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Tour Updates
Gregg Allman
Fri July 1: London, Barbican
Sat 2: Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Wed 6: Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Allo Darlin'
Thu May 19: London, Bull & Gate
Fri 20: London, Brixton Windmill
Sat 21: Glasgow, Stag and Dagger
Dave Arcari
Sat May 28: Cambeltown, Kintyre Songwriters FestivalSat June 11: Harrogate, Ripley Town Hall Sun 12: Sheffield, The Greystones
Sat 18: Kinross, Backstage @ The Green Hotel
Wed 22: Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's
Thur 23: Glasgow, Captain's Rest
Fri 24: Inverness, Ceol-Mor
Sat 25: Kirriemuir, Bank Street Gallery
Sat Aug 27: Southsea Folk, Roots and Blues Festival
Thur Sept 1: Dublin, The Grand Social
Sun 4: Glasgow, Scottish Music AwardsFri Oct 14: Newcastle, The Cluny
A Band Like Alice
Thur May 19: Surrey, Ewshott Acoustic Music Club
Sat 21: London, The Green Note
Sat June 25: Ireland, Co Mayo, Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival
Fri Sept 16-Sun 18: Newquay, Cornish Bluegrass Festival
Band Of Heathens
Wed May 18: London, The Lexington
Thur 19: Bristol, The Tunnels, Temple Meads
Fri 20: Gateshead, Gateshead Old Town Hall
Sat 21: Glasgow, The Classic Grand
Barber & Taylor
Mon June 13: Bodle Street Green, Nr Herstmonceux, the White Horse
Thurs & Fri Aug 11 & 12: Broadstairs Folk Week
Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo
Fri May 20: Stroud, Kanes Records
Fri 27: Carlisle, The Source
Sat 28: Blackpool, Barefoot in Babylon Festival
Sun 29: Chester, Tarvin Community Centre
Bellowhead
Thurs November 10: Ipswich, Corn Exchange
Fri November 11: Brighton, Corn Exchange
Sat November 12: Bilston, The Robin 2
Sun November 13: Birkenhead, Pacific Road
Mon November 14: Gateshead, The Sage
Tues November 15: Manchester, Academy 2
Wed November 16: Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Thurs November 17: London, Shepherds Bush Empire
Sat November 19: Sheffield, The Leadmill
Sun November 20: Leeds, The Met
Mon November 21: Cardiff, Coal Exchange
Tues November 22: Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Wed November 23: Leamington, The Assembly
Thurs November 24: Portsmouth, Pyramids
Fri November 25: Frome, Cheese & Grain
Sat November 26: Derby, Assembly Rooms
Sun November 27: Oxford, The Regal
Sat May 21: Shepley Spring Festival
Sun May 29: Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside, Evolution Festival
Sun June 19: Beverley Folk Festival
Sun June 26: Glastonbury Festival
Fri July 1: Cornbury Festival
Fri July 15: Larmer Tree Festival
Sat July 16: Latitude Festival
Fri July 22: Truck Festival
Sat July 23: Port Eliot Festival
Sun July 24: Chagstock Festival
Thurs July 28: Womad
Fri July 29: Cambridge Folk Festival
Sat August 6: Wickham Festival
Sat August 13: Summer Sundae Weekender
Thurs August 18: Gawsworth, Gawsworth Hall
Fri Augut 19: Green Man Festival
Sat August 20: V Festival
Sun August 21: V Festival
Fri August 26: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
BettySoo & Doug Cox
Fri Sept 9: Buckingham, Radcliffe Centre
Sat 10 Barnsley House Concert
Sun 11: Clerkenwell, The Apple Tree
Mon 12 BBC Radio 2 session for Bob Harris
Tues 13: London, Green Note
Wed 14: Chichester, Chichester Inn
Thurs 15: Clevedon, No 5
Sun 18: Leicester, The Musician
Tues 20: Bristol, St Bonaventure's
Wed 21 Edinburgh house concert
Thurs 22: Kilbarchan, Old Library
Fri 23: Glasgow (venue tbc)
Ryan Bingham
Sat June 25: London, Hard Rock Calling Festival
Ryan Bingham and the Dead Horses
Sun June 24: London, Islington Academy
Blazing Fiddles
Fri June 17: Morecambe, The Platform
Sat 18: Ilfracombe, The Landmark Theatre
Mon 20: Harrogate Theatre
Wed 22: Settle Victoria Hall
Thur 23: Bury, The Met
Fri 24: Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
Sat 25: Cambridge, The Junction
Sun 26: Didcot, Cornerstone
Mon 27: Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre
Tue 28: Norwich, The Maddermarket Theatre
Wed 29: Derby Assembly Rooms
Thur 30: Durham, Gala Theatre
Rodney Branigan (opening for Show of Hands)
Wed May 18: Southampton, The Brook
Thur 19: Brighton, Concorde 2
Fri 20: Folkestone, Quarter House
Sat 21: Bridport, The Electric Palace
Oli Brown
Fri May 20: Darlington Arts Centre
Sat 21: Edinburgh, The Caves
Sun 22: Darvel Music Festival
Wed June 22: Twickenham Live Room
Sat Aug 6: Burton, Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival
