DEBORAH ROSE

Thu 5 NovDoors 19:00

EDWINA HAYES

Black Swan Inn · York

One of the finest female singer/songwriters this country has produced in years. Edwina brings together English folk, Americana and the rich Northern singer/songwriter tradition to create a sound that’s truly her own. Highly accomplished she’s toured with such notable performers as Jools Holland, Van Morrison, Nanci Griffith and Loudon Wainwright III to name just a few. Edwina numbers Michael Parkinson and Mike Harding among her fans and the title track of her album Pour Me A Drink was covered by Nanci Griffith who calls her the sweetest voice in England. Her cover of the Randy Newman song Feels Like Home was featured in the Cameron Diaz film My Sisters Keeper and has since had over twenty million plays on Spotify and over fifty million plays on YouTube.

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Thu 19 NovDoors 19:00

HOLLY TAYMAR

Black Swan Inn · York

One of our most popular guests, Holly's distinctive yet ever-evolving sound has been described as 'measured and beautiful' by BBC6Music's Tom Robinson. With silky smooth vocals and a mesmerising intensity, Holly possesses the ability to interpret complex ideas and emotions purely through the texture and skilful use of her voice and guitar. Holly has devoted her life to sharing music with others. Her creative, melodic vocal lines, innate musicality and storytelling prowess, combined with a repertoire of haunting original compositions, never fails to captivate listeners. The strength of her sublime performances and the quality of her self-penned material have earned recognition from BBC Radio 2's Steve Lamacq and Sir Bob Harris, song placements in TV and film, as well as a devoted online following.

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Thu 26 NovDoors 19:00

BOB FOX

Black Swan Inn · York

For almost 50 years, Bob Fox has been regarded as one of “the iconic voices” of British folk song. His career began during the vibrant “folk revival” of the 60s and 70s, and he has become one of the most highly rated and best-loved singer/guitarists both in the UK and beyond. Masterful interpretation of traditional and contemporary song, combined with an outstanding guitar technique, has earned him countless nominations in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards over the years. Bob played the role of Songman for over 4 years in The National Theatre’s West End production of War Horse and in two subsequent touring versions. Don’t miss the chance to see and hear one of our finest exponents of storytelling through song, expect to hear of love, joy, work and humour all accompanied by a wonderful guitar style that can both drive or embellish his supreme singing.

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Thu 10 DecDoors 19:00

JANICE BURNS AND JON DORAN

Black Swan Inn · York

Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Scottish and English duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their songs tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. Janice and Jon's clever and uncluttered musical storytelling’ comes alive through close vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener. The duo's winter gigs have become something of a tradition over the last few years, and they’re heading out to perform the songs from Great Joy to the New one last time before a well-deserved break. People have always forged customs to survive the winter, with rituals that bring people together and bring light to the dark nights. These rituals have often been born of necessity. Beautiful, colorful, musical traditions, linked by the common cause of sustaining us spiritually, mentally, or financially through a harsh winter. Burns & Doran’s album and live show explore these themes through a collection of traditional folk...

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Thu 28 Jan 2027Doors 18:00

Beethoven Piano Trios by Candlelight (6pm)

St Mary Le Strand · London

Enjoy an exceptional concert by candlelight in the beautiful setting of St Mary Le Strand

GigsClassical

Thu 28 Jan 2027Doors 18:00

Whitechapel & Sylosis

SWG3 · Glasgow

GigsMetalHard Rock & Progressive

Thu 28 Jan 2027Doors 18:30

Alestorm

Rock City · Nottingham

+ Battle Beast & Wizardthrone

GigsMetalHard Rock & Progressive

Thu 28 Jan 2027Doors 19:00

Alasdair Roberts and Fredrick Rasten

Bishops' House · Sheffield

The duo of Scottish folk musician Alasdair Roberts and Norwegian experimental musician Fredrik Rasten fuses their respective work with traditional music, folk song and microtonal minimalism. Their first encounter was in the septet Alasdair Roberts & Völvur, which released the LP The Old Fabled River on Drag City Records in 2021.The record combined Roberts’s compositions with versions of Scottish and Norwegian traditional songs. On Seven Weathers, their forthcoming double album for Drag City Records, Roberts and Rasten focus on traditional Scottish narrative ballads, typically of long duration, where slowly evolving musical materials build up throughout the strophic verse-structure to emphasise the storytelling. They choose ballads with care, favouring time-transcending narrative themes that both bear witness to the day and age of their origin and are relevant to our times, be that politically, culturally or ethically. Both sing and play a variety of acoustic and electronic instruments, Roberts’s clear and unadorned vocal delivery blending with Rasten’s sensibilities of just intonation tuning and timbral qualities of sound. Seven Weathers is scheduled for release in January 2...

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