Folk
May 1, 2008
IT'S festival time again folks, with
Whitby's Moor and Coast shindig
heralding in another great season
tomorrow night, with a fine line-up of
guest stars over the weekend, including
Carthy Waterson and John Tams and
Barry Coope among their usual topclass
array of talent.
The whole week is packed with
astounding stuff, with tonight's offerings
being The Kathryn Tickell Band at
Durham's Gala Theatre, and Australian's
best export, Bernard Carney, at
Darlington Arts Centre. Bernard's also at
Reeth Memorial Hall tomorrow with
Wendy Arrowsmith in support.
Tomorrow sees The Bad Pennies and
myself at the Chillingham Arms in
Newcastle as a warm-up for our
forthcoming UK tour, and a concert at
Stockton's Georgian Theatre with Martin
Simpson and Cath and Phil Tyler.
On Monday there's an interesting fusion
of styles in celebration of the songs of
Robert Burns, with
Scots folk queen
Karine Polwart among
the artists. On
Tuesday, Steve and
Kristi Nebel are at
Croxdale's Daleside
Arms, while
Wednesday has
Johnny Handle and
Chris Hendry at
Birtley's RAOB Club in what promises to
be a memorable night's entertainment.
For fans of the smoother side of folk, I
notice that it's James Taylor night on
BBC4 tomorrow. I was never a big fan of
Mr Taylor in his heyday, but having seen
him in concert a few times in recent
years, I'm a quite a convert these days.
Meanwhile, in my mind I'm going to
Horden Colliery, where you can contact
me at Jezfolk@aol.com with all your
scoops, dupes and whoops about all
things folk.
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