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Special guest - Colin Pitts

The special guest will be singer/songwriter Colin Pitts playing two songs in session. Plus there's music from Manran, Slaid, Cleaves, Barrule and The Toy Hearts. There's also a preview of upcoming events with the acoustic gig guide.

35 minutes

Last on

Sat 30 May 2015 17:30

Music Played

  • Alex Cornish

    First And Last

    • Bellevue Records.
  • ²Ñà²Ô°ù²¹²Ô

    Tamhasg (Shadow)

    • Own Label.
  • Niamh Boadle

    Forget-Me-Not

    • Wild Goose.
  • The Toy Hearts

    The Beck is Rising

    • Woodville.
  • Colin Pitts

    Where The River Bends

    • Live In Session.
  • Colin Pitts

    October Winds

    • Live In Session.
  • Barrule

    The Wheel of Fire

    • Easy on the Records.
  • Lewis & Leigh

    The DevilÂ’s in the Detail

    • Al Lewis Music.
  • Slaid Cleaves

    Still Fighting The War

    • Music Road Records.

This week's gig guide

There are far too many regular events to mentionÌý -- so for full list of all dance clubs and sessions, see

Friday 29th May-Sunday 31st May WYCHWOOD FESTIVALÌý -Ìý Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lucy Rose etc..The Proclaimers, Mt Wolf (electro-folk), plus. Rusty Shackle etc at Cheltenham RacecourseÌý

Friday 29th May-Sunday 31st May LAU-LAND at Bristol Colston HallÌý -- concerts, workshops and talks –acts include Lau, Spiro, Tinariwen, Sam Lee, John Kirkpatrick, Julie Murphy, workshops by Kris Drever and Aiden O’Rourke (guitar & fiddle) , and English fiddle w/shop with Sam Sweeney.

Saturday 30th May/Sunday 31st May ASPARAFEST- Worcs Music & Food Festival on Ashdown Farm nr Evesham – inc Moulettes, Blackbeard’s Tea Party

Saturday 30th MayÌý

Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen – Chipping Norton Theatre
Jackie Oates, Finstock V Hall nr Chipping Norton
Mitcheldean Folk Festival Pre-Festival Concert at Bespoke Brewery Marquee (rear of Mitcheldean Mews) Admission by donation
7pm – 11pm Line up includes May Thrill, and Clint Mann. Otis Mack & The Tubby Bluesters – at The Crown & Sceptre in Stroud
Wychwood folk club - singaround in The Bar at The Swan, Ascott under Wychwood – from 7.30pm free entry

Sunday 31st MayÌý

Singers Night- Forest Folk Club, now at The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney (ev 1st and 3rd Sun) 8pm
Kent du Chaine (blues) – Hen & Chicken, BristolÌýÌý

Monday 1st June

Cheltenham Ukelele Club meet ev Monday at The Exmouth Arms on the Bath Rd

Tuesday 2nd June Ìý

It's Your Vault, unplugged open mike nights at The Vaults, Beeches Road, Cirencester GL7 1BN - music from 8 pm, hosted by 'Silver' Sam.
Folk Night at The White Hart in Winchcombe 8pm free
Singers Night at The Brockweir Inn, Brockweir—7.30 onwards
Folk at Frampton Village Hall ev Tuesday 8pm
Styx of Stroud Morris dancers at The Tunnel House Inn, Coates 7.30pm onwards
And Glos Morris Men at The Black Hoise at Cranham 7.45 onwards
Slaid CleavesÌý - Americana s/s The Tunnels, Temple Meads, Bristol

Wednesday 3rd June

Garance Louis & The Mitchrondries (French s/s + her band from the street corners of London) The Prince Albert, Stroud
Singers Club at Queen Victoria pub in Stroud
White Horse Folk Club (ev 1st and 3rd Wed)Ìý now at St Michael’s Church Room, Vicarage Lane. Highworth. SN6 Ìý7AD tix 01793 762070

Thursday 4th June Ìý

Minchinhampton Folk Club at The Café Lounge, Baptist Ch, Tetbury St 8.15pm onwards
UkeStroud – jam session for ukelele players at Pitchcombe V Hall 8-10pm

Friday 5th June

Manran (Scottish band) ÌýPrema Arts Centre, Uley
Phil Callery- (Ireland- ex Voice Squad) - Swindon FSC- Ashford Rd Social Club 8.15pm
Singer’s Night, at the Somers Traditional Folk Club, The Alma Tavern, 74 Droitwich Road, Worcester WR3 7HT 8.30pm.

Friday 5th June-Sunday 7th June STROUD AMERICANA FESTIVAL—Sub Rooms, Prince Albert, Black Book Café etc.ÌýBrooks Williams, Lewis & Leigh, Dana & Susan Robinson, Hurricane Road, The Vagaband, The Nelson Brothers, Brandt & Verlin, Appalachia, Heather Bristow, Blind River Scare, Bob Porter Project plus other local acts. ÌýSun at Prince Albert -Hannah Johnson & The Broken Hearts.ÌýÌýtickets 01453 760900 or online from

Saturday 6th June

Dana & Susan Robinson – evening at Saltcellar Folk Club, Totterdown, Bristol

Sunday 7th June Ìý

Pete Morton s/s Forest Folk Club now at The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney (ev 1st and 3rd Sun) 8pm
Hannah Johnson & The Broken Hearts – Prince Albert Stroud
The Simon & Garfunkel Story (50th Anniv Tour) starring Dean Elliot as Paul Simon - Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
Black Book Café in Stroud 1-4pm has Vapor plus support.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 May 2015 17:30