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Category Archive: Folk

Join Derby Folk Festival At Home – tickets on sale now

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Just before lockdown began, Derby LIVE announced that the Derby Folk Festival would be back for October 2020 […]

July 7, 2020 Folk, Music

Folk band step up the rhythm

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A UNIQUE and exciting blend of music, step and clog dance, and song is how Stepling bill themselves. […]

March 12, 2020 Folk, Music, Uncategorized

Celebration of Simon and Garfunkel

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Making a welcome return to Spring Bank Arts Centre in New Mills after a successful show last year […]

February 21, 2020 Folk, Music, Rock/Pop, Uncategorized

The best of Scottish in Belper

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Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton return to Belper with Jenn Butterworth with their skilfully performed instrumental music deeply […]

February 20, 2020 Folk, Music, Uncategorized

Celtic ‘supergroup’ Còig gig

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Còig is one of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting and invigorating Celtic supergroups made up of four accomplished multi-instrumentalists: […]

February 6, 2020 Folk, Music

Grand piano fundraising success

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A magnificent grand piano has been installed in the lecture theatre at Chesterfield’s Library thanks to the fundraising […]

February 4, 2020 Classical, Folk, Jazz, Music, News, Uncategorized

Fay Hield returns to the stage at Bamford

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Fay Hield is a folk singer who seems to have been born knowing how to carry a tune […]

December 17, 2019 Folk, Music

Crich hosts Kiriki Club concert

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Kiriki Club combine musical flair and a raw, energetic performance style with the dizzy intimacy of a late-night […]

December 14, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Can you help songwriter with book project?

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The manager of George Street Community Bookshop in Glossop, singer-songwriter Steve Roberts is undertaking a project to compose […]

October 23, 2019 Authors, Books, Folk, Literature, Music

Head to Green Man Gallery for some Gambian music

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Cumbria-based Czech singer Katuš Young and kora player Yankuba Conteh will be playing traditional Gambian music and original […]

October 14, 2019 Folk, Music

Band uses gigs to aid homeless people

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Ferocious Dog are well known and popular for their high octane live performances and for their Charity Food […]

September 5, 2019 Folk, Music, Rock/Pop

Musicians bring new line-up to Alstonefield

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Award-winning Bella Gaffney (guitar, vocals) and acclaimed mandolin player Polly Bolton came together last year, fusing Celtic folk […]

September 4, 2019 Folk, Music

Paul McClure concert will help festival funds

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Paul McClure, a singer/songwriter from Rutland, who is known for his intimate, storytelling concerts, will be performing at the […]

July 5, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music

It’s Exile Music Festival this weekend

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Exile Music Festival is probably the best kept secret in Derbyshire.  Nestled in a beautiful wooded valley, on […]

June 25, 2019 Country, Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Students write about Little Ed Fringe Festival

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Artsbeat has agreed to print a selection of articles written by students studying magazine writing at the University […]

May 1, 2019 Drama, Festivals, Folk, Jazz, Literature, Music, Poetry, Rock/Pop

Violin inspires music from the Great War

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Sam Sweeney’s first solo album The Unfinished Violin, is music inspired by his violin, which was carved by […]

April 30, 2019 Folk, Music

Sarah gathers memories of Bullsmoor

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Folk singer-songwriter Sarah Hinds walks her dog almost every day along footpaths and across fields in a part […]

April 27, 2019 Folk, Music

Moxie Brawl re-write the History of Ireland at Déda

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Looking at the stereotypes from leprechauns and nuns, to Michael Flatley’s mother, nothing is left unsaid as Moxie […]

April 3, 2019 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Folk, Music

Kit Holmes to play at Crich

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Enjoy an uplifting evening of gorgeous guitar, poignant lyrics and feisty fiddle playing, from Kit Holmes, the rising […]

March 11, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Pete Atkin to perform at Alstonefield

