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Burton Hotel, Kington (4th); Raunds Community Music Festival, Northamptonshire (5th); Norden Arts, Maidenhead (9th); The Speedwell Hall, Crewkerne (10th); St Mary’s Church, Kintbury (11th); Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre, Colchester (16th); Knees Up at Cecil Sharp House, London (17th); Shepley Spring Festival (18th); Wood Festival, nr Wallingford (19th); Cafe on the Green, Widecombe (22nd); The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington (23rd); Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen, Pembrokeshire (24th); Chester Folk Festival (25th); Lamplugh Village Hall, Cumbria (31st) and Kirksanton Village Hall, Cumbria (2nd June).
Harp & A Monkey take some new material on the road in the spring with dates including Bulkington Community and Conference Centre, Warwickshire (14th March); All Hallow’s Hall, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (15th); Ingham and Cammeringham Village Hall, Ingham, Lincolnshire (16th); Ordsall Parish Hall, Retford (17th); Swanton Novers Village Hall, Norfolk (22nd); Music in Ulpha, Cumbria (30th); Chettle Village Hall, Blandford, Dorset (19th April); Pakefield Acoustic Festival, Suffolk (27th); Holywell Music Rooms, Oxford (8th June); The Met, Bury (Greater Manchester) and Sturmer Village Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk (29th).
Naomi Bedford & Paul
Simmonds bring The Appalachian Ballads to The Hug and Pint, Glasgow (4th May); Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh (7th); The Ship Inn, Durham (8th); Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham (9th); Glastonwick Festival, West Sussex (2nd June); Cecil Sharp House, London (5th) and Tolpuddle Martyrs Fest (6th).
Gadarene come together again for dates at Exeter Phoenix (14th April); Evergreen Hall, Broadwell (25th); The Acorn, Penzance (28th) and Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth (2nd June).
The Poozies tour dates
include The Con Club, Lewes (13th March); Terry O’Toole Theatre, Lincoln (14th); Grayshott Folk Club, Surrey (15th); Edinburgh International Harp Festival (6th April); An Tobar Arts Centre, Tobermory (16th May); Strathblane and Blanefield Village
The Poozies
Club (17th); Eden Court, Inverness (18th); Dundee AMC (19th); The Traverse, Edinburgh (20th); Orkney Folk Festival (23rd – 27th); Comrie White Church (16th June); and Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore (17th).
Ruth Theodore is joined by her band for gigs at The New Adelphi Club, Hull (14th March); Cafe #9, Sheffield (15th); The Castle Hotel, Manchester (16th); Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham (19th); The Hatch, Kingsbridge, Devon (22nd); Village Pump at The Lamb, Trowbridge (23rd); The Hyde Tavern, Winchester (27th) and Green Note, London (28th). She plays joint gigs with Hamell On Trial at Live Theatre, Newcastle (4th May); The Greystones, Sheffield (7th) and New Adelphi Club, Hull (11th).
Thom Ashworth releases his
new album Head Canon at the end of March and will be playing at Brighton Toy and Model Museum (30th March); Big Comfy Bookshop, Coventry (5th April); Home Farm Festival, Somerset (7th June); and Wimborne Folk Festival (8th – 9th June).
Rory McLeod has UK dates at the Old School House, Barnsley (5th May); Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge (24th); Old Road Tavern, Chippenham (25th); Bewcastle Festival, Cumbria (7th June); Eden Festival, Dumfrieshire (8th) and more.
American roots duo Ritchie
& Rosie have a short run of UK dates at Richmond Old Time Music Gathering (19th – 20th April); The Canteen, Bristol (21st); The Bell Inn, Bath (22nd); The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny (23rd); The Old Ship Inn, Lowdham (24th); Café No 9, Sheffield (25th) and Green Note, Camden (26th).
Sarah McQuaid has tour dates at Rugby Library (4th April); Solomon Browne Memorial Hall, Mousehole (13th); The Roses, Tewkesbury (3rd May) and Wath Festival, Yorkshire (5th).
The 25th anniversary spring
tour by Feast Of Fiddles sees dates at The Village Club, Nettlebed (25th and 26th March); The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury (27th); Corn Exchange, Exeter (28th); Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne (29th); St Mary in the Castle, Hastings (30th); The Brook Theatre, Chatham (31st); The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (1st April);
Queen’s Hall, Hexham (3rd); The Atkinson, Southport (4th); Huntingdon Hall, Worcester (5th); The Neeld Arts Centre, Chippenham (6th) and The Stables, Milton Keynes (7th).
