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Salford, Manchester (1st Oct); Arlington Arts, Newbury (2nd); Canada Water Culture Space, London (3rd); The Railway, Winchester (8th); Folk House, Bristol (9th); The Forge, Basingstoke (10th); Trades Club, Hedben Bridge (11th); Fibbers, York (12th); Musician, Leicester (13th); Stables, Milton Keynes (14th); Henry Tudor House, Shrewsbury (19th); Glee Club, Nottingham (20th). the
railsofficial.com
Songchain 2/Cylch Canu 2 brings together Kate Ronconi Woollard, Beth Williams Jones, Stacey Blythe, Christine Cooper, Ceri Jones, Gareth Bonello, Jamie Smith and Patrick Rimes in new
collaborations and arrangements of traditional and contemporary Welsh tunes and songs: Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (12th Oct); Borough Theatre, Abergavenny (13th); St Davids Hall Level 3, Cardiff (14th); Pontardawe Arts Centre (16th); Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon (21st); Y Tabernacl, Machynlleth (22nd); Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli (23rd); Galeri, Caernarfon (24th).
mwldan.co.uk/whatson/touring/so ngchain-2#.vdjrlihy_zi
Jim Causley has dates at
Tigerfolk, Stumble Inn, Long Eaton (4th Oct); Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle Street (23rd); Wooburn Festival, Royal British Legion, Loudwater (24th).
3 Boxes (Clive Gregson, Andy Roberts & Mark Griffiths) play Wingates Village Institute (15th Oct); BURC, Spitall, Berwick upon Tweed
(16th); Whittingham Memorial Institute, Alnwick (17th); Shap Memorial Hall, Main Street, Penrith (18th); a concert for East Anglia's Children's Hospices, The Golden Hind, Cambridge w/Boo Hewerdine & Jess Morgan (20th); Cross Keys Folk Club, Uppermill (21st); Boldron Village Hall, Barnard Castle (22nd); Frosterley Village Hall, Bishop Auckland (23rd); Wark Town Hall & Mechanics Institute, Hexham (24th); Hepscott Parish Hall, Morpeth (25th).
clivegregson.com
US duo Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson) have ongoing tour dates taking in Boston Folk Club The Eagle, 144 West Street, Boston, Lincs (14th
3 Boxes
Sept); Baldock & Letchworth Folk Club, Norton Road, Baldock, Herts (16th); The Ivy Bush Hotel, 103 High Street, Pontardawe (18th); Bothy Folk Club, Park Road West, Southport, Merseyside (20th); Folk at the Prospect, Weston Road, Runcorn, Cheshire (21st); Star Folk Club, The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow (22nd); Irvine Folk Club, Vineburgh Community Centre Quarry Road, Irvine, Ayrshire (30th); Woodend Gallery, The Crescent, Scarborough, N. Yorkshire (3rd Oct); Cramlington Folk Club, The Clef & Cask, Dewley, Cramlington, Northumberland (6th) and Seaford Folk Club, Legion House, Claremont Road, Seaford, East Sussex (9th).
hungrytown.net
Ferocious Dog play at O2
Academy, Bristol (16th Oct); The Factory, Barnstaple (17th); The Brudenell, Leeds (22nd); The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne (23rd); Old Firestation, Carlisle (24th); The Owl Sanctuary, Norwich (29th); Esquires, Bedford (30th); Zanzibar Club Liverpool (31st).
ferociousdog.co.uk
Mad Dog Mcrea have dates at Looe Music Festival, Looe (20th Sept); St Ives Festival, St Ives (26th); Rockstock & Barrel, Burton- On-Trent (3rd Oct); Taunton Rugby Club (15th); O2 Academy Bristol (16th); The Hub, Plymouth (17th); The Leaf, Liverpool (22nd); The Deaf Institute, Manchester (23rd); The Sugarmill, Stoke on Trent (24th); St Donats Arts Centre, Llantwit (29th); The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham (30th); Dorchester Corn Exchange (31st).
maddogmcrea.co.uk
Miranda Sykes & Rex
Preston play at Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street (17th Sept); Aulis Hall, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield (18th); Wirral Arts Centre, 29 Brookfield Gardens, West Kirby, Cheshire (19th); Carperby Village Hall, Carperby (26th).
