Category Archives: Music

Revered Canadian songwriter Stephen Fearing and award-winning Scandinavian indie-folk band The Sentimentals share a deep passion for crafting beautiful melodies and dynamic musical interplay that transfixes audiences.  United by a shared admiration for classic Tin Pan Alley songwriting, deeply emotive lyrics and a flair for innovation, their collaboration produces a style that is both authentic and distinctly original. Since joining […]

Phil Beer is the multi-instrumental half of the West Country’s award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands. With a professional career of over 36 years, Phil has a great deal of material to draw on for his solo appearances, which are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his […]

This new trio combines the acclaimed talents of folksinger Rosie Hodgson, traditionalfiddler Rowan Piggott, and guitarist-flautist Philippe Barnes.With a voice that brings “a ruby-richness to lyrics new and old” (Folk Radio UK), it’s no surprise that Rosie has been a finalist for the BBC Young Folk Award. After a successful EP and the eponymous album […]

Even if you’ve never heard of American jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz it’s very possible you’ve heard his music before – it’s been featured on hundreds of TV shows around the globe. He’s released thirteen recordings of his unique brand of funky jazz that fuses virtuoso musicianship with expert songwriting. Joining B.D. will be Martin Longhorn […]

Come along to the annual Folklincs festive pop-up ceilidh. Play, dance or just enjoy the music!

Long established as one of the must-see Irish bands, Cua return for their sixth national UK tour having written and recorded a brand new album (their fifth), won acclaim much further afield and completed a major European tour of theatre and concert hall dates. This is a band that’s continuing to soar on their epic […]

‘The Pioneers of Experimental Modern Rock are back! Kreye (pronounced ‘cry’) bring not only the soul of timeless rock music, along with a whole host of experimental new sounds, but an energetic performance with power and raw emotion that is almost orchestral.’ This performance is part of our American Car Day with a donation bucket […]

Yorkshire folk singer Jack Rutter has established himself as one of the standout voices of the folk, roots and acoustic music scene in recent years.  A hugely engaging stage presence, his soaring vocal, powerhouse guitar and bouzouki playing and masterful arrangements of traditional songs and contemporary covers have enthralled audiences from the largest festival main […]

A female guitar prodigy, at fourteen Chantel was told by major labels that she had a “great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!”  Wisely ignoring the comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 distinctions.  […]

Chris Bannister is a singer-songwriter from North West England, his first album ‘Only Human’ was released in 1992 and got extensive airplay and was acclaimed by RPM magazine as one of the albums heralding a new singer-songwriter era. He has released eight albums of original songs and his latest ‘The Calling Course’ has featured on […]