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(28th); Greystones, Sheffield (30th); and into December. guydavis.com/wp/

Alden Patterson &

Dashwood play at Grayshott Folk Club (4th Nov); The Cut, Halesworth (10th); Stanford Arms, Lowestoft (12th); Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead (16th); The Globe, Hay On Wye (17th); Piano Bar, The Loft, Winchester (24th); Cellar Bar, Cardigan (25th); Come Down and Meet the Folks, London (26th). aldenpattersonanddashwood.com

Martin Simpson

Cathedral (1st Nov); Blackburn Cathedral (2nd); Wells Cathedral (3rd); Exeter Cathedral (4th); Ely Cathedral (8th); Union Chapel, London (9th); Coventry Cathedral (10th); Exmouth Pavilions (30th). showofhands.co.uk

The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc have November dates at Glenbuchet Public Hall (9th); Glassel Public Hall (10th); Sunart Centre, Strontian, Lochaber (11th); House Concert, Ardgour (12th); Stocksfield Village Hall,

Northumberland (13th); Firth Hall, Sheffield University (14th); Glasshouse Arts Centre, Stourbridge (15th); Ruskin Mill, Gloucestershire (17th); thenordicfiddlersbloc.com

Lau play at Builth Wells Wyeside Arts Centre (16th Nov); Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (17th); Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry (18th); Wem Town Hall (19th); Nettlebed Folk Club (20th); Tramshed, Cardiff (21st); Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (23rd); RNCM, Manchester (24th); Howard Assembly Room, Leeds (25th); Cadogan Hall, London (26th); Marlborough Town Hall (27th); Exeter Phoenix (29th); St George’s, Bristol (30th) and into December. lau-music.co.uk

The Furrow Collective have dates at Eastgate Theatre And Arts Centre, Peebles (28th Oct); The Greystones, Sheffield (29th); The Junction, Cambridge (30th); Quay Arts Centre, Newport, Isle Of Wight (31st); Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham (1st Nov); Cafe Oto, London (2nd); The Adelphi Hull (3rd); Brewery Arts Centre,

Frigg

Kendal (4th); Otley Courthouse (5th); Folk You! Palma-Mallorca, Spain (10th & 11th). thefurrowcollective.co.uk

Bella Hardy previews her forthcoming album Hey Sammy at the Village Hall, St Boswells (21st Oct); NCEM, York (24th); Lakeside, Nottingham (25th); St John, Bethnal Green, London (26th); Turner Sims, Southampton (27th); The Hive, Shrewsbury (28th); Colston Hall, Bristol (29th); St David’s Hall, Cardiff (31st); MAC, Birmingham (1st Nov); Greystones, Sheffield (2nd); The Met, Bury (3rd); Hepworth Village Hall (4th) and Art Theatre, New Mills (5th). bellahardy.com

Chris Wood plays at Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (9th Nov); Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells (10th); Komedia, Brighton (16th); The Hinckley Act (17th); Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (22nd); The Continental, Preston (23rd); The Live Room, Shipley (24th); Peel Centenary Centre, Isle Of Man (25th); Vivacity Key Theatre, Peterborough (26th); Colchester Folk Club (27th); The Marlowe Studio, Canterbury (28th). chriswoodmusic.co.uk

Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi play duo dates at Hang Fire Southern Kitchen, Barry (19th Nov); Holman Clavel Inn, Culmhead, Taunton (20th); Kingskerswell Church, Newton Abbot (21st); Haverhill Arts Centre (23rd); Quay Arts Centre, Newport Harbour, Isle of Wight (24th); Anvil Arts, Basingstoke (25th); Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall (26th); Phoenix Theatre, Bordon

Songhoy Blues have dates at Button Factory, Dublin (25th Nov); The Old Market, Hove (27th); The Church, Leeds (28th); Manchester Academy 2 (29th); Anson Rooms, Bristol SU, Bristol, UK (1st Dec); Òran Mór, Glasgow, UK (3rd). songhoyblues.com

