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Mazeeka Ensemble (29th); Manette Street), London W1 are Office: 0161 907 9000;
GIGS
Seckou Keita Quintet (1st Oct); Jackie Oates (15th Oct) and Jon
www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Boden & The Remnant Kings
Folk favourites lined up for
Shepherds plus Ella Edmondson (30th). Bookings: 0871 231 0842;
Glasgow’s Fruitmarket,
(6th); The Demon Barber
seetickets.co.uk
Candleriggs this autumn include
American folk blues legend
Roadshow (9th); Foray Into Folk –
Como No presents Pupy Y Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas,
(and our editor’s first performing
a day for anyone who has ever
Los Que Son Son at The Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham,
hero) Spider John Koerner plays
wanted to have a go at folk music,
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, Karine Polwart, Emma Pollock,
a one-off UK date – his first since
specifically players from a classical
London NW1 on 3rd October. Box Alasdair Roberts, James
Cambridge ‘81 – on 30th
background, with tutors Alistair
Office: 0844 482 8008; Yorkston, Adrian Crowley,
September at London’s Green
Anderson, Emily Ball, Ian
www.roundhouse.org.uk Crooked Still with Emily Smith,
Note, Parkway. Tel: 020 74859899;
Stephenson and Desi Wilkinson
and Shooglenifty plus special
www.greennote.co.uk
(10th); Joan Baez (10th); Kathryn
Salisbury Arts Centre,
guests. Contact: 0141 353 8000;
There’s a series of concerts
Tickell’s Focus: Shona Kipling and
Bedwin Street, has future dates
, Dog House
www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
and free events already under way
Emily Portman (10th); The
from Seckou Keita
Boys and Natacha Atlas & The Shakedown Blues in
at the South Bank Centre, London
Legendary Gypsy Queens &
Mazeeka Ensemble. Box Office: Peterborough plays host to
to mark the 70th anniversary of
Kings (21st); The Unthanks plus
01722 321744; forthcoming gigs with Rev John
Topic Records. Martin Simpson
Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell
www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk Wilkins, Shar-Baby, Katherine
appears at the Queen Elizabeth
(22nd); Bassekou Kouyate &
Town Hall Birmingham is
Davis and Brenda Boykin. Tel:
Hall on Thursday 17th Sept with
Ngoni Ba (23rd); Orquesta
one of the oldest concert halls in
01733 380249;
his big band including Andy
Buena Vista Social Club (30th);
the world, celebrating its 175th
www.shakedownblues.co.uk
Cutting, Jon Boden, Danny
Family Ceilidh (31st); Mabon
birthday this month with a Devon’s folk arts
Thompson and B.J. Cole. The
(31st). Also, as part of the
Birthday Bhangra Bash with development charity Wren Music
following evening there’s a free
International Guitar Festival,
Alaap, Heera and Mona and a presents a solo concert by Phil
foyer concert with Nancy
appearances come from Flamenco
Salsa Ball with the Grupo X All- Beer, supported by Marilyn
Wallace and Olivia Chaney
Galacticos with Gerardo Nuñez
Stars in a tribute to Tito Puente. Tucker & Paul Wilson at
preceding a QEH concert by June
and Carmen Cortés (16th Oct);
Steeleye Span also appear this Fairplace Church, Fairplace,
Tabor. Finally, on Sat 19th Sept,
Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas
month. Box Office 0121 780 3333; Okehampton.
Folklahoma hosts Club Topicana, a
(17th); The Two Martins: Martin
www.thsh.co.uk www.wrenmusic.co.uk
Topic-inspired evening in the
Taylor & Martin Simpson plus
Purcell Room with a contemporary
Clive Carroll (17th). Islington Folk Club have Cellar Upstairs at The
twist featuring Ed, Will &
www.thesagegateshead.org guest appearances from Jeff Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street,
Ginger, Alasdair Roberts, Dan
Basingstoke’s Anvil Arts
Warner, Arcadia, Julie Arnott & London NW1 features
Walsh, Will Pound, Cath & Phil
presents Sam Carter,
Gavin Atkin, Moth Broth, Kate Shepheard, Spiers & Watson,
Tyler, Thomas McCarthy. Tel:
Blowzabella, Lau, Orquesta
Locksley, Andrew Shaw, Jim Michael Marra, Thomas
0871 663 2500;
Buena Vista Social Club, Jim
Bainbridge, Chris Wood, MacCarthy, Jim Younger, Tom
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Moray, The Legendary Gypsy
Woodlarks, Brian Peters and Kitching & Gren Bartley, Ron
Also celebrating 70 years of
Queens & Kings, Karine
Martin Carthy. Taylor & Jeff Gillett, Robb
Topic Records, The Kalamazoo
Polwart Trio, Ladysmith Black
www.islingtonfolkclub.co.uk Johnson, Chris Foster, Donal
Klub puts on Martin Carthy &
Mambazo, Eduardo Niebla,
Folk At The Royal Oak at
Maguire, Mary Humphreys &
Dave Swarbrick at London’s
Heidi Talbot and more. Box
Station Street, Lewes has future
Anahata, New Deal String
Union Chapel on 25th September.
