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Hooden Horse

‘Animal Guising & The Kentish Hooden Horse’ Exhibition At Maidstone Museum

Maidstone Museum St Faith's St, Maidstone, United Kingdom

The Hooden Horse can be seen snapping its teeth and causing havoc at many folk festivals, but where did it come from and how does it relate to other animal disguises around the UK? This exhibition unites Maidstone Museum’s two old Hooden Horses with their early surviving cousins; Morris Dancing revival horses; Northern skull horses; the Old Tup; Mari Lwyd; Obby Osses; and stag disguises. It explores the Christmas house-calling custom of Hoodening and its reinvention as Autohoodening, a new […]

Free

Northgate Folk Festival

Alexander's Rufus Court, Chester, United Kingdom

The Choir of Outsiders presents the Northgate Folk Festival, an experimental and contemporary folk all-dayer set in the heart of Chester. Nestled within Chester's ancient Roman City Walls, this new event aims to celebrate the peculiar and wonderful traditional talent of the British Isles. The headliner for the festival is Brìghde Chaimbeul, a leading purveyor of experimental Celtic music and a Scottish smallpipes player. Brìghde's mesmerizing piping skills have earned her recognition, including a BBC Young Folk Award and a […]

£14 – £16
Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis

Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis At Cecil Sharp House, London

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

Multi-award-winning folk singers and musicians Sam Kelly and Jamie Francis share a common interest in roots music. They are two of the most respected and innovative musicians on the current UK folk scene. The Bristol-based duo are also the main writing partnership behind the hit folk band Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys. From the duo show, expect to hear haunting harmonies, soaring tunes and melodies, charming anecdotes and instrumental performances of the highest calibre, all led by Sam’s unmistakable vocals. […]

£10 – £15
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers and Boden At The Crescent, York

The Crescent, York The Crescent, Heslington, York

By the time John Spiers & Jon Boden had hung up their highly regarded hats as the Spiers & Boden duo in 2014 theyhad earned a place in the hearts of the folk audience that few could rival. Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and went on to become one of the best loved duos […]

£24.75

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson At Cley Marshes Visitor Centre, Norfolk

Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Marshes Visitor Centre, Cley next the Sea

Christina Alden and Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from Norwich. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative songwriting style that is both delicate and moving. Deeply inspired by the world around them, they have a keen environmental eye to craft stories with the natural world at its heart, reflecting on the relationship between humans and the wild.

£10 – £12
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers & Boden At The Met, Bury

The Met Market St, Bury, United Kingdom

By the time John Spiers & Jon Boden had hung up their highly regarded hats as the Spiers & Boden duo in 2014 theyhad earned a place in the hearts of the folk audience that few could rival. Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and went on to become one of the best loved duos […]

£23
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers & Boden At The Brewery, Kendal

The Brewery Highgate, Kendal, United Kingdom

Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers and Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and going on to form and front the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead. After a 7-year hiatus, the duo reformed in 2021, arriving with a brand new album ‘Fallow Ground’, which reached Number 3 on the Official Folk Albums Chart and was a Mojo Top […]

£20.50
EMMANUEL PARISELLE & DIDIER OLIVER

Emmanuel Pariselle & Didier Oliver Workshop At Lewes Folk Club

Lewes Saturday Folk Club White Hill, Lewes, United Kingdom

Emmanuel is one of the best melodeon players in France, a singer & an expert in French regional dance music. He also plays a specially-designed 'Franglo' concertina. He has taught at Hands-On Music & regularly leads melodeon-building weeks in England. Didier is a superb fiddler & also dazzles on mandolin, boha (Gascon bagpipes) & guitar. They are favourites at the National Centre for Folk Arts at Halsway Manor. Both are wonderful singers.

£12
Gnoss the band stood in front of a brick wall facing the camera

GNOSS At The Greystones, Sheffield

The Greystones Greystones Rd, Sheffield

Glasgow based folk band. A dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar and bodhran that tackle energetic tune sets and driving folk song with a "maturity of ability many of a greater age will envy" (Living Tradition).

£14
Jim Moray discusses Tam Lin on the Old Songs Podcast

Jim Moray At Stoller Hall, Manchester

The Stoller Hall Hunts Bank, Manchester, United Kingdom

Should you care to look back over the past two decades of British folk music, one musician in particular stands out for having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has rarely wavered in style and substance. Jim Moray may have garnered initial attention for his digitally-driven approach to traditional music, but reflecting on his seven albums and numerous production credits it’s clear that imagination and invention are the real cornerstones of his work. The cinematic vision of albums such as Skulk […]

£17
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers & Boden At The Sage, Gateshead

The Sage St Mary's Square, Gateshead, United Kingdom

Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers and Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and going on to form and front the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead. After a 7-year hiatus, the duo reformed in 2021, arriving with a brand new album ‘Fallow Ground’, which reached Number 3 on the Official Folk Albums Chart and was a Mojo Top […]

£23.10
Jim Moray discusses Tam Lin on the Old Songs Podcast

Jim Moray At The Hive, Shrewsbury

The Hive 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

Should you care to look back over the past two decades of British folk music, one musician in particular stands out for having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has rarely wavered in style and substance. Jim Moray may have garnered initial attention for his digitally-driven approach to traditional music, but reflecting on his seven albums and numerous production credits it’s clear that imagination and invention are the real cornerstones of his work. The cinematic vision of albums such as Skulk […]

£15
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers and Boden At Sheffield City Hall

Sheffield City Hall Barker's Pool, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

£24.50
Spiers and Boden in a field.

Spiers & Boden At Memorial Hall, Sheffield

Memorial Hall Sheffiled city centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene”, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and going on to form and front the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead. The duo reformed in 2021 after a seven-year hiatus, arriving with a brand new album Fallow Ground which went on to reach number 3 in the Official Folk Albums Chart and was […]

£23.95
Jim Ghedi

Jim Ghedi At The Greystones, Sheffield

The Greystones Greystones Rd, Sheffield

Jim Ghedi hails from the South Yorkshire hills and although clearly well versed in the history of British folk music, he stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers. Whilst Ghedi’s previous distinctive take on folk has often been instrumental, his new album ‘In The Furrows Of Common Place’ is a deeper plunge inside himself to offer up more of his voice to accompany his profoundly unique and moving compositions. Departing from […]

£15

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