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The Albion Band
Alongside Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention, The Albion Band are one of the “Big Three” of English Folk Rock, fusing traditional British songs and tunes with contemporary instruments and sounds. All three were formed by legendary band leader Ashley Hutchings. Generally considered one of the most important groupings in the genre, The Albion Band has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers from Richard Thompson to Martin Carthy in its long and fluid history.
This March, The Albion Band will be set about a nationwide UK tour. Playing their first shows as a new-look like-up, this is an exciting time to catch the band live as a rejuvenated cast starts to establish itself.
The brand new album ‘The Vice of The People’ is released on April 30th
UK Tour
March
Thursday 1 -Camberley Theatre
Friday 2 - Bradford St Georges
Saturday 3 - Durham Gala Theatre
Sunday 4 - Boston Blackfriars Arts Centre
Tuesday 6 - Leamington Royal Spa Centre
Wednesday 7 - Tewkesbury Roses Theatre
Thursday 8 - Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Friday 9 - Worthing Assembly Hall
Saturday 10 - Harpenden Public Halls
Sunday 11 - Wellingborough Castle Theatre
Tuesday 13 - Stevenage Gordon Craig Theatre
Thursday 15 - Tunbridge Wells Assembly Halls
Friday 16 - Christchurch Regent
Sunday 18 - Whitley Bay Playhouse
Monday 19 - Wakefield Theatre Royal
Thursday 22 - Chesham Elgiva Theatre
Friday 23 - Norwich Playhouse
Sunday 25 - Edinburgh Queens Hall
Tuesday 27 - Stockport Plaza
Friday 30 - Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Saturday 31 - Scunthorpe Plowright Theatre
April
Sunday 1 - Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
Monday 2 - Bristol Colston Hall 2
Tuesday 3 - Croydon Ashcroft Theatre
May
Saturday 12 - Cromer Folk on the Pier
Saturday 25 - Shepley Spring Festival
June
Sunday - Hever Lakeside Theatre
More Info: www.thealbionband.com
Matt Andersen
The best performing songwriters, the ones who sound like they really mean what they’re singing about, tend to come from areas known for hard times and hard work. Like say, Perth-Andover, a rural blue-collar village in the Canadian Maritime province of New Brunswick—the home of acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt Andersen.
UK Tour
February
Wednesday 29 – The Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, Anglesey
March
Thursday 1 - The Real Music Club @ The Errigle Inn, Belfast
Saturday 3 - The Venue Theatre, Ratoath, Co. Meath, Ireland
Monday 5 – Mick Murphy’s Bar, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Wednesday 7 - The Biddulph Arms, Biddulph, Staffordshire
Thursday 8 - Blues Revolution, Clerkenwell, London
Friday 9 - Bronte Blues Club @ Laycock Village Hall, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Saturday 10 - Cromarty Old Brewery, Cromarty, Nr. Inverness
Sunday 11 - Fochabers Public Institute, Fochabers, Nr. Elgin
Tuesday 13 – The Musician, Leicester
Wednesday 14 - SquareSessions @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield, Hampshire
Friday 16 - AAA @ Archangel, Kensington, London
Saturday 17 - The Birchmeadow Community Centre, Broseley, Shropshire
Sunday 18 - The Greystones, Sheffield
Tuesday 20 – Fibbers, York
Wednesday 21 - The Stables (Stage 2), Milton Keynes
Thursday 29 - The Crawdaddy Blues Club, Billericay
More Info: www.stubbyfingers.ca
Gren Bartley
UK Tour
February
Sunday 19 - Frome Folk Festival, Frome (exclusive pre-album launch show)
Wednesday 22 - Dulcimer, Manchester (with Pilgrims' Way)
Monday 23 - Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge
Wednesday 25 - Rose Theatre, Ormskirk
March
Thursday 1 - The Musician, Leicester (album launch)
Friday 2 - The Square and Compass, Dorset
Saturday 3 - Under the Edge Arts Centre, Wooton-under-Edge
Friday 9 - Stonehaven Folk Club, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Saturday 10 - Argyll Hotel, Ullapool, Scotland
