Norman Beaker Tour Dates

Here are The Norman Beaker upcoming tour dates .

https://www.normanbeaker.com/gigs/

And don't forget their annual local Xmas show at the Spinning Top Stockport on Wed 20th Dec

and the night after at the same venue, they will be sharing a jam Blues extravagana to celebrate the life of  John Price, who sadly passed away in April, many of his friends and fellow musicians will be there. It will be a great night.

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/596111

The Little Unsaid - Full Band Tour October 2022 + Festivals

The Little Unsaid - Full Band Tour October 2022 + Festivals

The Little Unsaid is a musical vehicle for the diverse music of songwriter and band leader John Elliott. Born out of the English indie-roots scene of the 00’s, The Little Unsaid have built up a solid committed following, received glowing reviews and gained the attention of national media since signing with UK independent Reveal Records (home to award winning international artists such as Joan as Police Woman, Lau, Kris Drever and Eddi Reader).

In 2021 The Little Unsaid released two albums: the full band & experimental “Lick The Future’s Lips” followed by a contrasting, intimate solo winter music reflection “December Songs”.

Both albums were played on radio and reviewed with acclaim, and awarded Album of The Month by Folk Radio UK (the number one roots media platform in the UK). The band has frequently collaborated with renowned producer Graeme Stewart (who alongside engineering for Radiohead has produced Oscar-nominated film scores by Jonny Greenwood) and have received several awards for their work including: the Steve Reid InNOVAtion Award (PRS Foundation & Gilles Peterson, with mentoring from FourTet) and Help Musicians Emerging Excellence Award.

The band have played a variety of major Festivals (including Glastonbury) and their recent UK tour was described as “a soaring piece of sonic beauty…one hell of a show” (MusoMuso). During the Covid lockdowns, John created the Relay album project, collaborating on two covers albums with artists including Billy Bragg and Frank Turner to raise money for the Music Venue Trust.

To get in touch for touring dates in October 2022 and festival Appearances

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Check Out Chantel McGregor 2022 Tour Dates.

 Check Out Chantel McGregor 2022 Tour Dates.

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Trident Waters Tour Dates 2022

 Check Out Trident Waters Tour Dates 2022

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https://www.tridentwaters.com/#homepage

FAY HIELD TRIO - Touring Dates March / April 2022

FAY HIELD TRIO - Touring Dates March / April 2022

Fay has teamed up once again with fiddle maestro Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron on concertina to tour songs from her new album, Wrackline, and some old favourites.

Exploring ideas of the space between, Wrackline was inspired by ghosts, fairies, spirits and talking animals to understand what it is about the unknown that entrances us. Working with traditional materials and ideas, Fay explores the feelings they evoke and how they relate to her experience in the contemporary world. Universal ideas of death, love, motherhood echo through time and space. Playing with these difficult ideas through the eyes of an unobtainable other, whether that be the spirit of a dearly departed, a fairy from another realm, or the thoughts animals have, gives us space to work through very real social problems.

Shifting between lighthearted stories about drunks sitting with pigs, to darker questions about infanticide, Fay breaths life and meaning into old stories presenting them with a fresh twist and consummate musicianship from Sweeney and Harbron including fiddle, concertina, guitar and banjo.

Expect to be enveloped in music, woven through magical stories and teased into thinking about your relationship with the world around you. 

Fay Hield – Folk Singer

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ADAM HOLMES - New Album, Solo Tour Oct & Nov 2021

       ADAM HOLMES - New Album, Solo Tour Oct & Nov 2021

 

27 year-old Edinburgh born singer-songwriter Adam Holmes is one of the brightest rising stars on the UK roots music scene, with influences from either side of the Atlantic mixing traditional and contemporary folk with his own brand of soul and Americana. Twice nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, his first two albums were also nominated for Scottish Album of the Year in 2014 & 2017, and there is much anticipation as to whether he can make it three in a row this year with his third album ‘Midnight Milk’. His first album, ‘Heirs & Graces’, was produced by John Wood (producer of all Nick Drake’s albums and John Martyn’s iconic ‘Solid Air’ album) and mastered by Simon Heyworth (co-producer of Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells’) and second album, ‘Brighter Still’, features two-time BRIT award winner Eddi Reader on backing vocals throughout. His latest album was recorded in his one bedroomed flat in Edinburgh, complete with full brass section, an eighteen piece choir and a widescreen folk/soul/electronica production, influenced by a 2016 collaboration with Adrian Utley of Portishead, Dominic Aitchison of Mogwai and Martin Green of Lau. A rare solo tour, stripped back and showcasing the songs, giving them the space they deserve. If you have booking enquiries, contact gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC                                       Click here to go to ADAM HOLMES

The Lumineers' 'Silent Night' Benefits Independent Music Venues

The Lumineers' new rendition of "Silent Night" serves a higher purpose: The next years’ worth of proceeds from the band's cover of the Christmas classic will benefit the National Independent Venue Association's Emergency Relief Fund in the USA.

