What's On: coming up in England's Mid-West counties
Coming soon to a venue near you! Great live performances from some of our finest folk, acoustic and innovative artists in England's 'mid west'. We promote live music in Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leamington, Newbury, Oxfordshire, Stratford-upon-Avon, North Somerset, Swindon and Worcestershire - or thereabouts. For tickets and more information of each gig, click on the orange website links. Looking for entertainment further afield? Then check out our nationwide music festivals listing page.
Friday 18th January 2019 - Gavin Osborn
Downend Folk Club, Frenchay Village Hall, Beckspool Rd, Bristol BS16 1NU: Friday 18th January 2019
with support from Katherine Priddy
Kicking off Downend Folk Club's programme on Friday 18th January, and back by popular demand, is Gavin Osborn.
Gavin went down a storm when he opened for Grace Petrie back in November 2017, and the club has listened to regulars, who were desperate to hear more than the 25 minutes he delivered back then.
Known for his storytelling shows with comedian Daniel Kitson, and now with five studio albums under his belt, Gavin is a regular on the festival scene and is also familiar to listeners of BBC Radio 4.
SInger-songwriter Katherine Priddy (who released her new EP 'Wolf in September 2018) will provide the support at 8.00pm.
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
with support from Katherine Priddy
Kicking off Downend Folk Club's programme on Friday 18th January, and back by popular demand, is Gavin Osborn.
Gavin went down a storm when he opened for Grace Petrie back in November 2017, and the club has listened to regulars, who were desperate to hear more than the 25 minutes he delivered back then.
Known for his storytelling shows with comedian Daniel Kitson, and now with five studio albums under his belt, Gavin is a regular on the festival scene and is also familiar to listeners of BBC Radio 4.
SInger-songwriter Katherine Priddy (who released her new EP 'Wolf in September 2018) will provide the support at 8.00pm.
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
Saturday 19th January 2019 - The Paul Mc Clure Trio
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Shipton Rd, Ascott-u-Wychwood, OX7 6AG: Sat 19th January 2019
with support by Dolly Mavies
Since giving up his teaching job to follow his dreams and go full time in January 2014, McClure has clocked up the miles finding places to play from Southampton to Manchester, Southend to Bristol with shows at folk clubs around the country including acclaimed performances at Wychwood and Cambridge folk clubs and Roots Music Club, Doncaster, sharing the stage with such touring folk and Americana musicians as Emily Barker, Otis Gibbs (USA) Red Sky July, Sons Of Bill (USA) Red Moon Road (Canada) Edwina Hayes and The Young 'Uns.
'Rurland Troubadour' McClure accompanied the release of his new album 'Smiling From The Floor Up' with an extensive tour of not only some of the UK's best known folk/Americana venues but also a large number of house concerts hosted by fans in an attempt to both connect with his audience in a close and intimate setting and also to bring the sound of live music back into the home.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
with support by Dolly Mavies
Since giving up his teaching job to follow his dreams and go full time in January 2014, McClure has clocked up the miles finding places to play from Southampton to Manchester, Southend to Bristol with shows at folk clubs around the country including acclaimed performances at Wychwood and Cambridge folk clubs and Roots Music Club, Doncaster, sharing the stage with such touring folk and Americana musicians as Emily Barker, Otis Gibbs (USA) Red Sky July, Sons Of Bill (USA) Red Moon Road (Canada) Edwina Hayes and The Young 'Uns.
'Rurland Troubadour' McClure accompanied the release of his new album 'Smiling From The Floor Up' with an extensive tour of not only some of the UK's best known folk/Americana venues but also a large number of house concerts hosted by fans in an attempt to both connect with his audience in a close and intimate setting and also to bring the sound of live music back into the home.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
Sunday 27th January 2019 - Jim Causley
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ: Sunday 27th January 2019
Under The Edge Arts Centre, Wotton-under-Edge GL7 12 AF: Saturday 13th April 2019
The Stables, Sotckwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU: Monday 9th May 2019
Jim Causley hails from Devon. He has a wonderfully rich and powerful voice and has been nominated for no less than six BBC Folk Awards and was Spiral Earth "Singer of the Year" in 2014. His unique voice and persona has made him one of the most loved musicians on today's folk scene. He sings a mixture of traditonal and self penned songs drawing on south west countryside and folklore.
2017 saw Jim working on yet another album of poetry settings, this year it is Charles Causley’s centenary and as part of the celebrations, Jim will this time be focussing on Charles’ poems for children to coincide with the republishing of his Collected Poems for Children volume.
The new album 'I Am The Song', features a large cast of musicians from the English folk scene and is a joyous celebration of fun! Cornish film-maker Jane Darke has created a biopic of Charles Causley's life featuring interviews with people who knew him as well as many well known contemporary poets including Sir Andrew Motion, Simon Armitage, Brian Patten and Roger McGough.
For tickets and more information visit www.jimcausley.co.uk/gigs
Under The Edge Arts Centre, Wotton-under-Edge GL7 12 AF: Saturday 13th April 2019
The Stables, Sotckwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU: Monday 9th May 2019
Jim Causley hails from Devon. He has a wonderfully rich and powerful voice and has been nominated for no less than six BBC Folk Awards and was Spiral Earth "Singer of the Year" in 2014. His unique voice and persona has made him one of the most loved musicians on today's folk scene. He sings a mixture of traditonal and self penned songs drawing on south west countryside and folklore.
2017 saw Jim working on yet another album of poetry settings, this year it is Charles Causley’s centenary and as part of the celebrations, Jim will this time be focussing on Charles’ poems for children to coincide with the republishing of his Collected Poems for Children volume.
The new album 'I Am The Song', features a large cast of musicians from the English folk scene and is a joyous celebration of fun! Cornish film-maker Jane Darke has created a biopic of Charles Causley's life featuring interviews with people who knew him as well as many well known contemporary poets including Sir Andrew Motion, Simon Armitage, Brian Patten and Roger McGough.
For tickets and more information visit www.jimcausley.co.uk/gigs
Sunday 27th January 2019 - Daria Kulesh
Barny's Music Club, The Little Vic, London Road, Stroud GL5 1QG: Sunday 27th January 2019
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood OX7 6AG: Saturday 2nd February 2019
(with Vicki Swann & Jonny Dyer)
Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR: Friday 27th April 2019
(with Marina Osman)
With her striking voice and strong Russian and Ingush heritage, "bold, exotic, impressive" Daria Kulesh is a rising star and a unique character on the UK folk scene. Her debut album Eternal Child was described as "phenomenal" and named Runner-Up in "Best Album of 2015 from a Female Artist" by FolkWords, among numerous other accolades.
Her 2017 album Long Lost Home has won awards in the UK and in Russia, including Laurel Canyon Music's Album of the Year. It has enjoyed national radio play and incredible reviews calling it a "triumph", a "masterpiece" and "a definite contender for the best album of 2017". Mike Harding praised the The Moon and the Pilot as "one of the most beautiful new songs of the last ten years".
A hardworking and in-demand live performer, Daria offers her audiences a thoroughly engaging, entertaining and enchanting experience.
For tickets and further information visit www.daria-kulesh.co.uk/gigs
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood OX7 6AG: Saturday 2nd February 2019
(with Vicki Swann & Jonny Dyer)
Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR: Friday 27th April 2019
(with Marina Osman)
With her striking voice and strong Russian and Ingush heritage, "bold, exotic, impressive" Daria Kulesh is a rising star and a unique character on the UK folk scene. Her debut album Eternal Child was described as "phenomenal" and named Runner-Up in "Best Album of 2015 from a Female Artist" by FolkWords, among numerous other accolades.
Her 2017 album Long Lost Home has won awards in the UK and in Russia, including Laurel Canyon Music's Album of the Year. It has enjoyed national radio play and incredible reviews calling it a "triumph", a "masterpiece" and "a definite contender for the best album of 2017". Mike Harding praised the The Moon and the Pilot as "one of the most beautiful new songs of the last ten years".
A hardworking and in-demand live performer, Daria offers her audiences a thoroughly engaging, entertaining and enchanting experience.