Tuesday 13 - Leith Folk Club, Leith, Scotland
Friday 16 - The Rolling Hills Folk Club, Melrose, Scotland
Thursday 22 - The Green Note Cafe, London
Friday 23 - The Hinckley ACT, Leicestershire
Thursday29 - Chapel Arts Centre, Bath
Friday 30 Eden Project Cafe, Cornwall
Saturday 31 - Miss Peapod's, Cornwall
April
Thusday 5 - The Robert Gillow, Lancaster
Wednesday 11 - The Man of Kent, Rochester
Thursday 12 - The FILO, Hastings
Friday 13 - The Institute, Essex
Saturday 14 - The Albatros, Norfolk
Sunday 15 - The Bicycle Shop, Norwich
Monday 16 - Warwick Folk Club, Warwick
Tuesday 27 - Northwich Folk Club, Northwich
June
Saturday 9 - Gower Folk Festival, South Wales
Sunday 24 - Harborough Folk Festival, Market Harborough
July
Wednesday 4 - Up in Arms, Biddulph (with Tom Kitching and Pilgrims' Way)
Friday 6 - Isle of Wight Folk Festival, Isle of Wight
Saturday 7 - Isle of Wight Folk Festival, Isle of Wight
Sunday 8 - Isle of Wight Folk Festival, Isle of Wight
Wednesday 18th - Blues with Bottle, Sevenoaks
August
Saturday 11 - Broadstairs Folk Festival, Kent
Sunday 12 - Broadstairs Folk Festival, Kent
More Info: www.grenbartley.com
Deborah Bonham
UK Tour
March
Sunday 4 - Mr Kyps, 8a Parr St, Poole, Dorset
Friday 9- Manchester Academy 2, Manchester (with FM)
Saturday 10 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (with FM)
Saturday 24 - Robin 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton (with Nazareth)
Sunday 25 - The Diamond, 47 Stoney St, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts
April
10-15 France
June
8-9th Cobstock - Local charity festival in Cobnor West Sussex in aid of www.racehorsesanctuary.org
14-16th Portugal Cascais Harley Davidson Festival TBC
July
Charity concert with Paul Rodgers in Chichester in aid of www.racehorsesanctuary.org (Date to be confirmed)
More Info: www.deborahbonham.com
Breabach
One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Breabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fuelled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. Their enviable musicianship and adaptability is elegantly displayed through the thoughtful arrangement and delivery of the songs. A repertoire that effortlessly fuses the traditional and contemporary underlines their commitment and passion for their musical heritage but also displays a willingness to explore and challenge boundaries.
UK & Scotland Tour
February
Sunday 19 - Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter
Monday 20 - Forest Folk, Trampers Lane, North Boarhunt, nr. Wickham, Hants
Tuesday 21 - Cox’s Yard, Bridgefoot, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
Wednesday 22 - Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire
Thursday 23 - Nailsea Folk Club
March
Friday 2 - Universal Hall, The Park, Findhorn
Saturday 3 - Queen’s Hall, 85-89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh
Thursday 8 - Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Eastgate, Peebles
Saturday 10 - The Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Wednesday 14 -Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, Kirkcaldy
Thursday 15 - Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye
Friday 16 - Aros Hall, Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye
Friday 30 - Braemar Village Hall, Mar Road, Braemar
More Info: www.breabach.com
Giles Robson and the Dirty Aces
Movinmusic is pleased to announce it has just signed a worldwide licensing deal for Giles Robson and the Dirty Aces' latest CD "Crooked Heart of Mine" with Blues Boulevard Records. Giles Robson is not only one of the best harmonica players ever, but he's also an impressive vocalist. With his band, The Dirty Aces, he's recorded an album containing 13 Impressive all-original Blues tracks. This is truly the real deal; a tightly fashioned revelation of classic, harp-led Chicago Blues recalling the halcyon days of the 60s British Blues boom.