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Alstonefield’s concert series is staging a show featuring Pete Atkin, on March 23, for a unique evening of […]

March 9, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music

Black Dog Radio presents…

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Black Dog Radio is presenting alt-folk band Ranagri at The Old King’s Head in Belper on March 16.  […]

March 7, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music

Folk duo at Buxton on Saturday

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Harbottle & Jonas are a stunning folk duo who combine the rich traditions of folk music with original […]

March 5, 2019 Folk, Music

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc play Chesterfield

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Nordic Fiddlers Bloc will be bringing the rich and distinctive folk traditions of their native Norway, Sweden and […]

March 3, 2019 Folk, Music

Miranda Sykes to perform at Village Folk

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Building on the success of her Borrowed Places tour, Miranda Sykes – acclaimed singer and bassist with Show […]

February 15, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music

Matt McGuinness to launch UK tour in Belper

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Derbyshire writer and musician Matt McGuinness, will be performing his show We Are What We Overcome on a […]

February 7, 2019 Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

James Brothers to sing at Holloway

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The James Brothers are a duo from down under and, are as it turns out, are neither brothers […]

February 6, 2019 Folk, Music

Folk duo to play at three Derbyshire venues

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One of the UK folk scene’s most rewardingly enduring partnerships, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman will be entertaining […]

December 31, 2018 Folk, Music

War Horse star Bob Fox at Alfreton

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You will soon have a rare chance to see one of Britain’s top folk singers, Bob Fox, taking […]

October 30, 2018 Folk, Music

Enjoy The Froe in concert at Longstone

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The Froe will be in concert at Great Longstone Village Hall on October 27 at 7.30pm. With sweet […]

October 23, 2018 Folk, Music

Folk Festival hosts Fringe events

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The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place from October 4-7 and is jointly produced by Derby City Council’s […]

October 3, 2018 Dance, Festivals, Folk, Music, Poetry, Storytelling

Mean Mary to perform at Buxton

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Mean Mary James has been described as having the voice of a ragged angel combined with the banjo […]

September 21, 2018 Country, digital art, Folk, Jazz, Music

New single from Sunflower Thieves

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Sunflower Thieves – a female-fronted pop folk duo from Belper – have just released a new single,Two Halves. […]

September 19, 2018 Folk, Jazz, Music

New album from Haiku Salut

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Haiku Salut, the acclaimed instrumental trio from the Derbyshire Dales, released their third album There Is No Elsewhere […]

September 17, 2018 Folk, Jazz, Music

New season for Live & Local

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Surprising shows in surprising places is what arts organisation Live & Local promises – and that’s exactly what […]

September 16, 2018 Circus, Classical, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Folk, Jazz, Music

Stars and Stories in the open air

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Wrap yourselves up and head for Wirksworth’s celestial amphitheatre, The StarDisc in Stoney Wood to hear Stars and […]

September 12, 2018 Folk, Music, Storytelling

New album from folk artist Lucy Ward

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Pretty Warnings is the captivating fourth studio album from Derbyshire’s Lucy Ward.  Rich with tradition and exquisitely-penned original […]

August 4, 2018 Folk, Music

Harp and A Monkey at Buxton Gallery

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Folk experimentalists, Harp and A Monkey, pictured, return to The Green Man Gallery, in Buxton, on June 30 […]

June 15, 2018 Folk, Music

Celebrate with Furthest From The Sea

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It’s June, so that must mean that Derby’s Furthest From the Sea arts organisation is about to stage […]

June 14, 2018 Comedy, Dance, Drama, Festivals, Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Check out the Exile Music Festival

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Exile Music Festival is probably the best kept secret in Derbyshire.  Nestled in a beautiful wooded valley, on […]

June 11, 2018 Folk, Jazz, Music, Rock/Pop

Flats and Sharps play at New Mills

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Flats and Sharps bring their unique blend of bluegrass, pop country, and folk to New Mills on May […]

May 14, 2018 Folk, Music

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