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Bristol Folk Festival returns in 2019 after a couple of years’ break, to be held in St George’s, Bristol Folk House and St Stephen’s on 3rd – 5th May. Confirmed acts so far include Cara Dillon, Kris Drever, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Lady Maisery, Spiro and Grace Petrie.
Ireby Festival (24th – 25th May) announces its line-up including Seth Lakeman, Coco And The Butterfields, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Imar, Calan, Midnight Skyracer, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band, Will Pound & Eddy Jay, Smith and McClennan, The Shackleton Trio, Emily Mae Winters, Elaine Davidson, Luke Daniels, Molly Evans, Hadrian’s Union, John Havelock, Louise Peacock’s Young Folk Ensemble, Will Finn & Rosie Calvert, Ben Gates and Ian Douglas.
A brand new one-day festival
The Gathering (1st Jun) has been announced for Inverness, with a line-up including Tide Lines, The Vatersay Boys, Elephant Sessions, Hò-rò, Siobhan Miller, Torridon, The Trad Project, and the City Of Inverness Youth Pipe Band.
Elephant At The Castle (28th – 30th Jun) at Mulgrave Castle, Whitby combines the programming of the annual Musicport festival with a special celebration of the work and life of Norma Waterson MBE to mark her 80th birthday. Artists to be announced soon.
Warwick Folk Festival (25th – 28th Jul) which celebrates its 40th year in 2019, has announced Will Pound as its new Patron.
Cambridge Folk Festival (1st – 4th Aug) has announced that local lad Nick Mulvey will be returning to Cambridge in 2019 as the Festival’s guest curator. Among the first artist names confirmed are this issue’s cover star Sam Sweeney, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, Ralph McTell, Tunng, Karine Polwart, Lisa O’Neill, Lil’ Jimmy Reed & The A-Team, José Gonzalez, Talisk, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Rura and Nick Mulvey himself.
Purbeck Valley Folk Festival (15th – 18th Aug) have revealed the 2019 line-up including Afro Celt Sound System, Cara Dillon,
Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba
Chris Difford, John Bramwell, Flook, John Smith, Thea Gilmore, Old Man Luedecke, Grace Petrie, 3 Daft Monkeys, Gaz Brookfield, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, The Once, Marry Waterson & Emily Barker, The Eskies, Ranagri, Megson, Martha Tilston and more.
TOURS Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni
Ba will be live in the UK at Celtic Connections, Glasgow (25th Jan); Howard Assembly Room, Leeds (26th); Subterania, London (27th); Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff (28th); Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (29th) and Liverpool Philharmonic (30th).
Judy Collins goes on tour with shows at St Ann’s Church, Manchester (19th January); The Mackintosh Church, Glasgow (20th); Gala Theatre, Durham (21st); Cecil Sharp House, London (24th); Harlequin Theatre, Surrey (25th); Astor Theatre, Kent (26th); Apex, Bury St Edmunds (28th); Glee Club, Birmingham (29th); The Stables, Milton Keynes (30th).
Joan Baez is also out on tour soon with gigs at Brighton Dome (22nd Feb); St David’s Hall, Cardiff (23rd); Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (25th); Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (26th); London Palladium (28th Feb and 1st Mar).
Chris Smither will be touring with special guest The Suitcase Junket at The Black Box, Belfast (15th Jan); Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (16th); The Met, Bury (17th); Kings Place, London (20th); Leicester Guildhall (21st); Exeter Phoenix (23rd); Tremayne Hall, Mylor (25th); St George’s, Bristol (26th); Walthamstow Folk, London (27th); The Greystones, Sheffield (28th) and Pocklington Arts Centre (29th).
Chris Wood is on the road again with dates at Cecil Sharp House, London (2nd Mar); The Acorn, Penzance (6th); The George Hotel, South Molton (7th); Lighthouse, Poole (8th); Folk in the Barn – Waterstones, Canterbury (9th); Roots Music Club, Doncaster (15th); Under the Edge Arts, Wotton-Under-Edge
(16th); The Forge at The Anvil, Basingstoke (17th) and Colchester Folk Club (18th).
