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Martin Simpson stands dimly lit, backed by a dark burgandy wall and guitar slung to the midriff.

Martin Simpson At Gulbenkian Theatre, Kent

University of Kent Giles Ln, Canterbury

The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing. 40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is […]

£18
Georgie Buchanan Hyde Park Folk Club

Georgie Buchanan (Wise as a Fool – Debut Album Launch) At Hyde Park Folk Club

Hyde Park Folk Club 27-29 Headingley Ln., Headingley

This show will be the launch of Georgie Buchanans highly anticipated debut album launch 'Wise as a Fool' “This is beautiful, subtle and sophisticated folk music. Ethereal yet rooted. I can’t wait to hear more from Georgie Buchanan.” Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands) Inspired by voyages to the Outer Hebrides, tales of ancient Celtic Goddesses and great folk singers from Peggy Seegar to Joni Mitchell, Georgie Buchanan is a unique singer and harpist on the contemporary folk scene. Hailing from […]

£11
Nathaniel Mann, Marry Waterson and Lisa Knapp - the three members of Hack Poets Guild - stand in a row, with their visages sliced as if in a collage.

Hack Poets Guild At Phoenix, Exeter

Exeter Phoenix Gandy St, Exeter

Hack Poets Guild are a groundbreaking trio made up of Lisa Knapp, Marry Waterson and Nathaniel Mann. Their debut album was produced by movie composer and renowned producer, Jerry Diver, and features reinterpretations of broadside ballads found in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The disposable song sheets (that would’ve once sold for pence, and were the forerunners of modern news media) gave a rare insight into the past whilst striking a chord with themes still relevant today. Celebrated film composer and […]

£13 – £15
A close-up shot of Alasdair Roberts sitting, arms crossed.

Alasdair Roberts At The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol

The Wardrobe Theatre 25 West St, Bristol

Alasdair Roberts is a Glasgow-based musician – primarily a singer and guitarist – born in Germany and raised in central Scotland. Acclaimed by Folk Radio UK as ‘one of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song-adapters’, he has released several critically-acclaimed albums via Drag City Records over the past two decades. Alasdair draws upon the traditional song and music culture of Scotland and further afield to create both his own idiosyncratic and evocative compositions, as well as fresh […]

£12 – £15
Leveret standing underneath a bridge.

Leveret Live To Your Living Room

Live to Your Living Room

Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity. Leveret’s music is not arranged in the conventional sense and instead they rely on mutual trust, listening and responding. Their playing is relaxed and natural, drawing audiences in and inviting them to share in music making that is truly spontaneous […]

£10 – £25
Lisa O'Neill official press photo.

Lisa O’Neill At The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Voodoo Rooms 19a W Register St, Edinburgh

“Vertiginous, violet-they scroll across the sky, words with wings VVV, whether wrens or angels one cannot determine, perhaps an alternate universe fusion of both, up down, high, low-dizzy, still; at peace, at war: redemption dreams arise from the clay: soul's peace, as the bird in the bough its little eye closes slowly: all is chance, they say, indeed-save this, indisputably, O' Neill's Art's gentle triumph.” -  Pat McCabe

£19.68
Lisa O'Neill official press photo.

Lisa O’Neill At Band On The Wall, Manchester

Band On The Wall 25 Swan Street, Manchester

“Vertiginous, violet-they scroll across the sky, words with wings VVV, whether wrens or angels one cannot determine, perhaps an alternate universe fusion of both, up down, high, low-dizzy, still; at peace, at war: redemption dreams arise from the clay: soul's peace, as the bird in the bough its little eye closes slowly: all is chance, they say, indeed-save this, indisputably, O' Neill's Art's gentle triumph.” -  Pat McCabe

£18.08

Chris Wood At The Stroller Hall, Manchester

The Stoller Hall Hunts Bank, Manchester

Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris is a lifelong autodidact whose independent streak shines through everything he does. Always direct and unafraid to speak his mind, his song writing has been praised for its surgical clarity. He cites his major influence as “Anon”. His most recent […]

£5.50 – £16
Martin Simpson stands dimly lit, backed by a dark burgandy wall and guitar slung to the midriff.

Martin Simpson At Trinity Theatre, Kent

Trinity Theatre Church Rd, Royal Tunbridge Wells

The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing. 40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is […]

£20.00

Trad Night: Fran Foote & Belinda Kempster At Cecil Sharp House

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London

Essex songs of farming and working on the land. Without frills or fuss, mother and daughter Fran Foote and Belinda Kempster share songs from their Essex family history of farming and working on the land. Fran grew up immersed in the local folk scene, learning songs from her parents from a very young age. Trad Nights are unamplified gigs in our most intimate performance space. Enjoy tales of love and lust, incest and murder, humour and tragedy, with some of […]

£10

The Broadside Hacks Folk Club

MOTH Club Old Trades Hall, Valette Street, London, London

Each month, Broadside Hacks welcomes four artists and a guest host to East London's MOTH Club for an evening of performance and conversation centred around traditional music. Taking the format of a song-sharing circle, we'll explore the influence of traditional music on these musicians, singers and songwriters; whether that’s through casual listening habits, the importance of folk music to their upbringing, or merely a curiosity with this centuries-old tradition. As well as focusing on these artists and their relationship with […]

£7.70
A black and white still of Chris Wood sitting and playing guitar.

Chris Wood At Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham

Kitchen Garden Cafe 17 York Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham

Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris is a lifelong autodidact whose independent streak shines through everything he does. Always direct and unafraid to speak his mind, his song writing has been praised for its surgical clarity. He cites his major influence as “Anon”. His most recent […]

£17.60
Martin Simpson stands dimly lit, backed by a dark burgandy wall and guitar slung to the midriff.

Martin Simpson At The Stables, Milton Keynes

The Stables Stockwell Ln, Milton Keynes

The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength – every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing. 40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is […]

£19.00
Hannah James and Toby Kuhn

Hannah James & Toby Kuhn At Cecil Sharp House

Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Rd, Camden, London

A dazzling combination of charismatic, playful chemistry. Hannah is an award-winning musician, dancer, songwriter and singer, a creative force renowned for her work with Lady Maisery and many others. Toby is a globe-trotting French cellist whose post-classical playing is inventive and improvisational. If you’re looking for warmth, honesty and musical excellence, look no further.

£10 – £15
A black and white still of Chris Wood sitting and playing guitar.

Chris Wood At Wingfield Barns

Wingfield Barns Church Rd, Diss

Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris is a lifelong autodidact whose independent streak shines through everything he does. Always direct and unafraid to speak his mind, his song writing has been praised for its surgical clarity. He cites his major influence as “Anon”. His most recent […]

£17.60

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