Monday 6th September 2010

The Askew Sisters and support from Laura Victoria

£7:50
Monday 16th August

Matthew Ord & Jacquelyn Hynes

£7:00
Monday 2nd August 2010

Christi Andropolis and David Newey and support from You are Wolf

Monday 19th July 2010

The Ric Sanders Group with support from Sandpaper Tango

Monday 5th July 2010

Brooks Williams and support from Emma Scarr

Monday 21st June 2010

Freddie Smith & Phil O'Farrell/Jen Doyle and Joe Fowler and support slots from Charlotte Sterland and Ryan Carr

Monday 7th June 2010

Suntrap/Jason Steel plus support slots

Monday 17th May 2010

Lou Brown plus support

Monday 3rd May 2010

Galley Beggar and Ellen Mary McGee with support spots from Ryan Carr and Garry Smith

Monday 19th April 2010

Chris Sarjeant with Paul Micklethwaite and Raven

Monday 5th April

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts/Ski Jordan and support spots by Kit & Cutter and Eoin Quiery

Monday 15th March 2010

Wendy Arrowsmith and support from The Road

Monday 1st March 2010

The Kittiwakes/Black Peak and support spots from Raven, Roosevelt Bandwagon and Charlotte Sterland

Monday 15th February 2010

Lily Neill and support from Paul Mickletwaite

Monday 1st February 2010

Oliver Talkes, Matthew Ord, and extra special guest Lily Neill

Monday 7th December 2009

Rún/Steven Finn

Monday 2nd November 2009

Emma Scarr/Chris Sarjeant

Monday 5th October 2009

Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer


Monday 5th October - Our First Night!!

Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
Although best-known for their instrumental skills with Scottish Smallpipes, accordion and even Swedish Nyckelharpa, the duo are well recognised for their songs arrangements too. With their blend of traditional material and contemporary interpretations, they have developed a sound that is both familiar and fresh.
We were extremely pleased that Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer opened our first night and damned fine evening it was too...
See www.smallpiper.co.uk for details


Monday 2nd November - Emma Scarr/Chris Sarjeant

Emma Scarr has been active on London’s live scene for approaching two decades. A proficient performer on guitar, fiddle and banjo, in recent years she has concentrated on song craft.
Her pedigree includes a long association with the hugely popular Northern Celts, widely celebrated for their upbeat, feel-good performances at pubs, festivals, sessions and ceilidhs in and around London. The Celts’ stock in trade is a mixture of folk music, bluegrass and country, both traditional and contemporary.
See www.myspace.com/emmascarr

Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,"….a very major addition to the British Folk Scene…” by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is “…impeccable…” and that he possesses, “….one of the best voices ever!” Chris has forged this enviable reputation despite only launching himself onto the Folk scene two years ago, since then he has been steadily winning audiences over with his arrangements and interpretations of Traditional English song.
See www.myspace.com/sarjeanttaylor


Monday 7th December - Rún/Steven Finn

Rún collect and arrange old folk songs written in the ancient language of Erin. So far, thanks to Nora from Donegal, they have a nice wee collection of well-known ditties and are now adding to their repertoire with some unusual old forgotten songs from the province of Ulster. Rún are five fantastic lassies who perform four-part vocal arrangements of old Gaelic songs like ’An Cailín Rua’ (the red-haired girl), ’Casadh an tSúgain’ (twisting the hayrope) and ’Bo Na Leath Adhairce’ (the one-horned cow). Rún is the Gaelic word for ’secret, wish or love’ (cf. rune). See http://www.myspace.com/runceol

Steven Finn’s ears were filled with the music of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Johnny Cash and old time country music. Aged 15 he began teaching himself the guitar, learning songs like Leadbelly’s ‘Bourgeois Blues’ and Charlie Daniels’ ‘The devil went down to Georgia’. On hearing Bob Dylan songs Finn started to write his own words and in doing so found a lifelong passion for Jazz and Folk Blues, a getaway car he could drive.
See http://www.myspace.com/stevenfinn for more details