For tickets and further information visit www.daria-kulesh.co.uk/gigs
Monday 28th January 2019 - Seth Lakeman
Nettlebed Village Hall, High Street, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire RG9 5DD: Monday 28th January 2019
Octagon Theatre,Hendford, Yeovil BA20 1UX: Tuesday 5th March 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU: Sunday 24th March 2019
St George's, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA: Thursday 28thMarch 2019
Hereford Cathedral, Catheral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG: Saturday 30th March 2019
Seth Lakeman takes a break from the Robert Plant musical juggernaut in Autumn 2018 to release his ninth studio album ‘The Well Worn Path’ and head out on tour around the UK with a new band line-up.
The charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist found time at the beginning of the year, in between charging around the globe with Robert Plant and his band, the Sensational Space Shifters, to record his new studio album The Well Worn Path.
It’s a return to a no-nonsense, organic, classic folk-rock approach with hints of Fairport Convention, Neil Young, Nick Cave and Billy Bragg – plus Lakeman’s trademark foot-stomping, fiddle bow-shredding and soaring vocals.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.sethlakeman.co.uk
Octagon Theatre,Hendford, Yeovil BA20 1UX: Tuesday 5th March 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU: Sunday 24th March 2019
St George's, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA: Thursday 28thMarch 2019
Hereford Cathedral, Catheral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG: Saturday 30th March 2019
Seth Lakeman takes a break from the Robert Plant musical juggernaut in Autumn 2018 to release his ninth studio album ‘The Well Worn Path’ and head out on tour around the UK with a new band line-up.
The charismatic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist found time at the beginning of the year, in between charging around the globe with Robert Plant and his band, the Sensational Space Shifters, to record his new studio album The Well Worn Path.
It’s a return to a no-nonsense, organic, classic folk-rock approach with hints of Fairport Convention, Neil Young, Nick Cave and Billy Bragg – plus Lakeman’s trademark foot-stomping, fiddle bow-shredding and soaring vocals.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.sethlakeman.co.uk
Wednesday 30th January 2019 - Fairport Convention
The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX: Wednesday 30th January 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon MK17 8LU: Wednesday 13th February 2019
The Forum, St James Parade, Bath BA1 1UG: Saturday 16th February 2019
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Sunday 17th February 2019
After more than fifty years on the road Fairport Convention’s passion for live performance has never wavered. As always, 'the Wintour' will showcase the band’s musical sophistication and instrumental virtuosity during a fascinating journey through their inspiring and extensive repertoire. Renowned as the founding fathers of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention has maintained consistently high standards for over five decades and remains as entertaining as ever.
The current Fairport line-up features Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar and vocals, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion.
Tickets and further information www.fairportconvention.com
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon MK17 8LU: Wednesday 13th February 2019
The Forum, St James Parade, Bath BA1 1UG: Saturday 16th February 2019
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Sunday 17th February 2019
After more than fifty years on the road Fairport Convention’s passion for live performance has never wavered. As always, 'the Wintour' will showcase the band’s musical sophistication and instrumental virtuosity during a fascinating journey through their inspiring and extensive repertoire. Renowned as the founding fathers of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention has maintained consistently high standards for over five decades and remains as entertaining as ever.
The current Fairport line-up features Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar and vocals, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion.
Tickets and further information www.fairportconvention.com
Friday 1st February 2019 - Jim Moray
Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, Corsham SN13 9HX: Friday 1st February 2019
Fourteen years ago Jim Moray released an album that changed the way people perceived, played and presented English folk music. Sweet England arrived at a time when, with just a few notable exceptions, traditional music was performed much as it had been in the 1970s to an audience of insiders and aficionados. The album was received with open arms by those who understood that the music of the people has survived for centuries by being just that – an expression of the times. Absent were the familiar affectations of those who sought to preserve an invented historical aesthetic, Jim Moray was a Bowie and Blur fan singing ballads with all of his influences unfurled.
A decade and a half down the line, his latest album, Upcetera features dramatically orchestrated Child ballads reimagined as torch songs or a kind of English Fado. It’s an album that places the narrative element of these songs centre stage, with Jim Moray’s supple soaring vocal leading the listener by the hand through strange old stories.
For tickets and full tour dates visit jimmoray.co.uk
Fourteen years ago Jim Moray released an album that changed the way people perceived, played and presented English folk music. Sweet England arrived at a time when, with just a few notable exceptions, traditional music was performed much as it had been in the 1970s to an audience of insiders and aficionados. The album was received with open arms by those who understood that the music of the people has survived for centuries by being just that – an expression of the times. Absent were the familiar affectations of those who sought to preserve an invented historical aesthetic, Jim Moray was a Bowie and Blur fan singing ballads with all of his influences unfurled.
A decade and a half down the line, his latest album, Upcetera features dramatically orchestrated Child ballads reimagined as torch songs or a kind of English Fado. It’s an album that places the narrative element of these songs centre stage, with Jim Moray’s supple soaring vocal leading the listener by the hand through strange old stories.
For tickets and full tour dates visit jimmoray.co.uk
Saturday 2nd February 2019 - Martyn Joseph
Bristol Folk House, Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG: Satuday 2nd February 2019
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood OX7 6AG: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerising performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice.
For further information and full tour dates, visit www.martynjoseph.net
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood OX7 6AG: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerising performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice.
For further information and full tour dates, visit www.martynjoseph.net
Friday 8th February 2019 - Breabach
Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1DZ: Friday 8th February 2019
The Fleece Inn, The Cross, Bretforton, Worcestershire WR11 7JE: Sunday 10th February 2019
The brilliant Breabach return to England with their new album, Frenzy of the Meeting.
The album comes after two years of hectic global touring post release of Astar. In that time the band picked up ‘Best Folk Band’ and ‘Best Album’ at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards as well as nominations for ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and ‘European Album of the Year’ in the Songlines Music Awards.
Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release from multi award-winning Scottish contemporary folk band Breabach. Building on the ideas and experimentation from their 2016 album Astar, this new work is explorative and creative. Produced in collaboration with Eamon Doorley (Julie Fowlis, Danú) and engineered by Iain Hutchison sees the band take exciting steps towards developing a more expansive sonic landscape.
For more information and full tour dates visit breabach.com/live
The Fleece Inn, The Cross, Bretforton, Worcestershire WR11 7JE: Sunday 10th February 2019
The brilliant Breabach return to England with their new album, Frenzy of the Meeting.
The album comes after two years of hectic global touring post release of Astar. In that time the band picked up ‘Best Folk Band’ and ‘Best Album’ at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards as well as nominations for ‘Best Group’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and ‘European Album of the Year’ in the Songlines Music Awards.
Frenzy of the Meeting is the latest release from multi award-winning Scottish contemporary folk band Breabach. Building on the ideas and experimentation from their 2016 album Astar, this new work is explorative and creative. Produced in collaboration with Eamon Doorley (Julie Fowlis, Danú) and engineered by Iain Hutchison sees the band take exciting steps towards developing a more expansive sonic landscape.
For more information and full tour dates visit breabach.com/live
Saturday 9th February 2019 - Phil Beer
The Theatre, Spring Street, Chipping Norton OX7 5NL: Saturday 9th February 2019
The Painswick Centre, Bisley Street, Painswick GL6 6QQ: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Thursday 14th March 2019 (Phil Beer Band)
Phil is one of the most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist, he is perhaps best known as a top flight fiddler and plays in the all-star line-up, Feast of Fiddles. But his skills don’t stop there, he also plays slide, Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola, mandolin and South American cuatro, not to mention contributing rich vocals.
He played his first gig at 14 and started working as a duo with Paul Downes in 1974 (their re-union Live at Nettlebed CD was released four years ago on the Talking Elephant label). He was then in the Arizona Smoke Revue and a key member of Johnny Coppin’s band. His impressive track record also includes touring with Mike Oldfield and being a member of the feted Albion Band from 1984-1991.
Show of Hands became a full-time partnership in the early 90s, a band that has gone on to sell out the Royal Albert Hall three times and who were voted Best Live Act, by the public, at the 2004 Folk Awards.
