Gina Le Faux is an acclaimed musician, songwriter and performer. She has spent much of her life singing and playing fiddle, mandolin and guitar, touring all over the world and working with many of the most respected names in folk, acoustic and roots music. Concert from 8 pm to 9 pm,followed by an open session of songs and tunes Bring your own refreshments. Donations. Don't miss this opportunity to hear Gina perform in one of the intimate house concerts that…

Michelle Holding  is gaining quite a following for Folk Dance and Ceilidh calling with her outgoing and enthusiastic, welcoming gender-free calling style. She's an experienced Morris Dancer and performs in Folk Clubs and concerts as well, singing traditional and contemporary British and American songs, playing guitar, banjo and concertina. We are delighted to welcome Michelle to Ryburn 3 Step's Barn Dances for the first time. The band will be "Monkey Box", led by that marvellous fiddler Tom Kitching. Venue and tickets: The…

Songs from Aberdeenshire and beyond with fiddle, keyboards and guitar. Young Aberdeenshire folksinger Iona Fyfe has already become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. Iona was nominated as Scots Singer of the Year at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2017, was a finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, and was the winner of the Molloy Award at The Trip…

April's Barn Dance at the Waring Green Community Centre features "Our Northern Branch" with caller  Sid Calderbank from Lancashire. The inimitable and entertaining Sid Calderbank who, aside from calling for dances is also an authority on the Lancashire dialect, will join with the Band to provide an enjoyable evening of northern tunes, English country dances and hopefully an occasional poem or anecdote in broad Lancashire. Come along and enjoy the dancing and some jolly entertainment. "Our Northern Branch" comprises three fiddles and…

Veteran singer with concertina, banjo and guitar. Dick Miles has been singing traditional songs and playing the concertina almost all his life. He lived for many years in Suffolk, but now lives in the South-West of Ireland. For over thirty years he has been singing at maritime festivals, including Merseyside and Lancaster, folk festivals and clubs all over the British and Irish Islands. He has written two concertina tutors, one of which is on song accompaniment. He has recorded 3 CDs, one with Tim Laycock, John Kirkpatrick, and Harry Scurfield and…

Traditional songs & ballads from the U.S.A. on national tour. "Sara Grey and her son, Kieron Means, play American music, as distinct from Americana -theirs is the real deal. Old-time ballads, cowboy songs and Primitive Methodist hymns are all grist to their individual mill. Sara's unique frailing banjo style and Kieron's blues-inflected guitar are in perfect harmony and this, instinctive, family symbiosis is what sets them apart." (Clive Pownseby, Bothy Folk Club) https://www.saragrey.net/

“Pioneer of the English concertina and stalwart of the folk scene, Steve Turner recalls some of the highlights from his first (and second) career in folk music.” Read the full interview with Steve in THE LIVING TRADITION magazine (issue 120) August 2017 Concert from 8 pm to 9 pm,followed by an open session of songs and tunes Bring your own refreshments. Donations. Don't miss this opportunity to hear Steve perform in one of the intimate house concerts that Ryburn 3 Step…