Here's what I've got coming up. I hope you see something you like — it would be great to see you. And if I'm not playing near you any time soon, let me know and perhaps I can arrange something!
Saturday 17th February, 2024
Evening starts at 8:00pm
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
With the Long Hill Ramblers.
Monday 29th January, 2024
Doors at 6:30pm, me and Robin on at 7:45, Muireann on at 8:45
Muireann Bradley
N.B. this show has been rescheduled from the 28th.
Monday 27th November, 2023
They say: The evening starts at 8.15 on every Monday, but there is an informal tunes session from 7.45 onwards.
Chichester Folk Song Club
With the Long Hill Ramblers.
Sunday 26th November, 2023
Doors are at 3:00pm and there's a packed programme of music and events until me and Robin are on at 9:30pm. NB that's a change to how I thought the day was going to be scheduled!
Celebrating 75 Years of Folkways Records
Come and celebrate this institution with me and the great Robin Gillan.
Wednesday 22nd November, 2023
A Copper Family House Concert
The Long Hill Ramblers will be playing a Copper Family House Concert in Peacehaven.
Sunday 29th October, 2023
They say: We start at 8 p.m. and finish at about 10:30 p.m. but early risers or those with families needn't be concerned about leaving early; we'd still love to see you!
Horsham Folk Club [CANCELLED]
With the Long Hill Ramblers.
Sunday 29th October, 2023
Things get going around 6:15pm
Bluebell Roots
With the Long Hill Ramblers: a lovely gig in a kitchen. This is the show that was postponed from the 28th of May.
Wednesday 25th October, 2023
8:00 - 10:00pm
Ropetackle Arts Centre, supporting Ten Steps
I'll be supporting the fascinating Ten Steps.
Wednesday 11th October, 2023
6:30 doors for a 6:45 start, finishing around 9:45
Newhaven Folk School Workshop
This is the event rescheduled from August 30th.
Saturday 9th September, 2023
On stage 12:30 til 1:15pm
Cranfest — Cranbrook Town Music Festival
Solo, great local festival, wonderful pub!
Wednesday 30th August, 2023
6:30 doors for a 6:45 start, finishing around 9:45
Newhaven Folk School Workshop — POSTPONED
This event has had to be postponed, sorry! We'll reschedule as soon as we can.
Wednesday 5th July, 2023
They say: Doors 7.30pm, start 8pm, finish 10.30pm.
The Lamb Folk Club, Eastbourne
With the Long Hill Ramblers.
Sunday 28th May, 2023
Things get going around 6:15pm
Bluebell Roots [POSTPONED]
With the Long Hill Ramblers — postponed until a date yet to be decided
Saturday 29th October, 2022
From 10:45am until 4:45pm
CANCELLED: Workshop day in Lewes
Teaching and stuff
Sunday 16th October, 2022
We start at 8:00pm
Half Saint Patrick's Session
Traditional acoustic session at a lovely little Brighton pub.
Friday 26th August, 2022
2:30-5:30pm
Whitby Folk Week
Concert, with Sara Grey, Lorie Lichtenwalner, and my son Isaac
Friday 26th August, 2022
8:00-11:00pm
Whitby Folk Week
"Traditional Night Out", with Sara Grey, Lorie Lichtenwalner, and my son Isaac
Thursday 25th August, 2022
5:15-7:00pm
Whitby Folk Week
Old Time American session, with Rattle on the Stovepipe, and my son Isaac
Tuesday 23rd August, 2022
3:00-6:00pm
Whitby Folk Week
Concert, with Sara Grey, Lorie Lichtenwalner, and my son Isaac
Tuesday 23rd August, 2022
7:30-11:00pm
Whitby Folk Week
Concert, with Sara Grey, Lorie Lichtenwalner, and my son Isaac
Tuesday 9th August, 2022
Show starts at 7:00pm, I'm not sure yet when I'm on.
Broadstairs Folk Week
Solo at the Festival Arena
Friday 20th May, 2022 - Sunday 22nd May, 2022
Fiddle Weekend
Teaching with Tom Kitching at the National Centre for Folk Arts
Friday 20th May, 2022 - Sunday 22nd May, 2022
Halsway Manor
Depping for Rowan Rheingans, and working with Tom Kitching and Becki Driscoll
Saturday 23rd April, 2022
Workshop day in Sheffield
A day of teaching in the pretty village of Dungworth.
