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Stables, Milton Keynes (16th); Arlington Arts Centre (17th); Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham (18th); Arts Depot, London (19th); Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton (20th); The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton (22nd); Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham (23rd); Baston Barn (24th); Bury Met (25th); Rose Theatre, Ormskirk (26th); Aberystwyth Arts Centre (27th). www.emilysmith.org


Jez Lowe appears solo at


Poet’s Corner, Hove (7th Jan); The Hive, Shrewsbury (9th); Catholic Club, Kirkham (12th); Friday Folk, RMA Club, Deal (14th);


Community Centre, Hartley (15th); Westoe Club, South Shields (16th); The Gladstone, Carrington (19th); Bromley Cross Folk Club, Bradshaw, Bolton (21st); Celtic Connections, Glasgow (26th); William Howard School, Brampton, Cumbria (27th).


Karen Tweed’s various plans early in the New Year include her new big band project the No1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra (including Karen Tweed, Sarah Allen, Collette O’ Leary, Francis O’Rourke, Harriet Bartlett): Jazz @ Future Inns/ Acoustic, Bond Street South, Bristol (27th Jan); Huntingdon Hall, Worcester (28th); Forest Arts Centre, Old Milton Road, New Milton (29th); Karen Tweed & Kevin Dempsey appear at Otterton Mill, Otterton, Budleigh Salterton (3rd Feb); Hibernia Centre, Avonmouth Road, Bristol (5th): Blackpool (9th) and with Johnny Coppin at Cheltenham Folk Festival (12th). Her workshops & teaching includes: Farncombe Estate Centre, Broadway (18th – 20th Feb); East Dene, Isle of Wight (25th – 27th). www.karentweed.com


Moishe’s Bagel play dates at Alnwick Playhouse (19th Feb); Lincoln Drill Hall (22nd); Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham (23rd); Dartington Hall, Totnes (24th); Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (25th); Corn Exchange, Newbury (26th); Chapel Arts Centre, Bath (27th); The Roundhouse Studio, London (28th). www.moishesbagel.co.uk


Les Barker appears at Biddulph Up In Arms, Biddulph Arms (16th Dec); The Ivy Bush Hotel, High Street, Pontardawe (17th); The Red Shed, Vicarage Street, Wakefield (18th); Cross Keys, Glyn Rd, Selattyn, Oswestry (28th Jan).


Jacqui McDonald: folk club finale


The Creole Choir Of Cuba play at The Sage Gateshead (27th Jan); Celtic Connections, Glasgow (29th); St Georges, Bristol (1st Feb); Aberystwyth Arts Centre (2nd); Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea (3rd); Brighton Dome (6th Feb); London Barbican (8th); Croydon Clocktower (9th); Bury St Edmunds Apex (10th); Manchester RNCM (11th); Birmingham Town Hall (14th); The Anvil, Basingstoke (15th); Turner Sims, Southampton (18th); Nottingham Theatre Royal (20th).


Otros Aires from Argentina appear at Chichester Festival Theatre (15th Jan); Presteign Assembly Hall (16th); The Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury (17th); Norwich Arts Centre (18th); Celtic Connections, The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow (19th); The Wilde Theatre, Bracknell (22nd).


Richard Wood & Gordon


Belsher from Canada come to Pontardawe Arts Centre (28th Jan); Bury Met (29th); Oran Mor, Glasgow (30th); Norwich Arts Centre (31st); Amberley, The Black Horse (1st Feb); Treorci, Park & Dare Theatre (3rd); Green Note, London (4th); The Spring, Havant (5th); Farnham Maltings (6th); The Kitchen Café, Birmingham (7th); Eden Court Theatre, Inverness (10th); The Stute, Fochabers (11th);


Chichester Festival Theatre (13th). Carmen Souza from Cape


Verde appears at Withern Village Hall (9th Feb); Carlby Village Hall (10th); United Reform Church, Burton Joyce (11th); Thurgarton Village Hall (12th).


James Yorkston has dates at


Out To Lunch Festival at The Black Box, Belfast (14th Jan); Celtic Connections, Glasgow (26th).