Martin Simpson has dates at Sage Gateshead (1st Nov); Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (2nd); Craigdarroch Arms Hotel, Moniaive (3rd); The Tolbooth, Stirling (4th); Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (5th); National Centre For Early Music, York (6th); St Philip's Church, Cambridge (9th); Music At The Mo, Sheringham (10th); The Live Room, Saltaire (12th); Abergavenny Borough Theatre (15th); Folk You! Palma Mallorca (With Andy Cutting) (22nd); Jersey Arts Centre, St Helier (28th). martinsimpson.com

Beoga play a London residency at The Slaughtered Lamb from 26th – 30th November. myticket.co.uk/artists/beoga-a- london-residency

Steve Tilston appears solo at Lamb Folk Club, Eastbourne (15th Nov); Newport Folk Club (16th); Cambridge Folk Club (17th); The Library Sessions, Beccles (18th); Warwick Folk Club (20th) and Tilston & Lowe with Jez Lowe appear at Frosterley Village Hall, Bishop Auckland (27th Oct); Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop (28th); Levens Village Institute (29th); St Cuthbert's Centre, Crook (2nd Nov); Murton Village Institute, Murton (3rd); Newbiggin in Teesdale Village Hall (4th); Wark Town Hall & Mechanics Institute

(5th); Kitchen Garden Café, King's Heath, Birmingham (7th); Cecil Sharp House, London (8th); West Kirby Arts Centre (10th); Hopedale Music, Alstonefield Village Hall (11th). stevetilston.com

Daoiri Farrell

Will Pound & Eddy Jay have dates at Firth Hall, Sheffield University (31st Oct); Liverpool Phil (1st Nov); Oval Tavern, Croydon (2nd); Wigan Acoustic Roots (3rd); Music in Special Places, Thrapston (11th). poundandjay.com

Jack Rutter supports new

album Hills with dates at Hartlepool Folk Festival (15th Oct); Manchester Folk Festival, Home (20th); Whitchurch Folk Club, Gill Nethercott Centre, Whitchurch, Hampshire (18th Nov); Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield (25th). jackruttermusic.com

Molsky’s Mountain

Drifters have November dates at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham (16th); Oddfellows Hall, Richmond (18th); Whitstable Sessions (19th); Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (20th); Tolbooth Stirling (21st); The Barn At Baston (23rd); St George's, Bristol (24th); Leap Castle, Roscrea (25th); Coughlans Live, Cork (26th); Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham (29th); Bury Met (30th). mountaindrifters.com

Nancy Kerr & The Sweet

Visitor Band play at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant (27th Oct); The David Hall , South Petherton (28th); Barnsley Civic Theatre (4th Nov); The Exchange, Twickenham (9th); Bury Met (10th); Studio Theatre, The Other Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon (11th). nancykerr.co.uk

Daoirí Farrell has dates at Grimsby Folk Club, Spider's Web Pub (29th Oct); White Horse Folk Club, Catholic Church Hall, Beverley (30th); Glee Club, Birmingham (31st); The Grand, Clitheroe (2nd Nov); Doncaster Roots Music Club (3rd); Twickfolk, Twickenham (5th); Nettlebed Village Club (6th); The Water Rats, London (7th); Hambledon Folk Club (8th); St. Mary in the Castle, Hastings (9th). daoiri.com

Frigg bring their Finnish fiddle sounds to Junction (20th Nov); St David's Hall, Cardiff (21st); Bury Met (22nd Nov); Lakeside, Nottingham (23rd); Colwall Village Hall, Malvern (24th); Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford On Avon (25th); The Capitol, Horsham (26th). facebook.com/friggtheband/

Sally Barker & Vicki

Gerfan’s Small Mountain Tour heads to Thimblemill Library, Smethick, Birmingham (9th Nov); Civic Arts Centre, Oswaldtwistle (10th); The Hop Studio, York

Photo: Elly Lucas