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Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 4th June 2010 - Fri, 4th June 2010 From £12.50*Traditions are kept alive as a result of ones ancestral ties. Asere, a group of young Cuban musicians, follows in the footsteps of the forefathers of the Cuban Son. Ignacio Piñiero, Miguel Matamoro, Arsenio Rodriguez, and all those masters of the Cuban Son that came before these young musicians are paid homage in this debut release. While bands like Irakere, Los Van Van, and NG La Banda experiment with the basic structure of Cuban music, it has been la vieja guardia that has had the greatest impact on the international music market.
The Studio, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 5th September 2010 - Sun, 5th September 2010 From £14.00*Join us for an evening of dazzling music and hilarious banter from Billy Mitchell (former singer with Lindisfarne) and Bob Fox (one of North-Eastern England’s finest singer-guitarists). Both are fine individual singers and together they are masters of vocal harmony. Billy and Bob are also talented instrumentalists and accompany themselves on six- and twelve-string guitars and mandolins. Having cherry-picked from their wide-ranging repertoires, this North-Eastern flavoured show features songs (including several Lindisfarne classics) celebrating the richness of life on both sides of the Tyne and beyond....
The Met, Studio Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 17th April 2010 - Sat, 17th April 2010 From £10.00*Scottish firebrands Breabach are one of the most talked about bands on the folk scene. Their innovative Celtic style shows flare, excitement and diversity rarely seen from such a young group. The band have received two nominations two years in a row from the Scottish Trad Music Awards for Best Scottish Folk Band. Please note change to previously advertised date.
The Studio, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Wed, 21st April 2010 - Wed, 21st April 2010 From £14.00*Scots Singer of the Year 2008/09, Emily has firmly established herself as a leading light in Scottish Folk - winner of the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award and with three highly acclaimed albums to her name. A brilliant songwriter and re-interpreter of long-forgotten musical gems, she has one of the most distinctive voices in the country. Often heard alongside Eddi Reader and Richard Thompson, among others, this is a chance to enjoy a unique and special talent in her own right. ‘Smith could become to Scottish folk what Joni Mitchell is to its Californian cousin.’ - Q Magazine...
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Thu, 13th May 2010 - Thu, 13th May 2010 From £14.00*Enjoy an intimate evening enjoying Fairport Convention's acoustic take on folk-rock music from the band renowned for inventing the British folk-rock scene in the 1960s. Fairport are winners of the coveted BBC Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement Award and their classic Liege and Lief has been voted most influential folk album of all time by Radio 2 listeners.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 3rd April 2010 - Sat, 3rd April 2010 From £10.00*Shetland folk four-piece Filska have built their music on the islands' tradition of fiddle playing. Featuring acclaimed Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid, the band have a highly unique and innovative sound derived from their fresh and dynamic approach to Shetland traditional music.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Thu, 8th April 2010 - Thu, 8th April 2010 From £16.00*Finbar Furey comes from a unique pedigree - an all Ireland Uillean Pipe Champion and whistle player, singer/songwriter as well as playing 5-string banjo, and guitar. Finbar has been round the block, recording for Transatlantic records in the 60's and achieving fame as lead singer/ frontman of The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur. Now he works solo, which balancing his folk roots with songs such as Now and Forever and New York Girls, which was his handlebar moustache swinging contribution to Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York...
The Cinnamon Club, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 26th March 2010 - Fri, 26th March 2010 From £12.00*Last year Gwyneth & Al mesmerized the Lounge with their beguiling mix of folk, jazz and storytelling. Regular listeners will appreciate the laid back tones of Gwyneth Herbert. A beautiful voice, reviews of her last CD “Between Me and The Wardrobe” were first class. Touring just a duo, tonight’s gig will suit The Lounge. 'With her bewitching voice, the jazz-folk star was never just your standard covers singer. And here is the proof' - Observer Music Monthly Observer Music Monthly *****
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Mon, 24th May 2010 - Mon, 24th May 2010 From £9.00*Jesca Hoop was born in Southern California to strict Mormon parents. She grew up singing traditional folk tunes in four-part harmony, but soon broke away from this background, becoming a homesteader and working with children. As a nanny for Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan’s three children, Hoop gained both musical experience and notoriety; Waits said of Jesca, 'Her music is like going swimming in a lake at night'. Following exposure through radio station KCRW, Jesca toured with Polyphonic Spree, Mark Knopfler, Andrew Bird and Elbow – with Guy Garvey also dueting with Hoop on her latest acclaimed album Hunting My Dress. ‘One of alternative folk-pop’s most arresting recent arrivals, singing like an outcast angel and writing like a restless explorer’ - The Sunday Times ‘There’s a thin line between genuine eccentricity and precious affectation of weirdness, but Jesca Hoop walks it well’ - The Guardian ‘Exudes oodles of charisma and originality, thanks mostly to Hoop’s delightfully freaky take on traditional folk convention‘ - BBC Music This concert will begin at 8pm. ...