sykespreston.com
Rag Mama Rag have dates at Ringwood Folk Club at The Elm Tree, Hightown, Poulner (13th Oct); Cheese & Grain Cafe, Market Yard, Frome (14th); Winchcombe Live At The White Hart, High St. (16th); The Swan, Wedmore, Cheddar Rd, Wedmore, Somerset (17th); The Bell, Walcot Street, Bath – lunchtime (18th); The Malt Shovel, Bridge Street
Northampton (21st); Bramwell
October dates at London’s Cecil Sharp House include Leveret (1st); Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons (15th); John Spiers (21st) and Shirley Collins’ Birthday Bash (31st October, from 4pm) during which Shirley presents extracts from her new book, By the Lines of his Hand, followed by an evening concert with Shirley, Billy Bragg, Martyn Wyndham Read, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, The Askew Sisters, Jackie Oates and more.
cecilsharphouse.org
As well as October’s
Homegrown event (see Festivals), The Met, Bury plays host to Martin Stephenson & The
Memorial Institute,Taddington (22nd); North Wingfield Resource Centre, North Wingfield (23rd); Bowes Village Hall, Barnard Castle (24th); Bedlington Community Centre, Front West St, Bedlington (25th); The Back Room, Hallgate, Cottingham (26th); The Dartford Folk Club, Dartford Working Men’s Club (27th); Dusty`s Blues Club, Holmer Green Sports Club, Watchett Lane, Holmer Green (28th); Billingshurst Community Centre (30th).
rag-mama-rag.com
Blackbeard's Tea Party have dates at St Edith's Folk Club, High St, Kemsing, Nr Sevenoaks, (16th Oct); The Greystones, Sheffield (22nd); Village Hall, Romsey Rd, Kings Somborne (31st).
blackbeardsteaparty.com
Winter Wilson appear at
Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club (1st Oct); Derby Folk Festival (3rd & 4th); Reeth Memorial Hall (9th); Bedworth Folk Club (14th); Windmill Acoustic, Church Crookham, Fleet (15th); Chittlehampton Church, Devon (16th); The David Hall, S Petherton, Somerset (17th); Dreamers Folk Club, Redruth (18th); Philleigh Folk Club, Truro (22nd); Brixham Theatre, Devon (23rd); Tipton St John Community Hall (24th); Folk on the Moor, Plymouth (25th); Culm Valley Music Club, Uffculme (28th); Wessex Acoustic, Blandford Forum (30th).
winterwilson.com
Daintees, Seckou Keita and Aly Bain, Ale Moller & Bruce Molsky.
themet.biz
Coming soon to The Atkinson,
Lord Street Southport are Moulettes, While & Matthews, Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons, Peatbog Faeries, Stackridge, Nancy Kerr & The Sweet Visitor Band and Lau. Tel: 01704 533333;
theatkinson.co.uk
The Convent, Convent Lane, South Woodchester,
Gloucestershire hosts live concerts and netgigs (broadcast live via
netgig.co.uk) with the likes of Michelle & The Goat Ropers, Darden Smith, Kelly Oliver, Benjamin Folke Thomas, Georgia Ruth, Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys, Charlie Dore and Tom Robinson Band. Tel: 01453 835 138;
theconvent.net
London’s Kings Place has forthcoming guest nights with The Furrow Collective, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin’s Watershed Band, Breaking Trad. and Coope Boyes & Simpson. Tel: 0207 520 1490;
kingspace.co.uk
Coming soon to Sage
Gateshead: Eliza Carthy, Christy Moore, The High Kings, Sweet Liberties and Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers. Tel: 0191 443 4661;
sagegateshead.com
Coming soon to London’s Barbican Centre, Silk Street: King Creosote and Sam Lee (10th Oct) and a double bill of
GIGS
unconventional and beautiful vocal polyphonic singing traditions from Georgia and Corsica, featuring two of the genre’s most revered ambassadors Rustavi Ensemble and A Filetta (13th).
barbican.org.uk
Former Tibetan monk Ngawang Lodup is to sing at a public talk delivered by the Dalai Lama in London at the 02 on 19th September.
Forthcoming Stroud Ceilidhs include nights with Captain Swing, ThreePenny Bit, Bursledon Village Band, Steamchicken, Gloworms, Token Women, Hekety and more.
stroudceilidhs.co.uk
Nettlebed Village Folk Club, High St, Nettlebed, Nr. Henley on Thames, Oxon plays host to Maz O’Connor, Richard Digance, Paul Downes & Phil Beer and
Dom Flemons & Martin Simpson – Cecil Sharp House and The Atkinson
Photo: © Judith Burrows
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