GIGS


A Night Of Bellowheadonism takes place on 31st December at The Clore Ballroom and Foyers at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London for a New Year’s Eve party to remember. The circus- themed spectacular features live music from the band plus daredevil DJs, clowning and comedy. Also coming to the Southbank: four folk music artists perform live in The Contenders


The Boothill Foot-tappers reunite


competition for the Arts Foundation Fellowship In Folk Music 2011 (judged by Joe Boyd, Seth Lakeman and Shirley Collins) on 14th Jan; Transatlantic Sessions (RFH, 31st). Ticket Office: 0844 847 9910; www.southbankcentre.co.uk


Folk At The Glee Club,


Nottingham includes imminent dates with Smoke Fairies (20th Jan); Alasdair Roberts & Duotone (28th); Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings (20th Feb) and future dates with Jackie Oates, Roddy Woomble, The Unthanks, Dave Rotheray with Jim Causley & Bella Hardy. Tel: 0871 472 0400; glee.co.uk


Streetwise Opera’s new


commission Fables – A Film Opera will be premiered at Shoreditch Church, London on 17th December as part of the Spitalfields Winter Music Festival. Composers Orlando Gough, Mira Calix, Paul Sartin/ Andy Mellon and Emily Hall have teamed up with film-makers Tom Marshall, Flat-e, Gaëlle Denis, Iain Finlay and director Emma Bernard to produce a work that spans the genres of opera, folk, electronica and film. Tel: 020 7377 1362; www.spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk www.streetwiseopera.org


Jacqui McDonald and her friends take to the stage at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 23rd January for the last ever Jacqui & Bridie’s Folk Club. With a line-up of singers and musicians from the club’s past and present, performing the duo’s music and folk classics, they celebrate Jacqui & Bridie’s unique talent and their role in the history of Liverpool’s music scene. Also coming to the Liverpool Philharmonic: Jim Moray, Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman, Rua MacMillan & Ewan Robertson, Michael Weston King and Loudon Wainwright III. Tel: 0151 709 3789; www.liverpoolphil.com


THSH Birmingham plays host


to Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends, Transatlantic Sessions, Fairport Convention, Iron & Wine, Kate Rusby and Judy Collins in 2011. Box Office: 0121 780 3333; www.thsh.co.uk


Dogan Mehmet & The


Deerhunters, Duck Soup, The Long Notes, Paprika, Martin Simpson and Bi Beo are amongst those appearing at The Green


Note, Parkway, Camden, London NW1. A series of world music Sunday Matinées also launches with Pavlos Carvalho’s Rebet Asker on the 1st Sunday of the month, Khyam Allami’s Ud & Elsewhere on the 2nd and Clara Sanabras’ Trace Of An Accent on the 3rd. Tel: 020 7485 9899; www.greennote.co.uk


Zuzana Novak is organising a fundraiser for the Grace Children’s Village project in Uganda with music from Mbira Queens, Bucket Drummer, Jim Cartwright, Seby Ntege & Ngoma, a documentary film, African music DJs and more t.b.c. It’s at SOAS (the School Of Oriental & African Studies), Russell Square, London WC1 on Friday 28th January. Info from zuzana.novakk@gmail.com


Also on 28th January, The Boothill Foot-tappers reunite to play at London’s 100 Club in Oxford Street – assuming the venue is successful in its current appeal campaign against closure. www.wegottickets.com


Centre Stage in


Bournemouth has January and February gigs with Anthony John Clarke, Madison Violet from Canada, Steve Knightley and Emily Barker’s Red Clay Halo. More information at: www.bournemouthfolkclub.com


A Valentine’s Hopkele – klezmer dance with live band – takes place on 13th February at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1. Guy Schalom will lead and teach Yiddish dances, with The Hopkele House Band. More info at: www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.htm


Coming up at The Goose Is


Out! in East Dulwich, London SE22 are John Kirkpatrick, Fay Hield Trio, Jackie Oates Band, Maz O’Connor, Ewan McLennan, Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner and more! For more information and tickets please see www.thegooseisout.com


Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed


folk opera, Hadestown, will be performed at the Union Chapel, London N1 on 25th January with a star cast of guest performers including Ani DiFranco, Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, The Low Anthem, Ben Knox Miller, Martin Carthy, Jim Moray and more. www.ticketweb.co.uk


Khyam Allami: matinée idol


Photo: Judith Burrows


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