This year the Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments will commemorate a memorable publicity stunt that took place in 1600 when a former member of Shakespeare's theatrical troop, William Kempe, took nine days to morris dance from London to Norwich (a distance of more than 100 miles). Their concert programme, 'Nine Daies Wonder', will feature raucous dance music from Shakespeare's time. The tour – although they won't be morris dancing from venue to venue! – begins on February 23 at the University of Leeds and continues at the Britten Studio in Aldeburgh on April 19, Nottingham University on April 24, Bury St Edmunds on May 21, National Centre for Early Music in Beverley on May 22 and the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh on October 11. Visit www.strangeandancientinstruments.com for further information.