Monday 1st February - Oliver Talkes, Matthew Ord, and extra special guest Lily Neill

Matthew Ord is a London based singer and guitarist performing the traditional music of the British Isles and North America. A dedicated musician with a deep passion for folk music from an early age, his repertoire reflects the length and breadth of these traditions, drawing together the Delta and Piedmont blues, Scots and English Ballads, jigs, reels, slow airs, nursery rhymes and protest songs, all skilfully performed with warmth and conviction.
www.myspace.com/mattheword

Oliver Talkes is a highly regarded Singer Songwritertaking his influences from unashamedly from the Folk/Country genre and was a front man for the Southern Tenant Folk Union until recently
See www.myspace.com/olivertalkes
We are extremely pleased to announce that (currently) Helskini based Lily Neill has very kindly offered to open proceedings on this evening in advance of her date at the Green Note on the 15th so make sure you arrive nice and early.
'Lily Neill is recognized as “…part of the new Harp revolution extolling aspects of harp music never previously heard,” 2005 Irish Music Magazine. She was a prize-winner at the All-Ireland Harp competition and has won numerous awards, honours and scholarships for her technical and artistic abilities as well as her original compositions. More recently, Lily was named LiveIreland.com's “2006 New Female Artist of the Year.”'
See www.myspace.com/lilyneill or www.lilyneill.com


Monday 15th February - Lily Neill and support from Paul Mickletwaite- special show at The Green Note, Camden

MondayMonday is very pleased to be hosting this performance by Lily Neill, and on this occasion we are very pleased to be spending the evening at Camden's highly regarded Green Note - see www.greennote.co.uk. Lily Neill is recognized as “…part of the new Harp revolution extolling aspects of harp music never previously heard,” 2005 Irish Music Magazine. She was a prize-winner at the All-Ireland Harp competition and has won numerous awards, honours and scholarships for her technical and artistic abilities as well as her original compositions.
More recently, Lily was named LiveIreland.com’s “2006 New Female Artist of the Year.” Lily’s musical style is at once rich in tradition and uniquely her own.
Her experiences working with artists from different genres and backgrounds, from folk to classical and rock spheres, have played a major part in shaping and continuing to shape Lily’s music. Central to Lily’s style is her utilization of techniques and repertoire from instruments other than her own. In defining Lily’s style, The Green Man Review writes, “It is delightful to welcome a new talent and one that is brimming with ideas, creative energy and yet has a [vice-like] grip on traditional methods and methodology, while pushing the envelope stylistically.”
See www.myspace.com/lilyneill or www.lilyneill.com

Paul Mickletwaite is a London based Singer and Guitarist taking his influences from the likes of Martin Simpson and Chris Woods amongst others, Paul will be opening this evening - see www.myspace.com/paulmicklethwaite


Monday 1st March - The Kittiwakes/Black Peak and support spots from Raven, Roosevelt Bandwagon and Charlotte Sterland

The Kittiwakes craft timeless and magical acoustically dappled folk treats - gentle and alluring ostensibly Gaelic in sound texture and gorgeously flighty braided as they are by corteges of mandolins, accordions and violins.’ - Losing Today
See http://www.myspace.com/kittiwakes

"’Black Peak’ are Darren Black & Deborah Peake. Formed in 2009, they came together as a duo after bumping into each other at various gigs and festivals in Hampshire, where they are based. They perform their own blend of original contemporary and traditional acoustic/folk, mainly around Darren’s thought-provoking songs and tunes, and Deborah’s creative fiddle arrangements and songs."
See http://www.myspace.com/blackpeak


Roosevelt Bandwagon is a group of very experienced folk/ americana musicians playing in a collective for the first time. In the past, group members have toured in support of big name artists and in their own right, played at international festivals and spent periods as staff writers. See www.myspace.com/rooseveltbandwagon


