12:04pm Thursday 18th February 2010
FOLK fans are well served this week with the usual varied list of performers visiting the area – varied in styles but never in quality and entertainment value.
A popular group who have taken to describing themselves as a “folk boyband”, Maukin-Causley are in the region for concerts at Stockton’s Arc tonight and Washington’s Davy Lamp on Saturday.
Also tonight, Skelton’s Duke William has The Otterby band as their main attraction, while tomorrow night my fellow Bad Penny Kate Bramley is centre stage at Guisborough’s Cricket Club.
Saturday’s choice also includes Bob Fox and George Welch at Tyneside’s new regular folk venue The Saville Exchange in North Shields, and an all-star line up at Sedgefield Cricket Club featuring The Haley Sisters and The John Wrightson Band. Monday at Stockton’s Sun Inn features a pairing of Richard Grainger and Chris Parkinson for a night of local songs and tunes.
Meanwhile, we have our first festival of the year, the Winter Warmer Weekend at Kirkby Fleetham, just off the A1 in North Yorkshire. The impressive line-up includes Ruth Notman, the Hall Brothers, Brian Peters, Dave Gibb and Hamish Currie, plus a huge cast of local singers and dancers to keep the whole thing going from Friday night and beyond. Finally, next Wednesday, Gateshead’s Sage is host to Fairport Convention as part of their annual tour, with the added spice of a support slot from Flossie Maliaville and Keith Donnelly.
I’m travelling far and wide as usual, but can be contacted at jez@jezlowe.com for all the folk that’s fit to print.
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