Coming Your Way
May
Duo Paul Hutchinson and Paul Sartin, better known as Belshazzar’s Feast are celebrating 21 years as a band and as you would expect are touring extensively to let everyone know.
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| Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson who are Belshazzar's Feast |
On Sunday May 8 they move on to Lydbrook Village Hall, Gloucester. The show starts 8pm. This is followed on Wednesday 11 at Willows Folk Club, Kirkham, Lancs. Show starts at 8pm and tickets are £10. From there, on May 12, they head to St.Thomas' Church Hall, Stanhope, co. Durham where the show starts 7.30pm and tickets range from £6 for children to £23 for families.
The following night, Friday May 13, you can see the duo at People’s Hall, Sedburgh, Cumbria. The show starts 7.30pm and tickets range from £4 to £20. Then over the weekend on May 14 they play St. Cuthbert’s Centre, Crook, Co.Durham. Show time as above and tickets range from £4 to £18. Then on Sunday they are at Shap Memorial Hall, Cumbria. Show time as above and tickets range from £5 to £23. The duo then move south to the Midlands on Wednesday May 18 to play Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham. Doors open 7.15pm for a 7.45pm start. Tickets are £12 and Claire Boswell is in support. They migrate even further south on May 19 to play The Place Theatre, Bedford. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £14 in advance or £16 on the night. From there they play Milkmaid Folk Club, Bury St. Edmunds on May 20. They will be supported by Reset Prose. Doors open 7.30pm and show starts 8pm, tickets are £12 for friends of the club otherwise £14.
The Willows have three gigs for this month starting on Sunday May 1 when they play Wath Festival, Yorkshire. They are on stage in the afternoon along with Jaywalkers and Hannah Sanders and tickets are £15. On Friday May 6 you can see them in Coventry at the Big Comfy Bookshop from 7.30pm, tickets are £10 in advance and support is from Sharon Lewis and Jack Hopkinson. Then on May 29
the band play Festival on the Moor's Great North Folk Festival. This runs from May 27 to 30 and there are a range of shows and ticket prices so check the festival website to find which best suits.
Spanish-born Sarah McQuaid who now lives in England is touring for the first part of the month starting on May 1 at Uig Hall, Benmore, Dunoon. Tickets are £9 and doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start. The following day McQuaid makes her third visit to the Isle of Luing to play Atlantic Islands Centre, Cullipool, Isle of Luing, Oban. Tickets are £8 in advance or £10 on the door and £3 for under-16s. Doors open 7.15pm for a 7.45pm start.
On Tuesday May 3 she plays the Resipole Studios, Acharacle, Argyll. Doors open 7pm and show starts 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 in advance, £12 on the door and half price for under-16s. In addition to the Tuesday night concert, she will also be giving a 90-minute DADGAD guitar workshop at 7pm on Wednesday May 4. Advance booking is essential for both workshop and concert as seats are limited.
Then on Friday May 6 you can see her at The Tree House Bookshop, 4 The Square, Kenilworth. Doors open 7.30pm and show starts 8pm. Tickets are £11 in advance or £12 on the door and include a £2 voucher for the bookshop. You can also bring your own bottle (glasses and corkscrew available). McQuaid then moves on to Deverills Performing Arts Series, The George Inn, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster, Wiltshire on Saturday May 7. Doors open 7pm and show starts 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 or £7.50 for under-17s. She moves much further north on Tuesday May 10 to play Live At The Star, The Admiral, 72A Waterloo Street, Glasgow. Doors open 7.3pm for an 8pm start and tickets are £9. The following night, May 11, she stays in Scotland for an Edinburgh House Concert. Suggested donation £10 per person with the show at 8pm. You can bring your own drink and for booking email through sarahmcquaid.com for further information and an invitation to what is a private event.
On Thursday May 12 you can see her at Aros,Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are £10 or £8 concessions and £6 for students. The next day, Friday 13 she plays Stonehaven Folk Club, Community Centre, Bath Street, Stonehaven. Doors open 8pm for an 8.30pm start and tickets are £9 for non-members and £7 for members.
