f12 BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award
nominees The Drystones have imminent dates at Pebbles Tavern, Watchet (16th March); Forest Arts Centre, New Milton (5th April); Square and Compass, Swanage (6th); Somborne Sessions, Stockbridge (7th); Readifolk, Reading (8th); Glenbuchat Hall, Strathdon (13th); Grinagog Festival, Torquay (21st); Horsham Folk Club (22nd); The Greystones, Sheffield (28th); Upton Folk Festival, Upton On Severn (5th May); Railway Inn, Newnham (6th); Wimborne Minster Folk Festival (9th June).
thedrystones.co.uk
The Drystones
Co. Kildare (30th); Groucho’s, Richhill (2nd May); Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast (3rd); Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards (4th); Resipole Studios, Acharacle (9th); Atlantic Islands Centre, Isle of Luing (11th); Transclyde Music, Isle of Bute (12th); Nottingham Playhouse Studio (17th); Private House Concert, Great Haywood (18th); Ty Siamas, Dolgellau (19th); High Forest Community Centre, Allendale (20th); Milton Rooms, Malton, North Yorkshire (23rd); Victoria Hall, Settle, North Yorkshire (24th); Silver Street Sessions, Wiveliscombe (26th).
sarahmcquaid.com
Multi-instrumentalist,
composer, songwriter, storyteller Finbar Furey plays at St George’s Hall, Liverpool (2nd April); Glee Club, Birmingham (3rd); Old Fruit Market, Glasgow (5th); Dancehouse, Manchester (7th); Islington Assembly Hall, London (9th); Vicar Street, Dublin (10th May); Wexford Opera House (11th May); Black Box, Galway (12th); Kilarney INEC (24th); University Concert Hall (25th); Royal Theatre, Castlebar (2nd June); Everyman Theatre, Cork (3rd).
finbarfurey.com
Steve Turner has forthcoming dates at Tump Folk Club, The Humber, Humber Road, Coventry (29th March); Aberdeen Folk Club, The Blue Lamp, Gallowgate (4th April); Salmon Bothy Folk Club, Links Road, Portsoy (5th); Rolling Hills Folk Club, Smith Memorial Hall, Darnick, Melrose (6th); Cheviot Folk Club, Cross Keys Inn,
The String Sisters
Thropton, Northumberland (7th); Morpeth Gathering,
Northumberland (7th/8th); Milford on Sea Folk Club, Milford Community Centre, Hants (12th); Potteries Folk Club, Foxfield Railway, Caverswall Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke (13th); Everyman Folk Club, Liverpool Cross Keys, 13 Earle St. Liverpool (17th); Anchor Folk Club, Blue Anchor, High Road, Byfleet (19th); Glossop Folk Club, The Globe, High Street West (26th).
steve-turner.co.uk
Andy Cutting plays solo at Sheep Dip House Concerts, Rugby (31st May); Gwaenysgor Village Hall (1st June); The Hive, Shrewsbury (2nd); Mayflower Folk Club, Cambridge (5th); Kings Place London (6th); Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury (7th); Minster Folk Festival, Wimborne (8th).
andy-cutting.co.uk
Kris Drever tours the UK with support from Hannah Read at Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, (12th April); Leeds College Of Music (13th); Bury Met (14th); Memorial Hall, Sheffield (15th); Nettlebed Folk Club (16th); St David’s Hall, Cardiff (17th); Colchester Arts Centre (19th); Union Chapel, London (20th); Wem Town Hall, Shrewsbury (21st); The David Hall, South Petherton (22nd); Guildhall Theatre, Derby (23rd); Music Room, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (24th); Eastgate Theatre, Peebles, (26th); Milngavie Town Hall (28th); Sage Gateshead (5th May); Eden Court, Inverness (6th); Aros Community Centre, Portree (8th).
krisdrever.com
Eli West plays at Campfire Club, London (11th May); Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis (17th); Square & Compass, Worth Matravers (18th).