Wesley Schultz and Lauren Jacobson's harmonies make this version of "Silent Night" the Lumineers' own. They're accompanied throughout, simply. by Jeremiah Fraites on piano, while strings take the place of their voices to conclude the song.

A video for the Lumineers' version of "Silent Night" spotlights some of the United States' most beloved independent music venues, which have been forced to close for most of 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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European readers may be interested in The Lumineers’ rescheduled European dates…

New Dates:
June 18 2021 | Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany | Ticket Info
June 19 2021 | Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany | Ticket Info
Monday 21- Wednesday 23 June 2021 | INmusic Festival, Zagreb, Croatia | Ticket Info
Monday 21 June 2021 | AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia | Ticket Info
Tuesday 29 June 2021 | Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Ticket Info
Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 July 2021 | OpenAir St. Gallen Festival, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Ticket Info
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 July 2021 | Colours of Ostrava Festival, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Ticket Info

King King - UK Tour and New Album

King King - UK Tour and New Album

 King King release their ne album 'Maverick' on Friday 6th November, 2020.

Check out all King King News at www.kingking.co.uk 

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Klezmer-ish - 'Dusty Road' New Album Tour ***Booking Now for 2020

KLEZMER-ish - 'Dusty Road' New Album Tour \*\*\*Booking Now for 2020 Festivals plus dates May/June/July 2020\*\*\* From rip-roaring klezmer and dynam

KLEZMER-ish - 'Dusty Road' New Album Tour ***Booking Now for 2020 Festivals plus dates May/June/July 2020*** New album out on World Music Network Record Label From rip-roaring klezmer and dynamic tango, to their self-penned gypsy- jazz, Klezmer-ish bring a trademark twist to whatever genre takes their fancy. Drawing inspiration from the music of bygone travellers. Four incredibly outward-looking classically trained musicians who met whilst playing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Their fittingly titled new album ‘Dusty Road’ sees the band freeing themselves from the "shackles" of the rigid hierarchy of the orchestra as they explore the music of immigrants from various cultural backgrounds who left their homelands in pursuit of a better life. As their name implies, Klezmer-ish cannot simply be pigeonholed as a straight-ahead Klezmer act, but rather a band with an incredibly diverse and forever expanding repertoire, built up over the three years that they've been performing. Bound together in the true spirit of intercultural exchange, their music is always on the move, like the travelling peoples that it reflects. As Connie, the bands accordionist and violinist, points out, "These peoples took their musical traditions with them and as much as they influenced the music scene wherever they settled, so was their music influenced by the cultures they encountered in their new-found homes. Klezmer music of Jewish immigrants, tangos by Piazzolla (who grew up in Argentina as a son of Italian immigrants) or the gypsy jazz of Stéphane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt (the fantastic collaboration of a classically trained French/Italian violinist with a self-taught gypsy guitarist) are all examples of amazing musical fusions." CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Klezmer-ish (new album out on World Music Network in 2020) Like their music, the band's approach is incredibly flexible and democratic, as guitarist and vocalist Rob acknowledges, "We all play equal parts in the quartet. No one is purely accompaniment or the main voice, but we constantly swap roles. Even Marcel on the bass very often takes the leading part and plays the melody rather than just sticking to the bass line as you would expect. This certainly introduces an unusual sound world." It's an approach very much in evidence on the classic album opener 'Klezmer's Freilach' where the band bring in and out of focus each instrumental element to the music. This gives the music a fluidity and constantly changing dynamism unto its own, as the album takes you on a wide-ranging journey of musical styles from Klezmer, tango, gypsy- jazz and beyond. What makes Klezmer-ish so special is their passion for exploring exciting new areas whilst retaining the grounded excellence of their rigorous training as classical musicians. The band however play with a palpable sense of freedom and are not aiming for perfect renditions of the originals or trying to play in an 'authentic' style, but rather to tailor these pieces to their own personal taste and give them their own unique twist. Whether it be the re- interpreting of tango pieces 'Volver' and 'Kicho' by the genres most famous sons Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla, or letting loose on multi- instrumentalist Rob's two self-penned gypsy- jazz inspired compositions 'September Sun' and 'Dusty Road', their approach is always true and respectful to the genre whilst at the same time offering a distinctly fresh approach. From the deeply moving Hebrew song by Shem Tov Levi 'Amud Ha'Esh', which was used for the documentary television series of the Israel Broadcasting Authority "Pillar Of Fire" in 1981, to the greatly contrasting Romanian tunes 'Pendelasul Fetelor' and 'Doina And Street Melody', this collection of a dozen pieces demonstrates the bands outward looking approach and desire to challenge themselves outside of the hierarchical structure and strict rules of the symphony orchestra. In the words of the band "There is no such thing with Klezmer- ish. No boss! All equals. No rules or regulations. It is all led by the music, and by the mutual respect we have for each other's talent." CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO For all booking enquiries and details on availability please contact: 11 / 23 / 24 / 25 MAY 7 / 8 JUNE 15 JUNE - 6 JULY 13 / 18 / 27 - 31 JULY 1 - 25 + 29 / 30 AUGUST GAIL COOKE LAUGHING DOG MUSIC gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here for LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here for KLEZMER-ISH Klezmer-ish

