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Special guest - Geoff Cripps

The special guest will be Geoff Cripps previewing the Village Pump Folk Festival with tracks from False Lights, Calan and Treacherous Orchestra.

There'll be new music from James Taylor, Fisherman's Friends, Yvonne Lyon, Danu and David Bradley. The special guest will be Geoff Cripps previewing the Village Pump Folk Festival with tracks from False Lights, Calan and Treacherous Orchestra. There's also a preview of upcoming events with music from American duo Dana & Susan Robinson as well as local acts Hattie Briggs and May Thrill.

35 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Jun 2015 17:30

Music Played

  • Yvonne Lyon

    Tell It Like It Is

    • Own Label.
  • James Taylor

    Today Today Today

    • Concord.
  • The Fisherman’s Friends

    Billy O’Shea

    • Own Label.
  • Dana and Susan Robinson

    Glory In The Meeting House

    • Threshold Music.
  • False Lights

    Tyne of Harrow

    • Wreckord Label.
  • Calan

    Tale of Two Dragons

    • Sain.
  • Treacherous Orchestra

    Hounds

    • Reveal.
  • Hattie Briggs

    Old Eyes

    • Own Label.
  • ٲú

    Brown-Eyed Bridget Set

    • Own Label.
  • May Thrill

    Unquiet Grave

    • Own Label.
  • David Bradley

    Hard Time Movin' On (feat. Rodney Crowell)

    • FOD Records.

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

Thursday 25th June – Sunday 28th June GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL – Pyramid Stage has The Waterboys, The Unthanks + orchestra on Saturday- Other Stage has Ben Howard on Saturday.Acoustic Stage includes on Friday- Christy Moore, The Proclaimers, Red Sky July, My Darling Clementine – on Sat – Tommy Emmauel, Tom Robinson, on Sunday - Donovan, The Shires, Eric Bibb, Gretchen Peters, Ron Sexsmith, Olivia Chaney
Avalon Stage – on Friday- Cara Dillon – Sat - Moulettes, Coco &The Butterfields, The Drystones, and on Sunday- Seth Lakeman, Manran, Keston Cobblers Club

Saturday 27th June

Raghu Dixit – one of India’s finest acoustic acts- Prema Arts Centre, Uley 8pm 01453 860703
Johnny Coppin – Miserden Village Hall..7.30pm tickets from The Carpenters Arms 01285 821283
The Jar Family – Industrial folk from Hartlepool 5 indiv s/s… The Convent, South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 9pm
Dark Island duo at The Queen Mathilda Tavern , Avening 8.15pm
Emily Smith + support from local trio May Thrill- The Market Theatre in Ledbury tix Dana & Susan Robinson – Ross Roots, St Marys Church, Ross on Wye
Julie Felix – Bristol Folk House

Sunday 28th June

Folk Music at Salutation Inn, Ham, Berkeley GL13 9QH

Monday 29th June

Cheltenham Ukulele Club meets every Monday at the Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham
Manran – Borough Th Abergavenny
Brass Monkey- one of final gigs- Nettlebed Village Club, Oxon

Tuesday 30th June

Folk at Frampton on Severn Village hall

Wednesday 1st July

Singers Club, Stroud. Traditional Songs. Wednesday 8.30 -11pm, Little Vic, Queen Victoria Pub, Gloucester St , Stroud GL5 1QG.
White Horse Folk Club at St Michael’s Church Room, Vicarage Lane. Highworth. SN6 7AD tix 01793 762070

Thursday 2nd July

Mambo Jambo – acoustic roots duo- Prince Albert Stroud
Minchinhampton Folk Club – Café Lounge, Baptist Church, Tetbury St.
UkeStroud at Pitchcombe Village Hall
The Young’ Uns (ѿý Folk Award winners) – Princes Hall, Clevedon 8pm with Special Guests Prairie Dog.
Tickets priced £12 (£14.50 on the door) are available from Princes Hall, Clevedon Music shop and online from The Bristol Ticket Shop.

Friday 3rd July

Lukas Drinkwater & Tobias Ben Jacob- The Convent, South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 9pm
Friday Night Acoustic launches with s/s David Waddington – at The Cellar Lounge of the Kings Head in Cirencester 7.45pm FREE!
Open Night at Swindon Folk Song Club – Ashford Rd Social Club

Friday 3th July/Saturday 4th July Milefest 2015 in Hartpury in aid of Miletones Disabled School—Ac Stage inc Hattie Briggs on Friday, and on Sat - Hannah White, Sophie Hoskin-Taylor, Loose Lips (duo), I Talk to Strangers, and young Glos singers – like Devon from Forest of Dean, Amber from Cam, and Eva Brockhurst who lives right near Festival site.

Saturday 4th July

Folk in The Docks at Lydney 12 – 5pm free event – with Banshee, May Thrill and many others
Barn Dance in Berkeley with “Sargent’s Mess” and Rob Taylor. Phone 01454 260376 for tickets (£12 includes supper).
Chris Wood- Cornerstone Arts in Didcot-

Sunday 5th July

Archie Fisher (Scotland) - Forest Folk Club, The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney (ev 1st and 3rd Sun) 8pm
Chris & Kellie While – Chapel Arts in Bath

Tuesday 7th July

Glosfolk Annual General Meeting at Fountain Inn, Westgate Street, Gloucester 7.30pm followed by a music/song session from 8.30pm (if not earlier) Agenda, papers are at http://www.glosfolk.btck.co.uk/Meetings ALL welcome to attend, but only full Glosfolk members can vote.

Wednesday 8th July

Kelly Oliver – s/s at The Carpenter's Arms Miserden From 7.30pm

Thursday 9th July

Eliza Carthy and The Wayward Band - album launch? - The Convent, South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 9pm

Thursday 9th July -Sunday 12th July BROMSGROVE FOLK FESTIVAL – Artisan, Colum Sands, Antony John Clarke, Sunjay, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Hat Fitz & Cara, Blackbeard’s Tea Party etc..

Thursday 9th July -Sunday 12th JulyBRISTOL AMERICANA WEEKEND – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Larkin Poe, Police Dog Hogan, (The Shires plus Striking Matches - Friday concert sold out!) Mud Morganfield (Son of Muddy Waters), soul legends Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, plus The Coal Porters, and James Hunter Six. St G’s and Colston Hall St George’s Americana Weekend ticket £35 plus fees (for both days saving £5). Box Office 0845 40 24 001 stgeorgesbristol.co.uk #bristolamericana --Colston Hall Box Office 0844 887 1500 –

Friday 10th July

Kathryn Tickell DL OBE at Pittville Pump Rooms as part of Cheltenham Music Festival 0844 880 8094

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Jun 2015 17:30