Henry Parker Henry Parker’s contemporary take on folk, which he explores via thoughtful yet deeply accomplished guitar playing, unfurls and moves much like the landscape itself - mirroring the unpredictable, yet beautifully flowing, rolling hills and valleys of his native county of West Yorkshire. Parker’s musical roots go back to a self appointed upbringing in prog-rock and metal. However, enthralled at the age of 20 by the ethereal playing of Bert Jansch and Nick Drake, finger-picking and open tunings rapidly became the essence of his sound. The result is a strain of informed, progressive folk music found nowhere else. Henry has recorded 2 albums: the eco-conscious ‘Silent Spring’ (2019) and ‘Lammas Fair’ (2021), bringing him to the forefront of the progressive folk music world. In 2023 he curated and recorded for American label Tompkins Square Records, bringing together a tribute album to Michael Chapman, one of his most important musical influences. Joost Dijkema The dutchman saw the light of day in 1989. Although originally a drummer, he picked up the guitar when a teenager and it quickly became his main focus. After hearing Leo Kottke's 1969 album ´6- & 12-string guitar’ and Michael Chapman’s ‘Time Past And Time Passing’ he was determined to develop the fingerstyle guitar technique. From then on the guitar was his guide through some messy years. The introspective aftermath resulted in his first solo guitar record ‘Sacred Revelations’ (LP/CD/Digital) in 2016 on the local record label Twin Dimension Records. Playing 6- and 12-string guitars with a spontaneous approach to composing, ‘Sacred Revelations’ was an artistic reflection on the ‘wasted years’ and his personal redemption. Long, deep instrumentals like ‘The Sun Behind The Mountain’, ‘Heathland Home’, ‘Both Sides Have Two Sides’ and ‘Cutting Loose’ go hand in hand with heartbreaking ballads with vocals like the title cut, ‘Gold Wing’ and ‘To Be Here No More’. The record received some rave reviews locally, nationally and internationally. (See Reviews) The colourful follow-up 'Time Thief' (2019) expands the horizon of Dijkema’s music with meandering and intense guitar explorations on acoustic (6- and 12- string) and electric guitar, mutated bluegrass and lazy yet lingering folk-rock. On 'Time Thief' Dijkema explores the concept of time in regard to (sudden) loss, failure, anxiety, corrupted memories, love, strength, and the hope and insecurities relating to the near future. Again, Dijkema’s mesmerizing guitar playing - lively, transcendental and sometimes slightly rushed - and melodies are staggering. In the beginning of 2023 his third solo album 'After Thunder Sun' will be released including 10 creative various songs. Besides his solo records Dijkema collaborated with dialect singer-songwriter Bert Hadders on the full length ‘Kokeleko’ (2019). Dijkema and Hadders also provided the atmospheric and haunting soundtrack for ‘De Poolse Bruid’, a play by TgECHO and Noord Nederlands Toneel (NNT) based on a movie with the same name. The play was staged in a monumental farm in Onderdendam from 2019 to 2022. Since 2011 his other musical output is Reverse Cowgirls (with Michiel Hoving and Harry Kingma). Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

The Rheingans Sisters’ new album Start Close In was released in September 2024 to enthusiastic acclaim; The Guardian declaring it Folk Album of the Month - “a radical leap into darkness” - and MOJO Magazine hailing it one of the Top 10 Folk Albums of 2024 “Immersive is the word - the sisters create atmospheres” RnR Produced by New York based Adam Pietrykowski (whose genre-diverse work spans rock Contemporary classical and prog folk) the visionary duo's new album is “wildly expressive at the forefront of the recent upsurge in experimental, drone-led folk” (KLOF) The sisters’ new live show is an immersive and uplifting musical journey. Taking in baroque Fiddle tunes and trance beats, metal-inspired arrangements of traditional ballads and improvisations with phone voicenotes, Rowan and Anna once again make music like Painters; revealing in bold colours the next soaring chapter in their unmistakable brand of Avant-garde trad, blending ancient song and universal stories with future imaginings Dystopias and dreams. “Joyous - take a bow” MOJO Previous winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for ‘Best Original Track’ and nominees for ‘Best Band’, with their uniquely blended sound of fiddles, voices, feet, banjos, electric guitar, synths and the powerful bass drones of the medieval tambourin à cordes, The Rheingans Sisters remain one of the most visionary acts on the British folk scene today. Press Quotes: “A radical leap into darkness” - The Guardian, Folk Album of the Month “Gorgeous, vivid songwriting” - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio “A meditative look at the world around us” - Morning Star “It’s the Rheingans Sisters: expect the unexpected” - Songlines Magazine “Experimental and brave and genuinely magical” - Trad Folk “Too good not to play” - Ian Lynch (Lankum) Fire Draw Near Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

