Current Artistes and Venues
Here we post details of performers who are 'current' on the folk music scene.
Some of these are full time musicians, others part time or semi-retired and many are amateurs who perform as and when the opportunity arises, or frequently attend folk gatherings, sessions etc.
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Also included here are details of people engaged in allied activities, such as club organisers, sound engineers etc.
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All Things Considered, Acoustic Session
Stanley Accrington (Solo)
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Michael Billington (solo)
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Toni Bunnell (solo)
Ildiko Csige & Michael Billington (duo)
Cleveland Folk Club
Corvus (duo)
Michael Billington & Bill Pook
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Eagle Inn, Collier St. Salford
Shaw, near Oldham
Manchester
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York
Manchester
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Cleveland Hotel, Crumpsall Lane, M8 5SR
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Manchester
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STYLE
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Open session for musicians, singers, poets and raconteurs held on the Third Tuesday of each month
Mostly self-penned, often topical, usually humorous
Traditional and contemporary songs and instrumentals on a variety of instruments.
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'I have been writing songs since the age of 10, in the folk style'. Toni also sings songs by other writers.
Traditional Hungarian and English songs and tunes.
The club runs on a fortnightly basis with alternate Singers' weeks and Guest weeks.
Weird and wonderful Pook compositions and traditional music.
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INSTRUMENTS
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All acoustic instruments are acceptable - we've even had bagpipes.
Guitars, occasionally whistle and keyboard (although not at the same time
Guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, ukulele, recorders, bowed psaltery, border bagpipes, Bulgarian bagpipes, Hungarian bagpipes.
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Guitar, bouzouki, Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, hurdy gurdy and fiddle.
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Hungarian bagpipes, citeras (zithers), furulya (whistles), tekeros (Hungarian hurdy-gurdies), utogardon, koboz, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, glockenspiel and bowed psaltery.
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Guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, recorders, crumhorns, glockenspiel, bagpipes etc.
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EMAIL/WEBSITE/FACEBOOK
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www.all-things-considered.org/acoustic-sessions
https://www.facebook.com/groups/220814882481030
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0161 795 1682
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folkimages.com/Cleveland/index.html
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EMAIL / WEBSITE / FACEBOOK
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Martin Gittins (solo)​
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Manchester
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Trad, contemporary and self-penned.
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Guitar & 6 string banjo
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Lymm Folk Club
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LOCATION
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Spread Eagle, Lymm
WA13 0AG
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Folk club with singers nights and guest nights
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Maggoty
(5 piece)
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Manchester
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Ceilidh band with caller Tony Nyland.
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Melodeon, fiddle, woodwind, guitar, percussion.
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Sale Folk Club
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Swinton Folk Club
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LOCATION
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United Services Club.
M33 6HQ
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White Lion, Swinton.
M27 4TS
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STYLE
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We encourage the sharing of all music, song, verse and humour performed acoustically or with absolute minimum amplification.
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Folk Club with singers nights and guest nights
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EMAIL / WEBSITE/PHONE
DON & HEATHER
07710 422192
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10942 811 527
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