UK Tour
March
Thursday 22 - Millers Snooker Club, Diamond Avenue, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Friday 23- Darlington RnB Club, Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, County Durham
Saturday 24 - Blues Weekend at Warner's Alvaston Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire
Tuesday 27 - Blues Kitchen, 111-113 Camden High St, London
Wednesday 28 - Malt Shovel Tavern, 121 Bridge Street, Northampton
Thursday 29 - The Cellars at Eastney, 56 Cromwell Road, Southsea, Hamps
Friday 30 - Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
Saturday 31 - Devizes Blues Club, Wilsford House, 30 Long Street, Devizes Wilts
More Info: www.thedirtyaces.com
Jamie Smith's Mabon
After a headline appearance at Somerset’s first Frome Folk Festival (Feb 18) , award-winning all-male Welsh band Jamie Smith’s Mabon (JSM) will be taking their high energy InterCeltic music to arts centres, village and town halls across England and Wales when they embark on a spring tour (March 6- 24).
The tour takes in Milton Keynes, Reading, Bridgwater(Somerset), Cockermouth, Norwich and Bristol as well as Welsh dates at Llanbedr, Solva and Caerleon.
UK Tour
March
Tuesday 6 - The Stables, Wavendon, Milton Keynes
Thursday 8 - South Street Arts Centre, Reading
Friday 9 - Llanbedr Village Hall, Powys
Saturday 10 - Solva Memorial Hall, Pembrokeshire
Friday 16 - Bridgwater Arts Centre
Saturday 17 - Discovery Centre, Winchester
Sunday 18 - The Thunderbolt, Bristol
Wednesday 21 - Norwich Arts Centre
Friday 23 - Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth
Saturday 24 - Town Hall, Caerleon
More Info: www.jamiesmithsmabon.com
Nanci Griffith
UK Tour
February
Monday 27 - TLT theatre, Drogheda
Tuesday 28 - Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Wednesday 29 - Glor, Ennis
March
Friday 2 - Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Saturday 3 - Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
Sunday 4 - Everyman Palace, Cork
Tuesday 6 - Opera House, Wexford
Wednesday 7 - Theatre Royal, Waterford
Thursday 8 - The Helix, Dublin
Saturday 10 - Concert Hall, Glasgow
Sunday 11 - The Lowry, Salford
Monday 12 - Town Hall, Birmingham
Wednesday 14 - SBE, London
Friday 16 - The Stables, Milton Keynes
Sunday 18 - Grand Theatre, Swansea
Monday 19 - Del A Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea
Wednesday 21 - Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Thursday 22 - The Sage, Gateshead
Friday 23 - Barbican, York
More Info: www.nancigriffith.com
Rachel Harrington & the Knock Outs
UK Tour
March
Tuesday 13 - Robin 2, Wolverhampton
Wednesday 14 - Biddulph Arms, Biddulph, Staffs
Thursday 15 - Courtyard Arts Centre, Heeford
Friday 16 - Hangar Farm Arts Centre, West Totton, Southampton
Saturday 17 - The Forge at Anvil Arts, Basingstoke
Sunday 18 - The American Museum, Bath
Sunday 18 - The Thunderbolt, Bristol
Tuesday 20 - The Ironworks, Oswestry
Wednesday 21 - The Old Ship Inn, Lowdham, Notts
Thursday 22 - The Greystones, Sheffield
Friday 23 - The Back Room, Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Saturday 24 - Acoustic roots, Cambridge
Sunday 25 - The Underbelly, Hoxton Square, London
Monday 26 - The Greys, Brighton
Tuesday 27 - The Musician, Leicester
Wednesday 28 - The Cleveland Bay, Yarm
Friday 30 - The Links Hotel, Montrose
Saturday 31 - Cromarty Arts Centre, Cromarty
April
Sunday 1 - Bogbain Farm, Inverness
Tuesday 3 - Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh
Wednesday 4 - The Red rooms, Perth Theatre
Thursday 5 - The Tolbooth, Stiling
More info: www.rachelharrington.net
Patsy Matheson & Becky Mills
Since the well publicised break up of Waking the Witch, Patsy Matheson and Becky Mills have continued to delight audiences throughout the UK – Patsy as half of a duo with the legendary Clive Gregson (Gregson & Collister, Richard Thompson Band), and Becky singing alongside Ken Nicol (Steeleye Span) and Ashley Hutchins (Fairport Convention).
