The Mike + Ruthy Band has been making a huge Stateside impact since forming in Woodstock, NY, back in 2013. Mike Merenda and Ruthy Ungar (daughter of Grammy-winning composer/fiddler Jay Ungar who wrote the universally-known fiddle tune, Ashokan Farewell) had previously spent seven-years together touring globally with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger (Pete’s grandson) in The Mammals. The […]
Folk legend Peter Knight has been announced for East Anglia’s popular festival FolkEast, which returns to Suffolk for its fifth year this August. One of the most singular events on the UK festival calendar, FolkEast was launched five years ago by husband and wife John and Becky Marshall-Potter. Set in the glorious 300-acre Suffolk estate of 16th century Glemham Hall, the home
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Acclaimed Nashville based singer-songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist Lera Lynn will perform live on the BBC’s ‘Later… With Jools Holland’ on May 31st, with second song airing on the show on June 3rd. She will be joined by the The Last Shadow Puppets, Dinosaur Jr., Bonnie Raitt, NAO, Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal and Zucchero. Lynn, whose new album Resistor was
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Mercury Prize winner Badly Drawn Boy, American country queen Gretchen Peters and Radio 2 favourites The Shires will lead the Saturday line-up for Pocklington’s Platform Festival at The Old Station on July 16. Danny And The Champions Of The World, Seafret, The Dunwells, Orphan Colours, Barcode Zebra, Plumhall, Jake Morrell, Amelia White, Dan Webster and
The Drill Hall Sunday 31st July 2016 2 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Bio and Line-up Lindisfarne – the legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers return to form with a classic six-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like
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Harpenden Folk, Roots & World Music Festival Harpenden Public Halls Saturday 27th August 2016 2 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Bio and Line-up Lindisfarne – the legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers return to form with a classic six-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar.
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22-24 June 2016 Now firmly established in the summer calendar, SummerTyne Americana Festival at Tyneside’s Sage Gateshead is a three day jamboree that celebrates American roots music and brings together some of the finest and most exciting performers from both sides of the Atlantic. With the UK’s appetite for country music steadily growing SummerTyne kicks
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A trio of chart toppers with a number of Top 40 hits between them will be one of the highlights of this year’s Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack and Andy Fairweather Low will perform together at the four-day event at the West Mid Showground from August 26 to 29. Lowe, who had hits
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24-26 June 2016 – Whitebottom Farm, Etherow Park, Manchester Taking place at Whitebottom Farm at Etherow Park between 24-26 June, Buckle and Boots Festival is set to combine some of the brightest talents in country music from the US as well as the thriving UK scene, providing a truly unique outdoor festival experience for country
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Peter Knight, John Spiers, O’Hooley & Tidow and Daoiri Farrell join seven 2016 BBC Folk Awards nominees for this year’s FolkEast Festival. The three day festival takes place at the glorious 300-acre Suffolk estate of 16th century Glemham Hall, the home of Major Philip Hope-Cobbold, between August 19-21. Few fiddlers can hold a candle to the iconic Knight whose
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