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# Review: The Old Dance School @ Lichfield Guildhall
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/review-the-old-dance-school-lichfield-guildhall/
- Published: 2013-02-26T14:49:38.000Z
- Updated: 2013-02-26T14:49:40.000Z
- Author: Rob Morris
- Tags: Reviews, What's On, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:24

Lichfield Guildhall provided the perfect setting for the sixth concert of [The Old Dance School’s 2013 spring tour](http://www.theolddanceschool.com/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).

An appreciative audience braved the February weather and were treated to an evening of duelling fiddles, soaring brass crescendos and foot-stomping grooves from the Birmingham-based group.

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The Old Dance School

The Old Dance School take their name from the old Betty Fox School of Ballet in Birmingham where the band was originally formed and who have been playing together since 2006.

This show featured songs from their three widely applauded studio albums – Chasing the Light, Forecast and ‘Based on a True Story.

The first set featured songs including Craigie Hill, The Taxidermist and Strange Highway, which is a song inspired by a moonlit New Year’s eve looking down over the city of Manchester.

Wen was the track chosen to close the first half and it began with a long instrumental including electronic loops and violin harmonies, gradually building up to a crescendo of vocals and instruments to bring the first half of the evening to an end.

The second set again featured songs from the studio albums and included Sula Sgier – a protest song about the seabird hunt on the small uninhabited Scottish island. From the Air was a lively instrumental, while The Real Thing and the technically brilliant Spaghetti Panic also appeared.

The band returned for an encore performance of The North Edge – a fitting end to a wonderful evening of musical entertainment.

For more details on forthcoming Lichfield Arts concerts, [click here](http://lichfieldarts.org.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).