You can also see her on Saturday May 14 at Tin Hut Sessions, Gartly Community Hall, Gartly. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start and tickets are £10. On Sunday May 15 McQuaid plays Ardross Community Hall, Ardross by Alness, Rossshire. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start and tickets are £10 or £7 with concessions.
On Tuesday May 3 she plays the Resipole Studios, Acharacle, Argyll. Doors open 7pm and show starts 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 in advance, £12 on the door and half price for under-16s. In addition to the Tuesday night concert, she will also be giving a 90-minute DADGAD guitar workshop at 7pm on Wednesday May 4. Advance booking is essential for both workshop and concert as seats are limited.
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| Sarah McQuaid |
On Thursday May 12 you can see her at Aros,Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are £10 or £8 concessions and £6 for students. The next day, Friday 13 she plays Stonehaven Folk Club, Community Centre, Bath Street, Stonehaven. Doors open 8pm for an 8.30pm start and tickets are £9 for non-members and £7 for members.
You can also see her on Saturday May 14 at Tin Hut Sessions, Gartly Community Hall, Gartly. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start and tickets are £10. On Sunday May 15 McQuaid plays Ardross Community Hall, Ardross by Alness, Rossshire. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8pm start and tickets are £10 or £7 with concessions.
The Carrivick Sisters, who are twins Laura and Charlotte, are taking their bluegrass/folk sound to the Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance on May 12. They will be playing as part of Cardboard Fox who have a new album, Out of Mind, released the following day. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are £10 or £8 with concessions. On May 13 a local launch party for the album is at The Ustinov Studio, of the Theatre Royal, Bath. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £15 plus a £2.50 fee for online booking and will incur and extra £1 fee if posted.
Then on May 17 it's off to Dartford Folk Club, which meets at the Dartford Working Mens Club, 40 Essex Road, Dartford. Show starts 8.30pm. They then have a London launch party on May 18 at Cecil Sharp House. Show starts 7pm and they will be sharing the stage with Jaywalkers. Tickets are £12. Then on May 20 the sisters alone will play The Milton Rooms, Malton, North Yorkshire. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start and tickets are £10. They then finish the month on May 27, again as part of Cardboard Fox, at SpArC Theatre, Bishop's Castle. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £10 adults and £7 children.
Then on May 17 it's off to Dartford Folk Club, which meets at the Dartford Working Mens Club, 40 Essex Road, Dartford. Show starts 8.30pm. They then have a London launch party on May 18 at Cecil Sharp House. Show starts 7pm and they will be sharing the stage with Jaywalkers. Tickets are £12. Then on May 20 the sisters alone will play The Milton Rooms, Malton, North Yorkshire. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start and tickets are £10. They then finish the month on May 27, again as part of Cardboard Fox, at SpArC Theatre, Bishop's Castle. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £10 adults and £7 children.
Another folk duo O'Hooley & Tiddow start their May gigs on the sixth at Village Pump Folk Club, Trowbridge. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12. Then if you want to see them later on in the month you better get your clogs on because they are off on a tour of the Netherlands starting on May 18 when they play Folk in the Lounge at Karin's Den Haag. Show starts 8.30pm. The following night you can see them at Podium Café 'Peter & Leni', Steendam. Show starts 8pm and tickets are 10 Euro. Then on May 20 you can see them perform at Roots aan de Zaan @ De Kleine Waarheld, 20 Zaandam. Show starts 8.15pm and tickets are 12.50 Euro or 7.50 Euro for members. Support is from Fred Piek. On May 21 they play Muziek Café de Lantaern, Zevenaar. Tickets are 10 Euros. Doors open 8.15pm and show starts 9pm. Finally on the May 22 they play Groeten uit Oisterwijk, Oisterwijk. Check the venue website for ticket prices and information.
