Old Blind Dogs, Roving Crows & Chris Foster

GIG GUIDE SAT 1st APRIL 2017

Sat 1

Gilmore and Roberts - Woodmancote Village Hall nr Cheltenham 8pm Tickets smedsongs.com 0797 007 8220

Daoiri ("Derry") Farrell - nominated for 3 BBC Folk Awards - Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth 8pm 01453 837537

Noble Jacks - alt folk band - Prema Arts Centre in Uley 8pm 01453 860703

Stroud Ceilidh with Banter, caller Phil Bassendale

at Lister Hall, Dursley Info: 01453 760900

Ninebarrow - supported by The White Horse Whisperers- St John's Church, Fernham nr Faringdon 7pm wegottickets.com

Frigg - acclaimed 7 piece Scandinavian band - Salisbury Arts Centre

Sun 2

Hungrytown (USA duo) - Forest Folk Club, The Royal oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney 8pm

Open Mic (1st Sun ev month)at The Bar of the Roses Theatre Tewkesbury 4-6pm free entry

Louise Jordan - performs her No Petticoats Here programme- a tribute to women in WW1 - Bristol Folk House

The Open Secrets - americana band - Tobacco Factory in Bristol 7pm

Mon 3

Cheltenham Ukelele Club- Exmouth Arms, Bath Road

Louise Jordan - performs her No Petticoats Here programme- tribute to women in WW1 - Crescent Theatre, Birmingham

Feast of Fiddles - Nettlebed Folk Song Club nr Henley in Oxon - 01628 636620

Tue 4

Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe - Bar of The Roses Theatre, Sun Street Tewkesbury 8pm Info: 01684 295074

Folk at Frampton on Severn Village Hall 8pm Info: Veronica 01452 856093

Folk Night at The White Hart Inn, Winchcombe All musicians and singers welcome. 8pm Free admission

Singers Night at the Rose & Crown Inn, Monmouth Road, Tintern Nr Chepstow 7.30pm All welcome to sing, play listen and join in. No PA. Info: [email protected] 01291 689812.

John Smith - The Lantern at Bristol Colston Hall

Wed 5

BBC Folk Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in London

Michelle & Bonz - acoustic duo playing a mix of trad and contemporary folk- MrTwitchetts Cafe Bar, Stroud Sub Rooms 7.30pm

Singers Club, Traditional Songs. 8.30pm, Little Vic, Queen Victoria Pub, Gloucester St, Stroud . Free admission Info: Bob 01453 764885 

Feast of Fiddles- Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

Singaround- White Horse Folk Club, St Michael's Church Room, Highworth nr Swindon

Thu 6

Folk Night Music session at Beaufort Hunt ,72 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, 8pm £2 Floor slots available Info: Jo on 07974 381333

Roving Folk (Singaround/Music Session) at Kempley Village Hall, 8pm Free Admission

Eclectic Music session at The Daneway Inn, Sapperton starts 8.30pm, Free admission 1st & 3rd Thursdays

UkeStroud - jam session for ukulele players at Pitchcombe village hall 8pm BYO drinks.

Three Cane Whale - St George's in Bristol

Fri 7

Harpers Ferry - Glos folk rock and Americana band- The Frog & Fiddle in Cheltenham

The Carrivick Sisters - Stroud Sub Rooms 01453 760900

Ceilidh with the Phoenix Dance Band at Marling School Hall, Cainscross Rd., Stroud at 8pm in aid of Stroud Food Bank - tickets from strouddistrict.foodbank.org.uk

Brewery Blues reopens at Cirencester Rugby Club, on The Whiteway - with Soular - soul/funk band + local singer George Montague + Joe Rees a 16yr old s/s from Warwickshire - tickets only available on the door Doors 7.45pm

Old Blind Dogs - The Old Malthouse in Bristol

Sam Lewis - Bristol Folk House

Winter Mountain (s/s Joe Francis) - The Lantern, Bristol Colston Hall

7-9 SING IN THE SPRING - event at The Fleece Inn, Bretforton nr Evesham ..a weekend of singing, and workshops with guests Faustus (Fri eve concert), Richard & Jess Arrowsmith, Daisy Bell, Graeme Knights and Paul Davenport (Saturday) , The Teacups, Ninebarrow, Rosie Hood (Sun eve concert) - Tickets 01386 831173 thefleeceinn.co.uk

8-9 The Sound World of The Celts, The Field Centre, nr. Nailsworth, Glos This ground-breaking workshop will vividly evoke for you Celtic Soundscapes, from the mountains and glens of Scotland and the Hebridean Islands to the Celtic Otherworld of Ireland. Info: please ring 01666 890460 or email: [email protected]

Sat 8

Roving Crows - new album launch + support Nick Parkerat The Guildhall in Gloucester doors 7.30pm 01452