Caz & Ste separately have been playing and singing for many years. Caz, from Australia, has been a fan of English folk music since her teens. She and Ste met in London, and started playing a few folky songs together. A few months ago they took some of these songs out of the lounge room, and Raven was created. See www.myspace.com/ravenfolkmusic

Charlotte Sterland Charlotte is a london based singer songwriter, viola, piano and guitar player. a member of the Potato Potato Band and increasingly being noticed on the folk and acoustic scene, See www.myspace.com/charlottesterland


Monday 15th March 2010 - Wendy Arrowsmith and support from The Road

Born and raised in the suburbs of Glasgow, Wendy’s musical influences as a child were mostly Trad Jazz or Church hymns! Although she learnt Burns and other traditional Scottish songs at school, it wasn’t until she moved to England to marry that she began to really delve into traditional folk music. Wendy has sung many different styles of music – ranging from large scale classical choral works, operetta and musicals to backing vocalist for a prog rock band! But with folk music she has found songs that come from the heart and allow great emotional expression and social commentary. She describes herself as “a singer who plays guitar”, but this shouldn’t detract from Wendy’s musical abilities not just on guitar, but also on whistles, bodhran, mandolin and most recently accordion.
See http://www.myspace.com/wendyarrowsmith


"THE ROAD is an acoustic Folk/Blues band, newly formed from old friends. We play original compositions together with American and British Traditionals freshly arranged!
Kelly Hunter.......... Vocals
Neil McArthur.........Guitar
Graeme Taylor.......Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo
Les Davidson........ Guitar, Mandolin
Michael Gregory.....Percussion.

Between us we have decades of Biographical credits...Michael Gregory and Graeme Taylor played with The Albion Band and The Home Service. Les Davidson has played with Joan Armatrading, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Mory Kante, among many others.
Neil McArthur has been musical / vocal arranger for Harry Nilsson and Yusuf Islam. He was musical director for the international hit " Five Guys Named Moe "
Kelly Hunter is a Singer and Actress of many years standing, currently leading a double life as she sings in this band and plays leading roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company at the same time..
See The Road on Youtube


Monday 5th April - Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts/Ski Jordan and support spots by Kit & Cutter and Eoin Quiery

"Katriona Gilmore (Rosie Doonan & the Snapdragons) and Jamie Roberts (Kerfuffle) have been performing together on the folk scene since 2006, while studying together at Leeds College of Music. Their self-penned material ranges from blazing instrumentals to songs which have been described as ‘heart-wrenching’, spanning all manner of subjects, to contemporary arrangements of traditional songs. Jamie’s dextrous percussive and lap-style guitar work is a visual as well as a sonic delight, while Katriona’s intricate fiddle playing shifts seamlessly from sensitive to fiery and back again in the blink of an eye."
See http://www.gilmoreroberts.co.uk

Ski is a young folk singer who provides an enchanting twist on the traditional British folk song. Ski has an “individual approach to traditional songs, firmly keeping alive the spirit and beauty of each, whilst adding her own personality and fresh interpretation.” (Dennis Homes) Having lived, worked and studied in Wiltshire, Birmingham, London and Essex, Ski draws on her varied experience to tell songs of love, loss and betrayal with a “beautiful sweet rippling voice and delicate guitar style.” (Havering Folk Club) As a performer Ski has an enormous capacity to empathise and immerses herself in a story as if it were her own. Recently Ski has been working on original material which reflects the injustice, inequality, courage and resilience of the marginalised communities she has been working with in East London.

See www.myspace.com/skijordan

Eoin Quiery is a London based Country Folk Singer Songwriter and Guitarist
"a most prodigiously talented songwriter. Imagine the spirit of Woody Guthrie came calling on an Irishman in Liverpool..." LIVESTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL
See www.myspace.com/eoinquiery

Kit and Cutter are a regular feature on the folk scene in South East London, indeed it could be said that they are the folk scene in certain parts of South East London, after many many months of negotiation (and begging) they have agreed to sing a few songs this evening for your pleasure, unfortunately for contactual reasons we are unable to display an image of Kit and Cutter..



