Dave Arcari
Wed May 2: Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow
Sat 5: The Bein Inn, Glenfarg
Mon 14: John Wheatley College, Glasgow
Thur 24: Classic Grand, Glasgow
Fri 25: A K Bell Library, Perth
Sat 26: The Arches, Glasgow
Mon 28: MAMAS (Muthill Acoustic Music Appreciation
Society) @ The Crieff Hotel, Crieff
Adriana
Sun April 29: Market Bar, Inverness
Thur May 3: King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (with Rory McLeod)
Wed 23: Beanscene, Ayr (Part of Burns Festival)
Thur June 21: Classic Grand, Glasgow
Aly Bain & Phil Cunnigham
Fri April 20:Hengoed, The Last Inn
Sat 21: Ormskirk, The Rose Theatre
Tue 24: Cardiff, St David’s Hall
Thur 26: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside Irish centre
Fri 27: Lichfield, Lichfield Guildhall
Sat 28: Howden, Howden Shire Hall
Sun 29: Hitchin, Hitchin Folk Club
Mon 30: Nettlebed, The Village Club
Wed May 2: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre
Thur 3: Abergavenny, Borough Theatre
Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo
Fri April 20: The Spread Eagle, Camden
Sun 22: The Wenlock Arms, London
Fri 27: The Cambridge Folk Club, Cambridge
Sat 28: The Pilgrim, Liverpool
Sun 29: The Cluny, Newcastle
The Be Good Tanyas
Sat July 21: Village Pump Festival, Trowbridge
Sun 22: City Halls, Glasgow
Mon 23: Memorial Hall, Sheffield
Tue 24: St Georges Church, Brighton
Sun 29: Midlands Music festival, Mullingar, Ireland
The Blackhearts
Fri Apr 20: Cambridge, The Boathouse
Sun 22: Chelmsford, The Bassment
Fri 27: Northwich, Harlequin Theatre
Sat 28: Chippenham, Cause Arts Centre
Fri May 4: Whitehaven, Rosehill Theatre
Fri 11: Barton Upon Humber, The Ropewalk
Sat 19: Bedford, The Ent Shed
Fri 25: Bury, Met Arts Centre
Sat 26: Workshop, Circle Arts Centre
Jessica Blake
Fri Apr 27: Bedford, Esquires
Fri May 25: Bath, Moles
Sat 26: Cambridge, Boathouse
Wed June 6: Bristol, St Bonaventures
Ponty Bone & The Squeezetones
Fri April 27: London, the Luminaire
Sat 28: Dinton Village Hall, nr Aylesbury
Bosshoss
Mon May 28: London, Borderline
Ian Robert Brown
Fri Apr 20: East Sussex, Eight Bells
Sat 21: Essex, Waggon
Tue 24: Marrekech, The Hut, Sidi Charmouche
Wed May 2: Norwich, The Winelight Club
Sun 6: Rochester, Rochester Sweeps Festival
Sun 6: Horton, Kirby, Riverside Folk Club
Thur 10: London, Green Note Café
Mon 14: Guildford, Mustard Players
Fri 18: Claygate, The Ram Folk Club
Sat 19: Basingstoke, The Bolton Arms
Sun 20: Salisbury, The Huntsman Tavern
Mon 21: Bristol, Nova Scotia Folk Club
Sat 26: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, White Hart
Sun 27: Rattlesden, Five Bells
Mon 28: London, Soho Revue Bar
Wed 30: Long Melford, Suffolk, The George&Dragon
Thur 31: Stowmarket, Suffolk, The Oak Stowmarket
Sun June 3: Bath, Fopp Café
Wed 6: Tunbridge Wells, The Grey Lady Music Lounge
Fri July 27: Cambridge, Cambridge Folk Festival
Sun 29: London, Sidcup & Bexley Guitar Society
Fri Aug 31: Great Barnfield, High Barn
Tue Sept 4: Bishops Waltham, Hants, Nonsuch Folk Club
Sat Oct 13: Combe Martin, Devon, Shammick Acoustic Club
James Burton and Billy Swan with The Grundy/Pritchard Band
Mon May 7: Concorde 2, Brighton
Tue 8: The Irish Centre, Leeds
Wed 9: The Cluny, Newcastle