eliwest.fyi
Ewan McLennan plays at The Old Abbey Taphouse, Manchester (5th April); 81 Renshaw, Liverpool (6th); The Fleece Inn, Evesham (7th); Stockland Village Hall, Devon (12th); The Conquest Theatre, Bromyard (13th); Winscombe Folk (14th); The Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore (10th May); Stonehaven Folk Club (11th); The String Jam Club, Selkirk (12th); Hebden Bridge Folk Roots, Hebden Bridge (13th); Fire In The Mountain, Wales (2nd June); Ringsfield Hall Eco Activity Centre, Beccles (16th).
ewanmclennan.co.uk
Jim Causley has dates at Grinagog Festival, Torquay (21st April); Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (5th May); Fishguard Folk Festival (26th); The Hawth, Crawley (27th).
jimcausley.co.uk
John Kirkpatrick can be found at Lewes Saturday Folk Club (17th March); Aberystwyth Arts Centre (28th); Square Chapel Centre For The Arts, Halifax (30th); Good Intent Folk Club, Rochester (10th April); Headon Village Hall, Retford (14th); Todmorden Folk Festival (4th May); Peasenhall Assembly Hall (12th); Heart Of Shropshire Day, Shrewsbury (19th); Dorking Folk Club (23rd); English Music Festival, Wallingford (27th); St Neots Folk Festival (10th Jun).
johnkirkpatrick.co.uk
Martin Carthy has dates at Cafe Oto, London (10th May); Wanstead Tap, Forest Gate (11th); Milngavie Folk Club (12th); High Forest Community Centre, Allendale (1st June); Chapel Arts
Hannah James
Centre, Bath (5th); Komedia, Brighton (6th); The Trooper Inn, Sturminster Newton (7th); St Neots Folk Festival (9th); Fastnet Maritime And Folk Festival, Ballydehob, Ireland (16th); Ropery Hall, Barton Upon Humber (30th) and a duo date with Eliza Carthy at Stafford Gatehouse on 27th June.
alanbearmanmusic.co.uk
Catch Hannah James’ solo
JigDoll show at All Hallows Dramatic Society, Nottinghamshire (11th May); Marton Village Hall, Warwickshire (12th); The Fleece Inn, Worcestershire (13th).
jigdoll.co.uk
Tim Eriksen visits in June: Fire In The Mountain, Aberystwyth (1st – 3rd June); Cumberland Arms, Newcastle (7th); Kalamazoo Club, London (8th); Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham (15th); Middlewich Fab Festival (16th).
timeriksenmusic.com
String Sisters play at Orkney Folk Festival (24th May); Eden Court, Inverness (29th); Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (30th); Cecil Sharp House, London (31st).
stringsisters.net
Alistair Anderson &
Northlands play at Etal Village Hall, Northumberland (21st April); Ropery Hall, Barton on Humber (28th).
aanorthlands.com
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc are touring with May dates at Nordic Voices Festival, Hexham (16th); Pailton Village Hall (17th); Hinkling Village Hall (18th); Hemingby Village Hall (19th); Alrewas Village Hall (20th).
thenordicfiddlersbloc.com
Will Pound’s Through The
Seasons – A Year in Morris and Folk Dance, also featuring Ross Grant, Benji Kirkpatrick and Debs Newbold heads to Ilmington Village Hall (1st May); The Fleece, Bretforton (2nd); St John’s Church, Kenilworth (3rd); Square Chapel, Portsmouth (6th); The Met, Stafford (11th); Sage Gateshead (12th); Quatt Village Hall (19th); Cecil Sharp House, London (20th); Bury Met (25th); Chester Folk Festival (26th); Chippenham Folk Festival (28th); South Holland Centre, Spalding (30th).
willpound.com
Johnny Coppin appears with
Mike Silver at Red Lion Folk Club, Kings Heath, Birmingham (21st March); and Hitchin Folk Club (8th April); solo at Bromley Cross Folk Club, The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancs
Photo: Elly Lucas
Photo: Kate Griffin
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