Sat Oct 22: Sedgefield Rock and Blues
Fri Nov 18: Wimborne, Tivoli Theatre
Zac Brown Band
Wed June 22: Hyde Park
Thu 23: Hyde Park
Fri 24: Sheperd's Bush Empire
Sat 26: Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium
The Burns Unit
Fri Aug 19: Trelawnyd Memorial Hall
Sat 20: Brecon Beacons, The Green Man Festival
Fri 26: Biggleswade Rhythm Festival
Sat 27: Towersey Festival
Eliza Carthy
Tue May 17: Bracknell, South Hill Park Arts Centre
Thur 19: London, Cargo
Fri 20: Bolton, Albert Halls
Sat 21: Durham, Gala Theatre
Sun 22: Oxfordshire Wood Festival
Tue 24: Taunton, The Brewhouse
Wed 25: Cambridge, The Junction
Thur 26: Warwick, Arts Centre
Fri 27: Sheffield, The Greystones
Sat 28: Hertford Corn Exchange
Thur June 2: Exeter, Phoenix
Fri 3: Wales, Hay Festival
Sat 4: Pontardawe Arts Centre
Sun 5: Wychwood Festival
Wed 8: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Thur 9: Glasgow, The Arches
Sat 11: Edinburgh, The Voodoo Rooms
Peter Case
Tue May 17: Brighton, The Green Door Store
Wed 18: Exeter, The Globe Hotel
Thur 19: Devon, Plymouth, The B-Bar @ The Barbican
Case Hardin
Sat May 21: Rickmansworth Canal Festival
Thur June 9: Berkshire, Arlington Arts Centre
Thur 23: Swindon, The Beehive
Sat July 2: Midlands, Cropedy, Brasenose Arms
Fri Sept 30: Berkshire, Arlington Arts Centre
Michael Chapman (with William Tyler)
Sat June 4: Milngavie, Frazer Centre
Thur 9: Glasgow, Star Folk Club @ St Andrews Square
Wed 29: Powys, The Kings Head
Thur 30: Hay on Wye, The Globe
Fri July 1: Wales, National Pavilion
Sun 3: Southampton, Burseldon Folk Club
Mon 4: Brighton, Grays
Fri 15: Trowbridge, The Village Pump
Thur 21: Cornwall, Brewery Visitor's Centre
Fri 22-Sat 23: Cornwall, The Count House
Sun 24: Devon, The Wharf
Fri 29: Leeds, New Headingly Club
Tue Aug 23: London, The Troubadour
The Curst Sons
Sat June 4: Chichester, The Chichester Inn
Sun 5: St Albans, The Boot
Fri 10: Lewes, The Volunteer
Sat 11: Wimborne Minster, The White Hart
Sun 12: Wimborne Minister, The White Hart
Sat 18t Brighton, The Open House
Sun 19: Chichester, Blues on the Farm Festival
Cara Dillon
Fri May 27: Sevenoaks, Stag Theatre
Thur June 2: Bilston, Robin 2
Fri 3: Nottingham, Glee Club
Sat 4: Bury, The Met
Sun 5: York, The Duchess
Jace Everett
Wed May 25: London, Jazz Café
Mon 30: Sheffield, Greystones
Wed June 1: Bristol, St Bonaventures
Thu 2: Manchester, Academy 3
Fri 3: Glasgow, King Tuts
The Foghorn Trio
Tues May 17: Stroud, The Prince Albert
Wed May 18: London, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell
Thurs May 19: London, The Mason's Arms, Kensal Green
Fri May 20: Seagrave, Seagrave Memorial Hall
Sat May 21: London, St. John @ Hackney
Sun May 22: Brighton, The Prince Albert
Fleet Foxes
Wed June 1: London, Hammersmith Apollo (Sold Out)
Thur 2: London, Hammersmith Apollo
Thur 23: Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Sat 25: Ireland, Belfast, Custom House Square
Sun 26: Ireland, Cork, Live at the Marquee
Tue 28: Manchester, Manchester Apollo
Wed 29: Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
Fri July 1: St Austell, Eden Sessions
Chris Flegg (SS)
Thur May 26: Portland Arms
Fri 27: The Red Lion
Mon 30: Rose And Crown
Thur June 16: Portland Arms
Mon 27: Rose And Crown
Sun Sept 11: Portland Arms
Howe Gelb & A Band Of Gypsies
Wed June 8: London, Union Chapel
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts
Fri May 20: Sheffield, Live at 215
Fri June 3: Cumbria, Ulverston Folk Club
Fri 10: Carlisle Folk & Blues Club
Sat 11: Manchester, Sale Folk Club
Clive Gregson
Tue May 17: Kent, Dartford Folk Club
Wed 18: Oxfordshire, Banbury Folk Club @ The Mill Arts Centre
Thur 19: N Yorks, Middlesbrough, The Town Hall
Fri 20: Surrey, Thames Ditton, The Ram Club @ the Old Cranleighan Club
Sat 21: Cambridgeshire, Acoustic Routes at CB2
Thur 26: Scotland, South Lanarkshire, Clydesdale Folk Club
Fri 27: Co Durham, Private Concert
Sat 28: Bath, Somerset, Rondo Theatre
The Handsome Family
Tue May 17: London, Tabernacle
Bella Hardy
Sun July 24: Folk by the Oak @ Hatfield House
Emmylou Harris & The Red Dirt Boys
Sat May 28: Dublin, Grand Canal Theatre
Sun 29: Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Mon 30: Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Wed June 1: London, Royal Festival Hall
Beth Hart
Tue May 17: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
Thur 19: Nottingham, Glee 2
Fri 20: Manchester, Band On The Wall
Sun 22: Bristol, Louisiana
