electric guitar). Mostly new pieces but some from the album Chamber Music, plus some unreleased recordings featuring Helen Whitaker and Horace & Walter Cardew. Listen on 104.4 fm or online here

Wednesday 20th June 2012, 7pm
Walter Cardew Group will play a set as part of Dinner With Daisy
Doors open at 7pm, Walter Cardew Group on at 7:30pm
at Jamboree
Cable Street Studios
566 Cable Street, E1W 3HB

Entry £5 on the door - buy your tickets in advance from WeGotTickets for £4 and receive a free Dinner With Daisy sampler CD on the night!
www.dinnerwithdaisy.com
www.jamboreevenue.co.uk

Also appearing: Mishaped Pearls, Kawakawa, Claire Barthelemy, Anne’s Kitchen + French For Cartridge, Icons of Elegance (DJ sets)

Saturday 10th December 2011
Part the Engine Room 2011 Conference exploring the life and work of Cornelius Cardew

8:30-9:30 pm, the Emma Cons Hall, Morley college, London
http://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/news_and_events/events/show/739_the_engine_room_2011_conference

Featuring the quintet:
Jenni Hogan (flutes)
Horace Cardew (clarinets)
I-An Tai (cello)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer)

Tuesday 22nd November 2011 1.05pm: Lunchtime recital at Morley College (free admission)
Featuring the trio of Horace Cardew (clarinets), Androniki Liokoura (piano), Walter Cardew (electric guitar, composer)
Part of The Engine Room 2011 festival.
The Holst Room, Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7HT
http://www.morleycollege.ac.uk/news_and_events/events/show/669_lunchtime_concert

1.05pm Thursday 22nd September 2011 at St Mary-at-Hill Church
Helen Whitaker (flutes), I-An Tai (cello), Walter Cardew (electric guitar) & Androniki Liokoura (piano)

St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE

23rd August 2011: 3.15-4pm Southwark Cathedral
London Bridge, SE1 9DA
The nearest underground and mainline station is London Bridge (5 minutes walk)
Buses: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 133, 149, 501, 521, D1 and RV1
Featuring Helen Whitaker (flutes), Horace Cardew (clarinets), I-An Tai (cello), Androniki Liokoura (piano) and Walter Cardew (electric guitar).

On the radio: Walter Cardew Group on Sound Out on Resonance 104.4fm, 2pm Friday 19th August 2011
Listen on FM or online at http://resonancefm.com/

16th April 2011, Saturday, 1.10 pm St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Greenwich Church Street, London, SE10 9BJ

Helen Whitaker (flutes)
Horace Cardew (clarinets)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar)

15th April 2011, Friday, 1pm St Pauls Church (the Actor's Church) Covent Garden
Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ED

Horace Cardew (clarinets)
I-An Tai (cello)
Androniki Liokoura (piano)
Walter Cardew (electric guitar)

3/4/11 Walter Cardew Group will play a set as part of "Little Proms" along with Ezra Williams and Five Belle Ends.
At The Spice of Life, 6 Moor Street, Cambridge Circus, Soho, London, W1D 5NA.
Free admission.
Doors open 7:20; Walter Cardew Group on at 7:50 pm.

1pm Friday 3rd December 2010 at Charlton House,
Charlton Road,
Charlton
London SE7 8RE

On the radio: Walter Cardew Group on Sound Out on Resonance 104.4fm, 2pm Friday 26th November 2010
Listen on FM or online at http://resonancefm.com/

1.05pm Thursday 18th November 2010 at St Mary-at-Hill Church,
St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE

1.10 - 1.50 pm Friday 1st October 2010
at
St John's
Waterloo Rd, SE1 8TY

1.05pm Thursday 20th May 2010 at St Mary-at-Hill Church,
St Mary-at-Hill
Eastcheap
London
EC3R 8EE
http://www.stmary-at-hill.org/music.html
Directions: http://www.stmary-at-hill.org/contact.html (click on the image for a map)

Saturday 29th May, 10pm
Concert as part of the exhibition and concert series:
"Cornelius Cardew and the freedom of listening"
at
Culturgest
Edifício da Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Avenida dos Aliados, 104
4000-065 Porto, Portugal
http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/8011
http://www.culturgest.pt/exposicoes/07-cornelius.html

On the radio:
Horace and Walter Cardew will also be appearing on Carole Finer's Sound Out show on RESONANCE 104.4 FM on Friday 21st May, 2-2:30 pm. As well as live performance of a piece for bass clarinet and electric guitar there will be a chance to hear recent recordings and excerpts from the last Walter & Sabrina release Two Tales. The Twilight of Walter & Sabrina.
http://resonancefm.com/

7th March 2010 3.30pm (note time): Walter Cardew Group will perform a live set at the George Tavern (373 Commercial Road, London E1 0LA; click here for details and map). Featuring Celia Lu, Jennifer Raven, Horace Cardew, Mizuka Yamamoto and Androniki Liokoura.

21/11/09 5pm: Horace Cardew & Walter Cardew will be performing a new duet for bass clarinet and electric guitar at "Cornelius Cardew and the freedom of listening" at the Künstlerhaus Stuttgart. Click here for more details.

31st October 2009, 7pm (note time): Walter Cardew Group will perform a live set at Interlace in the Great Hall at Goldsmiths college in London. The programme will include songs by Walter & Sabrina and other material and feature Celia Lu, Horace Cardew, Walter Cardew, Jennifer Raven and Androniki Liokoura.
The concert will also feature sets by Sylvia Hallett, Thomas Kumlehn, John White and Jerry Wigens, and John Lely and Tim Parkinson.
Entry by donations (suggested £6), doors open at 6.50pm.
Venue: Great Hall, Goldsmiths College, Lewisham Way, London SE14
Interlace website: http://incalcando.com/interlace/