Now, to support the release of their two new albums (Patsy’s 'Stories of Angels & Guitars' available 16th Jan 2012) and Becky's 'Dandelion' , these two world class songwriters, singers and guitar players have joined forces resulting in a unique and personal sound, drawing on roots in traditional and contemporary folk, acoustic blues, R & B, jazz and rock, with an emphasis on intricate vocal harmonies. Combine this with the pair’s engaging charm and sense of humour, and this promises to be a very special evening of top quality entertainment.
'The angels are present from the start ...a confident strength and a belief in every word she sings'
Allan Wilkinson, Northern Sky
UK Tour
February
Monday 20 – The Maltings, Farnham
Tuesday 21 – Mrs Yarringtons @ Crowhurst Park, Hastings
Thursday 23 – Black Swan, York
Friday 24 – Korks, Otley
Saturday 25 – The Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton
Sunday 26 – The Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham
Tuesday 28 – Links Hotel Folk Club, Montrose
March
Friday 2 – Social Club, Ulverston
Saturday 3 – Sanquhar Arts Centre, Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway
Thursday 8 – Otterton Mill, Otterton, East Devon
Friday 9 – Arts Centre, Bridgewater
Saturday 10 – Wellington Arts Centre, Wellington, Somerset
Sunday 11 – Wotton under Edge, Arts Centre, Nr Gloucester
Friday 16 – Appletreewick, Craven Arms, Grassington
Friday 23 – The Stables, Milton Keynes
Sunday 25 – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
More Info:
Patsy Matheson: www.patsymatheson.co.uk
Becky Mills: www.beckymills.co.uk
Nazareth
UK BIG DOGZ Tour
Support on all dates: JUALL (Further info below)
Plus: DEBORAH BONHAM
Nazareth are one of the UK's finest ever classic rock bands. The band are perhaps best known for their breakthrough albums, RAZAMANAZZ and LOUD N PROUD (both 1973) and their chart-storming singles, Bad Bad Boy, Broken Down Angel, Love Hurts, My White Bicycle and their remarkable adaptation of Joni Mitchell's This Flight Tonight. Since then the band have released a steady stream of top-notch albums and retained a steadfast, almost rabid fan base across the world.
UK Tour
March
Saturday 10 - Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow
Sunday 11 - Ironworks, 122b Academy Street, Inverness
Tuesday 13 - Dexters, 22 Castle Street, Angus, Dundee
Thursday 15 - The Grand, 18 York Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire
Friday 16 - O2 Academy, O2 Academy 2, 11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool
Saturday 17 - The Duchess, Stonebow House, York
Tuesday 20 - O2 Academy, Westgate Road, Newcastle on Tyne
Wednesday 21 - The Brook, 466 Portswood Road, Portswood, Southampton
Friday 23 - Assembly Rooms (Darwin Suite), Derby
Saturday 24 - Robin 2, 2-28 Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton (with JUALL & DEBORAH BONHAM)
Sunday 25 - Yardbirds Rock Club, Church Street, Grimsby
More Info: www.nazarethdirect.co.uk
O'Hooley and Tidow
The Fragile Album Tour
Belinda O’Hooley (The Unthanks) and Heidi Tidow are the dapper gentlewomen behind the groundbreaking Silent June; one of MOJO Magazine’s Top 10 Folk Albums of 2010. Hailed as pioneers of innovative chamber-folk, their music defies easy description, crossing folk and classical boundaries with a hint of burlesque theatricality. Their beautifully unusual songs touch on everything from dark folk tales, cross-dressing historical figures through to the invisibility of the elderly and the global economy, yet are always sure to tug on your heart-strings. Their new album The Fragile, released in February 2012, sees them touring the country with their irresistible blend of striking arrangements, sublime harmonies and cheeky Northern banter.
