News
I'm very happy to be able to say that You Tell Me - my collaboration with Field Music's Peter Brewis - has a new song out now! Clarion Call is available to listen and buy digitally here, and there's a limited edition 7" pre-order link here.
A big thank you to Marc Riley for playing the song on his BBC Radio 6 Music show on Wednesday night. Listen again from 18 minutes in...
We'll also be heading out to play some gigs in October. Hope to see you there!
I'm looking forward to getting out and about with the Rachel Newton band again next weekend. We're playing Ulverston's Coronation Hall on 7th April and Kings Place (London) on 9th April.
I'll also be playing two gigs later in the month with Alistair Anderson & Northlands. They are: Etal Village Hall on 21st April and Ropery Hall, Barton-upon-Humber. We had a lovely time in York and London in March, too!
Three special shows in Newcastle!
More exciting news! I'll be joining Field Music on their new album tour in March 2018.
These gigs are in addition to 5th November (The Cluny, Newcastle), 11th November (Albert Hall, Manchester) and 2nd December (Brudenell Social Club, Leeds).
I'm delighted to be part of Northern Flyway, a new musical project developed by Inge Thomson & Jenny Sturgeon. We're playing at The Barn, Banchory on 20th January, followed by two shows at Celtic Connections, and an autumn 2018 tour to be announced. More information here...
Very pleased to let you know about four appearances at next year's Celtic Connections:
22nd - The Hug and Pint, Glasgow (Start To End presents Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark) tickets
28th - Tron Theatre, Glasgow (Northern Flyway) tickets
29th - Tron Theatre, Glasgow (Northern Flyway) tickets
30th - The Glad Cafe, Glasgow (with Sara Kazmi) tickets
It's been a busy summer! I'm looking forward to getting out and about over the next few months with all the greats: Rachel Newton, Hamish Napier, Sara Kazmi, Bella Hardy, Alistair Anderson & Northlands and Field Music. I'll also be tutoring at Tinto Adult Music Weekend and working with young songwriters as part of The Spree Festival, Paisley.
September
16th - Shawfest, The Sparkle Horse, Glasgow (solo) tickets
20th - Coronation Hall, Ulverston (Rachel Newton) tickets
21st - Masham Town Hall, North Yorkshire (Rachel Newton) tickets
22nd - Kings Place, London (Rachel Newton) tickets
29th - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow (Hamish Napier's The River) tickets
October
17th - Spiegeltent, The Spree, Paisley (Renfrewshire Calling project) info
19th - English Folk Expo, HOME, Manchester (Alistair Anderson & Northlands) info
20th-22nd - Tutoring at Tinto Adult Music Weekend, Biggar info
25th - Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh (Sara Kazmi / Scottish International Storytelling Festival) info
26th - Elphinstone Institute, Aberdeen (Sara Kazmi / Scottish International Storytelling Festival) info
November
5th - The Cluny, Newcastle (Field Music) tickets
11th - Albert Hall, Manchester (Field Music) tickets
18th - Kulturhaus Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany (Bella Hardy) tickets
19th - Parktheater Im Kurhaus Göggingen, Augsburg, Germany (Bella Hardy) tickets
December
2nd - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (Us Vs Them all-dayer curated by Field Music) tickets
Very excited to be playing at this Field Music-curated spectacular at the Brudenell Social Club in December. Tickets on sale this Friday 9am and more to be announced soon.
Recently announced: four concerts around the North East of England with Alistair Anderson & Northlands and Folkestra. More information here.
Delighted to be playing with the Rachel Newton Band again over the next few months! I'll be joining the crew in Inverness, Aldershot, Reading, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Cambridge and London.