Jim Causley heads to Folk At
The Barlow, Edgeworth (15th March); Cafe On The Green, Widecombe (22nd); Aggie Fest, Ryde (30th); Under Edge Arts, Wotton Under Edge (13th April); Walthamstow Folk Club (14th); Elsie’s Club, Cowden Pound (20th); Roseland Festival, St Just in Roseland (24th); Shammick Acoustic, Combe Martin (27th); Exeter Phoenix (28th); The Stables, Milton Keynes (9th May); Brighton Toy Museum (10th); The Hut, Halesworth (11th); Hitchin Folk Club (12th); Chippenham Folk Festival (25th); Pigs Ear Folk and Ale, Edenbridge (1st June); St Thomas Church, Launceston (2nd); Otterton Mill, Budleigh Salterton (7th); Forgotten Lands Festival (8th); Exeter History Society (10th) and Teignmouth Folk Festival (22nd).
Megson have a new album
out called Contradicshun, and to support the release they head to Salisbury Arts Centre (21st March); VSS Club, Lingfield (22nd); Sadberge Village Hall, Darlington (11th April); Wadsworth Community Centre, Hebden Bridge (12th); The Sage, Gateshead (13th); The Live Room, Saltaire (14th); St Helens Church, Alveston (26th); Burcot Village Hall, Bromsgrove (27th) and Dorchester Arts Centre (10th).
As well as being the subjects of a feature-length film (in cinemas now), Fisherman’s Friends have live dates this spring at The Capitol, Horsham (20th March); The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (21st); The Stables, Milton Keynes (22nd); The Pavilion, Worthing (29th); Theatre Royal, Margate (30th); Tivoli, Wimborne (31st); The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno (14th and 15th May) and Rosemoor Gardens, North Devon (26th May).
Jez Lowe takes to the road again with solo dates at Rostrevor Inn, County Down (18th March); Springthorpe Village Hall, Lincs with Kate Bramley (5th April) and further solo dates at Davy Lam, Washington (6th); Telegraph, Bridlington (9th); Ruskin House, Croydon (15th); Hoy at Anchor,
Ritchie & Rosie
Westcliffe-on-Sea (16th); Heswell Squash Club, Wirral (26th); Cricket Club, Kiverton Park (30th); Wellend Yacht Club, Spalding (1st May); Change of Horses, Orpington (2nd); Woodman, Kingswinford (10th); Cookham Festival with The Bad Pennies (11th); Tredegar House, Newport (12th); George and Dragon, Norton (13th); Cast, Doncaster (15th); Bridge, Newcastle (20th); Con. Club, Frodsham (24th); The Willows Folk Club, Preston (29th); The Empress, Harrogate (2nd June); The Moorcock Inn, Blacko Lancs (5th); Hollybush, Redbourne Herts (6th); Elephant and Castle, Lewes (8th); Topic Folk Club, Bradford (13th) and Wessex Acoustic, Blandford Forum with Kate Bramley (28th).
Jez Lowe has joint dates with
Steve Tilston at Peak Concerts, Matlock (23rd March); Chapel Arts Centre, Bath (28th) and St Andrew Village Hall, Mottram (30th); Costorphine, Edinburgh (31st May); Kingskerswell Parish Church, Newton Abbott (14th June); All Saints Church, Camborne, Cornwall (15th).
Cara Dillon’s spring tour takes in Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury (16th March); Symphony Space, Birmingham (24th April); Walker Theatre, Shrewsbury (25th); Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (26th); Salisbury Arts Centre (27th); Guildhall Theatre, Grantham (2nd May); Derby Guildhall (3rd); Square Chapel, Halifax (4th); Bristol Folk Festival (5th); Kings Place, London (10th); Shaftesbury Arts Centre (18th); Orkney Folk Festival (24th – 26th); Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek (30th); The Met, Bury (6th June); Selby Town Hall (7th); The Witham, Barnard Castle (8th); Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (9th); Dorchester Arts (22nd); Nettlebed Village Club, nr Henley- on-Thames (24th) and Grassington Festival (25th).
Steve Tilston’s solo Distant
Days concert dates include Hitchin Folk Club (17th March); Woodman Folk Club, Kingswinford (22nd); Roots Music Club, Doncaster (5th April); Raven Folk Club, Chester (7th); Dartford Folk Club (9th); Dorking Folk Club (10th); Wizz Jones 80th Birthday Concert, Cadogan Hall, London (24th); Otterton Mill, Budleigh Salterton (25th); Davy Lamp Folk
Photo: Sean Purser
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