Monday 19th April - Chris Sarjeant with Paul Micklethwaite and Raven

A night of traditional and contemporary folk song with Chris Sarjeant and support slots
Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,".a very major addition to the British Folk Scene.." by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is "...impeccable.." and that he possesses, "...one of the best voices ever!"
Chris has forged this enviable reputation despite only launching himself onto the Folk scene two years ago, since then he has been steadily winning audiences over with his arrangements and interpretations of Traditional English song.

See www.myspace.com/chris.sarjeant To open the evening Raven and Paul Micklethwaite will be performing shorter sets between 8pm and 9pm


Raven - Caz & Ste separately have been playing and singing for many years. Caz, from Australia, has been a fan of English folk music since her teens. She and Ste met in London, and started playing a few folky songs together. A few months ago they took some of these songs out of the lounge room, and Raven was created.
See www.myspace.com/ravenfolkmusic

Paul is a London based Folk Singer and Guitarist taking some of his influences from the likes of Martin Simpson and Chris Wood, and recently opened for Lily Neill at Camden's Green Note. See www.myspace.com/paulmicklethwaite for more details



Monday 3rd May - Galley Beggar and Ellen Mary McGee with support spots from Ryan Carr and Garry Smith

"Taking inspiration from the likes of Fairport Convention, Pentangle and Led Zeppelin's acoustic explorations our music sets out to imagine the next phase of English Folk Rock. Our live performances bring the intensity of a rock band to electric folk and include plenty of instrument changes as we move from music found within the collections of Cecil Sharp and Francis Child through to electrified psychedelic freakouts. Harmony vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, violin, recorder, bouzouki, keyboards, bass and drums make up the sound of Galley Beggar."
www.myspace.com/galleybeggar



"London-based Ellen Mary McGee, a multi-instrumentalist who specializes in stringed things like guitar, dulcimer, and zither, belongs to a small class of exquisite weirdos that also claims the great Kendra Smith, Faun Fables, and Spires That in the Sunset Rise—in other words, artists who don’t see why folk music should necessarily sound earthly. Though her music is undeniably pretty, McGee is no fragile flower; the proud resignation in her voice evokes a young Stevie Nicks." Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader"
www.myspace.com/thecrescentsun
Ryan Carr is a Canadian musician who fell in love with bluegrass, country, and folk music after studying jazz at university.
His music is a mix of old-time country and jazz and he just wants to write songs that would make Woody Guthrie proud."
See http://www.myspace.com/ryancarrguitar
Garry Smith is a Blues-Americana Guitarist Singer with diverse influences including Robert Johnson, Lowell George, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Tom Waits, Sonny Landreth, John Hiatt -
See http://www.myspace.com/garrymsmith

Monday 17th May - Lou Brown plus support to be confirmed at The Wilmington Arms, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London

Lou's live work includes a 21-date tour of the USA along with headline shows to audiences of over 200 people. She's worked with many well-known musicians: Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Hazel O'Conner, Paul Young, Boo Hewerdine, Steve Tilston, Clive Gregson, Megson, Eilen Jewell, Po' Girl, and Grammy Award-winner Albert Lee. Lou's debut album has received airplay on both BBC, commercial and internet radio, she was the featured artist on 'BBC Introducing… South' in 2008, and following a session for Johnnie Walker at Glastonbury 2009, her song 'These Arms' was played on several BBC Radio 2 shows, including the UK's most popular radio show, 'Wake Up to Wogan'. She heads into the studio on December 2009 to record her second album with Clive Gregson producing and playing, and guest vocals from Boo Hewerdine. In 2010 she will be undertaking a 5-week tour of the UK in May, following by a 4-week tour of Canada in September.
"Great, great singer with great songs." - Clive Gregson
"Good songs, great lyrics." - Steve Tilston
"We've got her album, it's really good." - Stu Hanna, Megson & producer for Show of Hands
"She held the audience captivated… with her beautiful songs." - Maverick magazine