Tue 24: London, The Borderline
Boo Hewerdine
Weds May 18: Swansea, The Chattery
Thurs May 19: York, The Black Swan Folk Club
Fri May 20: Llangollen, RAFA Club
Sat May 21: Wolverhampton, Newhampton Folk Club
Weds June 1: Bridlington, The Coast
Thurs June 2: Bridlington, The Coast
Fri June 3: Bridlington, The Coast
Fri June 3: Bridlington, Spa
Fri June 10: Oxhill, Village Hall
Sat June 11: Trowbridge, Arc Theatre
Fri June 17: Thames Ditton, Ram Folk Club
Fri June 24: Maltby, The Rock
Sat June 25: Dentdale, Dentdale Festival
Weds June 29: Earlsfield, Tara Arts Centre
Thurs June 30: Oxford, Baby Simple, Trees Lounge
Fri July 1: London, Green Note
John Hinshelwood / City Sinners
Thurs May 26: Angle Park Terrace, Edinburgh, Caley Sample Room
Thurs June 2: Glasgow, St Andrews in the Square
Sun June 5: Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll Arms
Sun June 19: Holland Street, Glasgow, State Bar
Hot Club Of Cowtown
Sat May 21: Bury, The Met
Sun 22: Ipswich, Wolsey Theatre
Sat 28: Great Torrington, Plough Arts
The Hot Seats
Thur July 28: Gartly, The Tin Hut
Fri 29: Inverness, Wild West Fest
Sat 30: Speyfest, (Fochabers)
Sun 31: Speyfest, (Fochabers)
Tues Aug 2: Tobermory, Isle of Mull, An Tobar
Thur 4: St Andrews, The Byre Theatre
Fri 5: Isle of Skye, Aros Centre
Sat 6: Stornoway, An Lanntair
Sun 7: Banchory, Woodend Barn
Tues August 9: Kilbarchan (venue tbc)
Thur 11: Stirling, The Tolbooth
Fri 12: Neilston, Crofthead Hall
Sat 13: Pitenweem Festival, Fife
Sun 14: Irvine, Harbour Arts Centre
Tues16: Edinburgh festival Fringe
Wed 17: Edinburgh festival Fringe
Thurs 18: Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Fri 19: Peebles, Eastgate Theatre
Sat 20: Birnam Arts centre
Sat 27: Carlisle, The Source
Sun 28: Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Community Theatre
Mon 29: Norwich Arts Centre
Tues 30: Great Torrington, The Plough Arts Theatre
Wed 31: London, Green Note
Fri Sept 2: Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
Sat 3: Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
Hilary James & Friends
Tue May 24: Reading University, Museum Of English Rural Life (with Special guest Karen Tweed)
Gregory Alan Isakov
Wed June 1: Glasgow, Brel Bar
Thu 2: Crawleym The Hawth Studio
Fri 3: Cropredy, The Brasenose Arms
Sat 4: Kirton-In-Lindsey, Town Hall
Sun 5: Glastonbury, La Terre
Tue 7: Cornwall, Penryn Miss Peapods
Wed 8: Torquay, The Blue Walnut Cafe
Thu 9: Oswestry, The Ironworks
Fri 10: Brighton, The Prince Albert
Sat 11: Salisbury, Salisbury Art Centre
Sat 11: Pentyrch Acapela Chapel
Sun 12: Clerkenwell London, The Slaughtered Lamb
Keith James
Tue May 17: Liverpool, Picturehouse
Fri 20: Barton on Humber, Ropery Hall
Sat 21: Sandwich, St Mary's Arts Centre
Sun 22: London, Picturehouse
Mon 23: Brighton, Duke of York Picturehouse
Wed 24: Oxford, The Phoenix Picturehouse
Fri 27: Halifax, Square Chapel Arts Centre
Sat June 4: Wallingford, St Marys Church
Tue 7: Bath, Little Theatre Picturehouse
Wed 8: Portsmouth, Eastney Cellars
Thur 9: Exeter Picturehouse
Fri 10: Bristol, The Folkhouse
Sat 11: Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Sun 12: Southampton, Harbour Lights Picturehouse
Mon 13: Cambridge arts Picturehouse
Tue 14: Norwich, Cinema City Picturehouse
Thur 16: Bury St Edmunds, Abbeygate Picturehouse
Fri 17: Tonbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre
Sat 18: Bury, The Met
Sun 19: Leeds, The New Roscoe
Tue 21: Maidenhead, Norden Farm Arts Centre
Thur 23: Henley, The Regal Picturehouse
Fri 24: Salisbury Arts Centre
Sat 25: Cardiff, Norwegian Church Arts Centre
Mon 27: Gillingham, The Barge
Tue 28: Greenwich Picturehouse
Wed 29: Solihull Arts Centre
Sarah Jarosz
Sat July 16: Bedford, Civic Theatre
Sun 17: Sheffield, Greystones
Mon 18: Bristol, St Bonaventure's
Tue 19: Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
Wed 20: London, Bush Hall
Fri 22: Nottingham, The Glee Club
Sat 23-24: Gateshead, Summertyne Festival
Annie Keating
Sun June 12: London, Camden, The Green Note
Mon 13: Essex, The Railway
King King
Tue May 24: Chester, Telfords
Wed 25: Southampton, The Brook
Thur 26: Bristol, Tunnels
Wed June 1: Swansea, Tawe Delta
Thur 2: Cardiff, Globe
Sat 4: Workington, Carnegie
Sharon King and the Reckless Angels
Sun May 29: Teen and Stweies Secret Garden Party on the Black Isle
Fri June 10: The Cider Bar Eden Festival
Thu 23: Stortfolk
Fri 24: Aylesbury
Sat 25: Dorset, Square and Compass
Sun 26: Bristol, The Canteen