Friday 11th February, 2022 - Monday 14th February, 2022
Cancelled: Gainsborough Festival
With Dan Stewart
Saturday 23rd October, 2021
Doors 2:30pm, show 3:00pm-6:00pm.
The Betsey Trotwood
With Bonnie Dobson and Ben Phillipson
Saturday 16th January, 2021
CANCELLED: Solo at the Royal Traditions club
Great club! Delayed from March 2020.
Friday 15th January, 2021
CANCELLED: Solo at The Peacock, Sunderland
A long overdue trip North for me — delayed from March 2020.
Saturday 22nd August, 2020 - Friday 28th August, 2020
CANCELLED: Whitby Folk Week
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Saturday 1st August, 2020 - Sunday 2nd August, 2020
CANCELLED: Solo at Sidmouth
Sidmouth Folk Festival
Saturday 14th September, 2019
Solo concert in Maryland
For the Folklore Society of Greater Washington.
Friday 13th September, 2019
Show starts 7:30 PM
Solo concert in Manhattan
For the Folk Music Society of New York
Sunday 8th September, 2019
Washington Square Park Folk Festival
Solo set at the legendary home of the 50s' folk revival.
Thursday 5th September, 2019
Swedish Workshop in Vermont
Workshop at the Schoolhouse in Cabot, Vermont
Thursday 5th September, 2019
Old-Time Workshop in Vermont
Workshop at the Schoolhouse in Cabot, Vermont
Sunday 1st September, 2019
Show starts at 2:00 PM
House Concert in Maine
Hosted by Tom and Deborah Coward of South Portland, Maine
Saturday 24th August, 2019 - Friday 30th August, 2019
TradMaD Traditional Music and Dance Camp
A week of teaching and learning.
Friday 23rd August, 2019
Arrive 7:00 for a 7:30 start.
House Concert in Connecticut
For Howard Bursen and Sally Rogers
Sunday 16th June, 2019
Doors at 7:30pm Performance begins at 8:00pm
Summer Days in Alfriston
Supporting Ciaran Algar and Greg Russell
Saturday 15th June, 2019
1:00 - 6:00 pm
Musical Traditions Festival
I'll be taking part in the long afternoon session.
Friday 31st May, 2019 - Sunday 2nd June, 2019
Appalachian Song & Music Weekend
National Centre for Folk Arts, Halsway Manor
Tuesday 14th May, 2019
Doors at 7:30 for an 8:00 start
The Wurzel Bush Folk Club
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 3rd May, 2019 - Monday 6th May, 2019
The festival runs from the 3rd to the 6th: we're on Sunday 5th, 8:30-9:10pm.
Crossover Bluegrass and Old-time Music Festival
With the Long Hill Ramblers
Sunday 17th February, 2019 - Monday 18th February, 2019
FOAOTMAD Festival
Gainsborough Old Time Festival
Friday 8th June, 2018 - Sunday 10th June, 2018
Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival
With Tab Hunter and Dan Edwards
Monday 26th June, 2017
The White Horse Folk Club, Beverley
With the Long Hill Ramblers
Wednesday 10th May, 2017
Doors open 7:30 Laura and Ben 8:15-8:45 Jon 9:30
ERRATUM The Komedia, Brighton
With Laura Hockenhull, supporting Jon Boden.
Sunday 27th November, 2016
I'll be playing from 5:00 'til 5:30.
UK/Polar, Chatham
I do a short solo set at this interesting commemorative event.
Saturday 20th August, 2016
We are on from 3:00 until 4:00 pm.
TheThursdayNightShow Presents
With Tab Hunter
Saturday 23rd July, 2016
Music from 10:00pm to midnight.