See www.loubrownmusic.com or www.myspace.com/loubrownmusic




Monday 7th June - Suntrap/Jason Steel plus support slots at The Wilmington Arms, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London

Suntrap are Sara Byers (voice, accordion, guitar, whistles, bohdran), Debbie Chalmers (violin, viola), Paul Hoad (voice, guitar, harmonica) and Mary Wilson (voice, violin). Together they perform a mesmerizing array of music including their own material and the best of the traditional and contemporary folk repertoire. Songwriters Sara and Paul create original, innovative works drawing on English song tradition and American Folk & Country.
See www.suntrap.org
Jason Steel is a unique guitarist and singer haling from South Yorkshire. When he isn't dazzling audiences with his fretboard dexterity as part of The Owl Service, he's writing and recording beautiful rag-time influenced vignettes for acoustic guitar, banjo and ukulele. Fusing the influence of players such as Elizabeth Cotten, Bert Jansch and Mississippi John Hurt with the hushed intimacy of Jackson C. Frank, the result is compelling, intricate and affecting music. Jason's debut release (the strictly limited Eternal Embers EP) has sold out; A four song lathe cut is imminent, with a full album to follow later in the year. Jason also writes, records and plays with the wonderful Nancy Wallace.
See www.myspace.com/jasonsteelmusic



Monday 21st June - Freddie Smith & Phil O'Farrell/Jen Doyle and Joe Fowler and support slots from Charlotte Sterland and Ryan Carr
Freddie Smith & Phil O’Farrell
"This award-winning Celtic fiddle and guitar duo have captivated audiences for over a decade with their exciting arrangements of traditional and original tunes."
See http://www.myspace.com/fredandphil

Jen Doyle (fiddle) and Joe Fowler (guitar). Jen Doyle, an energetic and experienced fiddler with a wealth of knowledge and performance experience is accompanied by singer/guitarist Joe Fowler from Aussie folk rock group 'Sham' performing tunes and songs from the folk traditions of England, Ireland and there home country of Australia.
Visit www.myspace.com/jendoylejoefowler



Monday 5th July - Brooks Williams and support from Emma Scarr at The Cross Kings, York Way, London N1

Few guitarists transcend genre and style, but Brooks Williams has made a career of it. His music is a fearlessly evolving melange of intricate blues-soaked finger-style guitar and soulful singing. He defies categorisation. Brooks Williams is blessed with multiple talents, merging acoustic guitar wizardry with the singer-songwriter tradition and has been hailed as “an acoustic guitar god” a “one man wonder” and the “Angel of Soul”. “A consummate artist, Williams ranks among America’s musical treasures.” (Dirty Linen)
His latest CD The Time I Spend with You is a high-energy, up-beat recording of rootsy originals, blues classics and finger-picked instrumentals (the title track actually written in the UK); a very personal recording it shows an artist at ease with his musical roots, but more than that, a musician who simply loves the music he plays; rooted in the blues but as fresh as any music you are likely to hear. He’s passionate about passing it on to the next generation of guitarists too; his workshops and master-classes as legendary as his concerts; he’s a natural, inspirational teacher and his instructional DVD Guitar Groove: a Session with Brooks Williams in which he shares his unique approach to teaching is out now. It’s pleasantly difficult to pin down Brooks Williams; he’s a diverse and versatile musician who is quite simply one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today.
www.brookswilliams.com www.myspace.com/redguitarbluemusic

Emma has been active on London’s live scene for approaching two decades. A proficient performer on guitar, fiddle and banjo, in recent years she has concentrated on song craft. See www.myspace.com/emmascarr



Monday 19th July - The Ric Sanders Group with support from Sandpaper Tango at The Green Note, Parkway, Camden, London N1

"At a Ric Sanders Group concert the audience can expect the unexpected. These four world-class musicians draw their repertoire from the greatest contemporary composers of popular music, crossing all boundaries and defying categorization. Their own songs and tunes share the stage with these great composers of yesterday and today. The band comprises Ric Sanders (Fairport Convention) along with percussionist Michael Gregory (The Albion Band, Home Service), Guitarist Vo Fletcher and stunning young vocalist Laura Broad."