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| Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker |
The next day they head to the Capital and The Green Note but unfortunately if you haven't already got your ticket, the gig is sold out.
On Tuesday May 17 they move on to Stapleford Granary, Cambridge. The show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £15 or £8 for under-16s. You can catch them on Wednesday May 18 at Ramsbottom Folk Club in Ramsbottom Cricket Club due to the Met undergoing refurbishment. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12. Support is ukelele player Joao Frazao.
The Citadel Arts Centre, Waterloo Street, St Helens, welcomes them on Friday May 20. Tickets are £10. They then go on to perform at Kingkerswell Parish Church, Kingkerswell, Newton Abbot on Sunday 22. In the morning from 11.15 Walker will be holding guitar workshops for intermediate to advanced players. Then later on in the day, doors open from 3pm, will perform. The workshops are £10 plus £1 booking fee and are selling out fast while the later performance costs £12 plus £1.20 booking fee and at time of publishing only 16 were left.
The Willows Folk Club, Kirkham plays host to the duo on Wednesday May 25. The show starts 8.30pm and tickets are £10. They move on to the The Black Swan Inn, York the following night. Show starts 7.45pm and tickets are £11 or £10 with concessions and both incur a booking fee. Then to see out the month they are playing Chester Folk Festival on Saturday May 27. Check the festival website for prices and the range of concerts, workshops and events.
The charismatic Gerry Colvin, who has just released his latest album Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other, will be making his presence felt on Sunday May 1 at Bristol Folk Festival. He will be playing as part of the St George's concerts and will share the stage with Great Sea Choir, Lukas Drinkwater & Tobias Ben Jacobs, Cooper & Toller and Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker.
Then on Saturday May 7 you can see him perform in his unique way in the upper room at Redditch Palace Theatre, Alcester Street, Redditch, Worcs. Show starts 7.45pm and tickets are £13 including booking fee.
Forest Folk & Roots Club, Forest of Dean welcome him on Sunday May 8 where doors open 7.30pm and the show starts 8pm. Entry fee is £6. From there he moves on to Manor Farm Music Frivolities, Parlour Concert, Manor Farm, Somerton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire on Saturday May 14. Show starts 8pm but is by invitation only and you have to be on the venue's mailing list.
On Friday May 20 Colvin performs at Wessex Acoustic Club, at the Royal British Legion, Church Lane, Blanford Forum. The legion opens 7pm and the club opens at 7.45pm with the show due to start at 8.15pm. Tickets are £12 on the night or £10 in advance. Farnsfield Acoustic, Farnsfield Village Centre, New Hill, Farnsfield, welcomes the performer on Saturday May 21. Tickets are £12.
BBC Folk Award-winning singer/songwriter Emily Portman will perform at Town Hall, Birmingham on Friday May 13 with the Coracle Band, the musicians featured on her latest album Coracle. The concert is part of Birmingham’s Imagined Isle Folk Festival. Portman will be sharing the stage with The Furrow Collective, featuring Alasdair Roberts, Rachel Newton and Lucy Farrell. The show starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £20.50.
Peter Knight's Gigspanner are coming to Laugharne Millennium Memorial Hall, on Sunday May 1. Show starts 7pm and tickets are £16 or £10 and both will incur a booking fee. They perform at the annual Folk on the Pier, Cromer on Friday May 6. The concerts start at 2pm and tickets are £17.50. On the same bill are Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin and The Jigantics. The following night, May 7, you can catch them at The Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh in conjunction with FolkEast Ltd, where again they will be with Henry & Martin. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £16 in advance and £13.50 with concessions. Then as part of Hastings Folk Festival on Sunday May 8 you can catch them at St Mary in the Castle, Hastings. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £17. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. On Monday May 9 they move on to Nettlebed Folk Club at Nettlebed Village Club, Nettlebed, Near Henley-on-Thames where again they will be joined by Henry & Martin. Show starts at 8pm and tickets are £15.
