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Janice Burns & Jon Doran
Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Anglo-Scottish duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music and songs that tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world.
They are building a reputation as one of the UK's foremost touring acts, with their relaxed and personable approach to performance. They've played at notable venues and festivals such as Cambridge Folk Festival, Edinburgh Tradfest, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Cecil Sharp House, and Sage Gateshead
£8 members, £10 non-members
Jack Rutter
Yorkshire folk singer Jack Rutter has established himself as one of the standout voices of the folk, roots and acoustic music scene in recent years. A hugely engaging stage presence, his soaring vocal, powerhouse guitar and bouzouki playing and masterful arrangements of traditional songs and contemporary covers have enthralled audiences from the largest festival main stages to the most intimate folk clubs.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Open Night
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
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Na Mara
Na-Mara are described by Folk London as "elegant and skilled musicians". They perform in venues and festivals across the UK and have in recent times performed in France, Germany, Spain and China, and featured in broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 and a host of local radio stations. Their music includes self-penned songs in traditional style on contemporary and historical topics; traditional songs from the British Isles; their own translations of songs from the Breton, French and Quebecois traditions, and tunes from Brittany, France and the Spanish Celtic regions of Asturias and Galicia.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Open Night
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
Broomdasher
London-based acapella group who first came together in 2016 having spent many years performing both solo and in other groups.
They share a love of traditional songs from across the British Isles entertaining with their arrangements of both the much-loved and less well known songs and encouraging audiences to join in.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Paul Hutchinson with Debra Hannis
A member of the much-loved duo Belshazzar’s Feast, Paul is regarded as one of the top accordionists in the country because of his unique, refreshing, and at times ‘classical’ approach to playing.
Debra is a talented young traditional singer from Gloucestershire and sings with a maturity of style far beyond her years. She has been described as “The west country’s Julie Murphy”.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Belinda Kempster & Fran Foote ++ plus ++ Captain Morgan’s Rum Do
A Special Night Double Bill
£7 members, £9 non-members
Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
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
Open Night
Please that the planned ‘Peggy Seeger In Conversation’ evening has had to be postponed.
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
Nick Dow
Nick Dow has been singing traditional Folk Songs for over Forty years.
.Every song Nick sings has a story attached to it, and his gigs are as informative as they are entertaining
£7 members, £9 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Arfur Do and the Toerags
Hoy favourites Arfur Doo and the Toerags.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Open Night
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
The Umbrella Factory + Any Good Thing
A Special Night Double Bill
£7 members, £9 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Max De Bernardi & Veronica Sbergia
"Good time blues is alive and well and residing in... Milan, Italy. A band with a mission" - Folk & Roots Magazine
Veronica Sbergia & Max De Bernardi passionately play country blues and ragtime, hokum, jug band and rural music from the 20's and 30's.
Expect an evening of joyous music and dazzling musicanship!
Jez Lowe
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
Open Night
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
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Described in The Living Tradition as ‘captivating, bold and striking’, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon.
£8 members, £10 non-members
The Brothers Gillespie
Described by Folk Radio UK as ‘weaving an especially compelling magic’, and 'showing British acoustic music in its best possible light’, the music of Northumbrian duo The Brothers Gillespie is animated by lyrical songwriting, fine fingerstyle guitar playing, multi-instrumental musicianship and ‘the glorious tones of their blood harmony’ (Sam Lee).
£10 members, £12 non-members
Open Night
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
Liz Simcock
Liz Simcock is one of the country’s finest female singer songwriters. Her songs – often autobiographical and highly personal – are immediately accessible to audiences and injected with poetry, emotion and splashes of humour.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Tannahill Weavers
"Formed from a Paisley pub session in 1968, seminal trailblazers the Tannahill Weavers now also rank as national treasures."
£10 members, £12 non-members
Open Night
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
The Shackleton Trio
Described in The Living Tradition as ‘captivating, bold and striking’, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Painted Sky
Painted Sky have already made a lasting impression with their progressive acoustic sound, balancing their original material thoughtfully with the duo’s roots in traditional English music
.The duo have played live shows around the UK, with festival highlights including performances at Towersey Festival, Edlefest and Thame Town Music Festival
£8 members, £10 non-members
Pete Morton
Pete Morton is a singer and entertainer with a wealth of self penned songs that "express everything from the highly personal to the truly international".
Often referred to as an old time troubadour, he delivers an unruly mix of humanism, politics, love, social commentary and humour all wrapping its way around the folk tradition.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Open Night
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
Boo Hewerdine
Boo Hewerdine’s career includes performing, writing material for major artists such as Sia, K.D Lang, Kris Drever (Lau), Duke Special, David McAlmont, and Eddi Reader, being produced by Steve Earle and touring with Richard Thompson.
£10 members, £12 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Reg Meuross
Reg Meuross is a true troubadour. The breadth and depth of his material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Churchfitters
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.
Note - Extended evening with a later finish.
£12 members, £14 non-members
Tom McConville
Fiddle player, folk singer and BBC folk musician of the year, Tom McConville from Newcastle upon Tyne.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have long established themselves as one of the UK folk scene’s most rewardingly enduring partnerships.
£12 members, £14 non-members
North Sea Gas
“North Sea Gas” is one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Emily Slade
Emily is an outstanding acoustic guitarist, singer-songwriter from North Hertfordshire.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Open Night with Maddie Morris
Maddie Morris is an artist who strives to make a difference in the world, she takes traditional song in new directions.
£2 Members, £4 non-members.
Daria Kulesh & Tristan Seume
“Daria’s exquisite vocals supported by Tristan Seume’s fluent and sonorous guitar”
£8 members, £10 non-members
Counters Creek
Counter's Creek is an acoustic folk band based in London who make original music inspired by the folk music of the British Isles and beyond.
£8 members, £10 non-members
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
Aaron Catlow & Brooks Williams
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 Famous Potatoes
An earthy mix made up of folk, celtic, cajun, hillbilly, bluegrass, country, rockabilly, skiffle… and anything that brings that ‘old time, good time’.
£7 members, £9 non-members
Darren Jones & John Corden
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
An evening of great music from local favourites Darren & John.
Hoy at Anke's Tunes Session
Monthly Folk Tunes sessions at Anke’s. Free to join in or listen