For tickets and more informaion visit www.showofhands.co.uk/phil-beer-tour-dates
The Painswick Centre, Bisley Street, Painswick GL6 6QQ: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Thursday 14th March 2019 (Phil Beer Band)
Phil is one of the most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist, he is perhaps best known as a top flight fiddler and plays in the all-star line-up, Feast of Fiddles. But his skills don’t stop there, he also plays slide, Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola, mandolin and South American cuatro, not to mention contributing rich vocals.
He played his first gig at 14 and started working as a duo with Paul Downes in 1974 (their re-union Live at Nettlebed CD was released four years ago on the Talking Elephant label). He was then in the Arizona Smoke Revue and a key member of Johnny Coppin’s band. His impressive track record also includes touring with Mike Oldfield and being a member of the feted Albion Band from 1984-1991.
Show of Hands became a full-time partnership in the early 90s, a band that has gone on to sell out the Royal Albert Hall three times and who were voted Best Live Act, by the public, at the 2004 Folk Awards.
For tickets and more informaion visit www.showofhands.co.uk/phil-beer-tour-dates
Sunday 10th February 2019 - Brooks Williams
Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR: Sunday 10th February 2019
The Parlour Room, Manor Farm, Ardley, Bicester OX27 7NS: Saturday 23rd March 2019
In recent years Brooks has become widely respected on the UK circuit for two State Of The Union albums. These are the collaboration of Brooks and Boo Hewerdine. With just two voices and two acoustic guitars, their sound is timeless and highly accomplished.
Ranked one of the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists, singer-songwriter Brooks Williams writes groove-laden songs and delivers them with an easy-going vocal style and monstrous guitar chops.
Walking the line between Blues and Americana, Williams has worked stages worldwide for over 25 years, amassing a staggering back-catalogue of songs, recordings and tales.
Brooks Williams stands on tradition but he doesn’t stand still. His influences fly so fast and furious they blur. Like drinking whiskey from a honey jar, you get both the sweet and the bite.
For further information and tickets visit www.brookswilliams.com
The Parlour Room, Manor Farm, Ardley, Bicester OX27 7NS: Saturday 23rd March 2019
In recent years Brooks has become widely respected on the UK circuit for two State Of The Union albums. These are the collaboration of Brooks and Boo Hewerdine. With just two voices and two acoustic guitars, their sound is timeless and highly accomplished.
Ranked one of the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists, singer-songwriter Brooks Williams writes groove-laden songs and delivers them with an easy-going vocal style and monstrous guitar chops.
Walking the line between Blues and Americana, Williams has worked stages worldwide for over 25 years, amassing a staggering back-catalogue of songs, recordings and tales.
Brooks Williams stands on tradition but he doesn’t stand still. His influences fly so fast and furious they blur. Like drinking whiskey from a honey jar, you get both the sweet and the bite.
For further information and tickets visit www.brookswilliams.com
Friday 15th February 2019 - Kim Lowings & The Greenwood
The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford DY6 0AB: Friday 15th February 2019
Harwell Village Hall, High Street, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0XE: Saturday 13th July 2019
Inspired by the folk tradition, Kim Lowings and The Greenwood perform their songs with a contemporary twist. Their live shows are an energetic blend of original compositions and traditional songs.
Kim Lowings, Andrew Lowings, Tim Rogers and Dave Sutherland bring together their multi-instrumental skill and individual experience resulting in an innovative and sensitive approach to arrangements. The motivation is to keep the tradition alive and to share their own tales.
The group began as a collective in 2011 with Kim and her Dad, Andrew, collaborating with Midlands musicians. Since then the Greenwood has become an established four-piece on the British folk scene.
Their recorded work includes their debut album This Life (2012), EP Deepest, Darkest Night (2013) and their latest album Historia (2015) heralded as "Absolutely captivating” R2 Magazine. A new album Wild & Wicked Youth was launched in September 2017.
For more information visit kimlowings.com
Harwell Village Hall, High Street, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0XE: Saturday 13th July 2019
Inspired by the folk tradition, Kim Lowings and The Greenwood perform their songs with a contemporary twist. Their live shows are an energetic blend of original compositions and traditional songs.
Kim Lowings, Andrew Lowings, Tim Rogers and Dave Sutherland bring together their multi-instrumental skill and individual experience resulting in an innovative and sensitive approach to arrangements. The motivation is to keep the tradition alive and to share their own tales.
The group began as a collective in 2011 with Kim and her Dad, Andrew, collaborating with Midlands musicians. Since then the Greenwood has become an established four-piece on the British folk scene.
Their recorded work includes their debut album This Life (2012), EP Deepest, Darkest Night (2013) and their latest album Historia (2015) heralded as "Absolutely captivating” R2 Magazine. A new album Wild & Wicked Youth was launched in September 2017.
For more information visit kimlowings.com
Friday 15th February 2019 - Alden, Patterson & Dashwood
Downend Folk Club, Frenchay Village Hall, Beckspool Rd, Bristol BS16 1NU: Friday 15th February 2019
with support from Mollie Anne
Norwich based folk trio Alden, Patterson and Dashwood weave rich vocal harmonies, fiddle, dobro, guitar and mandolin around beautifully written original songs and melodies. The independently-released debut album ‘Call Me Home’ was written and produced at home in Norwich and is lovingly presented in attractive handmade covers, designed and hand-printed by the band. Their music takes influence from folk traditions from both sides of the Atlantic with uplifting instrumentals and self-penned songs depicting tales of young travellers, sleepy seas and their affection for home.
‘It’s lovely stuff’ – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 Folk Show
★★★★★ Album Of The Year Editors Choice – fROOTS Magazine
★★★★ Songlines – ‘Obviously something of enormous promise’
★★★★ R2 – ‘Talented and poetic triumvirate’
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
with support from Mollie Anne
Norwich based folk trio Alden, Patterson and Dashwood weave rich vocal harmonies, fiddle, dobro, guitar and mandolin around beautifully written original songs and melodies. The independently-released debut album ‘Call Me Home’ was written and produced at home in Norwich and is lovingly presented in attractive handmade covers, designed and hand-printed by the band. Their music takes influence from folk traditions from both sides of the Atlantic with uplifting instrumentals and self-penned songs depicting tales of young travellers, sleepy seas and their affection for home.
‘It’s lovely stuff’ – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 Folk Show
★★★★★ Album Of The Year Editors Choice – fROOTS Magazine
★★★★ Songlines – ‘Obviously something of enormous promise’
★★★★ R2 – ‘Talented and poetic triumvirate’
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
Friday 15th February 2019 - Cara Dillon
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester WR1 3LD: Friday 15th February 2019
Born in Dungiven in 1975, surrounded and infused with the rich cultural heritage of her native County Derry, Cara has risen to become one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song anywhere in the world.
Possessing a rare and unique voice that has been lauded since her very beginnings winning the All Ireland singing trophy aged only 14.
Together with her husband and musical partner, Sam Lakeman, Cara has succesfully steered an eclectic musical path defying the typical pigeonholes that hinder most artists in her genre.
Celebrated for entwining traditional and contemporary elements she has earned both commercial success and astonishing critical acclaim.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.caradillon.co.uk/gigs
Born in Dungiven in 1975, surrounded and infused with the rich cultural heritage of her native County Derry, Cara has risen to become one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song anywhere in the world.
Possessing a rare and unique voice that has been lauded since her very beginnings winning the All Ireland singing trophy aged only 14.
Together with her husband and musical partner, Sam Lakeman, Cara has succesfully steered an eclectic musical path defying the typical pigeonholes that hinder most artists in her genre.
Celebrated for entwining traditional and contemporary elements she has earned both commercial success and astonishing critical acclaim.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.caradillon.co.uk/gigs
Sunday 17th February 2019 - Lau
The Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome BA11 1BE: Sunday 17th February 2019
St George's, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR: Thursday 21st February 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon MK17 8LU: Sunday 24th February 2019
Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) and together they effortlessly bridge the seemingly diametrically opposed worlds of acoustic folk tradition and post rock – electronics.