The third Hastings Folk Fest runs from Tuesday May 3 to Sunday May 8. As in previous years, most events are free and take place in the pubs and cafés around the Old Town of Hastings.
The programme includes two major concerts in St Mary In The Castle. On Saturday May 7 Show Of Hands play live.
Also on May 7, St Clement's Church plays host to a concert with The United Folk Orchestra, combining two long established English folk orchestras, Yardarm and Sussex. For more information, please visit the festival website.
Singer/songwriter and activist Alun Parry will be in Barnsley on Sunday May 1 performing at the May Day Festival of Solidarity. The event runs from midday until 10pm. There will be 14 acts across two stages and tickets are £10. On Friday May 6 Parry will perform as part of the Art of Silencing at The Unity Theatre, a cabaret of comedy, music and discussion hosted by Maxine Peak with Artists For Palestine. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £8 or £5 concessions. There is a 50p charge for card transactions and £1 fee if posted.
Also on May 1 Cork-based outfit Two Time Polka will play Fertha Bar, Main Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry. The show starts 4pm and admission is free.
The third Hastings Folk Fest runs from Tuesday May 3 to Sunday May 8. As in previous years, most events are free and take place in the pubs and cafés around the Old Town of Hastings.
The programme includes two major concerts in St Mary In The Castle. On Saturday May 7 Show Of Hands play live.
Also on May 7, St Clement's Church plays host to a concert with The United Folk Orchestra, combining two long established English folk orchestras, Yardarm and Sussex. For more information, please visit the festival website.
Singer/songwriter and activist Alun Parry will be in Barnsley on Sunday May 1 performing at the May Day Festival of Solidarity. The event runs from midday until 10pm. There will be 14 acts across two stages and tickets are £10. On Friday May 6 Parry will perform as part of the Art of Silencing at The Unity Theatre, a cabaret of comedy, music and discussion hosted by Maxine Peak with Artists For Palestine. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £8 or £5 concessions. There is a 50p charge for card transactions and £1 fee if posted.
Also on May 1 Cork-based outfit Two Time Polka will play Fertha Bar, Main Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry. The show starts 4pm and admission is free.
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| Daria Kulesh |
Another highly talented and acclaimed female singer/songwriter Ange Hardy will be kicking off her May tour on the first at Bristol Folk Festival with Lukas Drinkwater. She is part of the St George's Concerts from 11.30am onwards and will be sharing the stage with Barnacle Buoys and Heg & the Wolf Chorus. Visit the festival website for ticket prices, venues and accommodation.
On May 13 Hardy & Drinkwater move on to Northwich Folk Club, Queen Street, Northwich. Show starts 8.30pm and tickets are £10 for non members and £8 for members. The duo, on May 18, then play Ely Folk Club, The Old Dispensary, 13 St Mary's Steet, Ely. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £10 in advance or £11 on the night. They then waddle along to Black Duck Folk, 4 Manor Farm Drive, Sutton Benger, Chippenham, Wiltshire on May 21. Doors open 7.30pm and tickets are £11 including booking fee.
Road Not Taken provide the support. From there it's on to Shepley Spring Festival, Marsh Lane, Huddersfield on May 22. Hardy & Drinkwater play the last concert on the main stage starting at 6.30pm. They are on the bill with RANT, who have a new album Reverie out on May 13, and Skelmanthorpe Brass Band with Kimber’s Men. Tickets are £15. Finally on May 28 the pair perform at the 10th Bude & Stratton Folk Festival which runs from May 27 to 30. The duo will be play the Falcon Acland Suite where the doors open 11.15am and tickets are £7.50. They share the bill on this occasion with Hamish Currie, Pat & Ned and Jim Causley. On the evening from 6.30 they will be playing Along the Coleridge Way in tribute to Samuel Taylor Coleridge who inspired Hardy's latest album Esteesee. The following morning from 9.45 Hardy will be holding songwriting workshops at the same venue, entry is £4. Then later in the afternoon from 12.45 Hardy is on the bill with Thorn & Roses, Barrie & Ingrid, Jim Mageean and Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll. Doors open 12.15 and tickets are £7.50.
