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Charlie Dore – Talking Music with Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster
Over the years Charlie Dore has clocked up several hundred radio interviews across the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond. Yet she has never sat on a theatre stage in front of a live audience and simply talked about music. So when the invitation came from the much-loved broadcaster Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster, she was delighted to accept.
Music as Diplomacy #2 Touring Is Soft Power
Music builds bridges one room at a time.When artists go on tour, something quiet and powerful happens. Routes form between towns and cities. Doors open. Spotlights reveal. For a few hours, people who have never met sit down together and become a listening...
Music as Diplomacy: A Different Kind of Power
Wouldn’t it be great if Britain measured its strength not by how loudly it speaks or how tall it stands, but by how deeply it connects? If our influence was shaped less by dominance and more by culture, care and shared humanity? So much of politics now is about...
A night of music of hope – Luke Wallace + Totnes Harmony Choir
Luke Wallace is an inspiring protest singer-songwriter, public speaker, activist and choral arranger from from the Coast Salish Territory known as Vancouver, Canada — and he's coming to Totnes to headline at St Mary's Church on Thursday March 19th. TICKETS Luke’s...
Stolen From God – 2-11 October
Timed to coincide with Black History Month, but the project is about English history – the history of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people and England’s involvement in that. History that we don’t learn about in our schools.
When an AI album wears your name
Recently, listeners noticed a brand-new album credited to UK folk singer Emily Portman showing up on Spotify… but it wasn’t hers. Produced, titled, and released without her knowledge, it was an AI‑generated project masquerading as Emily’s work.
The Haar – at the very cutting edge of folk alchemy
Four captivating musicians whose spontaneity thrives on the trust they put in each other to create a unique and “splendid balance of swirling instrumental magic and beautifully sung narratives,” KLOF Mag
Deportee – “a priceless document” by Reg Meuross
….as a historical document and evidence of a working process of one of the most important songwriters and activists of the 20th century, this is priceless!
Quilting Points | Lunatraktors
“… you’ll be hard pushed to find a more marvellously inventive or mesmerisingly idiosyncratic folk album – broken or otherwise – this year.” KLOF Mag
What We Leave Behind – Things Found In Books Comes to Life On Stage
Inspired by scraps of forgotten lives found tucked inside second-hand books, Things Found In Books is the deeply moving new project from acclaimed songwriters Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine.
Ten Steps – Ten Gigs 19-29 June
New York’s Grammy nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), and Tokyo/Black Country’s lauded Dan Whitehouse combine their inventive energy for their third UK tour. ZT, the hammered dulcimer player compared to Hendrix, and the ever-regenerating Whitehouse weave spoken word,...
RIOT! A Double Debut in Derby
RIOT! furiously driven, rhythmically jagged, and laced with a tension that verged on chaotic. It teased resolution, but ultimately collapsed into a defiant ending that felt more like an emotional reckoning than closure. Adam Summerhayes, Toby White and Carmen Flores.
May Gigs – From The Whitehouse
"May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope," Emily Brontë MAY GIGS! in the house TICKETS HERE Friday 2 - HARBOTTLE & JONAS - NAILSWORTH - Ruskin Mill Trust Friday 2 - DAN WHITEHOUSE LONDON Dingwall's 2 supporting Andrew Combs...
April Gigs
APRIL GIGS! 🏡
“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without” CONFUCIUS
March gigs From The Whitehouse
It’s heartening to return to live music, heartening for people like me in a band. It’s a very traditional thing to return to. It re-validates the original form that we fell in love with.
MICK JAGGER
Seven Devon Spring Gigs
🌱 March is the New January, and we're nearly there!Seven Devon Spring Gigs… HEREJanuary often feels like the wrong time to start fresh—dark nights, winter fatigue, and lingering holiday exhaustion make it difficult to find motivation. While we pressure ourselves to...
The Ciderhouse Rebellion Spring Gigs
"Free-flowing, ambitious and fiercely creative" The Strad Thurs Feb 6 Torquay Fri Feb 7 Plymouth Sun March 2 London Fri March 14 Diss Sat March 15 Uley *Sat March 28 (with Molly Donnery) Burton Folk Club Tues April 1 Tewksbury *Fri April 4 (with Molly Donnery)...
Great gigs this weekend
Great gigs this weekend! NOVEMBER Thurs 7 - Chris Cleverley at Rosslyn Court Fri 8 - Dan Whitehouse 'A Night Of Glass' at Ruskin Mill Nailsworth Sat 9 - **S0LD OUT** Reg Meuross at Raising The Rafters, Wath Sat 9 - The Haar at Sneaky Pete's Edinburgh Sat 9 - Chris...
Stolen From God this week…
This week our focus is on Stolen From God, Reg Meuross's powerful song cycle about England's involvement in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Tues Oct 22 - DUO (Reg & Suntou Susso) at Cerne Abbas Village Hall - narrator Karen Gledhill Weds Oct 23 - DUO (Reg &...
Six Things To Do This Weekend
SIX brilliant things to do this weekend: 🍂 Download Reg Meuross's new single 'The Gypsy Singer' and book the album launch gig HERE🍂 Head to Pear Tree Folk's Fireside Folk, Whitham, Essex for a gorgeously autumnal night of song, storytelling and roasted chestnuts with...
Anglo-Irish Folk Innovators The Haar set for November Gigs
Unapologetic in pushing boundaries, the band embody a unique ‘live reactive composition’ approach – embracing both spontaneous improvisation and trad structures. Their self-titled debut, released in June 2020, is a collection of traditional Irish songs tackling love, poverty and oppression.
You can’t keep a good troubadour down….
14 Days of Music Magic: From The Whitehouse Live Gig Guide 🎸 You can't keep a good troubadour down! Reg Meuross is back on his feet and singing in Faversham and Westonzoyland this week, gearing up for two sold-out gigs in Hull next week and a new show in York. 🌈...
Must be the blues….. The Haar’s Wild Rover on Late Junction!
“Soul is guiding our musical journey tonight…” Verity Sharp plays The Haar's version of Wild Rover on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction (34:38) “…there is quite a bit more nuance to that pub belter than you may have thought” Listen to the show (The Haar is at...
Songs, Stories, and Surprises – Charlie Dore’s Autumn Tour 24
Celebrated singer-songwriter Charlie Dore’s September 2024 tour dates promise a series of intimate performances across the country from Brighton to Lancashire, giving followers a chance to see her perform in both traditional and unique settings.