Tue 28: East Sussex, Partridge Green
Fri July 1: Manchester, Private House Concert
Sat 2: Shropshire, Stiperstaines and Shell Beach Village Hall
Thu 14: Isle of Eigg, Lageorna Restaurant
Fri August 19th: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, St Brides
Sat September 17: Biggar, Tinto Festivasl
Ladies Of Country Tour
Featuring Billie Jo Spears, Philomena Begley, Janey Kirk and Lena Martell
Tue May 17: Gateshead, The Sage
Wed 18: Skegness, Embassy Theatre
Thur 19: Porthcawl, Grand Pavilion
Fri 20: Brecon, Theatr Brychelniog
Sat 21: Grantham, Meres Leisure Centre
Sun 22: Peterborough, Broadway Theatre
Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three
Tue June 14: Devizes Street Festival
Wed 15: London, The Green Note
Thurs 16: Cardigan, Theatre Mwldan
Fri 17: Abergavenny, Borough Theatre
Sat 18 : London, Parsons Green Sports & Social Club
Sun 19: Brighton, The Prince Albert
Mon 20: Clevedon, Number 5
Tues 21: Sheffield, Greystones
Wed 22: Leicester, The Musician
Thurs 23: Pulborough, The Blue Coconut Club
Fri 24: Birnam Arts Centre
Sat 25: Glasgow, The Classic Grand
Sun 26: Aberdeen, The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
Mon 27: Stirling, The Tolbooth
Tues 28: Inverness, Eden Court Theatre
Wed 29: Isle of Skye, Aros Centre
Thurs 30: Stornoway, An Lanntair Theatre
Fri July 1: St Andrews, The Byre Theatre
Sat 2: Peebles, Eastgate Theatre
Sun 3: Dublin, Ubangi Stomp @ The Odessa Club
Mon 4: Belfast, Spectrum Centre
Tues 5: Private function
Wed July 6: Kilkenny, Cleere's
Thurs 7: Wexford Arts Centre
Fri 8: Naul, Co Dublin, Seamus Ennis Centre
Sat 9: Letterkenny, Earagail Arts Festival
Sun 10: Culdaff, Co Donegal, McGrory's, Culdaff
Wed Aug 31: Chichester, Chichester Inn
Thurs Sept 1: Ystradgynlais, Swansea, The Welfare
Fri 2: London, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
Sat 3: Liverpool, The Company Store,
Sun 4: Carlisle, The Source,
Tues 6: Kilbarchan, Old Library
Wed 7: Edinburgh, The Bongo Club
Thurs 8: New Galloway, The Catstrand Arts Centre
Fri 9: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jumpin Hot Club, The Cluny
Sat Sept 10: Selby Town Hall
Sun Sept 11: Pocklington Arts Centre
K.D.Lang and The Siss Boom Bang
Mon May 30: Birmingham, Symphony Hall
Tue 31: Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Thur June 2: London, Royal Festival Hall
Fri 3: London, Royal Festival Hall
Sat 4: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Mon 6: Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes
Thur May 19: Epsom, The Playhouse
Fri 20: Bromsgrove, Atrix Arts Centre
Sat 21: Leek, Arts Festival
Sun 22: Salford, The Lowry
Fri 27: Falmouth, Princess Pavilion
Sat 28: Tavistock, The Wharf
Sat June 4: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Dennis Locorriere
Wed May 18: London, Bloomsbury Theatre
Thu 26: Buxton, The Opera House
Fri 27: Solihull, The Library Theatre
Sat 28: Redhill, The Harlequin Theatre
Wed June 8: Darwen, Library Theatre
Thu 9: Halifax, The Victoria Theatre
Fri 10: Skegness, The Embassy Centre
Sat 11: Tunbridge Wells, The Assembly Rooms
Thu 16: Haverhill, The Arts Centre
Fri 17: Worthing Pavilion
Sat 18: Wimborne, The Tivoli Theatre
Mon 20: Darlington Civic
Tue 21: Shrewsbury, The Severn Theatre
Wed 22: Truro, The Hall for Cornwall
Thu 23: Basingstoke, The Anvil
Sat 25: Morecambe, The Platform Theatre
Tue 28: Abergavenny, The Borough Theatre
Thu 30: Pocklington Arts Centre
Fri July 1: Glasgow, The Royal Concert Hall
Sat 2: Newcastle, The Journal Tyne Theatre
Sun 3: Stafford Castle (as part of The Shakespeare Festival)
Sat 9: Ilfracombe, The Landmark Theatre
Sun 10 Newark, The Americana Festival
Yvonne Lyon
Fri July 1: London, The Green Note
Mama Rosin
Tue May 17: London, The Slaughtered Lamb
Wed 18: London, The Slaughtered Lamb with Hipbone Slim & The Knee Tremblers
Thu 19: Winchester, Railway Inn
Bex Marshall
Sat May 28: Hebden, Blues Festival, The Picture House
Sun June 5: London, 68 Amwell Street
Fri 24: Devon, 71 Stage Glastonbury
Tue 28: London, The Bush Hall
Sat July 2: Brandsford, New House Farm
Sat 9: Dyfed, The Queens Hall
Sat 30: Caerphilly, The Big Cheese Festival
Thu August 11: Swizerland, Festival De Geneve
Fri 12: Swizerland, Festival De Geneve
Sat 13: Swizerland, Festival De Geneve
Fri 19: Colchester, Little Rabbi Barn House Concert Series
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
Fri July 8: London, HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Sat 9: Manchester, O2 Apollo