Shortt's Bar, Brighton
With the Great Ernie Humphries
Friday 5th February, 2016 - Sunday 7th February, 2016
Winter Weekend at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa
With Tom Paley
Saturday 24th October, 2015 - Sunday 25th October, 2015
South Roscommon Singers Festival, Éire
With Sara Grey & Kieron Means
Friday 4th September, 2015 - Sunday 6th September, 2015
The New Fylde Folk'n'Roots Festival
With Sara Grey & Kieron Means CANCELLED
Tuesday 11th August, 2015 - Wednesday 12th August, 2015
Broadstairs Folk Week - 50th Anniversary
With The Long Hill Ramblers
Sunday 15th March, 2015
It's in the afternoon - last time it was at 2pm.
The American Museum in Britain
With Tom Paley
Friday 16th May, 2014 - Sunday 18th May, 2014
Shepley Spring Festival CANCELLED
With the Long Hill Ramblers
Sunday 27th April, 2014
Blackfen Folk Club, Cambridge ERRATUM
With Tab Hunter - please note the date change!
Saturday 24th August, 2013 - Sunday 25th August, 2013
Towersey Village Festival
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Sunday 17th February, 2013
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Little Albion, Broadstairs
With Tab Hunter in the afternoon.
Saturday 2nd February, 2013
The event runs 10:00am 'til 3:00pm, we're playing little spots between noon and 2:00.
Seedy Saturday, Lewes
With The Long Hill Ramblers
Friday 24th August, 2012 - Sunday 26th August, 2012
Watchet Live Music Festival, Somerset
With Dan Donnelly
Saturday 21st July, 2012 - Sunday 22nd July, 2012
CANCELLED Green Fayre, Skelmersdale
With The Long Hill Ramblers
Sunday 17th June, 2012
4:00pm - 6:00pm
The Little Albion, Broadstairs
With Tab Hunter in the afternoon.
Sunday 10th June, 2012
"Roll On, Roll On" Tom Paley's new CD launch
Tom Paley's Old Time Moonshine Review
Saturday 26th May, 2012
Main stage, 15:15 - 16:15
CANCELLED Cragfest, Yorkshire Dales
With Dan Donnelly
Sunday 16th October, 2011
This is an afternoon thing - doors open at 5:00pm
The Ivy House, Halifax
With Dan Donnelly
Saturday 15th October, 2011
The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn
With Dan Donnelly
Saturday 23rd July, 2011 - Sunday 24th July, 2011
Green Fayre, Skelmersdale
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Sunday 10th July, 2011
Provisionally 3:30pm - check the festival's web site for details.
Shoreham Folk Weekend
With Tab Hunter
Saturday 21st May, 2011
Doors open 1:00pm Long hill Ramblers on stage around 2:00pm
The Prince Albert, Brighton
With The Long Hill Ramblers
Saturday 19th February, 2011
Things get under weigh about 8:15pm.
The Cellar Upstairs, London
With the New Deal String Band
Saturday 11th December, 2010
Things get under weigh about 8:15pm.
The Cellar Upstairs, London
With Tab Hunter
Friday 10th September, 2010 - Sunday 12th September, 2010
Sweet Sunny South
With the New Deal String Band
Friday 30th July, 2010 - Sunday 1st August, 2010
Guildtown Bluegrass Music Festival, Perthshire, Scotland
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 30th July, 2010 - Sunday 1st August, 2010
Southern Fried Festival
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 23rd July, 2010 - Saturday 24th July, 2010
Feile Iorras festival, Éire
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Monday 31st May, 2010
The pub opens at 4:00. We'll be on about 8:30 - 9:00 or so. Swarbrick's first set'll start around 9:15.
The Greys, Brighton
With Nick Burbridge, supporting Dave Swarbrick. NB Tab can't make it
Sunday 25th April, 2010
We will probably be on around 2:15 pm
The Book & The Rose, Brighton
With Tab Hunter
Friday 16th April, 2010
Doors open around 8:30pm
The Lamb Inn, Eastbourne
With Tab Hunter - part of the Eastbourne Festival
Saturday 27th March, 2010
10:45am to 4:45pm with breaks.
