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Quarterhouse (28th); Epsom Playhouse (29th); Tramshed, Cardiff (30th); St George’s, Bristol (1st May); Union Chapel, London (2nd); Epstein Theatre, Liverpool (8th); The Platform, Morecambe (9th); Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley (10th); Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh (11th); The Assembly, Royal Leamington Spa (14th); Open, Norwich (15th); The Stables, Milton Keynes (16th); Palace Theatre, Newark (17th); The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge (18th); Victoria Hall, Settle (19th); Left Bank, Leeds (23rd); Ushaw College, Durham (24th) and Gosforth Civic Centre, Newcastle (26th).
Sam Lee hosts a new series
of Singing With Nightingales concerts in both outdoor and indoor venues, supported by special guest artists including Pete Judge, Kadialy Kouate, Georgia Ruth and Alice Zawadzki. Under-the-stars events, featuring a campfire feast, music and stories and expert wildlife insight, take place at the RSPB reserve at Highnam Woods near Gloucester, Green Farm Kent nr Ashford, and a private estate near Lewes, Sussex. Indoor venue dates include Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea (14th April); The Old Fire Station, Oxford (23rd); Dartington Hall, Totnes (30th); Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells (8th May); Church of St Laurence, Stroud (15th); Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury (22nd); The Junction, Cambridge (23rd) and Southbank Centre, London (24th).
Sam Carter plays gigs this spring at The Witham, Barnard Castle (23rd March); Biddulph Town Hall (27th); The Met, Bury (30th); The Albion Bar, Northampton (31st); Clair Hall, Hayward’s Heath (12th April); The Greystones, Sheffield (17th); Village Pump Friday Folk, Wiltshire (3rd May); Floodgate Ale House, Stafford (20th); Tuppenny Barn, East Sussex (25th); Wimborne Minster Folk Festival (8th June) and Seaside Folk, Saltburn Arts Centre (21st).
Banter release album
number 2 Dare in the spring and their tour continues at Sunset Lounge, Newport Pagnell (16th March); The Musician, Leicester (18th); The Polka Hop, Wakefield (19th); Haydon Bridge Centre, Hexham (20th); Victoria Hall, Settle (22nd); The Artichoke,
Katie Spencer
Moulton, Northampton (23rd); The 39 Steps, Broadstairs (28th) and Nettlebed Village Club, nr Henley-on-Thames (1st April).
Katie Spencer releases her debut album in March and her tour takes her to The Flying Circus, Newark (17th March); Bell & Crown, Goole (24th); FortyFive Vinyl Cafe, York (29th); Hepworth Hall, Holmfirth (30th); The Grayston Unity, Halifax (31st); Old King’s Head, Belper (12th April); Oporto, Leeds (17th); Trades Club, Hebden Bridge (18th); Hyde Tavern, Winchester (25th); Julia’s Tea Rooms, Ely (26th);
Slaughtered Lamb, London (27th); Filey Folk Festival (4th May); The Live Room, Shipley (12th); Kardomah94, Hull (17th); Queen’s Head, Belper (18th); Catshill Club, Bromsgrove (30th); Wild Voice, Northampton (31st); Something to Smile About, Hatfield (1st June); Gate To Southwell, Nottingham (7th); Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue, Bradford (8th); Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer (22nd) and Grassington Festival (29th).
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner celebrates its 10th anniversary tour with dates at Leicester Guildhall (12th April); Bakewell Town Hall (13th); The Witham, Barnard Castle (16th); National Centre for Early Music, York (17th); Cast Theatre, Doncaster (18th); The Village Hall, Alstonefield (19th); Lichfield Guildhall (20th); Hangar Farm Arts Centre, Totton (24th); G Live, Guildford (25th); Royston Folk Club (26th); Wingfield Barns, Suffolk (27th); Colchester Arts Centre (29th); Dartford Folk Club (30th); Cotleigh Brewery, Wiveliscombe (2nd May); David Hall, South Petherton (3rd); Dorchester Arts Centre (4th); Maker with Rame Community Hall, Kingsand (5th); Acorn Arts Centre, Penzance (7th); Cecil Sharp House, London (9th); St Edith Folk, Sevenoaks (10th); The Izzard Theatre, Bexhill (11th) and The Old Chapel, Alfriston (12th).
Ruth Notman & Sam Kelly have a new duo project with album Changeable Heart which they tour at Colchester Arts Centre (1st April); Greystones, Sheffield (2nd); Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham (3rd); Junction, Cambridge (4th); Biddulph Town Hall (5th); Crescent, York (7th);
Rich Mix, London (8th) and Bodega, Nottingham (9th).
