Like an ‘Open Mic’ without the ‘Mic’ - a full evening of floor spots and a chance to showcase local folk talent.

Always a great, fun evening full of variety.

£2 Members, £4 non-members. Free for performers

Rachael McShane is a renowned folk singer, cellist, fiddle, and viola player from the North East of England. She gained fame as an original member of the award-winning folk big band Bellowhead, recording five studio albums with them and winning a staggering 8 BBC Folk Awards. Away from Bellowhead, Rachael is the leader of The Cartographers, a band featuring traditional folk and contemporary sounds. The Cartographers have garnered a loyal following thanks to their impressive live performances and critically acclaimed debut album, When All Is Still (Topic Records, 2018).

£12 members, £14 non-members

The Churchfitters is a folk band like no other. The three virtuoso musicians from England and France strut their stuff on a stage that bristles with instruments.

£12 members, £14 non-members

Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008..

£10 members, £12 non-members

“One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever" **** The Guardian

A virtuoso player without question, but above all Martin Simpson conveys his diverse treasure trove of material from the heart, performing with rare subtlety, intensity and honesty. A true master of his art.

£14 members, £16 non-members

Like an ‘Open Mic’ without the ‘Mic’ - a full evening of floor spots and a chance to showcase local folk talent.

Always a great, fun evening full of variety.

£2 Members, £4 non-members. Free for performers

Chris George, Terry Hiscock and Doug Morter formed Hunter Muskett in 1968 whilst still at college. The band was lucky in having access to the clubs and colleges of London, including The Marquee and The Troubadour where they were finally spotted.

£8 members, £10 non-members

A Special Night Double Bill

£7 members, £9 non-members

"Formed from a Paisley pub session in 1968, seminal trailblazers the Tannahill Weavers now also rank as national treasures."

£10 members, £12 non-members

Linde was described "best folk singer of the Netherlands" (Heaven). For many years she has been performing and recording with multi-instrumentalist Bert Ridderbos ('seemingly a one man orchestra' fRoots) on guitars, cittern, accordion, banjo and dobro.

£8 members, £10 non-members

Jon Doran & The Northern Assembly are a groundbreaking new collaboration who seek to capture the excitement that lies within traditional song. The trio aims to breathe new life into old stories from across the British Isles, injecting the energy they feel these narratives deserve.

£12 members, £14 non-members

A Special Night Double Bill

£7 members, £9 non-members

John Kirkpatrick has been dancing, singing, and playing his way around the English folk scene since he joined Hammersmith Morris Men in 1959 at the age of twelve. – including spells in Steeleye Span, The Albion Band, Trans Europe Diatonique, in a long term duo with Roy Bailey, Band of Hope, lengthy stints with Richard Thompson’s Band, The Sultans of Squeeze, and Brass Monkey.

£8 members, £10 non-members

Louise and Chris Rogan are an award winning daughter and father Folk Duo.

£8 members, £10 non-members

Like an ‘Open Mic’ without the ‘Mic’ - a full evening of floor spots and a chance to showcase local folk talent.

Always a great, fun evening full of variety.

£2 Members, £4 non-members. Free for performers

Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else.

£8 members, £10 non-members

Exceptionally talented brothers Joe and Will Sartin launched their first recording ‘When You’re Ready’ with festival performances in summer 2023. Bringing driving rhythms and innovative harmony to their fresh interpretations of traditional music and their own original tunes and songs, the brothers beautifully and skilfully express the music-making and folk tradition that runs through the very core of their family.

£10 members, £12 non-members

Individually, and in combination with a variety of well-known singers and bands, Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner have both served long apprenticeships on the shop-floor of folk music.  

Their style is a unique blend of stunning song and harmony, and a humour which takes their audience on a roller-coaster ride - "everything from high tragedy to ingenious smut in glorious vocal harmony!"

£7 members, £9 non-members

Like an ‘Open Mic’ without the ‘Mic’ - a full evening of floor spots and a chance to showcase local folk talent.

Always a great, fun evening full of variety.

£2 Members, £4 non-members. Free for performers

A welcome return for local favourites

£8 members, £10 non-members

Richard Grainger & Chris Parkinson have been performing together as a duo for a few years now.

These Northern folk legends are a force to be reckoned with and, since their reunion, have been delighting audiences at Folk Clubs and Festivals around the UK, Europe and New Zealand.

£10 members, £12 non-members

Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow create joyous and virtuosic music that not only tugs at the heart-strings but also gets you up on your feet.

£10 members, £12 non-members

The return of Hoy favourite Jez Lowe

Over the past four decades, Jez Lowe has been one of the UK’s busiest singer-songwriters, playing for audiences the world over, either solo, or with his long-time band The Bad Pennies.

Along the way he has gathered a long list of awards and nominations, including from the BBC Folk Awards and the Sony Radio Awards. His pace and enthusiasm for writing, performing and touring shows no sign of waning.

£8 members, £10 non-members