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Freshlyground and DJ Bouger Stokes and Bishi, runs until 28th St Albans Folk At The (12th); Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Bouger.
www.amsterdamroots.nl June. Admission free. Festival will take place from 26th – (14th); Blackwood Miners Institute
A brand new event in
www.efdss.org 28th June. Main events include (15th).
www.billybragg.co.uk
London’s musical calendar, Dent Folk Festival (26th –
Nancy Kerr, James Fagan & Rob
Justin Adams & Juldeh
Blaze09 is a high-profile summer 28th June) – now relocated to
Harbron and Stomp. Tel: 017272
Camara play at Acorn Arts Centre,
music series – in and out of the nearby Sedbergh – has a line-up
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Penzance (5th June); Bath Festival
Barbican – that contains a including Karine Polwart, Chris
www.stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk
(6th); The Globe, Cardiff (11th).
celebration of the world’s dance Wood, TransGlobal
From 26th – 28th June, The
Christy Moore finishes off
music, Dance Nations, a series of Underground, Black Umfolosi,
Traditions Festival, Lostock Hall,
his UK dates with an appearance
the finest Cuban bands and much Solas, Kila and Adrian
near Preston, features Mary
more running from 21st June and Edmondson & The Bad
Humphreys & Anahata
at Birmingham Symphony Hall on
, Peta
3rd August. Cuba 50 takes place in Shepherds. Tel: 01539 620125;
Webb & Ken Hall, Keith
1st June.
Victoria Park, Hackney on 21st
www.dentfolkfestival.co.uk
Kendrick, Dave Hunt, Brian
B.B. King comes out of
June: Orquesta Aragon,
Playing at Crawley Folk
Peters, Damien Barber & Mike
retirement and returns to the UK to
Changui De Guantanamo,
Festival (26th – 28th June) are
Wilson, Jim Mageean, Will
embark on four arena concerts in
Charanga Del Norte; at Hackney
Noble & John Cocking, Dave
June 2009, teaming up with John
Oysterband, Eliza Carthy Band,
Empire features Orquesta
Fletcher & Bill Whaley and
Mayall, at Manchester MEN Arena
Dave Swarbrick & Martin
Aragon and Yoruba Andabo
Ralph Jordan & Irene Shettle
(24th June), Birmingham NIA Arena
Carthy, Adrian Edmondson &
(25th June); in Gillett Square,
amongst others. (25th), Cardiff CIA (27th), London
The Bad Shepherds, Steve
Dalston with Yoruba Andabo
www.madontrad.org.uk Wembley Arena (28th).
Knightley and Groanbox Boys.
and Changui De Guantanamo
Tickets: 01293 553636;
Cambridge Folk Festival Lo’Jo release their new
(27th); and at the Barbican Centre,
www.hawth.co.uk
(30th July – 2nd August) has album Cosmophono on 1st June
Silk Street, EC2 for Café De Los
announced a major new two year with promo tour dates at: South
Maestros, part of Dance Nations:
Couleur Café (26th – 28th
partnership with The Co-operative Street Arts Centre, Reading (28th
Roots, Rhythms & Rituals (26th);
June) in Brussels, Belgium
Group. www.co-operative.coop; May); Peepul Centre, Leicester
plus a day of free events, Cuban
features Ben Harper, Amadou &
www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk (29th); Cambridge Junction (30th);
films, freestage music with Pablo
Mariam, Keziah Jones, Emir
The line-up for this year’s
Bath Fringe Fest (31st); The Sage
Milanés, Harold Lopez Nussa
Kusturica & The No Smoking
Cropredy Festival (13th – 15th Gateshead (2nd June); The
and Son Tropical and a Cuban
Orchestra, Alpha Blondy, The
August) in Oxfordshire includes Courtyard, Hereford (3rd); London
market (27th); Los Van Van &
Skatalites, Ozomatli, Mamady
Buzzcocks, Seth Lakeman, Jazz Café (4th); Caribbean Centre,
Yoruba Andabo (28th);
Keita & Sewa Kan, Saule Et Les
Richard Thompson, Ade Ipswich (5th); A Picnic By The Lake
www.barbican.org.uk
Pleureurs, Patrice, Cesaria
Edmondson & The Bad – Manchester Feast (6th).
Evora, Bénabar and more.
Glastonbury Festival 2009
Shepherds, Feast Of Fiddles,
www.couleurcafe.be
Eliza Carthy heads back out
held from 24th to 28th June is
Dreadzone, Nik Kershaw, Ralph
on tour, with June dates at Gate
already sold out.