Day workshop, Lewes SOLD OUT
Teaching a small group
Sunday 20th December, 2009
Doors 6.15pm for a 7:00pm start
Winter Ceilidh, Brighton Dome
With the Sussex Pistols
Friday 28th August, 2009 - Sunday 30th August, 2009
Dunmore East bluegrass Festival, Éire
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Tuesday 11th August, 2009 - Wednesday 12th August, 2009
Concert from 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Broadstairs Folk Week
With Tab Hunter
Sunday 9th August, 2009 - Monday 10th August, 2009
Broadstairs Folk Week
With the New Deal String Band
Thursday 25th June, 2009
Doors open 8.00pm
Lewes Folk Club
With the New Deal String Band
NB: I GOT THE DATE WRONG
Saturday 18th April, 2009
Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax
NB: DATE CHANGE!
With Sara Grey and Kieron MeansFriday 7th November, 2008
They say: Please Note that DOORS OPEN will now be at approximately 7:45
This is to allow us a bit of extra time for Sound Checking.
Performance starts around 8:30
The Milkmaid Folk Arts Centre, Suffolk
With The Expatriate Game
Friday 24th October, 2008
The Snowdrop, Lewes
With Tab Hunter, Tim Cotterell, Heather Urquhart and Jeremy Rolf
CANCELLED
Friday 1st August, 2008 - Saturday 2nd August, 2008
Sidmouth Folk Festival
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 25th July, 2008 - Saturday 26th July, 2008
Trowbridge 'Village Pump' Festival
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 11th July, 2008
They say: The club will start at 8.00pm and run 'til 11.00pm [bar to midnight].
The Court Sessions, Tooting
With Tab Hunter
Thursday 1st May, 2008
They say: "The evenings run from 8.00pm prompt (no late starts!) until 11.00pm. As well as two extended sets of around 45 minutes each by the booked artists, each evening will normally start with an open session of dance tunes and include items from the resident performers and a selection of spots from any regular or visiting musician and singer who has come along. The comperes are always keen to include new talent in the evenings."
Lewes Folk Club
With Claudia Gould
Friday 4th April, 2008
They say: The club will start at 8.00pm and run 'til 11.00pm [bar to midnight].
The Court Sessions, Tooting
With The New Deal String Band
Tuesday 11th March, 2008
Sharps
With The New Deal String Band
NB: Not the 10th as I erroneously stated before!
Wednesday 5th March, 2008
The Concorde 2
McDermott's 2: acoustic duo (with Nick Burbridge) supporting the Levellers and 3 Daft Monkeys
Friday 11th January, 2008
The club starts at 8:00pm, and finishes at 11:00.
Musical Traditions
With The New Deal String Band
Friday 2nd November, 2007
High Lane Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Venue
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Wednesday 24th October, 2007
They say: The club meets weekly on Wednesday nights from 8.30 to 11.00 pm
The Chanticleer
With The Expatriate Game
Monday 13th August, 2007 - Thursday 16th August, 2007
Broadstairs Folk Week
With Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 10th August, 2007 - Saturday 11th August, 2007
Saltburn Festival
with Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Friday 4th May, 2007
They say: Doors open at 8.15 (after the sound check) when Amanda will welcome you and gently take your money. The music kicks off at 8.30... We finish about 11.15pm.
The Ram, Claygate
with Sara Grey and Kieron Means
Monday 26th February, 2007
The Greys
With the Expatriate Game. Lovely pub with excellent food and beer: a great venue.
Saturday 10th February, 2007
Officially starts at 8:15, doors open a little earlier.
Cellar Upstairs
with the New Deal String Band
Thursday 25th January, 2007
Ben & Tab start at 8:00pm
Black Horse, Lewes
With Tab Hunter - Burns Night celebrations
Monday 8th January, 2007
Ben & Tab start at 8:00pm
Black Horse, Lewes
With Tab Hunter - opening of the pub's beer festival.
Friday 1st December, 2006
Doors open at 8:00pm for an 8:30 start
Brewton Folk Club
with Tab Hunter
CANCELLED
Sunday 22nd October, 2006
They say: Doors open at around 7:15. We have floorspots and the band up until our main guest who appears at around about 8:15 for the first of their two sets. We aim to finish at around 10:30.
Walthamstow
with Tab Hunter
Thursday 21st September, 2006
Doors open 8.00pm
Lewes Folk Club
with Tab Hunter
A home game for the lads.