Judy Collins will be appearing at the Duchess in York on Monday 8 February. Northern Sky will be chatting to the iconic American folk singer and a full feature will follow shortly afterwards. 

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Barton-upon-Humber stands on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, in the shadow of the southern tower of what was once the largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, that was until sixteen years on from when it was built, when slightly bigger ones began to pop up all over the place. Barton's guest visitor tonight noted that it reminded him of a similar structure that spans the bay of San Francisco over in his home state of California; well we do like our guests to feel at home! Tonight the imposing Humber Bridge, the wide river estuary that it spans and much of the little North Lincolnshire town itself was obscured by a foggy haze, coming in off the river, making the venue difficult to find, despite the place being allegedly well signposted with a series of brown tourist signs. As usual, I left it to basic instinct, a well-tuned musical nose and the help of one or two locals, who were more than happy to point me in the right direction. It was no ordinary night after all, Tom Russell was in town.  
 

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Audio Interview

Interview: Tom Russell Northern Sky caught up with singer-songwriter Tom Russell before his show at the Ropewalk in Barton-upon-Humber to discuss Dylan, Criminology and his new album Blood and Candle Smoke. By: Allan Wilkinson Published: 22 January 2010 - 12:00am Read more...

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Interview: Pamela Wyn Shannon Northern Sky met up with Pamela Wyn Shannon at The Wheelhouse in Wombwell to discuss her album Courting Autumn, her love of Pentangle and Nick Drake and building igloos. By: Allan Wilkinson Published: 17 January 2010 - 12:00am Read more...

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Singer-songwriter Leddra Chapman is one of the most hotly tipped music stars of 2010 and has just been seen live on ITV's This Morning, has appeared on Terry Wogan's show, and is about to do a live session for Radio Two with Janice Long. Leddra can be seen at the York House Concerts on 26 march 2010. SOLD OUT

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