Author Archives: Richard

To call Laura Cortese a globetrotter would be to drastically understate her adventurous spirit. Her nature, as a musician, has always been to go where the wind takes her, settling into new ecosystems in which to adapt and grow roots until the breeze blows once more. In these travels, she has found a global network […]

Performing songs from their new album The Shieling. Folk, Americana & Blues.Following a run of intimate duo performances in California, Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague retreated to a cottage on the shores of Loch Fyne, Scotland, to record a new stripped-back duo album.  The home they recorded in is called The Shieling. Drawing on folk, […]

Another world first for Ropery Hall! Snake and Neil have been friends and collaborators for decades but have never performed before as a duo. They’re scheming, dreaming and experimenting, and cooking up a wonderfully diverse set. Neil has for some years been the bass player with Queen! Not a pretend Queen but the real thing! […]

With a shared passion for modern bluegrass, The Charlotte Carrivick Band brings together four of the most exciting musicians in the UK today. Charlotte Carrivick is a flatpicking guitarist of international renown, sought for her inventive lead playing and regarded as an expert fiddle tune interpreter on the guitar. Joining Charlotte is long time collaborator […]

Following from GreenMatthews highly-successful Midwinter Revels, they present their new show Midsummer Revels. Featuring traditional English folk songs, self-written material and toe-tapping dance tunes, Midsummer Revels is a glorious feel-good evocation of sunny days, blue skies and green fields! Songs of the land and sea, town and country are brought to life on a plethora […]