Dynamic is certainly the word. From almost the first moment they ventured out into public during 2006 (after a year solid rehearsing) audiences reacted joyously to their thrilling ensemble playing and the freshness of ideas and arrangements that constantly leap and dip in unexpected contours, with sharp mood swings and subtle nods to rock, jazz improvisation and other areas beyond the beyond. Thirteen years on, Lau are fearless innovators, festival curators (Lau-Land) a band that simply never stand still. Kris Drever, Aidan O’Rourke and Martin Green also create some of the best music being made anywhere in any genre.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.lau-music.co.uk
St George's, Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR: Thursday 21st February 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon MK17 8LU: Sunday 24th February 2019
Lau comprises Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle) and together they effortlessly bridge the seemingly diametrically opposed worlds of acoustic folk tradition and post rock – electronics.
Dynamic is certainly the word. From almost the first moment they ventured out into public during 2006 (after a year solid rehearsing) audiences reacted joyously to their thrilling ensemble playing and the freshness of ideas and arrangements that constantly leap and dip in unexpected contours, with sharp mood swings and subtle nods to rock, jazz improvisation and other areas beyond the beyond. Thirteen years on, Lau are fearless innovators, festival curators (Lau-Land) a band that simply never stand still. Kris Drever, Aidan O’Rourke and Martin Green also create some of the best music being made anywhere in any genre.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.lau-music.co.uk
Thursday 21st February 2019 - Jacob & Drinkwater
Evesham Arts Centre, Victoria Avenue, Evesham WR11 4QH: Thursday 21st February 2019
Devon-based duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called ‘stand out new Folk’ by BBC6 Music and ‘inventive and thrilling’by R2 Magazine. Their 2015 indie release ‘The Burning Low EP’ has garnered airplay and glowing reviews from such quarters as Radio 2’s Folk Show, BBC 6's Tom Robinson, Amazing Radio, BBC Introducing, BBC Bristol, FRUK, Fatea, Spiral Earth, Louder Than War and ‘Whispering’ Bob TV.
2016 saw the release of their first album ‘Live at Hope Hall’ recorded to a sell-out crowd at Exeter’s Hope Hall by Mark Tucker (Show of Hands, PJ Harvey, Portishead) the album captures the intense energy and improvisational nature of the live show which twists and turns from high to low on a captivating journey that leaves every audience spellbound.
The duo’s dynamic and emotionally charged live show with all its energy, musical chemistryand spontaneity has drawn comparisons with the virtuosic pairing of John Martyn and Danny Thompson.
For tickets and further information www.lukasdrinkwater.com
Devon-based duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called ‘stand out new Folk’ by BBC6 Music and ‘inventive and thrilling’by R2 Magazine. Their 2015 indie release ‘The Burning Low EP’ has garnered airplay and glowing reviews from such quarters as Radio 2’s Folk Show, BBC 6's Tom Robinson, Amazing Radio, BBC Introducing, BBC Bristol, FRUK, Fatea, Spiral Earth, Louder Than War and ‘Whispering’ Bob TV.
2016 saw the release of their first album ‘Live at Hope Hall’ recorded to a sell-out crowd at Exeter’s Hope Hall by Mark Tucker (Show of Hands, PJ Harvey, Portishead) the album captures the intense energy and improvisational nature of the live show which twists and turns from high to low on a captivating journey that leaves every audience spellbound.
The duo’s dynamic and emotionally charged live show with all its energy, musical chemistryand spontaneity has drawn comparisons with the virtuosic pairing of John Martyn and Danny Thompson.
For tickets and further information www.lukasdrinkwater.com
Saturday 2nd March 2019 - Chris Leslie
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Shipton Rd, Ascott-u-Wychwood, OX7 6AG: Sat 2nd March 2019
with support by Under The Wychwood
Patron Chris Leslie gives a special concert to start the spring season, with support by the club's very own band - Under The Wychwood.
Chris is a multi instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Oxfordshire UK, primarily known for the past nineteen years for his work with Fairport Convention. He has toured and recorded with, amongst others: Steve Ashley, the Albion Band, Jez Lowe, Ian Anderson, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Whippersnapper, Alan Stivell, Feast of Fiddles and St. Agnes Fountain.
Chris has provided music for a number of Radio Four plays and classic serials. His fiddle playing has also been heard on the TV series Heartbeat, Midsommer Murders and Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland. Chris plays Fiddle, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Bouzouki, Ukulele, Banjo, Oud, Whistle and Native American Flute.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
with support by Under The Wychwood
Patron Chris Leslie gives a special concert to start the spring season, with support by the club's very own band - Under The Wychwood.
Chris is a multi instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Oxfordshire UK, primarily known for the past nineteen years for his work with Fairport Convention. He has toured and recorded with, amongst others: Steve Ashley, the Albion Band, Jez Lowe, Ian Anderson, Chris While and Julie Matthews, Whippersnapper, Alan Stivell, Feast of Fiddles and St. Agnes Fountain.
Chris has provided music for a number of Radio Four plays and classic serials. His fiddle playing has also been heard on the TV series Heartbeat, Midsommer Murders and Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland. Chris plays Fiddle, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, Bouzouki, Ukulele, Banjo, Oud, Whistle and Native American Flute.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
Sunday 3rd March 2019 - The Fureys
The Regal, Teme Street, Tenbury Wells WR15 8AE: Sunday 3rd March 2019
Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park, Banbury OX16 2PA: Tuesday 5th March 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milon Keynes MK17 8LU: Thursday 7th March 2019
Playhouse Theatre, High Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23 1HP: Friday 5th April 2019
The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX: Thursday 11th April 2019
There’s nothing like a crisis to bring a family together. Legends of Irish music and song, The Fureys decided to play together following their involvement in a road accident in Germany. They have been entertaining audiences across the world for nearly 40 years with hit songs such as ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were sweet 16’ and ‘The Green fields of France’
The brothers credit their musical ability to their parents, Ted and Nora; being well known musicians themselves, they encouraged their sons to play music from a very early age. Inevitably changes have occurred over 30 years. Their brother Paul died suddenly in June 2002 and Finbar left the band in December 1996. George and Eddie have, however, continued to delight audiences on their tours and have just released a new CD ‘Songs Through The Years’.
For full tour dates, visit www.thefureys.com/concerts
Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park, Banbury OX16 2PA: Tuesday 5th March 2019
The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milon Keynes MK17 8LU: Thursday 7th March 2019
Playhouse Theatre, High Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23 1HP: Friday 5th April 2019
The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5NX: Thursday 11th April 2019
There’s nothing like a crisis to bring a family together. Legends of Irish music and song, The Fureys decided to play together following their involvement in a road accident in Germany. They have been entertaining audiences across the world for nearly 40 years with hit songs such as ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were sweet 16’ and ‘The Green fields of France’
The brothers credit their musical ability to their parents, Ted and Nora; being well known musicians themselves, they encouraged their sons to play music from a very early age. Inevitably changes have occurred over 30 years. Their brother Paul died suddenly in June 2002 and Finbar left the band in December 1996. George and Eddie have, however, continued to delight audiences on their tours and have just released a new CD ‘Songs Through The Years’.
For full tour dates, visit www.thefureys.com/concerts
Saturday 9th March 2019 - Saskia Griffiths Moore
The Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ: Saturday 9th March 2019
Saskia Griffiths-Moore is a contemporary folk singer, blending simple acoustic songs with modern moods, melodies and meanings, and has been performing full time on the folk and acoustic circuit for three years, singing at folk clubs, theatre's and festivals alike.
Saskia's authentic sound has found her featured four times on Sky Television (2017, 2018), and her newest single 'All For You' received national, and regional BBC, play. The young, Baez-esque, singer-songwriter of the folk world returns year round to stage after stage to put on creative live performances nationally and internationally, and, for her sins, has been awarded Arts Council funding three times for her UK wide tours She also flaunts an endorsement from Steve Agnew Instruments in the form of an interesting looking, luthier-made, parlour guitar.
