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News: Celtic Connections Launch 25th Festival Programme

Promo image of performers with instruments for Celtic Connections 2018

The Celtic Connections festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018 with a line-up that links the past, present and future of Scotland’s music scene with musicians from all over the…

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News: Cambridge and Newport Folk festivals to merge

From next year, two of the powerhouses of folk are joining forces, Newport and Cambridge folk festivals will be a partnership to bring folk music across the Atlantic. Further details…

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News: Richard Thompson announces new albums and tour news

A legendary singer songwriter, and one of the most celebrated guitar players to strap on a six-string, Richard Thompson will release a follow up to his well received 2014 release,…

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Track: Agnes Obel – Stretch your eyes, plus new London date news

Stretch your eyes is the new single from Danish star Agnes Obel, the fourth taken from her critically acclaimed album Citizen of Glass. It Obel’s most successful album to date…

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C Duncan Announces May Headline Dates

Glasgow’s breathtakingly talented composer and songwriter C Duncan has added May dates to his 2017 tour in support of his second album, The Midnight Sun, released in October. He will…

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News: Hurray For The Riff Raff announce new shows

Hurray for the Riff Raff are coming back to the UK in 2017! In some really small venues though, so don’t hang around if you want to get tickets. Plus if…

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News: Cornish buskers Phat Bollard crowdfund new album

Cornish folk band Phat Bollard ,who travel the UK playing on the streets of various cities, are probably best known for their surprise viral hit “Millionaires” in 2015. The song…

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News: Cambridge Folk Festival Sells Out For 23rd year in a row

Cambridge Folk Festival has sold out for the 23rd year running. The Cambridgeshire institution has advised not to travel to the festival at Cherry Hinton Hall without a ticket. If you missed…

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News: Fairport Convention fiddle player Dave Swarbrick dies at 75

WE had to check it was for real this time, following The Telegraph’s famous obituary published back in 1999. Sadly it is. Former Fairport Convention fiddle player Dave Swarbrick has…

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News: Backseat Mafia Live! – Coastival, Scarborough13-14TH Feb

Get your buckets and spades ready, because Backseat Mafia is going back to the seaside, only this time it’s going to be bigger and better!!! Backseat Mafia has once again…

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