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Live Review: Fairport Convention, Victoria Hall, Settle – 16th October 2024

October 23, 2024 KC Vines 0
As I walked out on an autumn’s eve, for to view the fields and to take the air… but the air was damp, and the fields were all sodden, so when I spied the twinkling lights […]
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Live Review: The Long Ryders+ Morton Valence, The Fleece, Bristol – 15th October 2024

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The first thing Sid Griffin told the audience as the Long Ryders took to the stage was: “We love The Fleece; we’ve played here four maybe five times and it’s always a great night.”  With the […]
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Live Review: Ella Spencer, Basement at the Green Note, London – 3rd October 2024

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It’s a real privilege to be around when a talented artist is just beginning their musical journey, watching them grow and develop both as a writer and performer.  I’ve seen Ella Spencer, a gifted multi-instrumentalist, on […]
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Live Review: Karen Jonas, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, 6th October 2024

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With the ongoing roadworks on the A63, I chose to take the scenic route to this evening’s venue, taking in the beautiful undulating landscape of East Yorkshire, with dusk’s fading embers spreading a pale light as […]
Chris While & Julie Matthews live at The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln - 4th October 2024
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Live Review: Chris While and Julie Matthews, The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham Lincoln – 4th October 2024

October 16, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Andy Watkins has been promoting folk music in and around Lincoln for close on fifty years and in recent times has found the perfect venue in the Nettleham Village Hall where, along with the support of […]

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