Office: 01256 844244;
dates from The Copper Family,
Band, Jim Causley and more.
www.kalamazooklub.co.uk
www.anvilarts.org.uk
Shepheard, Spiers & Watson,
Tel: 020 7281 7700;
Ballad Of Britain: The Concert
The Trowbridge Village
Michael Marra, Dave Ruch, Dick
www.cellarupstairs.org.uk
is being held in conjunction with
Pump Folk Club, in its original Gaughan, Rattle On The Faversham Folk Club meets
the release of the book The Ballad
home in an old mill building at Stovepipe, Carl Jones & at The Chimney Boy, Preston
Of Britain written by journalist
the back of The Lamb Inn, has an Beverly Smith, Len Graham, Street, Faversham and has future
and novelist Will Hodgkinson.
autumn/ winter season featuring Jeff Wesley, Pete Morton, appearances from James
The line-up features musicians he
Dana & Susan Robinson, Silver Maggie Boyle & Chris Keelaghan, Ben Sands and the
met and has written about on his
Street Band, Mawkin:Causley, Parkinson and Sara Grey & Mrs Ackroyd Band. Contact:
travels around the country
Dave Cartwright, Mick Ryan & Kieron Means. Tel: 01273 478124. 01795 423674;
collecting music from characters
Paul Downes, Martin Simpson,
Rhondda Cynon Taf Theatres
www.favershamfolkclub.net
known and unknown, amongst
Mike Silver, Harvey Andrews
have a programme of events Talvin Singh & Niladri
them, Gruff Rhys, Martin
and more. Tel: 01225 707346 or
including Corrinne West, Spiers Kumar plus MI21 (Mother India
Carthy & Norma Waterson,
01225 865107.
& Boden, King Pleasure & The 21st Century Remix) and dance act
Sam Lee & The Gillie Boys and A wealth of talent from the
Biscuit Boys, Slaid Cleaves, RSVP appear at Bristol’s Colston
Stephanie Hladowski. The UK and beyond descends on Cecil Oysterband, Rob Tognoni Band, Hall on 22nd September. Tel: 0117
concert takes place on 22nd Sharp House, Regent’s Park Road, Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck, 9223 686;
www.colstonhall.org.uk
October at Cecil Sharp House, London NW1 this autumn as the Thea Gilmore. See dates and lists
Gigs coming up at
Regent’s Park Road, London NW1. English Folk Dance and Song of participating venues at
Horsecross/ Perth Concert Hall &
Tel: 020 7485 2206. Society presents Mawkin:
www.rct-arts.co.uk
Perth Theatre, High Street include
It’s busy at The Sage
Causley, Jack Rose & The Black
Listings for Manchester’s A Celebration Of The Music Of
Gateshead over this next month.
Twig Pickers, Spiers & Boden
Bridgewater Hall include The Gordon Duncan with Karen
Dates include: Taiko Drummers
and Belshazzar’s Feast. Tel. 020
Legendary Gypsy Queens & Matheson, Andy M Stewart,
(26th Sept); Kelly Joe Phelps
7485 2206;
www.efdss.org
Kings and Milapfest dates with The Vale Of Atholl Pipe Band,
(26th); The Children Of Shatila Coming soon to The Sikkil Gurucharan, Partha John McSherry & Francis
(28th); Natacha Atlas & The Borderline, Orange Yard (off Bose and Sanju Sahai. Box Mcllduff, Edelmiro Fernandez,
Spider John Koerner: Green Note Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley: Cellar Upstairs Talvin Singh: Bristol Colston Hall
Photo: Ian Anderson
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