"As a songwriter I am always looking for fresh inspiration for subjects on which to write . One of my chief sources of inspiration is to take other people work and adapt them into songs. The poignant and tragic tale of the LMG is one such inspiration for me .

I was originally approached by the Hans Christian Andersen foundation to adapt one of his stories to coincide with the bicentennial of his birth ( or death ?) and of all his stories the Little Match Girl has always been the most sad and beautiful, I hope the music and theatre piece that we we are creating will reflect this"

Martyn Jaques

CREDITS

Martyn Jacques - Lead-Vocals, Accordeon, Guitar, Ukulele, Piano  Adrian Stout - Double Bass, Electric Bass, singing Saw, Backing Vocals Adrian Huge - Drums, Percussions, Backing Vocals

Violin: Andrea Hahn Viola: Cordelia Kirchmayr Cello: Alexander Rauscher Orchestra Contracting & Supervision: Andreas Winkler Copyist: Hans-Peter Sumereder Music based on the theatre production "The Little Match Girl" Based upon Hans Christian Andersen’s tale