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Narthen
Featuring Barry Coope and Lester Simpson (Coope Boyes and Simpson), Jo Freya (Blowzabella, Moirai) and Fi Fraser (The Old Fashioned, Polka Works) – this is a quartet of suburb vocal harmonies and multi-instrumentalism.
As seen with Michael Morpurgo and on their own as Christmas band Hark Hark. After a summer of gracing festival stages, the band are now being referred to as a new supergroup.
WHY? Featuring songs that will touch your heart, engage your intellect and wow your ears
Presented by RM Promotions.
Studio
£17.50
John Kirkpatrick
John is a leading interpreter of English folk song and has also established an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso (melodeon, anglo concertina, button accordion).
He has been a member of the Albion Country Band, Magic Lantern, The Richard Thompson Band, Steeleye Span and Brass Monkey, to name just a few.
WHY? ‘Kirkpatrick's buoyant presence and lust for this music sounds more rampant than ever’ fRoots Magazine
Presented by RM Promotions.
Studio
£16.50
Megan Henwood & Findlay Napier
BBC Folk award winning singer-songwriter Megan Henwood creates folk roots music of beguiling purity.
Findlay Napier is one of the finest songwriters and storytellers of the contemporary Scottish folk scene. Their collaboration has led to the creation of songs about a hermit known as The North Pond Phantom, Georg Cantor’s struggle with infinity, maths and God and something about shepherds and leaders!
WHY? ‘Henwood has moved far beyond parameters into a world where anything is possible’ R2 Magazine
Presented by RM Promotions.
Studio
£16.50
Songs from Ireland
Pat Abernethy (from Belfast) and Dave Marsden (from Dublin) return to their Irish roots for this intimate evening of music and stories.
All the songs reflect the Irish spirit in its many forms - nostalgia, romance, emigration, politics, loss, humour and more. Between songs, you will also be regaled with stories from their days in Ireland.
WHY? Featuring songs from the likes of Paul Brady, Tommy Makem, The Furey Brothers, Van Morrison and Val Doonican
Presented by Isosceles.
Studio
£14 (£12 conc)
The Askew Sisters
Emily Askew and Hazel Askew (Lady Maisery) have become known as two of the foremost performers and interpreters of English folk music.
They rework and reinterpret songs and balladry, creating breathtaking arrangements. Both are skilled multi-instrumentalists and expert players of dance music - using fiddle, melodeon, concertina and cello in their innate drive to bring old dance music to life.
WHY? ‘This is traditional folk in a fine, fresh form’ The Telegraph
Studio
£14, £12 Advantage Card holders
Odette Michell and Richard Lee
Odette Michell is an English folk singer-songwriter.
She has shared the bill with artists such as Eddi Reader, Bob Dylan and Jools Holland and most recently supported Phil Beer of Show of Hands fame.
Richard Lee, Norden Farm's resident guitar tutor, is a singer-songwriter with a powerful voice and distinctive guitar style. He delivers songs that are effortlessly upbeat and uniquely compelling. Expect hints of Rock, Nashville Americana and Country.
WHY? Richard and Odette present an intimate evening of music, playing and singing on each others songs
Studio
£12 (£10 conc)
Spring Ceilidh
You’ll be in safe hands with the expert calling and playing from our band Nedron’s Jig.
The band formed specially for Norden Farm's Ceilidhs and between them play Squeezebox, Fiddle, Mandola and Bass. The four musicians consist of two from the folk super-group Feast of Fiddles and two from the band Phungus.
Caller Brian Jones will be on hand to guide you through all the dances. Brian has been involved in Folk Dance for many years, he calls not only the traditional favourites, but also his own original routines. His dances are used by dance callers right across the British Isles!
Dances include the likes of Nottingham Swing, Cumberland Square 8, Virginia Reel, Bridge at Athlone, Gay Gorden’s, Dashing White Sgt and The Willow Tree. Expect familiar tunes including Atholl Highlanders, Rogue’s March and Dashing White Sergeant.
WHY? A social evening of dance in our atmospheric 18th century Long Barn - no experience necessary!
Long Barn
£15 (£13 conc)