25 May: Singaround: Informal, unplugged song circle

Another of our popular singaround evenings.

Expect anything from sea shanties to psychedelia, with a mix of original songs, traditional songs and covers of well known and less known songs.
Some performers will take requests on the night.

If you fancy a go at singing in public, then this is the place to start.

If you just want to sit back and listen, that’s also fine. In fact listening, and paying attention to the words and music, is what an evening of folk is all about.

We welcome anyone with a song or a tune to play. Or a poem or a story tell. Expect a warm welcome and a supportive ring of singers and audience.

Non-performers are welcome to come and there is no need to pre-book.

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1 June: Bob Fox

Bob Fox needs little introduction. A veteran of the folk music scene, the County Durham native started singing in folk clubs while at the same time training to be a teacher the 1970’s. Teaming up to form a professional duo with fellow north-eastern singer and fiddle player, he then joined forces with singer, guitarist and acoustic bass guitar player Stu Luckley to perform all over the UK and record two albums, the first of which, Nowt So Good’ll Pass, was voted Folk Album of the Year by Melody Maker in 1978. Fox and Luckley became a popular attraction on the UK folk scene and supported Richard and Linda Thompson and Ralph McTell on major British tours.

Since ceasing the partnership with Luckley in 1982, Fox has maintained a successful career as a solo folk performer. During the 1990’s, together with Benny Graham he developed a multi-media show documenting the coal mining communities of Durham and Northumberland, which led to the CD, How Are You Off For Coals, featuring a selection of mining songs. In 2006, Fox, along with a range of other top UK folk artists, was involved in providing… Continue reading. →

8 June: Gilmore & Roberts

Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008. Since then, the duo have toured Canada and mainland Europe, played some of the UK’s biggest acoustic festivals, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work.

Gilmore & Roberts’ latest studio album, Documenting Snapshots, was recorded at home over a period of more than a year, and documents the duo’s lives at this moment in time. It contains some of their most emotionally charged material yet. From personal experiences of parenthood, grief and family legacy, to historical stories of solidarity and unlikely connections, Documenting Snapshots presents 10 original tracks (alongside a cover, written by Californian band Dawes) through an ever-changing kaleidoscope of genres, while maintaining a sound that is always identifiably and uniquely theirs.

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