Sun 10: Glasgow, Clyde Cultural Hall
Patsy Matheson & Jason Feddy
Fri June 17: Otley, Korks
Sat 18: Lindley Woodstock Festival
Sun 19: Birmingham, Kitchen Garden Café
Thur 23: Appletreewick, Cruck Barn
Sun 26: Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Trades Club
Cerys Matthews
Fri May 20: Uttoxeter Racecourse, The Acoustic Festival of Britain
Imelda May
Thur Nov 10: Cardiff, University Great Hall
Fri 11: York, Barbican
Sat 12: Manchester, O2 Apollo
Mon 14: Brighton, Dome
Tue 15: Bournemouth, Academy
Wed 16: Oxford, Regal
Fri 18: Reading, Hexagon
Sat 19: Warwick Arts Centre
Sun 20: Blackpool, Opera House
Tue 22: Sheffield O2 Academy
Wed 23: Hull, City Hall
Fri 25: Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Sat 26: Lincoln, Engine Shed
Sun 27: Middlesborough, Empire
Tue 29: Glasgow O2 Academy
John Mayall
Tue October 25: Centerbury, Marlowe Theatre
Wed 26: Llandudno, Venue Cymru
Thu 27: Cardiff, St David's Hall
Fri 28: Birmingham, Town Hall
Sat 30: Poole, Lighthouse
Mon 31: Plymouth, Pavilions
Tue Nov 1: Bristol, Colston Hall
Wed 2: Guildford, G Live Civic Theatre
Thu 3: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
Fri 4: Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Sat 5: Basingstoke, The Anvil Arts Centre
Sun 6: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Mon 7: Gateshead, The Sage
Tue 8: Leicester, De Montfort hall
Wed 9: Southeend, Cliffs Pavilion
Thu 10: High Wycombe, Swan Theatre
Fri 11: Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Sat 12: Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre
Sun 13: Aberdeen, Music Hall
Mon 14: Perth, Concert Hall
Tue 15: Glasgow, Royal Concert hAll
Wed 16: York, Barbican
Thu 17: Buxton, Opera House
Fri 18: Watford, The Coliseum
Simon Mayer & Hilary James (F)
Tue May 24: Reading University
Sat June 25 - Sun 26: Reading University
Simon Mayer's Mandolinquents
Fri May 20: London, St Giles Church
Thur 26: Newbury, New Greenham Arts
Tue July 5: North Wales, Fort Belan
Kate McGill
Tue May 31: London, Upstairs @ The Relentless Garage
Wed June 1: Birmingham, The Rainbow
Fri 3: Leeds, The Cockpit
Sat 4: Manchester, Nexus Art Gallery
Wed 8: Newcastle, The Globe
The Ian McMillan Orchestra
Thur June 23: Tewksbury Roses Theatre
Fri 24: Ribchester Festival
Sat 25: Holmfirth Festival
Sun 26: Nottingham Theatre Royal
John Mellencamp
Fri July 1: Manchester, Apollo
Sat 2: London, Hammersmith Apollo
John Miller and his Country Casuals
Sat July 23: Gateshead, The Sage
Fri Oct 28: Thurso, Northern Nashville CMC
Katy Moffatt
Sun May 22: Perth, The Theatre
Fri 27: Wick, Mackays Hotel
Mon 30: Edinburgh, The Royal Oak
Wed June 1: Rothesay, House Concert
Thur 2: Glasgow, Star Folk Club
Sun 5: Guisborough, Folk Club
Tue 7: Cramlington, Folk Club
Wed 8: Bury, Grant Arms, Ramsbottom
Thur 9: York, Black Swan
Sun 12: Twickenham, Cabbage Patch
Mon 13: Essex, High Barn, Great Bardfield
Tue 14: Leicester, The Musician
Wed 15: Walthamstow, Venue TBC
Thur 16: Garstang, Acoustic Club
Moon Duo
Tue May 17: London, Corsica Studios
Mumford and Sons
Thur June 30: London, Hyde Park
New Generation Blues
Thur May 19: Chislehurst, Beaverwood
Fri 20: Sutton, Boom Boom Club
Sun 22: Gosforth, Civic Hall
Thur 26: Wolverhampton, Robin 2
Fri 27: Derby, Flower Pot
Sat 28: London, Borderline
Sun 29: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Noah and the Whale
Tue May 17: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Wed 18: Cambridge, Junction
The O's
Weds June 1: Dublin, Whelan's
Thurs June 2: Limerick, Dolan's
Fri June 3: Bangor, Blue Sky
Sat June 4: Skelmersdale, The Engine Rooms
Sun June 5: Oxford, Venue TBA
Mon June 6: London, Venue TBA
Tues June 7: London, Venue TBA
Weds June 8: Cambridge, Venue TBA
Thurs June 9: Newcastle, Cluny 2
Fri June 10: Glasgow, Brel Bar
Sat June 11: Leith, Leith Festival
Sat June 11: Leith, Nobles
Sun June 12: Glasgow, Venue TBA
The Orbitsuns
Sat June 25: Southampton, Talking Heads
Fri July 1-Sat 2: Suffolk, The Maverick Festival 2011 at Easton Farm Park
Tue 5: Sheffield, The Boardwalk
Thur 7: Liverpool, The Stanley Theatre
Fri 8: Chester, Telford's Warehouse
Sat 9: Aldershot, West End Centre
Brad Paisley (C)
Wed Aug 17: London, O2 Arena
Fri 19: Ireland, Olympia Theatre Dublin
Sat 20: Chelmsford, V Fest
Sun 21: Staffordshire, V Fest
Dolly Parton
Sat Aug 20: Glasgow SECC
Sun 21: Glasgow SECC
Mon 22: Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
Wed 31: Liverpool Echo Arena