Teilhard Frost is a multi-instrumentalist and banjo maker from Canada, specialising in traditional fiddle tunes, with a particular interest in the Appalachian Mountains. He has spent the last 20 years touring with critically acclaimed band Sheesham, Lotus and ‘Son, and is currently touring his most recent solo album, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Dancing on a Deer Skin. Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Dancing on a Fawn Skin) is another collection of old time Appalachian fiddle tunes, banjo songs and harmonica pieces, on which Teilhard is joined by Tom Power, Scott Prouty, Chris Coole, Daragh Lynch and Jason Mercer. Jock Tyldesley is perhaps best known for his fiddling in Cajun bands such as The Flatville Aces and the Bearcats, as well as more off-the-wall antics with The New Rope String Band and The Chipolatas. He also nurtures a long-time passion for Southern Appalachian old time fiddling for many years and has spent more time concentrating on this, whilst touring worldwide with his regular bands and US acts such as Eddie LeJeune, The Dirk Powell Band, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, Martha Scanlan, Beverly Smith and Carl Jones and Balfa Toujours. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

Riley Baugus represents the very best of old time American banjo and song. His powerful singing voice and his expert musicianship place him squarely in the next generation of the quality American roots tradition. Riley is a native of the southern Appalachians. The Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina is where his roots lie, and he grew up learning the music and art of storytelling of the region from older musicians in the area. His solo show consists of a focus on banjos, ballads, stories and songs. He has toured in the UK for many years with Ira Bernstein, as one half of the hugely popular Appalachian Roots project. He has played at Celtic Connections several times with Dirk Powell, and also toured with Tim Eriksen in the States, as part of the Cold Mountain film tour, and as a duo. Riley has also recorded with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and with Willie Nelson - both T-Bone Burnett projects. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

For over 60 years, Hurley wrote and recorded original songs that parse through bluegrass, freak-folk, and blues with an ear for eccentric ideas and stripped-back moments. Though his music and album artwork was playful-a wolf devours whoopie pies at a diner on the cover of 1994’s Wolfways-Hurley found a way to tap into the serious parts of life simultaneously, using minute details and sweeping reflections to encourage listeners to take a step back and admirer the bigger picture of life before them. Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, several days before Christmas in 1941, Michael Hurley started playing music and writing his own songs as a preteen. Summers were spent listening to Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton, and making up simple songs during roadtrips with his family. He dropped out of high school to design fanzines, play music, and hitchhike with a guitar slung over his back. It was on one of those wandering routes that he was picked up by Fred Ramsey, a folklorist who lived up the road and ended up producing his debut. After recovering from a years-long struggle with mononucleosis, a 22-year-old Hurley finally recorded his debut album, the aptly titled First Songs, in 1963 for Folkways, the famed label home to Woody Guthrie and Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

An Evening of Widescreen Pedal Steel Guitar with BJ Cole, Joe Harvey-Whyte and David Murphy Three of today's trailblazers in contemporary pedal steel guitar come together for a one-off show to present each of their unique and singular approaches to the ever-mysterious and most evocative of instruments. Bj Cole BJ Cole continues to prove himself the most essential and pioneering Pedal Steel Guitarist in the UK today. Since the 1970's, his uniquely eclectic style made an impact on the British music scene with inimitable contributions to records by Elton John, Joan Armatrading, Marc Bolan, Scott Walker, The Stranglers, kd lang, Deacon Blue and Paul Young and more earning him considerable respect as both an innovative and exciting creative force. BJ's desire to pioneer the use of the instrument far beyond its traditional context in Country Music has ensured that he has continued to expand its horizons into uncharted territory. The success of this pioneering approach has been born out through sessions and live performances with artists as diverse as David Sylvian, Depeche Mode, Beck, Bjork, Sting, John Cale and most recently, Martin Simpson and Tom Jones. Joe Harvey-whyte Joe Harvey-Whyte is one of the UK’s most in demand pedal steel guitar players, known for his session work with artists as diverse as Liam Gallagher & John Squire, James Vincent McMorrow and Alabama 3 as well as his own cutting-edge compositions and intriguing forays into ambient, experimental and environmental sounds. His solo work combines the sound of the pedal steel guitar with electronics and field recordings to make works that create space for deep listening and reflection whilst attempting to translate and subtly amplify the quieter moments of everyday life. David Murphy David Murphy is best known for his pedal steel work with artists such as The Lost Brothers, The Delines, M.Ward and Jolie Holland amongst others. His debut album ‘Cuimhne Ghlinn: Explorations in Irish Music for Pedal Steel Guitar’ takes it from the well-worn roads of the dusty American south to a new place in contemporary Irish music. His all-instrumental debut recasts ancient Irish harp tunes and historic airs into the 21st century with the swelling, expressive and mournful sounds of the pedal steel guitar. This continues Murphy’s quest to expand the vocabulary of the instrument, taking it deeper into a world much closer to home and, for the very first time, presenting it in a modern Irish framework. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