Chris Difford (Squeeze) 'Up the Junction' Tour April - August dates available

CHRIS DIFFORD (Squeeze) - 'Up the Junction' Tour April - August dates available Chris brings his ‘Up the Junction’ tour providing mores stories from

CHRIS DIFFORD (Squeeze) - 'Up the Junction' Tour April - August dates available Chris Difford Chris brings his ‘Up the Junction’ tour providing mores stories from the kitchen sink. A stand up and sit-down night of tales and songs from his past in Squeeze. Chris Difford is a rare breed. As a member of one of London’s best-loved bands, the Squeeze co-founder has made a lasting contribution to music with hits such as ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Labelled With Love’, ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted’. Despite the fact that Chris has helped soundtrack so many fans’ lives since his first release in 1977, the passion for innovation and love of playing still drives him to carry on writing rather than sit back and admire his handiwork. For over 40 years he has been writing with Glenn Tilbrook, very much the Odd Couple. Over the course of a 13 album career with Squeeze, it was clear from the very beginning that Chris Difford has few peers when it comes to smart, pithy lyricism. His ‘kitchen sink-drama’ style has drawn plaudits from fans on both sides of the Atlantic, while his influence is keenly felt today. The likes of Lily Allen and Mark Ronson, Kasabian, Razorlight and The Feeling have all recognised the debt they owe to Squeeze’s music and to Difford’s way with words, while journalists were moved by his winning combination with Glenn Tilbrook to dub the pair ‘The New Lennon and McCartney’. Chris first learned to stand on his own when he wrote the lyrics for the fictional band Strange Fruit in the 1998 British comedy film ‘Still Crazy’, for which he won his first Ivor Novello award. Since then he has written and contributed lyrics for the likes of Elton John, Wet Wet Wet, Jools Holland, Paul Carrack, Lisa Stansfield and Bryan Ferry. Chris has curated ‘Songs In The Key Of London’ event at the Barbican, bringing together musicians old and new such as Glenn Tilbrook, Suggs, Jools Holland, Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets) and James Hunter, as well as students from the local community. A second event took place in Greenwich Park in 2011 with Gary Kemp, Chris Wood, UB40 and others. In 2014 ‘Songs In The Key Of London’ took place in Regents park with Gregory Porter, The Strypes, Guy Barker Ed Harcourt and Sophie Ellis Baxter. Chris hosts songwriter workshops and has done so for over 25 years. In 2014 he formed a partnership with ‘The Buddy Holly Foundation’ to run a week of writing at Pennard House Glastonbury. Other writing events include Guardian Master Classes held in London and smaller events at The Rathfinney Wine Estate in East Sussex. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Chris Difford PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR AVAILABLE DATES APRIL - AUGUST 2019 Dates may be available outside of these periods so please enquire. Get in touch now, contact gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here to go to CHRIS DIFFORD ©2019 Laughing Dog Music | Laughing Dog Music

Boo Hewerdine - Band dates released for December

Band dates released for December "One of the country’s most consistently admired songwriters" - Folk Radio UK "Simple, poetic reflections on life an