Fri Sept 2: Birmingham LG Arena
Sat 3: Cardiff International Arena
Sun 4: Cardiff International Arena
Tue 6: Bournemouth International Centre
Wed 7: London O2 Arena
Thur 8: London O2 Arena
Sat 10: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sun 11: Manchester Evening News Arena
Mon 12: Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Wed 14: Dublin O2 Arena
Thur 15: Belfast Odyssey Arena
P-A-U-L
Tue May 17: Bilston, The Robin 2
Wed 18: Buxton, Opera House
Fri 20: Edinburgh, The Caves
Sat 21: Glasgow, The Ferry
Sun 22: Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree
Mon 23: York, Opera House
Wed 25: Newcastle, 02 Academy
Thu 26: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Fri 27: Sheffield, 02 Academy
Sat 28: Manchester, Academy
Sun 29: Bristol, Tunnels
Mon 30: Hebden Bridge, Traders Club
Tue 31: London, 02 Academy Islington
Fri June 3: Barnsley, The Polish Club
Sat 4: Reading, The Plough Pub
Sat 11: Leighton Buzzard, The Wheatsheaf
Thu 16: Liskeard, The Barley Sheaf
Tue 21: Cardiff, The Globe
Thu 23: Hebden Bridge, Picturehouse
Fri 24: Glasgow, The Ferry
Tue 28: Liverpool, Stanley Theatre
Wed 29: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Thu 30: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Bev Pegg
Wed May 18: Stourbridge, The Annual Charity Country & Western Night @ Hagley Community Centre
Fri 20: West Mids, Quinney Hall
Sat 21: Bilston, Bilston Churchill Conservative Club
Sun June 26: Worcs, Upton Jazz Festival
Sun July 2: Worcs, Rock Village Hall
Sat Aug 13: Kidderminster, Blakedown Parish Rooms
Sat 20: Herefordshire, Bromyard Music Festival
Mon Sept 12: West Mids, Cradley Then & Now Group @ Park Lane Unitarian Church Hall
Victoria Perks
Sat May 28: Birmingham Pride
Thur June 23: Birmingham, Cherry Reds
Sat 23: Stourbridge, Katie Fitzgeralds
Tue 26: Birmingham, The Jam House
Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss & Matraca Berg
Sun June 5: Salford, The Lowry
Wed 8: Lowdham, St Mary's Church
Thur 9: Oxford, Jacqueline Du Pres Centre
Fri 10: Leamington Spa, Leamington Assembly
Sat 11: Birkenhead, Pacific Road Arts Centre
Sun 12: Gateshead, The Sage
Tue 14: St Edmunds, Bury, The Apex
Wed 15: Buxton, Buxton Opera House
Thur 16: Bilston, Robin 2
Fri 17: Basingstoke, The Anvil
Sat 18: Wavendon, The Stables
Sun 19: East Grinstead, Chequer Mead Arts Centre
Tue 21: London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wed 22: Glasgow, The Arches
Porch Song Anthology
Fri July 1: Derry, The Waterside Theatre Bar
Sam & Henry (Samantha Marais and Henry Dingle)
Sat June 4: Somerset, The Vintage
Danny Schmidt
Tue June 21: Plymouth, The B-Bar
Wed 22: Launceston, No.8 Café
Thu 23: Torquay, The Blue Walnut Café
Fri 24: Lichfield, Private House Concert
Sat 25: Swansea, The Chattery
Sun 26: Lewes, Private House Concert
Tue 28: Hempstead The Bluebell Inn
Wed 29: Bristol, Future Inns
Thu 30: London Green Note
Fri July 1: Brighton, The Green Door Store
Sat 2: Easton, Maverick Festival
Sat 2: Sevenoaks, The Plaza Suite
Mon 4: Lancashire, Private House Concert
Tue 5: Glascow, Lauries Bar
Thu 7: Formby, Freshfield Hotel
Fri 8: Coventry, Taylor John's House
Sat 9: Glastonbury, La Terre
Sun 10: Sheffield, The Greystones
Lissa Schneckenburger
Tue May 24: Edinburgh, Leith Folk Club
Thur 26: York, The Black Swan Folk Club
Will Scott
Wed June 22: Petersfield, The Square Brewery
The Secret Sisters
Mon May 17: Belfast, Auntie Annie's Porterhouse
Tue 18: Dublin, Academy 2
Southern Tenant Folk Union
Fri June 17: Leith, Pilrig St Pauls Church
Sat 18: Beverley, Beverley Leisure Complex Flemingate
Sun 19: Letonstone, The North Star
Mon 20: Fitzrovia, The King and Queen
Sat July 23: Perth, Perth Concert Hall
Fri August 12: Isle of Mull, An Tobar Tobermory Arts Centre
Sat 13: Easdale Island, Easdale Island Village Hall
Spiers & Boden
Tues September 27: Ely, The Maltings
Barber & Taylor
Sun June 5: Weymouth, Wessex Folk Festival
Sun 26: Crawley Folk Festival, Foyer Stage
Sun July 10: Shoreham, Shoreham Folk Weekend, The Bridge Inn
Mon 11: Nr Herstmonceux, The White Horse, Bodle Street Green
Sat 16: Framfield, St Thomas a Becket Church
Thur August 11: Broadstairs Folk Week, The Old Curiosity Shop and Concert Marquee
Fri 12: Broadstairs Folk Week, Sailing Club and Sailing Club and Bandstand
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Tue May 17: Wolverhampton, Robin
Wed 18: Buxton Opera House
Fri 20: Edinburgh Caves
Sat 21: Glasgow, o2 Academy
