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Rooting About
WHAT’S HAPPENING News Edited by Lily Washburn
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FESTIVALS UK Playing at this year’s Priddy
Folk Festival in Somerset (6th – 8th July): Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson, Imar, Three Cane Whale, The Young‘uns, Bookshop Band, Vera Van Heeringen Trio, Flatville Aces, Edgelarks, Alden Patterson & Dashwood, James Delarre & Saul Rose, Anxo Lorenzo, Sam Kelly, Tannara, Threepenny Bit Ceilidh Band, Pons Aelius, Northern Company, Grace Petrie, Dipper Malkin, Blue Rose Code, Jez Hellard & the Djukella Orchestra, The Drystones and more.
priddyfolk.org
Góbéfest celebrates the music, dance, culture, food and drink of Transylvania and beyond
from 22nd – 24th June in Albert Square, Manchester with Tamás Szarka & Ghymes, Harghita National Székler Folk Ensemble, Ildikó Keresztes, La Mort Subite and Selfish Murphy.
gobefest.com
Black Deer at Eridge Park, on the border of East Sussex and Kent from 22nd – 24th June with Eric Bibb, Iron & Wine, Ward Thomas, The Webb Sisters, CC Smugglers, Rev Sekou, Wildwood Kin, Noble Jacks and more.
blackdeerfestival.com
Folk In The Field Festival returns to East Yorkshire on 30th June at The Playing Fields, Station Road, Shiptonthorpe and will feature Evie Barrand, Jon Palmer Acoustic Band, Nick
Alden, Patterson & Dashwood – Priddy, and everywhere
Rooke Band, Flossie Malavialle, Edwina Hayes and Dogfinger Steve.
wegottickets.com
Tutors at this year’s Ceolas Summer Music School, Dalabrog, South Uist, Outer Hebrides (1st – 6th July) include Ailean Dòmhnullach, Kenneth MacKenzie, Sarah Hoy, Christine Primrose, Rachel Walker, Mary Jane Lamond, Sophie Stephenson, Frank McConnell, Mats Melin, Frank McConnell & Mats Melin, Robbie Greig, Allan Henderson, Shelly Campbell, Eilidh Shaw, Ashley MacDonald, Ingrid Henderson, Alec ‘Bhaltos’ MacDonald, Catrìona MacIntyre, Catrìona Black, Aonghas Iain MacDonald and more.
ceolas.co.uk
New Forest Folk Festival, Near
Romsey, Hampshire (4th – 8th July) features Ward Thomas, Burgess, Nicol & Kemp, Gilmore & Roberts, Edwina Hayes, Green Diesel, Fraser Nimmo, Steeleye Span,
Trad.Arr, Julie Felix, Reg Meuross, CoCo & the Butterfields, Hunter Muskett, Winter Wilson, Feast of Fiddles, Little Johnny England, Dean Friedman, The Gerry Colvin Band, Chris Leslie and more.
newforestfolkfestival.co.uk
Stonehaven Folk Festival (5th – 8th July) features Manran, Tim Edey & Luke Daniels, Siobhan Miller, John Doyle, The Occasionals Ceilidh Band, Altan, Imar, Kristina Olsen, The Chair and more.
stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk
Moonbeams Festival celebrates ten years at Wold Top Brewery, Yorkshire on 6th and 7th July with Skerryvore, Peatbog Faeries, The Young’uns and Hackney Colliery Band, Holy Moly & The Crackers, Gary Stewart’s Graceland, Mark Radcliffe’s Galleon Blast, Tide Lines, Stillhouse, Gentlemen of Few, Andy Stones and Edwina Hayes.
moonbeamsevents.co.uk
Folk At The Hall, Trelawnyd,
North Wales (6th & 7th July) has a line-up featuring Karen
Matheson, Calan, False Lights, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Gilmore & Roberts, Rachael McShane & The Cartographers, Grace Petrie, Hannah Rarity, Ninebarrow, Ryan Young with Jenn Butterworth and GNOSS.
therecordjournal.co.uk
Cleckheaton Folk Festival (6th – 8th July) has guests including Alice Jones, Dougie Maclean, Gilmore & Roberts, Granny’s Attic, Jack Rutter, Moore Moss Rutter, Mrs Ackroyd, The Rheingans Sisters, The Wilson Family and more.
cleckheatonfolkfestival.org
Newton Stewart &
Minnigaff Traditional Music Festival, Newton Stewart, Scotland (6th – 8th July) features Tim Edey, LAS, Hannah Rarity, Andy Irvine, Old Blind Dogs, Clive Carroll, Kim Carnie, Joy Dunlop and more.
tradmusic.com
Frome Festival (6th – 15th
July) includes Don Kipper (featured this issue), Vadi, Wassail Blues Band, Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes, Hattie Briggs, The Village Band, Buffalo Gals and more.
fromefestival.co.uk
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
(6th – 15th July) showcases Arab music, including Emel Mahlouthi (featured this Issue), Tootard, 47 Soul, Simona Abdallah, Simo Lagnawi & Gnawa London and The London Syrian Ensemble.
arabartsfestival.com
Kimpton Folk Festival, Herts (7th July) features Urban Folk Quartet, While Matthews & While, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, The London Klezmer Quartet, The James Brothers, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Jackie Oates & Mike Cosgrave, Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente and more.
kimptonfolk.uk
The North Atlantic Fiddle
Convention runs throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire from 11th – 15th July, featuring Adam Sutherland, Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Alicia & Liam Blore, Aonghas Grant, Begoña Riobó & Alfonso Franco, Brittany Haas, Danny Diamond & Conor Caldwell, Fromseier Hockings, Figelin, Fru Skagerrak, Jani Lang & Janos Kallai, John Pellerin, Jyostna Srikanth, Matt Cranitch, Nic Gareiss, The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, Patsy
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers – Folk At The Hall
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