Since 1985 Ric Sanders has been the violinist with the British institution Fairport Convention, touring the world and contributing many instrumental compositions and arrangements that have become fixtures in their repertoire. In 2001 Fairport received the BBC's "Folk on 2" Lifetime Achievement Award. Although considering himself primarily a jazz musician, Ric is equally adept in rock, folk and world music. Early in his professional career he toured with the renowned classical/rock percussionist Stomu Yamash'ta, and then went on to play with the celebrated jazz pianists Johnny Patrick and Michael Garrick. In the late 1970's he was in both The Albion Band (appearing on the classic album Rise Up Like the Sun) and the legendary jazz-rock group Soft Machine. In addition to Fairport, he has worked with a remarkably diverse roster of artists including Rick Wakeman, Dave Cousins (The Strawbs), Jethro Tull, Robert Plant, Roy Harper, Gary Brooker (Procol Harum), Pentangle, Gordon Giltrap, Andrew Cronshaw, June Tabor, Martin Simpson, Charlie Landsborough, All About Eve, The Mission and John Etheridge

Vo Fletcher has recorded and performed with such notable artists as Nigel Kennedy, Touch & Go, Rik Mayall, Dave Swarbrick, Andrew Cronshaw, Martin Simpson, Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol, Donovan and many others. Vo contributes many fine compositions to the Ric Sanders Group repertoire.

Michael Gregory first worked with Ric as a fellow member of The Albion Band during the Rise Up Like the Sun period. His vast experience as both a drummer and percussionist found him working with the Maddy Prior Band, the John Kirkpatrick Band, Home Service, Martin Simpson and the late John B. Spencer. More recently, he has been in demand for film and theatre work where he has played with The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and in West End productions.

With three part harmonies tighter than a zeppelin in a condom, and a groove more stompin’ than a clog-dancing contest, Sandpaper Tango is one new bluegrass band to watch out for.
See www.myspace.com/sandpapertango

Monday 2nd August - Christi Andropolis and David Newey and support from You are Wolf at The Green Note, Parkway, Camden, London N1

Hailing from New York State, Christi’s musical influences circle from the Southern States of the US to the UK, exploring connections between roots music on both sides of the Atlantic. Her performance ranges from delta-style blues to Appalachian ballads, and includes her own original, earthy songs - effortlessly blending the traditional with the contemporary, and firmly establishing the breadth and diversity of her talent.

Having... toured the US and the UK extensively in the past five years, Christi is fast becoming one of the most recognisable artists on the scene today. Her voice is extraordinarily powerful and expressive, her fiddle playing a creative and dynamic combination of lead and accompaniment. Christ’s debut album ‘Rust and Holler’ will be available at gigs from January 2010, and on official release from 20th September through Furrow Records.

David is one of the most in demand acoustic guitar players in Britain today. Using a unique combination of flat-pick and finger style techniques, he has performed with many; most recently with 2009 folk musician of the year Tom McConville and traditional songstress Emily Portman. His playing is highly distinctive, from the extremely subtle to rock and roll, taking in some traditional tunes in between. His songwriting is of the personal and the political, and straddles the divide between traditional song and contemporary. David’s new album ‘Cities and Power’ is released this autumn, also on independent Furrow Records.