Fri 11: The 100 club, London
Sat 12: Coal Exchange, Cardiff
Sun 13: Manchester University - Academy 3
Mon 14: Empire Music Hall, Belfast
Tue 15: Vicar St, Dublin
Mon 16: The Boardwalk, Sheffield
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Wed Nov 7: the Brook Southampton
Thur 8: Corn Exchange, Brighton
Sat 10: Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare
Mon 12: St Georges, Bristol
Tue 13: The Anvil, Basingstoke
Wed 14: The Stables, Milton Keynes
Thur 15: The Stables, Milton Keynes
Sun 18: The Albert Hall, Nottingham
Mon 19: Town Hall, Birmingham
Wed 21: Queens Hall, Edinburgh
Thur 22: Concert Hall, Perth
Sun 25: Grand Opera House, York
Mon 26: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wed 28: The Sage, Gateshead
Fri 30: Gulbenkian, Canterbury
Sat Dec 1: Barbican, London
Willy Clay Band
Fri Aug 3: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
Sat 4: The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
Sun 5: Community Arts Centre, Carrbridge
Mon 6: The Bein Inn, Glenfarg
Tue 7: Old Library, Kilbarchan
Wed 8: Classic Grand, Glasgow
Thur 9: Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy
Fri 10: Jumpin Hot Club, Newcastle
Sat 11: The Chattery, Swansea
Rod Clements
Sat May 5: Davy Lamp Folk Club, Washington Arts Centre, Tyne
& Wear
Fri 18: The New Inn, Cumbria
Colleen and Triosk
Sun Apr 29: Liverpool, Picture House
Mon 30: Norwich, Arts Centre
Tue May 1: Colchester, Arts Centre
Wed 2: London, Luminaire with
Fri 4: Leeds, Holy Trinity Church
Sat 5: Bristol, Cube Cinema
Alberta Cross
Thur May 10: Glasgow, The Arches
The Curst Sons
Sun Apr 22: Polegate, East Sussex, The Junction
Fri 27: Worthing, West Sussex, The Half Brick
Sat 28: Chiswick, Hogarth Hoedown
Fri May 11: Hastings, East Sussex, Pissaro’s
Sat 12: Brighton, East Sussex, Hector’s Honkeytonk Hayride
Charlie Dore
Fri Apr 20: Great Bardfield, Essex, High Barn
Mon 23: Brighton, Greys Pub
Sat 28: Portsmouth, RMA Tavern
Mon 30: Sussex, Acoustic Sussex at The Ravenswood
Sat May 5: London, The Regal Rooms at Hammersmith
Fri June 22: Windsor, Windsor Arts Centre
Sat Sept 15: Hampshire, Forest Arts Centre
Julie Ellison
Sat Apr 28: Louth, Riverhead Theatre
Thur May 3: Wivenhoe, Wivenhoe Folk Club
Wed 23: York, City Screen
Thur Jun 7: Bradford, Topic Folk Club
Joe Ely
Fri 20 April: Edinburgh, Queens Hall
Sat 21: Utrecht, Blue Highway Festival
Mon 23: Bristol, St Bonadventures
Tue 24: London, Dingwalls
Thurs 26:Bergen, Bergen Festival
Sat 28: Sheffield, Memorial Hall
Sun 29: Newcastle The Cluny
Mon 30: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Endrick Brothers
Fri April 20: Glasgow, Hillhead Sports Club
Stephen Fearing
Fri May 18: Sittingbourne, Fulston Manor School
Sat 19: Belper, The Queens Head
Mon 21: Hempstead, Bluebell Inn
Tue 22: Dartford, Dartford Folk Club
Sun 27: Bristol, Bordeaux Quay
Fri June 1: Keady, N Ireland, Arthurs Place
Sat 2: Belfast, N Ireland, venue TBC
Sun 3: Naul, County Dublin, Seamus Ennis Centre
Tues 5: Weymouth, TBC
Thurs 7: Otterton, Otterton Mill
Fri 8: Torquay, Blue Walnut Café
Sat 9: Wimborne Folk Festival
Sun 10: Wimborne Folk Festival
Steve Forbert
Sun June 17: London, Dingwalls
Julie Fowlis
Fri Apr 20: Teatr Gwynedd Bangor
Sat 21: The Welfare\Neuadd Les Ystradgynlais