Belper Music Festival will run McTell, Fairport Convention,
To Southwell Folk Festival (5th
from 26th to 28th June at Belper Harlequinn, 4Square, Ken Nicol
Leigh Folk Festival (24th –
June); Big Session, De Montfort
Rugby Club with acts including & Phil Cool, Steve Winwood,
28th June) has a host of guests
Hall (20th); Beverley Folk Festival
Chumbawamba and The ColvinQuarmby, BBC Young Folk
including The Famous Potatoes,
(21st); Crawley Folk Festival (28th).
Slowdown Boys. Ticket Hotline: Award Winners: Megan and Joe
Faustus, Shona Kipling &
07983 250980; Henwood, Scott Matthews,
Huong Thanh, singer of
Damien O’Kane, Emily
www.belpermusicfestival.org.uk John Jorgensen Band, Dodge
traditional Vietnamese music,
Portman, Vicki Swan & Jonny
Brothers, Richard Digance and
plays at the Southbank Centre,
Dyer, Nancy Wallace, Trevor
The sixth Bradfield
Churchfitters.
Purcell Room, London (30th May);
Watts & Peter Knight and more
Traditional Music Weekend (26th –
www.fairportconvention.com
a workshop at the Asian Music
coming to Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
28th June) takes place at
Centre, London (2nd Jun); The
www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk
Edgemount Farm, High Bradfield
Sage Gateshead, Newcastle (3rd);
in the Pennine Hills in the Peak
Haapavesi Folk Music
National Centre Of Early Music,
District National Park. Those invited
Festival in Finland runs from 25th
include: Jon Boden, Jeff Wesley,
– 28th June with Kornog, Bruce
John Greaves, Roger Hinchcliffe,
TOURS
York (5th); St Ives Arts Club,
Westcott’s Quay, Cornwall (12th);
Molsky, Sergio Krakowski &
Old Market Square, Nottingham
Gordon Hoyland, Joe Atkins,
Daniel Marques, Liana, Svjata
(14th).
www.amc.org.uk/tours/
George White, David Helliwell,
Vatra, Frigg and Veera Voima &
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Dave McCracken & Hannah
Suo.
www.haapavesifolk.com
Hutton, Finbarr Wall, Jerry Twenty-five years on, Billy
Mawkin: Causley may have
The 12th Gnaoua & World
O’Reilly, Chris “Yorkie” Bartram, Bragg undertakes a special nine-
their clothes on at Raunds Festival,
Music Festival (25th – 28th June)
Jan Kerr & Ellie Logan, Amy date solo tour of Wales in June
Wellingborough (17th May);
takes place in Essaouira.
O’Brien & Joan Clayton, Jane 2009 to remember the Miners’
Acoustic Festival, Catton Hall Park,
www.festival-gnaoua.net;
Livingstone, Fay Hield, William Strike and its legacy on
Walton-on-Trent (22nd); Ryedale
www.moroccofestivals.co.uk
Noble & John Cocking, Bob communities across Wales. The
Folk Weekend (24th); Gate To
Continuing the English Folk Auty, Dick Hogan, Paul & Liz
tour, co-produced by Coda, Theatr
Southwell Folk Festival (6th June);
Dance & Song Society visual arts Davenport, Roy Clinging, Joe
Mwldan and Big Pit, will begin at
Gower Folk Festival (14th); The
programme under the curation of Carey, Rees Wesson, Jody
Blaenafon Workmen’s Hall (5th
Electric Theatre, Guildford (19th);
artist-in-residence Matthew Kruskal, Mike Hebbert, Gavin
June); Porthcawl Grand Pavilion
Crawley Folk Festival (26th).
Cowan, Flash Company: A Atkin & Julie Arnett, Taz Tarry
(6th); Cardigan Theatr Mwldan
El Tanbura’s Friends Of
Handkerchief Show, featuring and The Handsworth Sword
(7th); Pontardawe Arts Centre
Bamboute 20th Anniversary UK
work from over 40 artists Dancers and more. Tel: 07850
(9th); Brecon Theatr Brycheiniog
Tour heads to Salisbury Festival
including Billy Childish, Alan 475067 or email:
(10th); Caernarfon Galeri (11th);
(4th June); Wesley Memorial
Kane, Cathy Lomax, Matt
edeophone@aol.com
William Aston Hall, Wrexham
Chapel, Oxford (5th); Shrewsbury
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds – at herds of festivals Huong Thanh – touring
Photo: Thomas Dorn
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