Festivals and Feathers.

21-24 FOLK ON THE LAWN at Abbey Mill, Wye Valley Centre, Tintern, Gwent - Sproatly Smith, Jack Harris and many more www.folkonthelawn.com<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

21-24 WARWICK FOLK FESTIVAL- Michael McGoldrick and Friends, Le Vent Du Nord (Can), Show of Hands, The Unthanks, Bob Fox, Barluath, Jamie Smith's Mabon, Fay Hield and The H Party, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, and many more

22-24 VILLAGE PUMP FESTIVAL at Westbury in Wiltshire -  The Proclaimers, Mark Radcliffe's Galleon Blast, Keston Cobblers Club, Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons, Steve Tilston, Barluath, Phil Beer Band, Breabach, Lynched, Reg Meuross, Hannah Sanders, etc.. villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk

Sat 23

Guiting Music Festival - AKA Trio (Antonio Forcione on gtr + Seckou Keita kora + Adriano Adewale on percussion) - Guiting Power ticket info guitingfestival.org

Hattie Briggs Band + support s/s Natalie Holmes - Chapel Arts in Bath

Sun 24

Dik Cadbury s/s - The Priory, in Tetbury

Open Night - Cheltenham Folk Club at Sandford Park Alehouse, High St Cheltenham 7.45pm

Mon 25

Alash - a trio of throat singers from Tuva in Central Asia 8.30pm - Prince Albert in Stroud.

Tues 26

England’s Glory Ladies Morris will be at Gloucester Cathedral for the Three Choirs Festival 6.30pm

Folk at Frampton Village Hall 8pm Refreshments included

Mary Chapin Carpenter + support Rose Cousins - Birmingham Town Hall

Wed 27

Blondes With Beards local ac quartet- Carpenters Arms in Miserden 8pm

Old Hannah - americana band old-time, western swing - The Prince Albert in Stroud

Thu 28

Blind Boy Paxton - blues and music from 1920;s The Convent, South Woodchester nr Stroud doors 8pm

Saskia Griffiths-Moore -Stroud based s/s -The Hog at Horsley nr Nailsworth 8.30pm free

Irish Acoustic Night at The Crown & Sceptre, 98 Horns Road, Stroud Led by Tim Potts.

Minchinhampton folk club - The Old Crown, Paganhill, Stroud 8.15pm .orgtarts around 8pm

Green Diesel - 6 piece folk band - Folk in the Foyer of Evesham Arts Centre www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk

28-31 WOMAD at Charlton Park nr Malmesbury.. line-up includes Anoushka Shankar, Baaba Maal, Le Vent Du Nord (can ), The Pierce Brothers (Australia), The Breath, and a whole host of world music acts see womad.co.uk

Fri 29

The Black Feathers - The Convent, South Woodchester nr Stroud doors 8pm

The Dunbars - acoustic americana and bluegrass from Bristol-based family band- The Ale House in Stroud

Riverfolk at The Trout Inn, Riverside, Lechlade 8pm 01367 252313

Somers Traditional Folk Club, The Alma Tavern, 74 Droitwich Road, Worcester 8.30pm

Sat 30

The Jigantics - The Convent, South Woodchester nr Stroud doors 8pm [email protected]

GlosFolk performers in Gloucester ‘Gate’ Streets 11 – 4pm including Ragged & Old Morris Dancers

29 - 5 Aug SIDMOUTH FOLK WEEK - Sharon Shannon, Show of Hands, Shooglenifty, Bob Fox, Jez Lowe, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, Blazin' Fiddles, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Hannah Sanders, Manran, Martin Simpson, Seth Lakeman, Sam Kelly Trio, Kathryn Tickell & Superfolkus, Lynched, Stick in the Wheel, Mad Dog Mcrea, The Young 'Uns, Ninebarrow, Jim Causley etc.

www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

30 -31 The 9th RIVERFOLK FESTIVAL at The Trout Inn at Lechlade - Sat 12 till 11pm and Sun 12 till 6pminfo on performers and how to book a traders space call Jay Matthews 01367 860869

Sun 31

Guiting Music Festival - Open Air folk concert from 3pm with The Urban Folk Quartet, Calan (Wales), plus 16 Strings and Dead Goat -info/ tickets from guitingfestival.org or by phone 01386 - 0584943 bring your own seating,

GlosFolk performers in Gloucester ‘Gate’ Streets 11 – 4pm

Alan Burke- The Hen and Chicken, Bristol www.jazzata.com