Eliza Gilkyson
Thurs May 10: Nottingham, the Maze
Fri 11: Tregaron, Talbot Hotel
Sat 12: Buckingham, Radcliffe Centre
Sun 13: Reading, South Street Arts Centre
Wed 16: Iverness, The Iron Works
Thur 17: Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
Fri 18: Edinburgh, The Pleasance
Sat 19: Glasgow, the Tron
Sun 20: Basingstoke, the Anvil
Tues 22; Bristol, St Bonaventures
Wed 23: Aldershot, West End Arts Centre
Fri 25: Taunton, the Victoria Rooms
Sat 26: Bury, The Met
Sun 27: Newcastle, The Cluny
Tues 29: London, Bush Hall
Weds 30: Maidstone, Soul Café
Thurs 31: Belfast, The Errigle Inn
Fri June 1: Rathfriland, The
Bronte Music Club
Sat 2: Uley, nr Dursley, Prema
Sun 3: Chichester Festival Threatre
Clive Gregson
Thu May 10: Otterton, Otterton Mill
Sun 13: Plymouth, Folk on the moor at Moorland Hotel
Thu 17: Redbourn, Redbourn Folk Club at the Cricketers
Sat 19: Cambridge, Acoustic Routes
Sun 20: Walthamstow, The Plough Inn
Wed 23: Leeds, St Georges Church
Fri 25: Carlisle, Carlisle United FC
Sat 26: Oldham, Playhouse 2
Tue 29: Leith, The Village
Thur 31: Altrincham, The Cinnamon Club
Sat June 2: Buckingham, The Radcliffe Centre
Sun 3: Twickenham, Cabbage Patch Pub
Wed 6: Blackpool, Clarence Hotel
Thur 7: Leicester, Musician
Fri 8: London, Kalamazoo Club
Sat 9: Wakefield, Acoustic Cabaret at the Red Shed
Sun 10: Masham, Black Sheep Music Festival
Nanci Griffith
Thur July 12: Glasgow Old Fruit Market
Fri 13: Manchester Apollo
Sun 15: Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Mon 16: Liverpool Philharmonic
Tue 17: London Hammersmith Apollo
Fri 27: The Sage, Gateshead
Sun 29: Cambridge Folk Festival
GRINGO STARS
- Fri May 11: Hostel 639 , Kensall Green, London
Sat 12: The Seaxe, Brentwood
Sun13: Hannakins farm (under 18's gig), Billericay
Sun13: Bassment, Chelmsford
Tue15: The Musician, Leicester
Wed16: TC’s nightclub, Carlisle
Fri 18: The Lincoln Imp, Scunthorpe
Sun 20: The Springhead, Anlaby, Nr.Hull
Tue 22: Zoo Cafe Bar, St Helens
Wed 23: International Pop Overthrow Festival @ Cavern Club,
Liverpool
Thur 24: International Pop Overthrow Festival @ Cavern Club,
Liverpool
Fri 25: Leisure Hall, Bacup, Lancashire
Mon 28: The Maze, Nottingham – with Jess Klein
G Love and Special Sauce
Tue May 22: London, Koko
Wed 24: Newquay, Walkabout
Thur 25: Bristol, Fleece
Sat 27: Manchester, Academy
Sun 28: Glasgow, King Tut Wah Wah Hut
Haley Sisters
Sat April 21: Stockport, High Lane Cons’ Club
Weds 25: Whitby Sports & Social Club, Whitby, Ellesmere Port
Sat 28: Tenterden, the Kent & East Sussex Railway
Fri May 4: Thirsk & Sowerby Institute, Thirsk, North
Yorkshire
Sun 27: Oswestry Showground, Miss Kitty’s 6th CMF
Mon 28: Warton, Nr Preston, Fort San Antone, Great Birchwood
Country Park
Sat June 30: Crawley, Acoustic Festival
Fri July 6: Keighley Festival, West Yorkshire.
Fri 27: Taunton RBL, Taunton, Somerset
Sat 28: Wimbourne, Flights CMC
Sat Aug 4: Leicester CMF, Hinkly United F.C., Hinkley
Sat 11: Wythall, nr Birmingham, Smokey Mountain CMC
Sun 12: Harlow Festival, Essex
Sat 25: Strumpshaw CMF, Strumpshaw, Norfolk
Sun 26: Maidstone, the Soul Café
Mon 27: London, Hampton Court
Sat Sept 1: Lochfoot Village Hall, Lochfoot, Scotland
Sun 2: East Ardsley General WMC, East Ardsley, Wakefield.
