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Rooting About
WHAT’S HAPPENING News Edited by Sarah Coxson
Because we go to press a month before publication date there are occasionally announcements made after copy date about things which will have passed by the time the next issue is published. If you have urgent news about something happening in the current month, we have a Facebook Page at
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FESTIVALS & EVENTS The latest additions to this
year’s Womad at Charlton Park, Wiltshire (24th – 27th July) were announced just as we went to press. To those listed last month add Youssou N’Dour, fRoots Critics Poll winners Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, this issue’s cover stars 9Bach plus [su:m] and DakhaBrakha also featured this month. And… Justin Vali & Ny Malagasy Orkestra, Vinicio Capossela & Banda Della Posta, Ethno Trio Troitsa, Tunng, Debademba, Imed Alibi, Manu Dibango, Madeeh, Aar Maanta, Orange Hill, Bobby Womack, Trombone Shorty, Snarky Puppy, Jus Now and Chloe Charles. Book at
www.womad.co.uk
Youssou N’Dour –Womad Budleigh Guitar Festival
(25th – 27th Apr) takes place with Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Barre, Glenn Tilbrook, Clive Gregson,
B.J.Cole, Sam Carter, John James, Philip Henry, Nick Harper and many more. Tel: 01395 443419;
info@gypsymusicpromotions.co.uk
Tradfest, the Edinburgh- based traditional Scottish culture festival has a 2014 focus on revival of folk arts and the impending independence referendum. Taking place between 29th April and 11th May, over eighty events are spread across twenty six city venues (with the hub at the Scottish Storytelling Centre), TradFest features music, dance and tale- telling from Catrin Finch &
Girvan Folk Festival (2nd – 4th May) features Altan, Fiona Hunter Band, Arthur Johnstone & The Stars Band, Ellen & Kevin Mitchell and more.
www.girvanfolkfestival.co.uk
Seckou Keita, Kathleen MacInnes, Fiona Hunter, Alastair Savage Trio, Simon Kempton, Breabach, Adam Holmes, Nuala Kennedy, Rachel Newton, Skerryvore, Roddie Macleod, Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Euan Drysdale, Horndog Brassband, The Dardanelles, The Old Dance School, Taffy Thomas, Newcastle Kingsmen plus many more. Tel: 0131 556 9579;
www.tracscotland.org/festivals
Edinburgh’s Northern
Streams Festival 2014 (25th & 26th Apr) includes workshops on sea shanties, Shetland music, Swedish songs and Scandinavian folk dancing, a sharing session and two evening concerts at its new festival venue, the Grassmarket Centre. On the bill: Storm Weather Shanty Choir, Kevin Lees, Dave Wood & Noa Shamir, Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson, Kristin Borgehed & Nathan Bissette.
www.northernstreams.org
Shetland Folk Festival runs
from 1st – 4th May with Madison Violet, The Sojourners, The Dardanelles, The Chair, Adam Holmes & The Embers, Mandolinman, Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, FullSet, Brittany Haas, Jordan Tice & Paul Kowert, Rose Room, Saltfishforty, Asham Stompers, Mairearad And Anna, The Mountain Firework Company, Adam Sutherland & Friends, Mariachi Tequila and more.
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
Raunds Music Festival (1st – 4th May) has a guest list including 3 Daft Monkeys, Grace Notes, The Gavin Davenport Band, Maggie Boyle, The Roberts & Exall Jazz Quintet, Tautas Roks, Fabian Holland, Doughboy Zydecajun, The Teacups & more.
raundsfestival.com
A benefit Folk For The NHS takes place at the Railway Hotel, Southend On Sea on 2nd May with Bob Collum, Micky Denny, Nancy Wallace and more.
www.facebook.com/events/ 790201897675207
Upton Folk Festival (2nd – 5th May) has a line-up including Acoustic Collective, Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton, Banana Band, Bruce & Walker, Cupola Ward, David Gibb & Elly Lucas, Foxglove Trio, Gracenotes, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Kirsty Bromley and more.
www.uptonfolk.org
Hastings Traditional Jack In The Green Festival (2nd – 5th May) celebrates the start of Spring with dancing in the dawn from local Morris sides, followed by a weekend of festivities including music from The Copper Family, Simon Care Trio and Florida.
www.hastingsjack.co.uk
Scandimoot 2014 – a long weekend of traditional Scandinavian music and dance – runs from 2nd – 6th May at Clapham and Settle, North Yorkshire. This year’s theme is the music and dance of the Västerdalarna region of Sweden, with musicians Jonas Åkerlund, Anders Rosén and Mattias Helje and dance teachers Klas af Edholm and Julia Persson. They are joined by fiddle and låtmandola player Marit Fält who will be running group and individual workshops for those new to Scandinavian music and by Josefina Paulson who will be leading nyckelharpa workshops.
www.scandimoot.org.uk
Wath Festival (2nd – 4th May) takes place at Montgomery Hall, Church Street, Wath-Upon- Dearne, Rotherham with Ashley Hutchings’ Morris On, Kris Drever, The Sweet Lowdown, Flossie Malavialle, Demon Barber XL Roadshow, Megson, The Goat Roper Band, Rex Preston & Miranda Sykes, The Teacups, Pete Morton, Kirsty Bromley, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Sam Carter, Rusty Shackle, The Dovetail Trio and more.
www.wathfestival.org.uk
Malton & Norton Folk
Festival runs from 2nd – 4th May with Gilmore & Roberts, Plum Hall, Moonshine Creek, Two Black Sheep & a Stallion and more.
www.maltonfolk.co.uk
Kathleen MacInnes – Edinburgh TradFest
Photo: Judith Burrows
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