Keith Donnely and Lauren south
Tickets £12
Dec 8th 7:30pm
Keith Donnelly, one of the most popular, and, yes slightly crazy, figures in the folk world, teams up with the scene’s most exciting new voice - Lauren South. Keith’s songwriting and guitar-playing often take a back seat to his onstage madcappery. Not so in this duo (He promises!). Lauren’s stunning vocals on her own originals, Keith’s, and the odd ‘trad’ songs, not forgetting her violin, guitar and Shruti box playing, never fail to ‘wow’ audiences wherever she goes. Although this new combo might at first raise a few eyebrows, anyone who ever saw Keith work with Dark Horses, Nothing by Chance, or indeed (back in the day) Waterfall, won’t be too surprised to see him jump at the chance to work with a vocalist like Lauren. Anyone who’s heard these musicians separately will hopefully be as thrilled as we are to see the launch of this new duo.
Albert Square, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST43FA
Rossignol &
Time Stealers
Tickets £12
Jan 12th 7:30pm
"Rossignol is a collective of multi-instrumentalists, Alan Wylie, Chris Edwards, David Barker and Jane Hinks, who use an array of instruments (fiddles, guitars, melodeons, hurdy-gurdy, hammered dulcimer, mandola, mandolin, concertina, accordion and percussion) to interpret tunes and songs from a range of musical genres. "We offer material from the baroque period of French and English dance music, tunes from the English morris dance tradition, and tunes gleaned from the rich musical traditions of Scandinavia, Shetland, Scotland and Ireland. Our sound is proving to be extremely popular and appeals to folk and non-folk audiences alike." Jason
Albert Square, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST43FA
Jacquelyn Hynes
Tickets £12
feb 9th 7:30pm
Jacquelyn performs world-wide as a solo artist, in her trio or as a performer with other bands and projects, playing at many major venues including: Folk Alliance International 2015 (official showcase artist) Sidmouth Folk Festival, QEH, Barbican, Roundhouse, Folk rising at EFDSS, The Irish Embassy, London Irish Centre, Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith, Haringey Irish Centre, The House of Lords, Handel House, City Hall, St John Smith’s Square, Under One Sky Festival, Levellers Festival, Gollowan Festival, Ealing Jazz Festival, Ardoyne Fleadh Belfast, British Consulate Delhi, Dubliner Folk Pub Oslo, Norway, Lovebox, BigSexyFest, Spitalfields Music Festival, Livestock, and And’Art Festival Marrakech where her composition was chosen to reflect the theme of the residency in concert at the Theatre Royale, Green Note, TwickFolk, Acoustic Routes, San Pietro Festival, Frome Festival, and Sidmouth Folk Festival.
Albert Square, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST43FA