6 Things About The Hot Seats! 1. We like to play music, stringband music. We call it stringband music because it’s just too difficult to try and get into whether it’s old time, bluegrass, ragtime, country, or general freakout music. 2. We have done so since 2002, mostly based out of Richmond, VA. 3. We’ve […]
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Paul Hutchinson & Karen Wimhurst with guest Hannah Cumming
Paul and Karen came together through their love of traditional music cut through withexperimentation, boldness, humour and risk. Their first duo album Coracle had fivestar reviews and led to them touring widely across UK and European Festivals.Both composers and improvisers, they now celebrate over twenty years of closecollaboration and original music playing as a duo […]
Daphne’s Flight
Chris While, Julie Matthews, Helen Watson, Melanie Harrold, Miranda Sykes.Featuring 5 of the finest singer-songwriters of their generation, the music of Daphne’s Flight is a unique and magical blend of their individual styles, but together they create a unique and unparalleled force, empowering audiences of all ages, producing music that is relatable, moving and uplifting […]
Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow
One of the most exciting duos to emerge from the UK in recent times, Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow combine heartfelt musicality, unparalleled virtuosity and vocal harmony. Using the folk music of the British Isles as a catalyst, Kit and Aaron create dynamic and effervescent interpretations of centuries-old material as well as original songs and […]
Three Voices with Ruth Lee
We are delighted to welcome back harpist Ruth Lee for our May 19th gig. She is an award-winning composer and performer who wowed us all last time she played for us. We are lucky to have such an outstanding musician, recognised nationally and internationally, to perform as part of our event. Find out more: https://www.ruthleeharpist.com/
David Ramirez
David Ramirez took a little time to get back to himself, and now he’s dead set on making music for himself—for the sake of the music… and nothing else. The Austin, Texas based singer-songwriter—whose decades-long career has seen six full length studio albums, three EPs, countless collaborations, and an illustrious supergroup project in Glorietta—spent […]
Peggy Seeger – 90th Birthday Farewell Tour
With Neill & Calum MacColl Peggy Seeger, the grande dame of American and British Folk music, embarks on her last ever concert tour alongside her sons, Neill and Calum MacColl, in celebration of her 90th Birthday in June 2025. Peggy has been performing for over seventy-five years and will showcase some of her best loved […]
The Haar
A radically fresh, boundary-pushing take on traditional songs. ‘We need more music like this; spontaneous, alive and affecting’ – FRUK Anglo/Irish folk band The Haar brings the formidable singing talent of All-Ireland Scór na nÓg winner Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music scene in Cormàc […]
The Blue Moon Band
The Blue Moon is a vintage Rock’n’Roll band from the Watford, UK (the home of Rock’n’Roll, we’re sure you’ll agree!) the band have been playing sweaty pubs, festivals and even a few European bar tours to learn from audience reactions in readiness for their album. In 2024 the band were able to make the trip […]
Steve Tilston
Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated songsmiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else. The story of Steve’s “lost” letter from John Lennon thrust Steve into the worldwide media spotlight and was the inspiration for a […]