DAVE SWARBRICK

Who doesn’t know about the contribution Dave Swarbrick has made to folk music during the last 45 years? From The Ian Campbell Folk Group through Fairport Convention to Swarb’s Lazarus,

his style of singing and fiddle playing has been imitated by many but matched by none

Click on play to hear Dave Swarbrick play

“King Of The Faeries”

PETE GRASSBY

Pete Grassby has been a regular performer on the folk  scene in Coventry and beyond since the early 70’s both as a solo performer and the leader of the Aardvark Celilidh Band.

Click on play to hear Pete Grassby sing & play

hammered dulcimer on “The Bell Ringing

STEAMCHICKEN

Formed 15 years ago by harmonica ace Ted Crum, Steamchicken are heard mostly playing for dancing. Their music has been described as “rockabilly meets New Orleans, with saxes, harmonica and mandolin swapping lead lines.

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play “Bowlegged Chicken”

HARVEY ANDREWS

A legend of the British folk scene.

He’s been a professional performer since 1966.His songs have been played by an enormous number of other performers and he’s made 15 albums, with songs like “Soldier”, “Gift Of A Brand New Day”,“Boothferry Bridge”, “Margarita” and so many others.

Click on play to hear “First You Lose The Rhyming”

written and sung by Harvey Andrews

LINDA WATKINS

Linda Watkins grew up in the heart of South Wales in a musical family with Irish connections. That explains her interest in Celtic traditions and songs along with the fact that she’s been singing in both English and Welsh since

the age of three. First and foremost, she is a singer-songwriter with a passion for melody.

Click on play to hear "Emily's Rainbow"

written and sung by Linda Watkins,

the title track from her latest CD

DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON

are based in Asheville, North Carolina. Dana has made seven albums, three with Susan, featuring guitar, fiddle, mandolin and banjo.

Click here to listen to the traditional song “Say Darlin’ Say”

by Dana & Susan Robinson

MICK RYAN AND PAUL DOWNES

Mick Ryan is a fine singer of traditional & original songs. He was described by "Folk Roots" as 'The most underrated singer in the country.'  Paul’s background includes working with Phil Beer, The Arizona Smoke Revue, Pete Seeger and The Joyce Gang. Nine albums with bands, four highly acclaimed solo albums and over two hundred session credits have still left time for Paul to tour every concert venue, theatre and festival in Britain plus many tours in the USA and Europe. What a combination!

Click here to listen to Ryan and Downes performing “Thomas Brassey”

(written by Mick Ryan for his “folk musical” The Navvy’s Wife”)

ALFRESCO

Alfresco are Dave Fry (12 string guitar and vocals) and Keith Adams (mandolin and vocals) - both have long experience of captivating audiences. Their wide repertoire includes lively tunes, and songs by Richard Thompson and Ron Trueman-Border (among others)

Click on play to hear “Jaybird”

performed by ALFRESCO