
Special guests - The India Electric Company
The special guests will be the English duo The India Electric Company. They'll be talking about their new album, working with Midge Ure of Ultravox.
The special guests will be the English duo The India Electric Company. They'll be talking about their new album, working with Midge Ure of Ultravox, and will play a song live in session. There'll also be music from Lau, Blair Dunlop, ѿý Fold Awards winners The Young 'Uns, Dana and Susan Robinson, Ranagri and Nicky Swann. Plus a preview of upcoming events with the weekly gig guide.
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Blair Dunlop
The Station
- Rooksmere.
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The Young’uns
You Wont Find Me on Benefit Street
- Hereteu Records.
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Dana and Susan Robinson
Who Killed Cock Robin
- Threshold Music.
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India Electric Co.
My Friends Are Rich
- Own Label.
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India Electric Co.
Lost in Translation
- SHMU.
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Lau
The First ѿýcoming
- Reveal.
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Nicky Swann
Because of You
- Opening Doors Music.
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Ranagri
When Music Speaks
- Charity single.
This week's gig guide
There are far too many regular events to mention -- so for full list of all dance clubs and sessions see
Friday 22nd May- Sunday 25th May TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL at Gloucester Docks with many Glosfolk acts 10 – 4pm each day.
Friday 22nd May- Saturday 24th May GLOUCESTER SHANTY FESTIVAL Friday concert Tom Lewis plus The Portsmouth Shanty Men.. Info: Steve ruler@btinternet.com
Friday 22nd May-Saturday 24th May LECHLADE MUSIC FESTIVAL – Sunday headline is Status Quo /Saturday - Dr and the Medics -- weekend line-up includes s/s Louise Latham
Friday 22nd May- Monday 25th May CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL….Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, The Young ‘Uns, Coppin/Silver, Melrose Quartet, Mick Ryan & Paul Downes, Tom McConville & David Newey, Mawkin, Simon Care Trio, Dovetail Trio, Brian Peters & Jeff Davis, Ninebarrow, Mrs Ackroyds Band, etc..
Friday 22nd May – unday 7th June BATH FRINGE inc Bruce Molsky, Baghdaddies, Cardboard Fox
Saturday 23rd May
Gavin Davenport - UTEA Wotton u
Edge 8pm
Anomaly play a mix of ac
songs at Queen Mathilda tavern, Avening 8pm
French Dancing
at Horsley V Hall- 7-11pm
Tom Paxton – St Georges in Bristol
Sunday 24th May
Blair Dunlop- The Convent,
South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 8.30pm
Gloucester
Shanty Festival..concert at Blackfriars - with Exmouth Shanty Men, The 2
Anchors and many
more 7.30pm proceeds to Severn Area
Rescue Accociation - tickets from
Guildhall
Concert with violinist Michael Bochmann,
Shepherd’s Crook Folk Choir at Winchcombe Methodist Church. Children from Temple
Guiting and Isbourne Valley Schools will take part in singing games which were
done locally over 100 years ago. Michael Bochman and young violinists will be
playing dance tunes from Gloucestershire, Shepherd’s f/a Crook Folk Choir will
be singing local traditional songs. 4pm
Carmina - Chapel
Arts in Bath
Chris Smither (USA) nearest
tour date at Stourbridge Folk Festival (Katie Fitzgeralds)
Tuesday 26th May
The Young ’Uns (winners of
“best group” ѿý Folk Award)
- The Convent,
South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 8.30pm
Rory McLeod - Bar of The
Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
Eddie Reader – Salisbury
City Hall
Wednesday 27th May
Nicky Swann –
s/s - at The Carpenter's
Arms Miserden From 7.30pm
Folk Night at The Three Horseshoes, The Green,
Frampton on Severn , Gloucestershire GL2
7DY Fortnightly 8pm onwards Free admission
Chuck Prophet – Americana s/s at
The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol crhmusic.com
Ags Connolly –
country s/s Chapel Arts in Bath
Thursday 28th May
SILD – duo
playing a fusion of music from Estonia & Wales - At the Last
Thursday club, Evergreen hall nr Coleford
7.30pm Tickets £10 in
advance from Forestbookshop
/01594-833334
Minchinhampton
Folk Club
at The Café Lounge, Baptist Church, Tetbury Street 8pm
The Houghton Weavers at Courtyard
Arts, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR Info: 01432 340555 7.30pm
Katie Buckhaven
Band - Chapel Arts in Bath
Coco and the
Butterfields – Swindon
Arts Centre
Friday 29th May
An evening of folk and acoustic music
hosted by Dark Island with special guests Laurie and Karen Burn, founders of the Saltcellar Folkclub,
Bristol. The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Stroud, GL5 4AA. Free entry
but we're collecting for the church roof fund. Tea, coffee and cakes on sale or
bring a bottle. 7.30pm
Stroud out Loud! Stroud’s monthly
spoken-word showcase.
Guest MC: Anthony
Nanson. 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. Arrive early to secure a slot. Mr Twitchett’s,
Subscription Rooms, Kendrick Street, Stroud GL5 1AE. Entry free.
Riverfolk at The Trout Inn, Riverside,
Lechlade-on-Thames GL7 3HA 8pm £1 (2nd & last Fridays) Info: 01367 252313
Tom McConville
has had to cancel his gig at- Swindon FSC- Ashford Rd Social Club 8.15pm
Somers Trad Folk Club – Alma Tavern,
Worcester
Friday 29th May -Sunday 31st May WYCHWOOD
FESTIVAL - Cheltenham Racecourse
Ladysmith Black
Mambazo, Lucy Rose, The Proclaimers, Mt Wolf (electro-folk), Rusty Shackle, and
many more acoustic acts see
Friday 29th May-Sunday 31st May LAU-LAND at Bristol Colston hall --concerts, workshops and talks – acts include Lau, Spiro, Tinariwen, Sam Lee, John Kirkpatrick, Julie Murphy, workshops by Kris Drever and Aiden O’Rourke (guitar & fiddle) , and English fiddle w/shop with Sam Sweeney (winner of Musician of the Year ѿý Folk Award)
Saturday 30th May/Sunday 31st May ASPARAFEST- Music & Food Festival on Ashdown Farm nr Evesham – includes Moulettes, and Blackbeard’s Tea Party
Saturday 30th May
Eliza Carthy
& Tim Eriksen – Chipping Norton Theatre
Jackie Oates, Finstock V
Hall nr Chipping Norton
Mitcheldean Folk Festival Pre-Festival
Concert at Bespoke
Brewery Marquee (rear of Mitcheldean Mews) Admission by donation to festival
funds. 7pm – 11pm Line up includes May
Thrill, and Clint Mann. Wychwood folk club presents a singaround in The Bar at The
Swan, Ascott under Wychwood, nr Burford – from 7.30pm free entry
Sunday 31st May
Singers Night - Forest Folk
Club, now at The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney (ev 1st and 3rd
Sun) 8pm
Kent du Chaine
(blues) –
Hen & Chicken, Bristol
Looking ahead….
Tuesday 1st June - Slaid Cleaves - Americana s/s The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol
Broadcast
- Sat 23 May 2015 17:30ѿý Radio Gloucestershire