She now lives in London, which fulfils her need for culture, but not nature, and remains and independent and self managing artist. For further information visit www.saskiagm.com/
Tickets www.wegottickets.com/event/458398
Saskia Griffiths-Moore is a contemporary folk singer, blending simple acoustic songs with modern moods, melodies and meanings, and has been performing full time on the folk and acoustic circuit for three years, singing at folk clubs, theatre's and festivals alike.
Saskia's authentic sound has found her featured four times on Sky Television (2017, 2018), and her newest single 'All For You' received national, and regional BBC, play. The young, Baez-esque, singer-songwriter of the folk world returns year round to stage after stage to put on creative live performances nationally and internationally, and, for her sins, has been awarded Arts Council funding three times for her UK wide tours She also flaunts an endorsement from Steve Agnew Instruments in the form of an interesting looking, luthier-made, parlour guitar.
She now lives in London, which fulfils her need for culture, but not nature, and remains and independent and self managing artist. For further information visit www.saskiagm.com/
Tickets www.wegottickets.com/event/458398
Friday 15th March 2019 - O'Hooley & Tidow
Downend Folk Club, Frenchay Village Hall, Beckspool Rd, Bristol BS16 1NU: Friday 15th March 2019
with support from Mike Weaver
With a personal invite from Billy Bragg to play Glastonbury, sessions on 6 Music and Radio 2, five star reviews and a feature in The Guardian, the songwriting, voice and piano partnership of Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow is regarded as ‘One of British folk music’s mightiest combinations’ (MOJO).
Belinda and Heidi’s boundless songwriting has been described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional’ and The Independent as ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in.’ From an emotionally charged song about an elephant orphanage in Nairobi, to a joyous celebration of the Leeds cycling champion Beryl Burton, they explore, consider and connect subjects and stories in a distinctive, inventive and memorable way.
6 Music’s Tom Robinson says ‘They sing together in the way families do. Normally, you only get that closeness in the voices with family bands like The Coppers or The Watersons.’
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
with support from Mike Weaver
With a personal invite from Billy Bragg to play Glastonbury, sessions on 6 Music and Radio 2, five star reviews and a feature in The Guardian, the songwriting, voice and piano partnership of Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow is regarded as ‘One of British folk music’s mightiest combinations’ (MOJO).
Belinda and Heidi’s boundless songwriting has been described by The Guardian as ‘exceptional’ and The Independent as ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in.’ From an emotionally charged song about an elephant orphanage in Nairobi, to a joyous celebration of the Leeds cycling champion Beryl Burton, they explore, consider and connect subjects and stories in a distinctive, inventive and memorable way.
6 Music’s Tom Robinson says ‘They sing together in the way families do. Normally, you only get that closeness in the voices with family bands like The Coppers or The Watersons.’
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
Saturday 16th March 2019 - Urban Folk Quartet
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester WR1 3LD: Saturday 16th March 2019
Artix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Friday 19th April 2019
The Urban Folk Quartet presents a show of high-energy, genre-defying acoustic music that will take your breath away. Comprising Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigás, Tom Chapman and Dan Walsh, the award-winning UFQ celebrate their 10th birthday in 2019 and this special show will include favourites from their back catalogue as well as a host of material from their brand new studio album.
In an age where the word “folk” encompasses everything from acoustic pop to hardcore traditional music, the use of such labels to distinguish one musical experience from another has arguably been stretched farther than ever.
“A sizzling hot ensemble who fuse folk with elements of dub, house and rock with an ease that shouldn’t naturally follow that list of genres. There's a palpable electricity to a UFQ gig that surges through the band and into the crowd.” - Songlines
For tickets and further information, visit www.worcesterlive.co.uk/huntingdon-hall
or www.artrix.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-urban-folk-quartet
Artix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Friday 19th April 2019
The Urban Folk Quartet presents a show of high-energy, genre-defying acoustic music that will take your breath away. Comprising Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigás, Tom Chapman and Dan Walsh, the award-winning UFQ celebrate their 10th birthday in 2019 and this special show will include favourites from their back catalogue as well as a host of material from their brand new studio album.
In an age where the word “folk” encompasses everything from acoustic pop to hardcore traditional music, the use of such labels to distinguish one musical experience from another has arguably been stretched farther than ever.
“A sizzling hot ensemble who fuse folk with elements of dub, house and rock with an ease that shouldn’t naturally follow that list of genres. There's a palpable electricity to a UFQ gig that surges through the band and into the crowd.” - Songlines
For tickets and further information, visit www.worcesterlive.co.uk/huntingdon-hall
or www.artrix.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/the-urban-folk-quartet
Wednesday 20th March 2019 - Mike Weaver
Dragon Folk Club, The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Mike Weaver is a singer-songwriter originally from Cheltenham, but now living in Worcestershire. He is a writer and illustrator by day and an acoustic performer by night, presenting his own melodic songs which draw upon both contemporary and traditional influences.
After a break of over twenty years, Mike returned to songwriting and performing in 2013 and released a CD of original songs spanning three decades in August 2014. Since his 'come back' he has played at a variety of events across southern England and the Midlands, and has been ranked as high as number two in the Reverbnation UK Folk Charts.
Mike's CD 'The Others' was launched in early 2016, and tracks from it have received radio play on folk music stations in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. A single from the album, 'Pembrokeshire Fair', was included on Acoustic Magazine's cover CD in May 2016. An EP of four new songs followed in 2017, and he is currently working on new material which will be recorded later this year.
For further information visit dragonfolk.co.uk
Mike Weaver is a singer-songwriter originally from Cheltenham, but now living in Worcestershire. He is a writer and illustrator by day and an acoustic performer by night, presenting his own melodic songs which draw upon both contemporary and traditional influences.
After a break of over twenty years, Mike returned to songwriting and performing in 2013 and released a CD of original songs spanning three decades in August 2014. Since his 'come back' he has played at a variety of events across southern England and the Midlands, and has been ranked as high as number two in the Reverbnation UK Folk Charts.
Mike's CD 'The Others' was launched in early 2016, and tracks from it have received radio play on folk music stations in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. A single from the album, 'Pembrokeshire Fair', was included on Acoustic Magazine's cover CD in May 2016. An EP of four new songs followed in 2017, and he is currently working on new material which will be recorded later this year.
For further information visit dragonfolk.co.uk
Thursday 21st March 2019 - Megson
Sailsbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, Salisbury SP1 3DU: Thursday 21st March 2019
St Helen's Church, Gloucester road, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3QT: Friday 26th April 2019
Burcot Village Hall, Alcester Road, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH: Saturday 27th April 2019
Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.
The husband and wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars.
Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo), Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting and intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here, then you have a problem.’
Summer 2016 saw the release of their much anticipated new studio album
Good Time Will Come Again, gaining them much critical acclaim. “One of the most original political folk sets of the year. Ewan MacColl would have been impressed,” said The Guardian.
For full tour dates and details visit www.megsonmusic.co.uk
St Helen's Church, Gloucester road, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3QT: Friday 26th April 2019
Burcot Village Hall, Alcester Road, Burcot, Bromsgrove B60 1BH: Saturday 27th April 2019
Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.
The husband and wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars.
Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo), Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting and intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here, then you have a problem.’
Summer 2016 saw the release of their much anticipated new studio album
Good Time Will Come Again, gaining them much critical acclaim. “One of the most original political folk sets of the year. Ewan MacColl would have been impressed,” said The Guardian.
For full tour dates and details visit www.megsonmusic.co.uk
Saturday 23rd March 2019 - Peter Knight & John Spiers
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Shipton Rd, Ascott-u-Wychwood, OX7 6AG: Saturday 23rd March 2019
In the summer of 2016, the organisers of FolkEast Festival had the grand idea of pairing Peter Knight (Gigspanner/ex-Steeleye Span) and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers (ex-Bellowhead) for a special 'one off' concert at that year's festival.
In the event, it ended up being a genuine festival highlight, with no space to be found in the Marquee and people standing five deep in pouring rain. For a few minutes at the close of their performance, with a standing ovation and roars for more, it didn't seem as though the audience was going to let them go. As the MC commented, it was one of those occasions when people could say "I was there."