Band dates released for December Boo Hewerdine "One of the country’s most consistently admired songwriters" - Folk Radio UK "Simple, poetic reflections on life and love" - The Guardian FULL BAND DATES AVAILABLE - 11 / 12 / 15 / 17 December 2017 Boo is well known as one of the greatest songwriter performers in the business, but incredibly, its been 7 years since Boo released his last studio album of original material 'God Bless The Pretty Things'. Not that he's been inactive, far from it, the period has been the most productive of his career. Boo wrote Radio Ballads for the BBC's Olympic and recent Child Migration series. There has been a huge array of writing and producing with both established and upcoming artists and passing something on to budding writers via his much loved song-writing workshops. Boo spent three years writing a daily blog which lead to podcast fun with that staff of The WORD (RIP) and invitations to join Radio broadcasts such as The Verb (BBC Radio 3) and a moment of personal satisfaction when his work was included in the radio round up Pick Of The Week on BBC Radio 4. Boo formed the duo State Of The Union with American guitarist Brooks Williams and recorded and released two albums and an EP, live in the studio with engineer Mark Freegard, the duo appeared on BBC1 TV Andrew Marr show performing their cover of Pet Shop Boys Rent. Boo has written lyrics and played on over 30 new recordings by and with other artists during the period including the acclaimed 2014 album (Vagabond) and 2015 EP (Back The Dogs) with Scottish singer Eddi Reader, Last Man Standing Ep (2015) with Kris Drever of Lau and Duke Special. Reveal Records compiled the first document of his career to date with a fine Best of compilation My Name In Brackets and swiftly followed that with an album of lost recordings found in a box! This album was Open which received five star reviews and was number 5 in the Telegraph Albums of The Year 2015. His new album Swimming in Mercury was released this month to critical acclaim. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Boo Hewerdine Hewerdine says... “I felt like I had to wait for the right time to tell some old stories, working on the Best of compilation My Name In Brackets and finding the Open recordings took me back a little, each song a placed me in a memory. I soon realised I had to go further and revisit the time when I was first making music. Taking the bus down to Rough Trade in London with my demo tape Julia, playing cheap guitars with broken strings. For Swimming In Mercury and Born I have used instruments I’ve not used for years. The process has been more akin to when I was starting out in an indie band. I used my father’s old beat up piano and I wrote some songs with my son, Ben which was great. The lyrics came fast, I trusting my pen. Boo will also be touring with his band doing a few exclusive dates in December (11/12/15/ 17 available), here is the line-up: Boo - vocals and guitar Chris Pepper - drums Chris Bradbury - guitar and keyboards Mark Ellis - Bass CLICK HERE FOR BOO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL Boo Hewerdine AVAILABILITY FOR 11/12/15/17 DEC (BAND) + Solo dates for 2018 PLEASE CONTACT: gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here to go to BOO HEWERDINE Click here to go to REVEAL RECORDS BB Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company

AVITAL RAZ - 'Making people feel uncomfortable since 1998!'

AVITAL RAZ - 'Making people feel uncomfortable since 1998!' Jerusalem-born Avital Raz has recently gained notoriety for her taboo-busting song lyrics AVITAL RAZ - 'Making people feel uncomfortable since 1998!' Avital Raz - Male Order Bride (new single) Jerusalem-born Avital Raz has recently gained notoriety for her taboo-busting song lyrics largely centred around themes of gender, politics and religion. She started out as a child singer of classical music in Jerusalem. After completing degrees in vocal performance and composition, she shifted her focus to India where she studied the ancient art of Dhrupad singing. This album weaves through Americana, Baroque choral singing, Indian drones and Middle Eastern Makam. She is now settled in Sheffield, UK and released her latest album 'The Fallen Angel's Unravelling Descent' on Sotones on 1 April. All the songs on the album deal with estrangement in its many forms and the unravelling that ensues. "Should be checked out by every female singer-songwriter as an example of how to explore uncomfortable parameters of gender, politics and spirituality with the voice of a real pioneer, not another formulaic mouthpiece." - R2 Magazine CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Avital Raz The new single ‘Male Order Bride’ (release date 8 March 2017) is a wry commentary on modern 'gender equality'. Its catchy chorus "I'm still working for the man" is a reminder that the class struggle still begins at home - in the kitchen and the bedroom. There couldn't be a better time to call out the exploitation that seems to be making a comeback around the world. Accompanying video by Chris Davis wittily intercuts archive footage with eroticised domestic pastiche; a faceless man and a bearded woman give an edgy twist with a curious amount of scrumptious meaty bits. "Likely to be the most compelling things you hear all year" - The Herald, Scotland Avital Raz's quirky approach to songwriting has already brought us such cynical feminist gems as ‘Oh, Isabel’ (how to fend off a paedophile), ‘The Edinburgh Surprise’ (a one night stand between an Israeli and Palestinian), and ‘Blues of the Ugly Sister’ (an alternative Cinderella story). The recording is produced by Keith Angel and features Luke Carver Goss (Accordion), Andy Seward (Double Bass), Dave Angel from The Angel Brothers (Guitar), as well as Jote Osahn on Violin (formerly of Elbow), Mina Mikhael Salama on Oud and Ney-Arabic flute (Rafiki Jazz) and Pete Harvey on cello (King Creosote, The Leg). Promo copies are available on request. BOOKING NOW FOR SUMMER FESTIVALS CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO Avital Raz PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR TOURING DATES & SUMMER FESTIVAL BOOKINGS Dates may be available outside of these periods so please enquire. Get in touch now, contact tel: + 44 (0) 7905 952 374 Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here to go to AVITAL RAZ