Sat 8: Cullingworth Con Club, Cullingworth, West Yorks
Sun 9: New Burley Club, Leeds, West Yorks
Fri 14: Shireoaks Sp. & So. club, Shireoaks, Nottinghamshire
Thur 20: The Health Service Club,York.
Fri 21: Hiams Sp. & So. Club, Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
Sun 23: Creetown Festival, Creetown
Tue 25: The Lupset Arms Hotel, Wakefield, West Yorks.
Thur 27: Doormans Club, Middlesborough, Cleveland.
Sat 29: Irish Centre, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Fri Oct 7: Pontins, Pakefield Holiday Centre, Lowestoft,
Suffolk (week long event)
Tue 16: The Straw Hat, Great Sutton, Cheshire
Thur 18: Billingham Cons Club, Billingham, Cleveland
Fri 19: Brymbo Sp. & So. Complex, Tanyfron, Wrexham, Clwyd
Sun 21: The Iona Club, Hartlepool.
Sun 28: Freds Place, Mapperley Plains So. Club, Mapperley, Nr
Nottingham
Fri Nov 9: Sacriston WMC, Sacriston, Co. Durham
Sat 24: Coronation Hall, South Kyme, Boston, Lincs.
Fri 30: Edlington RBL, Edlington, Nr. Doncaster, South Yorks
Wed Dec 12: Guisborough Quoits Club, Guisborough, Cleveland
Wed 19: Newark R.A.F.A., Newark, Notts
Sat 22: Rotherham Transport Club, Rotherham, South Yorks
Fri 28: Croft WMC, 6 Hurworth Rd, Darlington
Claire Hamill with the Blackhearts
Fri Apr 20: Cambridge, The Boathouse
Sun 22: Chelmsford, The Bassment
Fri May 11: Barton upon Humber, The Carnival
Sat 26: Worksop, Circle Arts Centre
Fri Jun 8: Brentwood, The Seaxe Club
George Hamilton IV
Thur May 17: Swineshead, Swineshead Church
Fri 18 – Sun 20: Whitby, Gospel Music Convention
Hanson
Sat Apr 21: Manchester, Apollo
Sun 22: London, Koko
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Wed May 16: Cardigan, Thearte Mwldan
Sat 19: Southport, Southport Arts Centre
Sun 20: Bath, Assembly Rooms
Hayseed Dixie
Fri Apr 20: Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
Sat 21: Nottingham, Rock City
Mon 23: Edinburgh, Liquid Room
Tue 24: Inverness, Ironworks
Wed 25: Glasgow, ABC
Hummingbird
Fri Apr 20: Durham, The Store
Sat 21: Buckingham, Radcliffe Centre
Sat May 5: Fareham, The Arts Centre
Sat 26: Colefield, The Station
Fri Jun 15: Beverley Folk Festival
Sat 16: Beverley Folk Festival
Sun 24: Glastonbury Festival
Sun Jul 1: Saul Canal Festival
Sun 15: Wales, Small Nations Festival
Fri Aug 10: Cropredy Festival
Sat 25: Greenbelt Festival
Hush The Many (Heed The Few)
Fri Apr 20: Norwich, Arts Centre
Sun 22: Birminham, Glee Club
Mon 23: Oxford, Zodiac
Tue 24: London, Kings College
Wed May 9: London, Union Chapel
Diana Jones
Wed Apr 25: Edinburgh, The Village, Leith
Sat Sep 15: Berwick-upon-Tweed, The Maltings Theatre & Arts
Centre
Friday 11 May @ The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh Doors
7:30pm
Tickets £9 (stbf) 0131 220 3234
Juno award winning-winning blues musician. Ray cooks up a
deep groove, stirring his own unique percussive electric guitar
style and his weathered voice.
Nick Keir best known for his work with The McCalmans.
Friday 18 May @ The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh Doors
7:30pm
Tickets £13 (stbf) 0131 220 3234
One of the most original and influential folk artist of our
time.
Richmond Fontaine marry rich desert twang to Willy Vlautin's
melancholy tales.