It was also clear that leaving matters there was not an option, and plans were made to record an album and undertake a country-wide tour during March 2018. 2019 sees them on the road again - and tickets for this event at the popular Wychwood Folk Club are bound to sell quickly.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
In the summer of 2016, the organisers of FolkEast Festival had the grand idea of pairing Peter Knight (Gigspanner/ex-Steeleye Span) and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers (ex-Bellowhead) for a special 'one off' concert at that year's festival.
In the event, it ended up being a genuine festival highlight, with no space to be found in the Marquee and people standing five deep in pouring rain. For a few minutes at the close of their performance, with a standing ovation and roars for more, it didn't seem as though the audience was going to let them go. As the MC commented, it was one of those occasions when people could say "I was there."
It was also clear that leaving matters there was not an option, and plans were made to record an album and undertake a country-wide tour during March 2018. 2019 sees them on the road again - and tickets for this event at the popular Wychwood Folk Club are bound to sell quickly.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
Thursday 26th March 2019 - Steve Tilston
Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR: Thursday 28th March 2018
with Jez Lowe
Born in Liverpool and raised in the Midlands, Steve made his recording debut in 1971 with the classic An Acoustic Confusion and has been turning out quality albums ever since. A celebrated artist in Britain and abroad, winning accolades in Europe, Australia and the USA, his songs have been recorded by Fairport Convention, Dolores Keane and many other illustrious performers.
He has collaborated with some of the best in both live performances and on record, and with his daughter Martha, in the charming “like father, like daughter…” show.
More recent collaborations have been with Yorkshire alt-country band The Durbervilles and a trio with harmonica player Keith Warmington, and Hugh Bradley on double bass. Steve released the critically acclaimed Happenstance with his trio in 2013, and another fine solo album Truth To Tell in 2015.
His latest (2018) recording, Distant Days - is a solo acoustic restrospective of his work.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.stevetilston.com
with Jez Lowe
Born in Liverpool and raised in the Midlands, Steve made his recording debut in 1971 with the classic An Acoustic Confusion and has been turning out quality albums ever since. A celebrated artist in Britain and abroad, winning accolades in Europe, Australia and the USA, his songs have been recorded by Fairport Convention, Dolores Keane and many other illustrious performers.
He has collaborated with some of the best in both live performances and on record, and with his daughter Martha, in the charming “like father, like daughter…” show.
More recent collaborations have been with Yorkshire alt-country band The Durbervilles and a trio with harmonica player Keith Warmington, and Hugh Bradley on double bass. Steve released the critically acclaimed Happenstance with his trio in 2013, and another fine solo album Truth To Tell in 2015.
His latest (2018) recording, Distant Days - is a solo acoustic restrospective of his work.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.stevetilston.com
Thursday 28th March 2019 - Blue Rose Code
Kitchen Garden Café, York Road, Kings Heath B14 7SA: Thursday 28th March 2019
The Bullingdon Arms, Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE: Thursday 11th April 2019
Described as a 'major talent' by Bob Harris, Blue Rose Code is Edinburgh-born songwriter Ross Wilson.
He doesn’t write folk songs, or so he's been told. But having discovered the traditional music of the British Isles whilst in exile down south, he fell in love with what he heard. Those sounds informed what happened next.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre.
The result is breathtaking music which shake your bones and touches your soul.
The twelve songs on the new album The Water of Leith, address themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and accepting the future are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecitism that has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
For tickets and further information visit bluerosecode.com
The Bullingdon Arms, Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE: Thursday 11th April 2019
Described as a 'major talent' by Bob Harris, Blue Rose Code is Edinburgh-born songwriter Ross Wilson.
He doesn’t write folk songs, or so he's been told. But having discovered the traditional music of the British Isles whilst in exile down south, he fell in love with what he heard. Those sounds informed what happened next.
A nomad both geographically and musically, Ross writes from the heart eschewing any specific genre.
The result is breathtaking music which shake your bones and touches your soul.
The twelve songs on the new album The Water of Leith, address themes of love, loss, travel, home, accepting the past and accepting the future are painted with colours of folk, jazz, soul and pop; an eclecitism that has seen him compared to John Martyn, Van Morrison and Tom Waits.
For tickets and further information visit bluerosecode.com
Saturday 6th April 2019 - Ninebarrow
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Shipton Rd, Ascott-u-Wychwood, OX7 6AG: Sat 6th April 2019
with support by Odette Mitchell
Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by Mark Radcliffe as sounding ‘like two halves of one voice’ and by Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely amazing’, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering original songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. As well as crafting unique and engaging original material, Ninebarrow also take a wide-range of traditional folk songs and rework them in their own, distinctive way.
In 2017, the duo were nominated at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in the ’Horizon’ category for ‘Best Emerging Artist’. One of the highest accolades in their genre, it was made even more exceptional because it was only a few months prior to this that Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere relinquished their jobs as a teacher and GP in favour of a full-time music career.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
with support by Odette Mitchell
Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Described by Mark Radcliffe as sounding ‘like two halves of one voice’ and by Kate Rusby as ‘absolutely amazing’, Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering original songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. As well as crafting unique and engaging original material, Ninebarrow also take a wide-range of traditional folk songs and rework them in their own, distinctive way.
In 2017, the duo were nominated at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in the ’Horizon’ category for ‘Best Emerging Artist’. One of the highest accolades in their genre, it was made even more exceptional because it was only a few months prior to this that Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere relinquished their jobs as a teacher and GP in favour of a full-time music career.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
Friday 12th April 2019 - Edwina Hayes
The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford DY6 0AB: Friday 12th April 2019
Edwina’s beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana.
She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison as well as her own gigs playing stages everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to The Royal Albert Hall.
Edwina was born in Dublin and grew up in Preston, Lancashire, before moving to the East coast of Yorkshire as a teenager, where she has been based ever since. Dividing her time between the UK and America, Edwina’s second home is Nashville where she is much loved as a songwriter and artist.
The Mile Roses is a collaborative trio in which Edwina works with fellow songwriters Simon Haworth and Kate Bramley.
For more information and full tour dates visit www.edwinahayes.com
Edwina’s beautifully written songs, charming stage presence and voice of an angel have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-Americana.
She has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison as well as her own gigs playing stages everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to The Royal Albert Hall.
Edwina was born in Dublin and grew up in Preston, Lancashire, before moving to the East coast of Yorkshire as a teenager, where she has been based ever since. Dividing her time between the UK and America, Edwina’s second home is Nashville where she is much loved as a songwriter and artist.
The Mile Roses is a collaborative trio in which Edwina works with fellow songwriters Simon Haworth and Kate Bramley.
For more information and full tour dates visit www.edwinahayes.com
Sunday 14th April 2019 - Craig & Willoughby
Kitchen Garden Café, York Road, Kings Heath B14 7SA: Sunday 14th April 2019
Bromsgrove Folk Club, Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove B61 0JJ: Wednesday 25th April 2019
Cathryn Craig is from Richmond, Virginia and has built a strong reputation as both singer and songwriter. She is no stranger to Tennessee's Nashville recording studios, working with Chet Atkins, The Righteous Brothers, Shel Silverstein, Jorma Kaukonen and Garth Brooks.
Brian Willoughby is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar.
As well as playing with the Strawbs in the 80s and 90s, Brian has been a session player/sideman in much demand, playing with the likes of Mary Hopkin, Roger Whittaker, Monty Python, Joe Brown and Jim Diamond and Nanci Griffith.
Cathryn and Brian were nominated in folking.com's "Best Duo' category in 2017.
“They catch a mood that could produce goosebumps on sheet metal" - The Glasgow Herald
For more information visit www.craigandwilloughby.com
Bromsgrove Folk Club, Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove B61 0JJ: Wednesday 25th April 2019
Cathryn Craig is from Richmond, Virginia and has built a strong reputation as both singer and songwriter. She is no stranger to Tennessee's Nashville recording studios, working with Chet Atkins, The Righteous Brothers, Shel Silverstein, Jorma Kaukonen and Garth Brooks.