UK Tour
February
Thursday 23 - The Topic Folk Club, Bradford
March
Thursday 1 - Bournemouth Folk Club, Bournemouth
Friday 2 - Hove Folk Club, Hove
Sunday 4 - Folk House, Bristol
Monday 5 - Green Note, London
Friday 9th - Little Shop of Calm, Cowbridge
Saturday 10 - Arts Centre, Bridport
Thusday 15th - Black Swan Folk Club, York
Friday 16 - Guildford Institute, Guildford
Tuesday 20 - Village Folk Club, Manchester
Friday 23 - Glee Club, Nottingham
Saturday 24 - The Greystones, Sheffield
Sunday 25 - All Hallows Church, Leeds
Friday 30 Assembly Rooms, Ludlow
Saturday 31 - The Sage, Gateshead
April
Wednesday 25 Cecil Sharp House, London
May
Friday 25 - Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley
Saturday 26 - Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley
Sunday 27 - Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley
June
Saturday 16 - Calderdale Pride, Halifax
July
Friday 20 - Festival at the Edge, Shropshire
Saturday 20 - Festival at the Edge, Shropshire
Sunday 22 - Village Pump Folk Festival, Trowbridge
August
Saturday 11 - Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs
Sunday 12 - Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs
More Info: www.ohooleyandtidow.com
Cam Penner
UK Tour
Accompanied by long-time collaborator and guitarist Jon Wood
March
Thursday 22 - No. 8 Café, Launceston, Cornwall
Friday 23 - Eden Project Café, St Austell, Cornwall
Saturday 24 - The Royal Oak, Lewes, East Sussex
Sunday 25 - The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell, London
Tuesday 27 - Private Concert, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
Wednesday 28 - The Greystones, Sheffield
Thursday 29 The Maze, Nottingham
Saturday 31 - The Fraser Centre, Milngavie, Nr. Glasgow
April
Sunday 1 - Great Northern Wine @ The Warehouse, Rippon
More Info: www.campenner.com
Amanda Shires
UK Tour
April
Saturday 14 - House Concert, Turners Hill, West Sussex
Sunday 15 - Diamond Jubilee Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire
Tuesday 17 - Backstage at The Green Hotel, Kinross
Wednesday 18 - Woodend Bowling and Tennis Club, Glasgow
Thursday 19 - The Musician, Leicester
Friday 20 - Holy Moly’s at Esquires, Bedford
Saturday 21 - Greystones, Sheffield
Sunday 22 - The Maze, Nottingham
Wednesday 25 - St. Bonaventure’s Club, Bristol
Thursday 26 - The B-Bar, Plumouth
May
Friday 4 - Kilkenny Roots Festival, Kilkenny
Saturday 5 - Kilkenny Roots Festival, Kilkenny
Sunday 6 - Kilkenny Roots Festival, Kilkenny
Monday 7 - Kilkenny Roots Festival, Kilkenny
Dates in Northern Ireland will be announced shortly
More Info: amandashires.squarespace.com
Southern Tenant Folk Union
Taking their name from the groundbreaking multi-racial union of sharecroppers and non-landowning tenant farmers founded in Arkansas in the 1930’s (the Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union), the Edinburgh-based Southern Tenant Folk Union are now one of the most highly rated folk and bluegrass outfits in the UK today.
UK Tour
March
Thursday 1 - CRH @ Saint Bonaventures, Berkely Road ( Off Gloucester Rd ) Bishopston, Bristol
Friday 2 - Hall 2 Kings Place, 90 York Way, Kings Cross, London
Saturday 3 - Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre, Station Road, Bordon, Hampshire
Friday 23 - Glenurquhart Public Hall, Blairbeg, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Saturday 24 - An Lanntair Arts Centre, Kenneth Street, Stornway, Isle Of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
April
Thursday 12 - Pocklington Arts Centre, Market Place, Pocklington, York
Friday 13 - Norden Farm Centre For The Arts, Altwood Road, Maidenhead
Saturday 14 - Swimbridge Village Hall, Swimbridge, Barnstaple, North Devon
Sunday 15 - Trades Club, Holme St, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks
More info: www.southerntenantfolkunion.com
Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston
UK Tour
February
Sunday 19 - ALBUM LAUNCH at the Frome Festival, Somerset
Friday 24 - Watson Hall, Castle Carrock
Saturday 25 - Carperby Village Hall, Nr Leyburn
March
Saturday 3 - David Hall Arts Centre, South Petherton
Sunday 25 - The Coach House @ The American Museum, Bath
May
Monday 9 - The Ship Inn, Lowdham, Nr Nottingham
Thursday 12 - Ebbesbourne Wake Village Hall, Nr Salisbury
Friday 13 - Hitchin Folk Club, The Sun Hotel, Hitchin
More info: www.mirandasykes.com
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