On May 13 Hardy & Drinkwater move on to Northwich Folk Club, Queen Street, Northwich. Show starts 8.30pm and tickets are £10 for non members and £8 for members. The duo, on May 18, then play Ely Folk Club, The Old Dispensary, 13 St Mary's Steet, Ely. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £10 in advance or £11 on the night. They then waddle along to Black Duck Folk, 4 Manor Farm Drive, Sutton Benger, Chippenham, Wiltshire on May 21. Doors open 7.30pm and tickets are £11 including booking fee.
Road Not Taken provide the support. From there it's on to Shepley Spring Festival, Marsh Lane, Huddersfield on May 22. Hardy & Drinkwater play the last concert on the main stage starting at 6.30pm. They are on the bill with RANT, who have a new album Reverie out on May 13, and Skelmanthorpe Brass Band with Kimber’s Men. Tickets are £15. Finally on May 28 the pair perform at the 10th Bude & Stratton Folk Festival which runs from May 27 to 30. The duo will be play the Falcon Acland Suite where the doors open 11.15am and tickets are £7.50. They share the bill on this occasion with Hamish Currie, Pat & Ned and Jim Causley. On the evening from 6.30 they will be playing Along the Coleridge Way in tribute to Samuel Taylor Coleridge who inspired Hardy's latest album Esteesee. The following morning from 9.45 Hardy will be holding songwriting workshops at the same venue, entry is £4. Then later in the afternoon from 12.45 Hardy is on the bill with Thorn & Roses, Barrie & Ingrid, Jim Mageean and Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll. Doors open 12.15 and tickets are £7.50.
The Sam Carter Trio kick off May on Friday May 6 at Kingskerswell Parish Church, Devon. Doors open 7pm. Tickets are £13.20 including booking fee. The following night he plays Ashcroft Arts Centre, Osborn Road, Fareham, Hants. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £14 or £13 with concessions. Then on Monday May 9 The Sam Carter Trio plays Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex. Show starts 7.45pm and tickets are £11 or £10 with concessions. They head to the Midlands on Wednesday May 11 to play Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £14 with a 10% discount for friends of the theatre. On Friday May 13th Carter moves on to the Gala Theatre, Durham. The show starts 8pm and tickets are £14 or £12 with concessions. He heads back south again on Thursday May 19 to perform at West End Centre, Queen's Road, Aldershot. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12 or £10 with concessions. Finally you can catch his performance on Saturday May 21 at The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12 or £10 concessions and both will incur a booking fee.
Eric Bibb's new album The Happiest Man In The World will be released on New Stony Plain Records Records May 6. The Happiest Man in the World is a 14-track gumbo of country blues songs. The album features bassist Danny Thompson. To celebrate the release of the new CD, Eric Bibb and the band created a special video (see below).
Bibb will be touring extensively in May starting on the fourth at the Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter, where the show starts 8pm and tickets are £22 plus transaction fee and the gig is standing. Then on May 7 he is joined by daughter Yana Bibb for two nights at The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Milton Keynes. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £29.50 or £28.50. On May 9 the two are joined by his band at The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £25. Then on May 11 he moves on to The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £24.50 or £22 with concessions.