Sun 22: Aberdeen Lemon Tree
Mon 23: York Opera House
Wed 25: Newcastle o2 Academy
Fri 27: Sheffield o2 Academy
Sat 28: Manchester Academy
Sun 29: Bristol Tunnels
Tue 31: London Islington o2 Academy
Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes
Wed May 18: Southampton, The Brook
Thur 19: Brighton, Concorde 2
Fri 20: Folkestone, Quarterhouse
Sat 21: Bridport, The Electric Palace
Sat June 11: St Neots Folk Festival
Fri 17: Portsmouth Festivities
Sat July 2: Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
Sun 17: Larmer Tree Festival
Fri 22: Chagstock 2011
Sun 24: Hatfield, Folk by the Oak
Fri 29: Warwick Folk Festival
Sat 30: Sidmouth Folk Week
Bill Smarme & the Bizness (C; OT)
Sat July 9: Frome, Frome Festival
Sat Sept 3: Box, Queens Head
Fri 30: Yeovil, Quicksilver Mail
Smoke Fairies
Wed May 18: York, Duchess
Fri 20: London, ULU
Sun 22: Cardiff, Glee
Tue 24: Southampton, Joiners
Sat 28: Newcastle, Evolution Festival
State of Undress
Sat May 28: Romsey, The Bishops Blaize
Sun 29: The Pirates' Festival
Mon 30: Southampton, The Swan at Woolston
Fri June 3: Isle of Wight, The Old Gaffers Festival
Sun 5: Christchurch, Thomas Tripp
Sun 12: Kingston Maurward Open Day
Fri 17: Swanage, The White Swan
Sat 18: Dorchester Carnival, The Borough Gardens
Thur June 30 - Sat July 2: Ireland, Waterford, Tall Ships Race Festival
Sat July 9: Yetminster Festival and Fair
Sat 16: Oxfordshire, West Oxon Steam & Vintage Fair
Sun 17: Havant, Hampshire Water Festival
Fri 22: Winchester, O'Neills
Sat 23: North Dorset, EnFest
Spin Doctors
Tue May 17: Manchester, Band on the Wall
Wed 18: Leamington Spa, The Assembly
Thur 19: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Devon Sproule
Thur May 19: Brighton Festival
Wed 25: Exeter, Pheonix
Thur 26: Arlington, Arlington Arts Centre
Fri 27: Norwich, Arts Centre
Sat 28: Cambridge, Junction
Sun 29: Bath Fringe Festival
Tue 31: Birmingham, Mac Arts
Thur June 2: Gateshead, The Sage
Fri 3: Glasgow, CFCA
Sat 4: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Tue 7: Manchester, Band on the Wall
Fri 10: Southwell, Gate to Southwell
Wed 15: London, Tabernacle
Thur 16: Coventry, St John's Church
Fri 17: Whitstable, Royal Native Oyster Stores
Fri July 1: London, Trafalgar Square
Sat 2: London, The Barbican
Sean Taylor
Sat June 11: Bristol Folk House
Fri 17 - Sun 19: Yorkshire, Beverley Folk Festival
Wed 22 - Sun 26: Glastonbury Festival, Jazz & Blues Stage
Sat July 9: Hitchin, Rhythms Of The World Festival
Sun 17: Dorset, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival
Fri Sept 9: Lake District, South Lakes Music Promotion @ Ulversal Social Club
Thur 22: Lingfield, Blues @ Browsers
Tensheds
Thur May 19: Boston, Blackfriers Arts
Fri 20: Coventry, Belgrade Theatre
Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys
Sat May 21: Bath, Bath Bluegrass Day
Sat June 11: Cornwall, The Blue Anchor
Sat July 23: Trowbridge, Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Fri Aug 26 - Mon 29: Isles of Scilly, The New Inn
Sat Sept 10: SW Wales, Gower Bluegrass Day
Fri 16 - Sun 18: Cornwall, CBA Festival at Hendra
Sat 24: Cornwall, St Ives Festival
Toy Hearts
Thur May19: Stotteston, The Fighting Cox
Sat 21: Manchester, The Verge
Thur 26: Petersfield, The Square Sessions
Sat 28: Leeds, Cuckoo Festival
Sun 29: Bham, Kitchen Garden Café
Wed June 1: Leicester, Musician
Sat 4: Somerset, Mini Festival Rode
Sun 5: Birmingham, The Actress and Bishop
Thur 16: Bewdley, The Cock & Magpie
Sat 18: London, The Green Note
Sun 19: Leicester, The Donkey
Fri 24: Barnsley, House Concert
Sat 25: Leeds, Acoustic Revolution
Sun 26: Ripon, Great Northern Wines
Fri July 1: Oxfordshire, Cornbury Festival
Sun 3: Birmingham, The Actress and Bishop
Fri 8: Norwich, Olives
Sun 10: Peterborough Festival
Mon 11: Brighton, Greys Pub
Sun 17: Worcs, Upton Blues Festival
Sat 23: Sheffield, Tramlines Broomhall Centre
Thur 28: Sevenoaks, Flying Burrito Club
Fri 29: Cheswick Green, The Saxon
Sat 30: Brasenose Arms
The Trailer Trash Orchestra
Fri May 27: Off The Tracks Festival
Thur June 16: St Albans, The Farmers Boy
Sat 18: EcoFest Festival
Sun July 3: St Albans, Childwickbury Arts Fair
The Travelling Band
Tue May 17: London, The Nest
Thu 19: Manchester, Deaf Instiute
Fri 20: Leicester, The Donkey
Sat 21: Cheshire, Fom Festival
Mon 23: Sheffield, Soyo
Tue 24: Preston, New Continental
Wed 25: Clitheroe, The Grand
Thu 26: York, The Basement
Fri 27: Chester, Telford's W'house