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Thu, 27th May 2010 - Thu, 27th May 2010 From £14.00*Tickets to folk wünderkind Jon Boden and his band The Remnant Kings at The Met, Manchester.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Fri, 21st May 2010 - Fri, 21st May 2010 From £14.00*Karen Matheson has captivated audiences around the world and sold over a million records as the lead singer of the best-selling, internationally-renowned Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. Performing here as a solo artist, she has released three albums incorporating traditional and contemporary songs in English and Gaelic.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 15th May 2010 - Sat, 15th May 2010 From £12.50*Performing collaboratively for the first time, prepared piano player Hauschka, 12-string guitarist James Blackshaw, and singer/songwriter Nancy Elizabeth play their beautifully matched music together in a contoured programme of solo and ensemble performances. The Kept Impulses tour brings together three gifted young music makers who weave traditional folk, contemporary classical and modern song into textured, emotional and transfixing songs and musical suites. The prepared piano player Hauschka (FatCat) from Germany, singer/multi-instrumentalist Nancy Elizabeth (Leaf Label) from Manchester, and the 12-string guitarist James Blackshaw (Young God) from Hastings, Kent are brought together for this special tour to entice concert halls with their beautifully matched music. All three have the endearing talent of being able to harness wild impulses into measured and musical journeys that run deep. Each artist will perform their own material each night, with the other two musicians guesting on selected tracks. The ensemble will also perform material devised collaboratively together for the very first time. The acts are distinct but musically complimentary and these collaborations are an exciting prospect, combining Hauschka's percussive piano interventions with James Blackshaw's cascading acoustic guitar and Nancy Elizabeth's pure and emotive vocals. This concert will begin at 7.30pm....
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Mon, 12th April 2010 - Mon, 12th April 2010 From £15.33*Tickets to mod-folk darling Laura Marling live at The Lowry in Manchester. Simply unmissable. Compared to the young Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling is a hugely talented singer-songwriter. Her debut album Alas I Cannot Swim was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prizeand this date will coincide with the release of her second record. Formerly a member of cult indie outfit Noah and The Whale, Laura's reputation continues to grow following a host of guest appearances with a wide range of other artistes ranging from The Rakes to Jamie T, and a hugely successful appearance on Later with Jools Holland....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 11th May 2010 - Tue, 11th May 2010 From £12.50*Tickets to 21st century urban roots mistresses Po' Girl, plus their special guest JT Nero, live at Band On The Wall in Manchester. PO' GIRL The interplay between Allison Russell, Awna Teixeira, Benny Sidelinger, and Mikey "Lightning" August is truly something to behold. They are distinct voices with incredible harmonies; multiple instrumentalists who bring the perfect sound to each song and songwriters who pen poetic tunes you’ll find yourself humming. Po’Girl showcases a wide array of instruments-from gutbucket bass, accordion, clarinet, banjo, dobro, guitar, to electric bass, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, bicycle bells, drums-- and they all frequently trade off instruments with each song. Their fluid and joyous musicality is one of the group's most endearing and irresistible features. Impossible to put this band in a tidy little box—they’re equally at home in Douala, Cameroon playing the Massao World Music Festival, as they are at the International Jazz Festival in Montreal, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Woodford Music Festival in Australia or just playing for fun for the people in Vondel Park, Amsterdam. Suffice to say Po'Girl makes 21st Century roots music, urban roots – never derivative, not faithfully aping a beloved tradition. Russell, Teixeira, Sidelinger, and August don't re-hash the old forms, they reshape and reinvigorate them for new ears. Like genuine gypsies, they wander and play - out on the international road bringing their unique brand of pan North Americana to a widespread audience 250 to 300 days of...
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Fri, 28th May 2010 - Fri, 28th May 2010 From £16.00*With Radiohead, Robert Wyatt and Damon Albarn amongst their fans, The Unthanks occupy a unique place in music. Sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank are unsentimental storytellers outside of time, forging links between folk worlds old and new. Formerly known as Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, they are the British counterpart to Sufjan Stevens, Tom Waits and Fleet Foxes. Their second album The Bairns was Mercury Music Prize nominated and their new album Here's The Tender Coming features in almost every UK poll for Albums of the Year. ‘Absolutely Exquisite.’ - Paul Morley
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 6th April 2010 - Tue, 6th April 2010 From £12.50*Brighton has always been a breeding ground for new bands and exploratory music. This tour features the foremost representatives of the city's most exciting and critically acclaimed musical export of recent times, the Willkommen Collective - a loose-knit community of musicians and bands sharing lo-fi, nu-folk and alt-country roots. Beloved of Brian Eno, Guy Garvey and Bob Harris, The Leisure Society made national headlines last year with an Ivor Novello nomination and will be joined by Sons of Noel and Adrian - The Willkommen's post-folk orchestra recently seen touring with Mumford & Sons and playing alongside Laura Marling. This concert will begin at 8pm....
Sillyflatt Farm, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 22nd May 2010 - Sun, 23rd May 2010 From £20.00*The Yellow's on the Broom 2010 Sillyflatt Farm, Inverbervie 11th International Music & Arts Festival 22nd & 23rd May 2010 - 7.30pm The annual event hosting a renowned variety of international and world-class Scottish acts for another fun-packed weekend! Something for everyone! Intermingled with live music on the main stage are other magic, aerial and surprise acts. The Festival is having its eleventh consecutive year at Sillyflatt Farm, Inverbervie, on the evenings of Saturday May 22nd, and Sunday May 23rd 2010 at 7.30PM. Sillyflatt Farm is situated one mile south of the 'Royal Burgh' of Inverbervie, and is accessed directly from the A92 Stonehaven to Montrose "Coast Road", near the turn-off for the coastal village of Gourdon. With expensive and packed festivals taking over Scotland’s entertainment calendar and becoming uniformly muddy, looking for that something extra that celebrates Music and the Arts can be difficult. Then there's the Yellow's on the Broom Festival - and it's in a barn! The Yellow’s on the Broom Team once more present international world-class acts at their eleventh festival on Saturday and Sunday 22nd & 23rd of May at Sillyflatt Farm, Inverbervie. Argentine Tango and Cumbia on Saturday and Sunday from Manosanta for all lovers of Latin rythm and finally, on Sunday, the passion culminates with Scotland's own Donnie Munro Band. FROM his days as lead singer with Runrig to fronting his own band, Donnie Munro has always thrilled and moved audiences with his unique voice and style and now, the...
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