The following night he will perform at The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke where the show starts 7.45pm and tickets are £26 including booking fee. On May 13 he moves on for two nights at Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London. Shows start 7.30pm and tickets are £30. Next the bluesman heads to Town Hall, Birmingham on May 16. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £26.50. He goes north on May 19 to play Queen’s Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. Doors open 6.30 and tickets are £25.30. Staying in Scotland on May 20 he plays Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauciehall Street, Glasgow. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £22.50. On May 21 he comes to the Emerald Isle to play the famous Dublin venue Vicar Street, 58-59 Thomas Street. Show starts 8pm and tickets are 33.50 Euros. Bibb heads back to Scotland on May 23 to perform at Motherwell Concert Hall, Windmill Street, Motherwell. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £28.50. On May 24 Bibb is joined by his band and daughter again for a gig at Sage, St Mary's Square, Gateshead. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £25.26 including handling fee. The ensemble then goes on the Ballroom of Sheffield City Hall, Barker's Pool, Sheffield on May 26. Doors open 7pm and tickets are £25 and may incur booking fees. Then it's on to Pavilion Arts Centre, St John's Road, Buxton on May 27. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £29.50 discounts may be available to members. The following night Bibb plays the Grand Pavilion, Esplanade, Porthcawl. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets range from £25.50 to £27.50 and concessions are available. He ends the month with Yana on May 29 at Cheese & Grain, Market Yard. Frome, Somerset. Doors open 8pm and tickets are £22.50 in advance or £26 on the night.
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| Eric Bibb |
Bibb will be touring extensively in May starting on the fourth at the Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter, where the show starts 8pm and tickets are £22 plus transaction fee and the gig is standing. Then on May 7 he is joined by daughter Yana Bibb for two nights at The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Milton Keynes. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £29.50 or £28.50. On May 9 the two are joined by his band at The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £25. Then on May 11 he moves on to The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £24.50 or £22 with concessions.
The following night he will perform at The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke where the show starts 7.45pm and tickets are £26 including booking fee. On May 13 he moves on for two nights at Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London. Shows start 7.30pm and tickets are £30. Next the bluesman heads to Town Hall, Birmingham on May 16. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £26.50. He goes north on May 19 to play Queen’s Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. Doors open 6.30 and tickets are £25.30. Staying in Scotland on May 20 he plays Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauciehall Street, Glasgow. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £22.50. On May 21 he comes to the Emerald Isle to play the famous Dublin venue Vicar Street, 58-59 Thomas Street. Show starts 8pm and tickets are 33.50 Euros. Bibb heads back to Scotland on May 23 to perform at Motherwell Concert Hall, Windmill Street, Motherwell. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £28.50. On May 24 Bibb is joined by his band and daughter again for a gig at Sage, St Mary's Square, Gateshead. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £25.26 including handling fee. The ensemble then goes on the Ballroom of Sheffield City Hall, Barker's Pool, Sheffield on May 26. Doors open 7pm and tickets are £25 and may incur booking fees. Then it's on to Pavilion Arts Centre, St John's Road, Buxton on May 27. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets are £29.50 discounts may be available to members. The following night Bibb plays the Grand Pavilion, Esplanade, Porthcawl. Show starts 7.30pm and tickets range from £25.50 to £27.50 and concessions are available. He ends the month with Yana on May 29 at Cheese & Grain, Market Yard. Frome, Somerset. Doors open 8pm and tickets are £22.50 in advance or £26 on the night.
NEWS
Moseley Folk Festival has released much of their line up for this year's gathering which includes The Levellers, Billy Bragg, The Coral, The Proclaimers, The Jayhawks, Oysterband, Laura Gibson, Steve Tilston, Galleon Blast, The Fair Rain (formerly The Old Dance School), Luke Concannon, Dan Whitehouse, Rabscallion, The Indoswiss Duo, Chris Cleverley and many other fine musicians and groups. The festival runs from Friday September 2 to September 4 and there is a wide range of ticket prices for individuals and families so check the website for the one which best suits your needs.
Award-winning singer and renowned banjo player Dan Walsh will be back on home turf on Friday May 6 where he plays the Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12.50 or £10 concessions and there is a booking fee to be added. Support will come from Pistol Pete Wearn. Then on Thursday May 12 he will be performing at the Bromsgrove Folk Club, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £8 for non members, £6 for members and £3.50 for under-25s.
