David Metcalfe & Dark Tarn 

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The songs and ballads that most interest David feature ordinary people in real but challenging circumstances or deal in some way with the inescapable and perplexing mystery of being human.

Dark Tarn is a fluid group of folk musicians, led by David Metcalfe -  singer, guitarist and storyteller.

For David, singing ballads and telling stories is the ultimate sustainable practice, leaving no trace behind except in someone's mind. 

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Rondo Theatre, 2001

Chapel Arts Centre, 2009

David's material is drawn mainly from the rich folk-ballad traditions of the British Isles, particularly the rural Anglo-Scottish borderland but also the sea-faring and mercantile ventures of late Medieval and Modern times.

David released a CD, ROGUES & RAVENS - songs of love and death, in December 2011.