Josie Duncan & Pablo
Lafuente have spring dates at Glenfarg Folk Club (1st April); Lyth Arts Centre (2nd); Falkirk Folk Club (4th); Mansfield Palace Theatre (11th); The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch (12th); Slaughtered Lamb, London (13th); Folk At The Froize (14th); The Arc, Stockton-on-Tees (15th); Montrose Folk Club (18th) and An Lanntair, Stornoway (20th).
Kate Rusby has shows at
Cheltenham Town Hall (4th April); Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa (5th); Kings Place, London (6th); Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering (7th); The Plaza, Stockport (16th); Derby Theatre (17th); Cast, Doncaster (19th); St George’s Hall, Bradford (23rd); The Cresset, Peterborough (24th) and Bury St Edmunds Festival (25th).
Dan Walsh has put together a
new trio with Ciaran Algar and Nic Zuppardi and their tour takes them to Sunbeams Centre, Penrith (2nd May); Stapleton House, Kirkby Fleetham (4th); Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle (5th); Anteros Arts, Norwich (9th); Cambridge Folk Club (10th); Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton (11th); Music At The Buildings, Ashington (17th); Folk At The Froize, Suffolk (19th); Stafford Gatehouse Theatre (22nd); Swaledale Festival, North Yorkshire (26th); The Blue Boar, Maldon (28th); Stables, Milton Keynes (29th); The Musician, Leicester (30th) and Folk House, Bristol (31st).
Talisk are back on the road with shows at The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool (24th April); Tolmen Centre, Falmouth (28th); Nettlebed Village Club, Henley-on- Thames (29th); Nest Collective, London (30th); Acapela Studio, Cardiff (1st May); The Welfare, Ystradgynlais (2nd) and Queen’s Hall (3rd); Oban Live (8th).
Heg & The Wolf Chorus have upcoming shows at Kingskerswell Parish Church, Newton Abbott (4th May); Green Note, London (6th); Dart Music Festival, Devon (11th); Stables, Milton Keynes (7th June) and Wimborne Folk Festival (8th).
Edgelarks release new album
Feathers in the spring, taking it on a mammoth tour including The Old Chapel, Alfriston (15th March); The Old Courts Arts Space,
Sam Lee
Windsor (16th); Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury (17th); Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff (21st); The Willow Gallery, Oswestry (22nd); Centre for Alternative Technology, Macynlleth (23rd); Chapel Arts, Bath (16th May); Painswick Centre, Stroud (17th); Otley Courthouse, Yorkshire (22nd); Peak Concerts, Matlock (23rd); Artrix Arts Centre, Bromsgrove (24th); Ropewalk, Barton-upon-Humber (25th); Cecil Sharp House, London (30th); Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Walton-on-Thames (31st); Flavel Arts Centre, Dartmouth (1st June); Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol (4th); Beehive, Honiton (7th); Acorn Theatre, Penzance (8th); ACE Space, Newbury (14th); West Town Farm, Ide – Launch Party (15th); Gower Folk Festival, Wales (16th); Anteros Arts Foundation, Norwich (20th); Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden (21st) and Shutlanger Village Hall (22nd).
Seth Lakeman’s tour takes in The Stables, Milton Keynes (24th March); Southwell Minster (25th); St George’s, Bristol (26th); Glee Club, Birmingham (27th); Cheltenham Town Hall (28th); Anvil Arts Centre, Basingstoke (29th); Hereford Cathedral (30th); and Minack Theatre, Penzance (8th May).
Aly Bain & Phil
Cunningham have a duo tour taking in Coronation Hall, Ulverston (15th March); Waterside Arts Centre, Sale (16th); Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (17th); Nettlebed Village Club, Henley-on- Thames (18th); Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham (19th); Turner Sims, Southampton (20th); Cecil Sharp House, London (21st); Harberton Parish Hall (23rd); Hitchin Folk Club (24th); New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme (25th); Stables, Milton Keynes (26th); St George’s, Bristol (27th); Pocklington Arts Centre (28th); Victoria Hall, Settle (29th) and Masham Town Hall (30th).
Jack Rutter has solo gigs coming up at The Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, London (11th May); Bracknell Folk Club, Berkshire (14th); Shepley Spring Festival, W. Yorkshire (18th); Chippenham Folk Festival (26th – 27th); The Hoy At Anchor Folk Club, Westcliff-on-Sea (28th); Topic Folk Club, Bradford (30th); Burton Folk Club, Burton- on-Trent (31st) and Gower Folk Festival (16th June).
Photo: © Judith Burrows
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