Join us for a very special event with Amy Jeffs, author of _Storyland_ and _Wild,_ artist Gwen Burns and musician Natalie Brice to celebrate their illustrated and music-infused book, _Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads._ Bringing these ballads to life, Amy and Natalie will perform a select few for the crowd - so this isn't an evening to miss! 'I HAVE FALLEN SO COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK... JUST ONE OF THE FINEST, MOST COVETABLE THINGS AROUND' KATHERINE RUNDELL _Old Songs_ fuses short stories, histories, lyrics and illustrations in an enthralling reimagining of traditional folk ballads. Sunday Times Bestselling historian Amy Jeffs and Illustrator Gwen Burns combine forces to create a rich compendium, singing of travel, mystery, magic and the essential urges of humanity. Featuring iterations of fairy tales and sinister descendants of Greek myths and bible stories, as well as a cast of lesser-known characters with names like Tam Lim, Child Wynd and Maisery, _Old Songs_ threads a tapestry of Britain's landscape, history and cultures. At the base of hills we can visit to this day, elf queens kidnap hapless poets and carry them through rivers of blood; and at the foot of a tree whose offspring still stand in the forests of Northumberland, a girl mimes combing the hairless head of a dragon who was once her brother. Dr Amy Jeffs is an author, artist and medievalist. During her PhD in Art History at the University of Cambridge, she co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library's department of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts. Now a Somerset-based author, she illustrates her books with print and paper cutout. _Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain_ was published in 2021. It was a _Sunday Times_ bestseller and a Waterstones Book of the Month, as well as being shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. _Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain_ was published in 2022. Its audiobook, illustrated with 7 original songs, was named Audiobook of the Week by the _Guardian_ and the _Times_.