As a duo, Christi and David produce a huge sound, combining all of their influences, and make for an unprecedented and charismatic performance. Their 2010 schedule will take them all over the UK, playing to a huge variety of audiences; from folk and acoustic clubs and venues, to the main stages of festivals.

See www.myspace.com/christianddavid


You Are Wolf peddles experimental folk and originals through looped vocals, melodica, bass and whatever else she can lay her hands on. Elsewhere, as Kerry Andrew, she's a composer of experimental vocal music and choral music, as well a performer with adventurous a cappella trio, juice, punky jazz crew DOLLYman and folkjazz sextet Metamorphic. You Are Wolf explores mostly English folk songs and original material with gentle touches of electronica, weaves in spoken word and throws in an array of wild vocal techniques.
See www.myspace.com/youarewolf



Monday 16th August - Matthew Ord & Jacquelyn Hynes at The Green Note, Parkway, Camden, London N1

Matthew Ord is a London based singer and guitarist with a fresh take on the traditional music of the British Isles and North America. A dedicated musician with a deep passion for folk music from an early age, his repertoire reflects the length and breadth of these traditions, drawing together the Delta and Piedmont blues, Scots and English Ballads, jigs, reels, slow airs, nursery rhymes and protest songs, all skilfully performed with warmth and conviction. After graduating from university in 2005, Matthew has pursued a career as a gigging musician, a journey which so far has taken him to Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Norway, the southern US and the far north west of Canada.

Along the way he has shared the bill with legendary guitar players Albert Lee, Pierre Bensusan, Martin Carthy and Martin Simpson and respected folk performers such as Seth Lakeman, Tom McRae and Kathryn Williams. He has performed at many of the UK's major festivals including Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival and twice at the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.

See www.myspace.com/mattheword


Jacquelyn Hynes is a flautist, saxophonist and composer, and has appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Barbican Centre, toured the UK with Musique et Espectaculo and Guyanese jazz flautist Keith Waithes, and across the globe from India to Norway.

She has supported some of Ireland’s leading musicians including Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill, Michael McGoldrick and Dezi Donnelly, Mary Coughlan, Niamh Parsons, and the scottish singer Karen Matheson, and this summer supported the world famous LUNASA in May and subsequently appeared with Donal Lunny and Friends in concert in Ireland in June.

Her World music project TARABA with Najma Ahktar, Zinga Rabhi, Howard Haigh, Aidan Burke and J.Eoin recieved an Arts Council England Awards for All in 2007.

In 2008/9 Jacquelyn was one of only two recipients of the Katherine McGillivray Fund Awards which allowed her to take up a place at the Irish world Academy of Music and Dance in Limerick where she is currently completing a Masters in Irish Traditional Music Performance.

She has recently been invited to appear as a soloist at the And’Art International festival in Marrakech, Morroco this autumn.

See http://www.myspace.com/jacquelynhynes



Monday 6th September - The Askew Sisters and support from Laura Victoria at The Green Note, Parkway, Camden London NW1

Emily and Hazel Askew are a young duo making waves on the folk scene with their energetic brand of English folk music. Using fiddle and melodeon, they play and sing with an infectious enjoyment and love for the music, winning them fans wherever they go. From rhythmic foot stomping tunes to powerful interpretations of songs and ballads, their playing always guarantees to engage and inspire those who hear. They've spent the last couple of years playing at venues across the country, from top festivals and folk clubs to London's National Theatre and National Portrait Gallery.
"Hazel's rich gutsy voice and inventive melodeon playing combined with the skill of Emily's singing fiddle or soulful cello are a new force to be reckoned with!" Stirrings Magazine
"What the Askew Sisters do so well is tell the story and allow the music accompanying to help that story-telling along." EDS Magazine

See www.askewsisters.co.uk

Laura Victoria - A voice and a cello: Songs of love affairs, shipwrecks, imaginary worlds and cups of tea brought to life by cello playing that veers between moving melancholy airs, punchy rock riffing and slap bass.

See myspace.com/lauravictoriamusic