Martin Carthy
24 January 2020 to 24 January 2020
Music
Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014
For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it.
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Martin Carthy
Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic...
Acoustic Club: Bad Cat
Sassy, sexy swing with a hint of Gauloises and Guerlain from Cat Tarrant and the band. Expect American songbook classics (and not-so-classics...), chansons and cabaret songs. A delicious blend of cafe...
Tom McConville
Award winning fiddle player and singer Tom McConville is internationally renowned for his fiery, heart-stopping performances. Winner of the BBC Folk Musician of the Year in 2009, he is truly the most...
The Ashcroft Winter Ale Festival 2020
Dry January is over and the January blues are a distant memory. Celebrate by coming along to The Ashcroft Winter Ale Festival 2020 and sample a fantastic range of local ales and ciders from the likes...
The Ashcroft Winter Ale Festival 2020 (Evening)
Dry January is over and the January blues are a distant memory. Celebrate by coming along to The Ashcroft Winter Ale Festival 2020 and sample a fantastic range of local ales and ciders from the likes...
Jacob and Drinkwater
UK alt-folk duo Jacob and Drinkwater have been called “stand out new folk” by BBC6 Music and “inventive and thrilling” by R2 Magazine. Jacob's sweeping vocals never fail to captivate, delivering many...
Acoustic Club: Tinderbox
Award winning contemporary folk duo Tinderbox originally formed in 1997 and feature Dublin born singer-songwriter Monique Houraghan and UK guitarist/songwriter Dan Tucker. With five studio albums and...
The Shackleton Trio
The Shackleton Trio feature Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin). Natural talents of the folk tradition, their self-penned material blends seamlessly...
Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund
Danish duo Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund perform with violin, accordion and viola. The accomplished duo has its roots in Jutland, Denmark, and emerged from the folk scene formed around the Academy...
Cara Dillon
Cara Dillon occupies an enviable position at the very top of her genre. This extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences and achieving exceptional acclaim for over 20 years. She has "...
Hazel O'Connor
Breaking Glass 40 Years On - Hallelujah tour! “They were absolutely fantastic, bringing the entire audience roaring to its feet.” Telegraph The first major female star of the 80’s, award winning...
Acoustic Club: Polly Gone Wrong
Three hardy and feisty lasses singing original songs baked with folk and blues, elements of playful obscurity and close harmonies. Lively, rhythmical and at times, positively bizarre... “Spine...
Mi Flamenco - Echoes
Echoes by Mi Flamenco Ashcroft Arts welcomes Mi Flamenco with the debut tour of their evocative new production, Echoes . Everything we experience leaves an indelible imprint... A trace... An echo....
Rowan Rheingans: Dispatches on the Red Dress
Dispatches on the Red Dress is an intimate and courageous new show by twice BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winning songwriter Rowan Rheingans. An award-winning hit show at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival...
India Electric Co.
"Two of the most extraordinary musicians, a phenomenal duo" BBC Radio 2 Sometimes folk, sometimes not, India Electric Company use traditional instruments in contemporary styles to explore diverse...
Kirsty Merryn
Kirsty Merryn is one of the most arresting and unconventional singer songwriters on the UK folk roots scene, with a style uniquely her own. Kirsty launched her highly acclaimed debut album She & I at...
Jamie Smith's MABON
Don’t miss your last chance to see the band knock an audience sideways, on Mabon's final tour: The Last Huzzah! A lot can change in twenty years! It's been two decades of sparky jigs, slammin’ reels,...