The Rheingans Sisters have
gigs at Celtic Connections (20th Jan); NCEM, York (11th Mar); Kings Place, London (17th); The Junction, Cambridge (19th); The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol (26th).
Leveret are out and about again in 2019 with a March tour starting at St Mary’s Music Hall, London (1st); Stamford Arts Centre (2nd); Soundhouse at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (3rd); Calstock Arts (7th); Blackheath Halls, London (8th); The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (11th); Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol (12th); The Lending Room (13th); Concerts Sheffield (14th) and South Street Arts Centre, Reading (15th).
Faustus play The Marlowe Kit, Canterbury (1st Feb); The Half Moon, London (3rd); Good Honest Folk, Dorking (9th); Love Folk Festival, Southport (15th) and Settle Victoria Hall (16th).
John Kirkpatrick finishes 2018 with shows at Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton (15th Dec); The Fleece Inn, Bretforton nr Evesham (16th); The Spring Arts Centre, Havant (20th); Bromley Cross Folk Club, Edgworth (21st) and is back on tour in the new year with gigs at Chatteris Library (14th Feb); Ely Library (15th); Greyladyes Art Foundation, Bursledon (16th); The Wurzel Bush Folk Club, Coventry (19th); Brighton Toy and Model Museum (22nd); Chester February Folk Day, Hoole (23rd); Norden Farm Centre Arts, Maidenhead (27th); Henry Sandon Hall, Worcester (2nd Mar) and Bridport Arts Centre (23rd).
Martin Carthy has dates including Blaxhall Village Hall nr Aldeburgh (11th Jan); Brighton Toy and Model Museum (12th); Bacca Pipes Folk Club, Keighley (25th); Edge Hill Arts Centre, Ormskirk (26th); Southwark Cathedral, London (22nd Feb); The Marlowe Studio, Canterbury (22nd Mar) and Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, London (23rd). He has two duo shows with Eliza Carthy at Love Folk Festival, Southport (15th Feb) and Stamford Arts Centre (16th).
Martin Carthy has duo shows
with John Kirkpatrick at St Davids Hall, Cardiff (15th Jan); Whitchurch Folk Club (16th); Cecil Sharp House, London (17th) and Reeth Memorial Hall, Richmond (18th).
Jon Boden & The Remnant Strings With a busy tour, Martin
Simpson heads to The Poppy Folk Club, Nottingham (20th Jan); New Vic Theatre, Newcastle under Lyme (31st); Span Arts, Narbeth (8th Feb); Hornblotton Village Hall, Shepton Mallet (9th); Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton (23rd); Vivacity Key Theatre, Peterborough (15th Mar); Bridgwater Arts Centre, Somerset (28th); Kings Place, London (29th); The Corn Hall, Diss (30th); Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (31st).
Olivia Chaney has a March tour taking in Whitstable Sessions Whitstable (3rd); Cecil Sharp House, London (7th); Turner Sims Southampton (8th); Junction Cambridge (13th); St. George's Bristol (15th) and Stoller Hall Manchester (26th).
Jon Boden & The Remnant
Strings have tour dates at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds (1st Mar); Buxton Opera House (2nd); Ludlow Assembly Rooms (3rd); Colchester Arts Centre (4th); The Corn Hall, Diss (5th); Revelation, St Mary’s Church, Ashford (6th); Pontardawe Arts Centre, Swansea (8th); The Plough Arts Centre, Torrington (9th); Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal (12th); The Met, Bury (13th); South Holland Centre, Spalding (14th); Lincoln Drill Hall (15th); The North Wall, Oxford (16th).
RANT have a mini tour at Dunoon Burgh Hall (21st Mar); Helmsley Arts Centre, York (22nd); Soundhouse at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (25th).
Breabach have tour dates at The Old Fruitmarket, Celtic Connections, Glasgow (26th Jan); Wiltshire Music Centre (8th Feb); Nettlebed Village Club, nr Henley- on-Thames (11th); Hambrook Village Hall, Chidham (12th); Kings Place, London (13th); The Greystones, Sheffield (14th); Otley Courthouse (16th) and Colchester Arts Centre (18th).
Aly Bain & Phil
Cunningham are together on tour again with dates at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (17th Mar); Nettlebed Village Club, nr 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
Photo: Chris Sanders
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