Brian Willoughby is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar.
As well as playing with the Strawbs in the 80s and 90s, Brian has been a session player/sideman in much demand, playing with the likes of Mary Hopkin, Roger Whittaker, Monty Python, Joe Brown and Jim Diamond and Nanci Griffith.
Cathryn and Brian were nominated in folking.com's "Best Duo' category in 2017.
“They catch a mood that could produce goosebumps on sheet metal" - The Glasgow Herald
For more information visit www.craigandwilloughby.com
Friday 19th April 2019 - The Askew Sisters
Downend Folk Club, Frenchay Village Hall, Beckspool Rd, Bristol BS16 1NU: Friday 19th April 2019
with support from Nick Hart
Emily and Hazel Askew have become known as two of the foremost performers and interpreters of English folk music.Their live performances brim with the depth and connection not only of two sisters, but also of two musicians who have been immersed in folk music all their lives.
Together, they rework and reinterpret songs and balladry, creating breath-taking arrangements, which allow words that are hundreds of years old to resonate profoundly with contemporary audiences.
In 2014, their third album ‘In the Air or the Earth’, was released by RootBeat Records to widespread critical acclaim, including the Spiral Earth Award for Best Traditional Album 2015. Stirred by new musical experiences, the sisters now return to their duo with a fresh vision. They are spending 2018 deep in rehearsal, reconstructing and re-exploring their sound, unearthing old songs, as well as composing and creating new music. The culmination of this will be their long awaited fourth studio album, to be released in 2019.
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
with support from Nick Hart
Emily and Hazel Askew have become known as two of the foremost performers and interpreters of English folk music.Their live performances brim with the depth and connection not only of two sisters, but also of two musicians who have been immersed in folk music all their lives.
Together, they rework and reinterpret songs and balladry, creating breath-taking arrangements, which allow words that are hundreds of years old to resonate profoundly with contemporary audiences.
In 2014, their third album ‘In the Air or the Earth’, was released by RootBeat Records to widespread critical acclaim, including the Spiral Earth Award for Best Traditional Album 2015. Stirred by new musical experiences, the sisters now return to their duo with a fresh vision. They are spending 2018 deep in rehearsal, reconstructing and re-exploring their sound, unearthing old songs, as well as composing and creating new music. The culmination of this will be their long awaited fourth studio album, to be released in 2019.
For tickets and more details visit www.downendfolkclub.co.uk
Thursday 2nd May 2019 - Martin & Eliza Carthy
The Station, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2AG: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Legendary ballad singer and “arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all” (Q magazine) Martin Carthy returns to Bristol with his twice Mercury-nominated daughter Eliza. Together and apart, Martin and Eliza represent a musical dynasty “who have quietly revolutionised traditional English music” (Guardian).
“Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all” according to Q magazine, Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s best loved figures for over 40 years. Over this time, Carthy has nurtured partnerships with the likes of Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, his own wife Norma Waterson and daughter Eliza Carthy – partnerships which have spawned over 40 albums.
Eliza Carthy has become one of the most recognised artists in folk music around today, and has become its standard bearer: determined to bring folk music to the ears of a new generation, making it relevant and dazzling them with boundary-crossing performances.
Tickets and further information www.colstonhall.org/shows
Legendary ballad singer and “arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all” (Q magazine) Martin Carthy returns to Bristol with his twice Mercury-nominated daughter Eliza. Together and apart, Martin and Eliza represent a musical dynasty “who have quietly revolutionised traditional English music” (Guardian).
“Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all” according to Q magazine, Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s best loved figures for over 40 years. Over this time, Carthy has nurtured partnerships with the likes of Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick, his own wife Norma Waterson and daughter Eliza Carthy – partnerships which have spawned over 40 albums.
Eliza Carthy has become one of the most recognised artists in folk music around today, and has become its standard bearer: determined to bring folk music to the ears of a new generation, making it relevant and dazzling them with boundary-crossing performances.
Tickets and further information www.colstonhall.org/shows
Saturday 4th May 2019 - The Gerry Colvin Band
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Shipton Rd, Ascott-u-Wychwood, OX7 6AG: Sat 4th May 2019
with support by Liz Simcock
Barrow-born Gerry Colvin has enjoyed a varied career in the music business - from his early days in the 1970's with a band called 'The Man Upstairs' (who toured with The Smiths) through the legendary John Peel favourite skiffle-cowpunk indie outfit 'Terry & Gerry' to his work in the early 1990's Gerry worked in Nashville as a professional songwriter and co-writing with Alison Moyet.
In 1993 Gerry formed the folk-pop band 'The Atlantics': they toured extensively including a slot at Glastonbury and in 1995 he co-founded the five piece folk band Colvinquarmby. They released six critically acclaimed albums and were voted best band at the prestigious Fairport Convention Cropredy Festival in 2009. In 2015 the original line-up of Terry and Gerry reformed and toured nationally with rock heroes Status Quo culminating with a concert at The Albert Hall!!
In 2013 Gerry released a self-penned solo album 'Jazz Tales of Country Folk' . His new CD 'Six of One half a Dozen of the Other', a collection of ten(!) brand new songs, is available now.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
with support by Liz Simcock
Barrow-born Gerry Colvin has enjoyed a varied career in the music business - from his early days in the 1970's with a band called 'The Man Upstairs' (who toured with The Smiths) through the legendary John Peel favourite skiffle-cowpunk indie outfit 'Terry & Gerry' to his work in the early 1990's Gerry worked in Nashville as a professional songwriter and co-writing with Alison Moyet.
In 1993 Gerry formed the folk-pop band 'The Atlantics': they toured extensively including a slot at Glastonbury and in 1995 he co-founded the five piece folk band Colvinquarmby. They released six critically acclaimed albums and were voted best band at the prestigious Fairport Convention Cropredy Festival in 2009. In 2015 the original line-up of Terry and Gerry reformed and toured nationally with rock heroes Status Quo culminating with a concert at The Albert Hall!!
In 2013 Gerry released a self-penned solo album 'Jazz Tales of Country Folk' . His new CD 'Six of One half a Dozen of the Other', a collection of ten(!) brand new songs, is available now.
For tickets and further information visit www.wychwoodfolkclub.com
Thursday 9th May 2018 - The Budapest Café Orchestra
The Theatre, Spring Street, Chipping Norton OX7 5NL: Thursday 9th May 2019
Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury RG14 5BD: Tuesday 21st May 2019
Hugely entertaining with immense skill and profound musicianship, The Budapest Café Orchestra have won acclaim from fans, fellow musicians and critics alike for their electrifying and entertaining shows.
The Budapest Café Orchestra is a hybrid super acoustic band for the 21st Century, led by jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick, and playing traditional folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the
Balkans and Russia. Mournful Klezmer melodies, raucous Romanian Doinas and Hungarian Czadas are all encountered alongside beautiful ballads, such as the theme to Schindler's List and Andy Statman's haunting Flatbush Waltz.
Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - plus a few surprises along the way - a show by the BCO will make you want to book that holiday down the Danube.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk
Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury RG14 5BD: Tuesday 21st May 2019
Hugely entertaining with immense skill and profound musicianship, The Budapest Café Orchestra have won acclaim from fans, fellow musicians and critics alike for their electrifying and entertaining shows.
The Budapest Café Orchestra is a hybrid super acoustic band for the 21st Century, led by jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick, and playing traditional folk and gypsy-flavoured music from across the
Balkans and Russia. Mournful Klezmer melodies, raucous Romanian Doinas and Hungarian Czadas are all encountered alongside beautiful ballads, such as the theme to Schindler's List and Andy Statman's haunting Flatbush Waltz.
Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - plus a few surprises along the way - a show by the BCO will make you want to book that holiday down the Danube.
For tickets and full tour dates visit www.budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk
Friday 24th May 2019 - Edgelarks
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Friday 24th May 2019
Firmly established on the roots and acoustic scene, the ‘’bravely original’’ (The Guardian) duo blends British traditional music with Indian classical slide guitar, stomping beatbox and harmonica to blistering effect.
