Saturday 13th July 2024, 7PM BST
HIGHLIGHTS HOOTENANNY
FREE TO AIR, BROADCAST DONATIONS WELCOME
(with 7-day catch-up)
As you probably all now know – when our little one arrives in April, we’re going to be taking a leave of absence from touring the country to really enjoy being a family for a little while and we won’t be hitting the road again in three dimensions until 2025.
But one of the many fabulous things about the online world is that you can broadcast a show from the comfort of a sofa. And just outside of the camera’s view you can have a cot…baby…bottles….nappies…a changing mat…and helpful grandparents…! 🥰
So on Saturday 13th of July…once the wee man has got to the ripe old age of 3 months…we’ll be bringing you a very special show!
We hope you’ll forgive us but we’re not actually going to be playing any instruments, as we may have our hands a bit full!
Instead…we’re going to bring you a hand-picked HIGHLIGHTS HOOTENANNY concert, delving all the way back to our very first live stream back in April 2020!! And from there, we’ll journey forward in time to deliver a smorgasbord of everything that we’ve done online over the last 4 years.
Whilst the footage will be from the archive, we’ll be introducing each track absolutely live…and after the show, we’ll be handing the little man to some willing grandparents, pouring ourselves a cheeky (non-alcoholic!) half and doing one of our epic Q&A sessions!
You won’t need an e-ticket for this concert as it’ll be going out FREE-TO-AIR on all of our usual channels. However, for those who feel able to do so, broadcast donations will be very gratefully received. ❤️
Pop the date in your diary and we’ll look forward to seeing you there!
Make a Broadcast Donation!
WATCHING ON YOUR SMART TV?
There are lots of ways you can get our concert up on your Smart TV, but the easiest and most reliable is the YouTube app. We've recently made this a lot easier. Now, to access the concert, all you need to do is search for 'Ninebarrow' using the app's search function and the concert will appear top of the list.
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FAQs
What if I can't get the technology to work?
We've spent the last few years developing a system that's ultra easy to use and compatible with a massive range of devices. We're SO confident that you'll be able to get everything working that in the unlikely event you aren't able to - we'll give you a full refund, no questions asked. Simple as that!
I've not seen Ninebarrow before...will the quality really be as good as they're suggesting?
In short...yes! It absolutely will. 😊 We've invested a significant amount of money in the equipment needed to broadcast our concerts at the highest possible quality and we've also invested thousands of hours (literally!) mastering how to use it all. We've been thrilled by how many positive comments we've had about the quality of our concerts - and not an inconsiderable number of people have told us that our streams are the highest quality they've seen broadcast online. Don't take our word for it though! Have a little peak at our December concert and judge for yourself!
How does the e-Ticket system work?
An e-Ticket' will allow you and anyone in your household to watch the concert live on their phone, tablet, laptop or compatible Smart TV, or to catch-up at any point 7 days after the original broadcast so that if you're not able to join us on the night or heaven forbid, your internet goes down, you'll still be able to enjoy the full show.
Once you've purchased an e-Ticket, we'll email you an access code and a link to a webpage on which you'll be able to watch the concert when it goes live. We'll also send you detailed 'how-to' guides on things like 'How you can watch on your smart TV'. If you've joined us for one of our previous concerts - the experience will be very similar.
e-Ticket Pricing and why two tiers?
As you can imagine, we've given a great deal of thought to how we can go about doing this because it's such a new way of operating for everyone.
In the 'offline world', tickets for our duo concerts start at £14. Because we know that a significant proportion of people who tune-in to our concerts online are doing so with at least one other person in their household, and it's for this reason that we decided that £25 was a reasonable e-ticket price to charge per household.
The pricing for our 'Live From Rose Cottage' concert has been increased slightly to cover the additional costs involved in booking additional artists to be a part of the show.
But we're also very aware that there are people out there who may be watching on their own or that there may be households on lower incomes. For this reason, we've created a 'Single/Concession e-Ticket' and it's available for anyone who falls into either of those categories, for whatever reason.
Which platforms will the concert be broadcasting on?
We'll be broadcasting the concert via YouTube and via Livestream.com.
What's the best way to watch?
Both options above will offer a really high quality feed. We'd advise using YouTube unless you've got a reason that you can't. The YouTube feed adapts to the speed of your broadband very quickly which means even with a slower connection, you should get a smooth broadcast.
What happens if my internet is slow?
Oh, the joys of rural broadband! The good news here is that our streaming will adapt to the speed of your internet connection. The higher your speed - the higher the quality you'll receive. But we've set this up so that even relatively slow connections should be able to watch in good quality. The stream will always prioritise the audio too, so the quality of that should never suffer. We'd suggest if your connection is a bit slow that you tune in using our YouTube option. It'll offer the best stream for slower connections. Our website will be offering the very highest quality.
What happens if my internet goes down mid concert?
All of our concerts will be available after the live broadcast for a full week. If you have any issues during the show...your internet goes down...there's a power cut...no problems. You'll be able to access the entire concert on another day.
What happens if Ninebarrow's internet goes-down mid concert?
We've invested in an ultra-fast leased line, which means we have a dedicated internet connection that we don't have to share with anyone else and this is to make sure that we've got the best possible chance of having no hiccups. But we've also invested in a backup internet connection that utilises the 4G mobile network. If our internet goes down, we'll switch to the backup and be up and running again in no time!
But what if Ninebarrow have a complete disaster...like a power cut?
Sometimes there are just scenarios where you have to accept: the game is up. In the same way that if we get ill - we're just not able to perform. In an instance like this, we'd reschedule the show for a subsequent date, and obviously, if for any reason you weren't able to make that or weren't happy with the re-arrangements - we'd offer you a full refund.
What if I I'm busy during the live show?
Not a problem! We really love it when people join us live - the atmosphere with the rest of our online community commenting and interacting with one another is just really lovely. But equally...you can enjoy the show at any time 7 days after broadcast. And what's more...you can still see all the comments that were made during the original broadcast if you want! Or you can just turn them off!
If we're in one household, can we watch on more than one device at the same time?
Yes - no problem at all. Assuming your internet connection can cope!
Can I watch the concert more than once?
You certainly can! You'll be able to watch as many times as you like during the week that the concert is available online.