Mon 30: Glasgow, King Tuts
Tue 31: Edinburgh, Electric Circus
Wed June 1: Newcastle, The Cluney
Fri 3: Wychwood, Festival
Sat 4: Glastonbury, Sunrise Festival
Sun 5: Co Clare, Surf Pro Festival
Tue 7: Cardiff, 10 Feet Tall
Wed 8: Birmingham, The Yardbird
Thu 9: Bristol, The Thunderbolt
Fri 10: Leeds, Brundell
Sat July 16: 2000 Trees Festival
Fri August12: Cropredy Festival Ê
Sun 21: Green Man Festival
Sat 27: Solfest
Walter Trout
Sat June 18: Chichester, Blues On The Farm, Pump Bottom Farm
Sun 19: Ross On Wye, Linton Festival
Mon 20: Chislehurst, The Beaverwood Club
Tue 21: Cardiff, The Globe
Wed 22: Chatham, No 3 Covered Slip, Mezzanine Floor, Historic Dockyard
Thur 23: Hebden Bridge, Picture House
Fri 24: Glasgow, The Ferry
Sat 25: Durham, Blues Festival, Durham University
Sun 26: Cleethorpes, Blues Festival, The Beachcomber
Tue 28: Liverpool, Stanley Theatre
Wed 29: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Thur 30: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
The Urban Voodoo Machine
Tue May 17: London, Dingwalls
Patricia Vonne
Tue July 26: London, Borderline
Fri 29: Glascow, King Tut's
Sat 30: North Yorkshire, The Band Room
Loudon Wainwright III
Tue May 17: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Wed 18: Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
Fri 20: London, Royal Festival Hall
Sat 21: Bristol, Colston Hall
Sun 22: Cheltenham Town Hall
Tue 24: Perth, Perth Concert Hall
Wed 25: York, Opera House
Thur 26: Basingstoke, Anvil
Abigail Washburn
Fri May 20: London, Borderline
Sun 22: Edinburgh, Pleasance Cabaret Bar
Mon 23: Leeds, Wardrobe
Tue 24: Manchester, Band on the Wall
Wed 25: Bristol, Bonaventure
The Webb Sisters
Tue May 17: Nottingham, Glee Club
Wed 18: Bristol, St. Bonaventure's
Sun 22: Edinburgh, Queens Hall
Mon 23: Birmingham, Glee Club
Tue 24: Sheffield, The Greystones
Alan West & Steve Black
Thu May 19: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Sat 21: Kirkcaldy, House Party
Sun 22: Scotland, Banchory Festival
Mon 23: Seaton, The Kings Arms
Thu 26: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Sun 29: Lyme Regis, The Nags Head
Mon 30: Seaton, The Kings Arms
Thu June 2: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Sun 5: Beer, The Dolphin Hotel
Mon 6: Seaton, The Kings Arm
Thu 9: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Mon 13: Seaton, The Kings Arm
Tue 14: Bridport, No 10
Thu 16: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Sat 18: Branscombe, The Fountain Head
Sun 19: Beer, The Dolphin Hotel
Mon 20: Seaton, The Kings Arm
Thu 23: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Sat 25: Axminster Garden Festival
Sun 26: Axminster Garden Festival
Mon 27: Seaton, The Kings Arm
Thu 30: Axminster, The Axminster Inn
Chris While & Julie Matthews
Wed May 18: Birmingham, The Red Lion
Fri 20: Maltby, The Wesley Centre
Sat 21: Washington, Davy Lamp Folk Club
Wed 25: Banbury, The Mill
Thur 26: Bury, The Met
Sat June 11: Nottinghamshire, Southwell Folk Festival
Fri 17: Wigan, Parish Church
Fri July 1: Cleckheaton, Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Sat 16: Sheffield, Stocksbridge, The Venue
Tue 19: Biddulph, Town Hall
Fri Sept 23: Bury, The Met
Sat 24: Biddulph Town Hall
Sun 25: Gateshead, The Sage
Chris and Kellie While
Wed May 18: Birmingham, The Red Lion
Fri 20: Maltby, The Wesley Centre
Sat 21: Washington Co. Durham, The Davy Lamp Folk Club
Wed 25: Banbury, The Mill
Thur 26: Bury, The Met
The Wilders
Tue May 17: Peebles, Eastgate TheatreThur 19: Glenrothes, Rothes HallFri 20: Irvine, Harbour Arts CentreSat 21: belfast, The Black BoxSun 22: Wexford Arts CentreMon 23: Clonmel, Raheen House HotelWed 25: Crookstown, Private functionThur 26: Letterkenny, Regional Cultural CentreFri 27: Ardara, Nesbitt ArmsSat 28: Naul, Seamus Ennis CentreSun 29: Menai Bridge, Victoria HotelWed Jun 1: Leicester, The MusicianThur 2: Sheffield, Green RoomFri 3: Bulkington, War Memorial ClubSat 4: Bath, International Music Festival
Sun 5: Milton Keynes, The Stables
Brooks Williams
Sat May 21: Dorchester, Dorset Blues Society @ Dorchester Arts Centre
Tue Jun 14: Dartford Folk Club
Wed 22: Cottingham Live Folk Club
Thur 23: Northumberland, Rothbury Roots
Sat 25: Glastonbury Festival
Sun Jul 17: Bath, The American Museum in Britain
Fri Aug 26: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Fri Sept 16: Bury St Edmunds, The Milkmaid Folk Club
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