The new album, by the same name Edgelarks, takes the idea that thresholds, despite often being places of marginalisation, are also places of change – and therefore places of hope. That in the end, we have far more in common than things that divide us, because we are all liminal – we are all just passing through. Phil & Hannah have also made a huge impact with The Gigspanner Big Band and the Band of Love.
Keen, curious and concerned intellects are at work here. Hannah Martin is an enthralling singer; Phillip Henry plays all manner of guitars and the harmonica, terrifically Julian May, Songlines *****
Tickets and further information www.artrix.co.uk
Firmly established on the roots and acoustic scene, the ‘’bravely original’’ (The Guardian) duo blends British traditional music with Indian classical slide guitar, stomping beatbox and harmonica to blistering effect.
The new album, by the same name Edgelarks, takes the idea that thresholds, despite often being places of marginalisation, are also places of change – and therefore places of hope. That in the end, we have far more in common than things that divide us, because we are all liminal – we are all just passing through. Phil & Hannah have also made a huge impact with The Gigspanner Big Band and the Band of Love.
Keen, curious and concerned intellects are at work here. Hannah Martin is an enthralling singer; Phillip Henry plays all manner of guitars and the harmonica, terrifically Julian May, Songlines *****
Tickets and further information www.artrix.co.uk
Friday 14th June 2019 - Rick Kemp
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate, Worcester WR1 3LD: Friday 14th June 2019
Rick Kemp is obviously best known to most as a member of the legendary folk/rock band Steeleye Span, but alongside and before and after that association Rick has had a varied and exciting life in music.
The evening will consist of his many reminiscences and stories of that time. Some will feature famous names we all will know, but perhaps the most interesting will be of people and events that we have never heard about.
Rick Kemp is, as many will be aware, a superb songwriter and the evening will include many of his excellent songs.
It will be a absorbing evening from someone with an excellent story to tell and a tremendous dry wit that draws laughter from his audience.
For tickets and further information, visit www.worcesterlive.co.uk/huntingdon-hall
Rick Kemp is obviously best known to most as a member of the legendary folk/rock band Steeleye Span, but alongside and before and after that association Rick has had a varied and exciting life in music.
The evening will consist of his many reminiscences and stories of that time. Some will feature famous names we all will know, but perhaps the most interesting will be of people and events that we have never heard about.
Rick Kemp is, as many will be aware, a superb songwriter and the evening will include many of his excellent songs.
It will be a absorbing evening from someone with an excellent story to tell and a tremendous dry wit that draws laughter from his audience.
For tickets and further information, visit www.worcesterlive.co.uk/huntingdon-hall
Saturday 15th June 2019 - Steve Knightley
Wychwood Folk Club, Tiddy Hall, Ascott-u-Wychwood OX7 6AG: Saturday 15th June 2019
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Friday 21st June 2019
Steve Knightley is an English singer, songwriter and acoustic musician. Since 1992 he has been one half of possibly the UK's most successful Folk/Roots duos – 'Show of Hands'. His partner Phil Beer is widely regarded as one of the world's finest acoustic multi-instrumentalists, and Steve is himself one of the finest songwriters on the international circuit.
At the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Steve and Phil received a prestigious double accolade when they were named ‘Best Duo’ and also clinched the ‘Best Original Song’ award for Steve’s punchy ‘Arrogance Ignorance and Greed’ title track which has gone on to be one of the most acclaimed – and continually topical! – songs in the SoH repertoire.
“Formidable operators in the roots arena. A class act” - The Independent
"One of England’s greatest singer songwriters” - Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
For full tour dates and further information www.steveknightley.co.uk
Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1GN: Friday 21st June 2019
Steve Knightley is an English singer, songwriter and acoustic musician. Since 1992 he has been one half of possibly the UK's most successful Folk/Roots duos – 'Show of Hands'. His partner Phil Beer is widely regarded as one of the world's finest acoustic multi-instrumentalists, and Steve is himself one of the finest songwriters on the international circuit.
At the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Steve and Phil received a prestigious double accolade when they were named ‘Best Duo’ and also clinched the ‘Best Original Song’ award for Steve’s punchy ‘Arrogance Ignorance and Greed’ title track which has gone on to be one of the most acclaimed – and continually topical! – songs in the SoH repertoire.
“Formidable operators in the roots arena. A class act” - The Independent
"One of England’s greatest singer songwriters” - Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
For full tour dates and further information www.steveknightley.co.uk
Friday 30th August 2019 - Road Not Taken
The Old Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5RZ: Friday 30th August 2019
with special guest Mike Weaver
Road Not Taken are a rising folk quartet from North Bristol who are making a name for themselves on the festival circuit. They first came together as friends working together to promote Downend Folk Club several years ago, and have since playaed a variety of venues up and down the country.
Anita Dobson (vocals), Ant Miles (guitar and keyboards), Claire Hamlen (fiddle), Joe Hamlen (multi instrumentailist) released their debut EP Back Into Storyland in April 2016, and since then have been working on a variety of contemporary and traditional material drawn from English folk roots.
This Autumn they will be touring their first full album, which will be released to coincide with the first gigs. This will be road Not Taken's first visit to Tewkesbury, where they will be supported in the atmospheric Old Baptist Chapel by local singer-songwriter (and old friend) Mike Weaver.
For tickets, please visit www.wegottickets.com/event/457811
with special guest Mike Weaver
Road Not Taken are a rising folk quartet from North Bristol who are making a name for themselves on the festival circuit. They first came together as friends working together to promote Downend Folk Club several years ago, and have since playaed a variety of venues up and down the country.
Anita Dobson (vocals), Ant Miles (guitar and keyboards), Claire Hamlen (fiddle), Joe Hamlen (multi instrumentailist) released their debut EP Back Into Storyland in April 2016, and since then have been working on a variety of contemporary and traditional material drawn from English folk roots.
This Autumn they will be touring their first full album, which will be released to coincide with the first gigs. This will be road Not Taken's first visit to Tewkesbury, where they will be supported in the atmospheric Old Baptist Chapel by local singer-songwriter (and old friend) Mike Weaver.
For tickets, please visit www.wegottickets.com/event/457811
Saturday 14th September 2019 - Steve Ashley
Oat Street Chapel, Oat Street, Evesham WR11 4PJ: Saturday 14th September 2019
with support by Mike Weaver
Steve Ashley's 1974 debut album Stroll On is widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings of its genre. With new songs that blazed a trail uniting traditional influences with contemporary life, it was described in Melody Maker as “The most sensational album since folk became contemporary”. Over thirty years on, his album Time and Tide was described in fROOTS magazine as 'a modern day masterpiece.'
Since he started performing live again, there has been renewed interested in his material - classic songs which have been covered by the likes of Martin Simpson, Fairport Convention, Wizz Jones, Phil Beer, Grace Notes and St Agnes Fountain. In 2015 Steve released a highly acclaimed album, This Little Game, a stripped back recording with just vocal and guitar - the way his gigs are these days. It was listed as one of the Telegraph's best folk albums of the year.
His eleventh CD, One More Thing was released in September 2018.
For tickets and full tour dates, visit www.steveashley.co.uk
with support by Mike Weaver
Steve Ashley's 1974 debut album Stroll On is widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings of its genre. With new songs that blazed a trail uniting traditional influences with contemporary life, it was described in Melody Maker as “The most sensational album since folk became contemporary”. Over thirty years on, his album Time and Tide was described in fROOTS magazine as 'a modern day masterpiece.'
Since he started performing live again, there has been renewed interested in his material - classic songs which have been covered by the likes of Martin Simpson, Fairport Convention, Wizz Jones, Phil Beer, Grace Notes and St Agnes Fountain. In 2015 Steve released a highly acclaimed album, This Little Game, a stripped back recording with just vocal and guitar - the way his gigs are these days. It was listed as one of the Telegraph's best folk albums of the year.
His eleventh CD, One More Thing was released in September 2018.
For tickets and full tour dates, visit www.steveashley.co.uk