Matt Kivel is a songwriter currently living in Texas. He began working as a player in various bands including the indie-minded Princeton, and later played guitar in the garage pop band Gap Dream. Around 2013, Kivel quit playing with other bands to focus on his solo material. The first evidence of his work came in the form of some limited-run cassettes, but he truly came into his own with 2013's full-length album Double Exposure, released on the Olde English Spelling Bee label, which received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork. Kivel's solo work took a decidedly more subdued path than his previous affiliations, with shimmering ambient synths meeting muted acoustic songwriting and understated vocals. Second album Days of Being Wild, recorded with Palace Brothers member Paul Oldham over the course of one summer, saw release on the Woodsist label in 2014. Third and fourth albums Janus and Fires on the Plain were released by Driftless Recordings in 2016. Janus was recorded in Glasgow, Scotland and was produced by folk musician Alasdair Roberts. Fires on the Plain features duets with Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes. In 2019, Kivel released his 5th album "last night in america" on the Cascine and PYL record labels. AllMusic gave it 4 out of 5 stars and chose it as an "Album Pick." In 2020, Kivel released the ambient instrumental album 'that day, on the beach' and in summer of 2022, released a new single, "find love," featuring Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

Full lineup to be released at later date Turning of the Seasons: Songs of the Autumn Equinox An intimate evening of live folk and experimental music, performance, and ritual to mark the autumn equinox. Gather in community for a night of reflection, storytelling, and warmth as we cross the threshold into the darker half of the year. ★★This will be a unreserved seated event. Seat selection will be on a first come first serve basis★★ Presented by Turning of the Seasons. This is an 18+ event

QUINIE is a singer working from the Scots folksong tradition. Quinie (pronounced qu-why-nee) brings an approach that is both reverent and radical - exploring authenticity not as an exercise in preservation, but as something lived, questioned, and continually reshaped. 'Forefowk, Mind Me' (out on May 24th, Upset The Rhythm) is a conversation between traditions: voice and pipes, accompanied and unaccompanied, DIY and folk. It features a mix of traditional unaccompanied songs, reinterpretations, and original arrangements drawn from Scots, Gaelic, and Irish traditions, alongside toasts, improvisations, and poetic settings. Rather than static and fixed, it's folk tradition in motion. Quinie has released two albums on GLARC previously and a split cassette release with Jacken Elswyth on Betwixt & Between Tapes. 'Forefowk, Mind Me' is Quinie's third full length album. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event

Mimiko: Experimental folk-dub music filled with subtle intrigue and placid darkness. Curbside Lambsear: Feels a bit like grit in the mouth but tastes like expensive gin. Low sine wave beds juxtapose viola scratches over collected sample loops. Sad, erratic and elated. Curbside Lambsear are Magdalena McLean and Annabelle Mödlinger Hunger Hill: Raw truth and dreamlike fantasies rolling around the space beneath your eardrums. Fragments of conversations meld with the thoughts that keep one up at night. Held firmly in the place between singing and speaking. Sharkpit: Delicate weight held up by a warm, sustained blanket. Presented by SEXMAGIC. This is an 18+ event

Gill Landry is a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. A Louisiana native, Gill’s journey began as a busker living out of Volkswagens between the streets of New Orleans and the Pacific Northwest. Immersed himself in the rich tapestry of American folk music led him to join the ranks of the Nashville group Old Crow Medicine Show, whom he worked with from their van-and-trailer days to Grammy triumphs and induction into the Grand Ole Opry. In 2015, Landry left the band to pursue his solo creative endeavors. Across six solo albums on various labels, he reveals a remarkable versatility and unwavering commitment to his craft. With an ever-evolving voice and rich poetic lyrics, his compositions defy genre constraints, seamlessly blending styles that can range from a cinematic grandeur to intimate introspection.Collaborating with a diverse array of esteemed musicians over the years, Landry’s crafted a body of recordings that resonate with both timelessness and innovation. A seasoned troubadour, he’s shared stages with a diverse array of artists and friends over the years, including Laura Marling, Justin Townes Earle, Brandi Carlile, The Felice Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Michael Hurley, Ben Howard, Bruce Hornsby, Warren Haynes, Nathaniel Rateliff, along with a host of unknown legends. Presented by Broadside Hacks. This is an 18+ event