Award-winning singer and renowned banjo player Dan Walsh will be back on home turf on Friday May 6 where he plays the Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £12.50 or £10 concessions and there is a booking fee to be added. Support will come from Pistol Pete Wearn. Then on Thursday May 12 he will be performing at the Bromsgrove Folk Club, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Show starts 8pm and tickets are £8 for non members, £6 for members and £3.50 for under-25s.
As you are probably aware the BBC Radio2 Folk Awards were held on April 27 at the Royal Albert Hall, London and below are the winners of the various categories. Best Duo went to Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Musician of the Year - Andy Cutting, Sam Kelly took the Horizon Award, lifetime achievement awards went to Joan Armatrading and Norma Waterson, Best Traditional Track went to Sam Lee for Lovely Molly and Sandy Denny was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Young Folk Award went to Brighde Chaimbeul and Best Original Track went to the Rheingans Sisters for Mackerel. John McCusker took the Good Tradition Award while The Unthanks walked off with Best Album for Mount The Air. Best Group went to the Young 'Uns and Rhiannon Giddens was named Folk Singer of the year. Folkall would like to congratulate all the winners and nominees and all those who helped to make the event a success.
Oysterband have put together their best of CD, This House Will Stand, which covers their work from 1998 to 2015 and will be released by Navigator Records as a CD and Download on May 27.
It's a double disc, one consisting of 15 tracks picked by the band from their last half-dozen studio albums and the other of 14 rarities, live cuts and unreleased songs.
Oysterband have put together their best of CD, This House Will Stand, which covers their work from 1998 to 2015 and will be released by Navigator Records as a CD and Download on May 27.It's a double disc, one consisting of 15 tracks picked by the band from their last half-dozen studio albums and the other of 14 rarities, live cuts and unreleased songs.
Award-winning singer/songwriter Seth Lakeman will be closing the Big Session folk festival in Buxton. Joining Lakeman on Sunday May 1 will be Lucy Ward, another award-winning singer-songwriter from Derby.
The first of the headline acts for the inaugural Kenilworth Arts Festival, which runs from September 12 to 18, have been announced. Among those confirmed are Rachel Sermanni, Luke Jackson and Kitty McFarlane.
Gerry Colvin has released a new album featuring 10 original songs. Six of One Half a Dozen of the Other which is available from Colvin's website or kathrynmsewell@gmail.com for £10 plus £2 p&p. You can of course see Colvin live as he headlines the Knitted Character Folk Festival on Saturday June 4 at Temple Grafton, Warwickshire. Among the other musicians playing will be Keith Donnelly and FleetwoodCave.Members of The National Youth Folk Ensemble can enjoy residential courses and receive expert tuition and guidance from Sam Sweeney (Artistic Director 2016-17) and leading professional folk musicians. You can apply to be part of the NYFE by registering to attend a sampler day in May or June 2016. Select your preferred venue from the list on the website and fill in the booking form.
The National Youth Folk Ensemble is an English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS)programme, funded by Arts Council England.
The on Saturday May 7 between 2 and 5pm at Cecil Sharp House, London there will be May in a day where Folk Dance Remixed will be providing folk and hip hop, along with workshops that fuse traditional and contemporary art forms. Limited tickets are available on the door, advanced booking is recommended. The event is Promoted by EFDSS and supported by the Friends of Cecil Sharp House. Tickets are £8 adults, £6 under-18s and under-twos are free. You can buy tickets through Musicglue.
The album is available to pre-order from Tower Records and from usual download sites. You can also catch Moore live in Dublin for two nights on May 6 and 7 at Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Shows start 8pm and tickets are 39.50 Euros.
Paul Mosley and the Red Meat Orchestra will be releasing The Butcher, a two-disc folk opera, on May 27 through Folkwit Records. Album features 20 songs from six countries. The album will be launched with a full cast gig at The Courtyard Theatre, Shoreditch, London on Thursday June 2.
All information on this site was deemed correct at time of publishing and Folkall cannot be held responsible for any subsequent changes to venues, prices or concerts, it is advisable to check the individual artist's and venue's websites for changes before making any commitments.
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