Dates & Guest Details
Friday 26 September 2025 - DAMIEN BARBER & MIKE WILSON
Damien & Mike have an incredibly rich repertoire of traditional songs, and also draw on the work of modern folk writers including Peter Bellamy, Ewan MacColl, and Mike Waterson. Damien is a stylish and distinctive singer, unaccompanied, or with guitar or concertina. Youngest of the inimitable Wilson Family, Mike has a musical heritage emphatically of the North East. Fine exponents of traditional song.
Friday 31 October 2025 - CAROLYN ROBSON & MOIRA CRAIG
Two of Britain’s top folk artists, Carolyn & Moira are known for their imaginative harmonies. With roots in Northumberland and Scotland, their peerless vocal togetherness and unrivalled expertise leads to entrancing interpretations of English, Scottish, and Irish songs and ballads with a repertoire that includes modern songs. An evening of compelling lyrics, close harmonies, good humour, and contemporary flair.
Friday 28 November 2025 - NARTHEN
As well as four magnificent voices, Jo Freya, Fi Fraser, Sarah Matthews and Doug Eunson are an ‘orchestra of sound’ with whistles, saxes, fiddles, viola, hammer dulcimer, accordion and hurdy-gurdies. Their songs and tunes range from the tradition to the present day, reflecting their individual personalities and tastes. Always a huge amount of warmth and humour from this excellent quartet.
Friday 30 January 2026 - PAGODA PROJECT
Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Karen Wimhurst (clarinets) are celebrating more than 20-years of musical collaboration. Joined by Hannah Cumming (voice, fiddle), this special night brings together their talents, imagination and creativity from vastly different backgrounds. British folk at its heart with eddies of contemporary classical and splashes of early music - an exhilarating, enjoyable journey of exploration.
Friday 27 February 2026 - STEVE TURNER
With a dazzling technique and musical insight, Steve is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms. With one of the best voices on the folk scene, he is a multi-instrumentalist who also accompanies himself on the cittern, as well as playing mandolin and tenor banjo. A masterful performance of traditional and newer songs.
Friday 27 March 2026 - GEORGE SANSOME & MATT QUINN
An exciting collaboration of two leading lights of their generation of traditional singers. George (Granny’s Attic) and Matt (The Dovetail Trio) perform folk songs from the British Isles, a cappella in stunning close harmony, and accompanied skilfully on guitar and mandolin. Their well-blended voices create an enthralling sound, and their English folk instrumental styles complement each other perfectly.
Friday 24 April 2026 - ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE
Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Anthony John, has been an integral part of the UK music scene for 30-years. His gentle stage presence is matched by a voice rich in melody and accompanied by some deft guitar work. A most engaging performer, this world-travelled troubadour’s performance is hilarious, serious, compassionate, irreverent, brave, and challenging - a lyrical feast with just a dash of Viking.
Friday 29 May 2026 - JOHN KIRKPATRICK
John has an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso and is one of the most prolific figures on the folk scene. A leading interpreter of English folk music, he is a superb singer and a great composer of songs and tunes. John fills the room with an irresistibly joyful noise, topping his sparkling squeezebox playing with lusty vocals, presented with wit and humour. "English music’s mighty heart of oak".