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Thursday 2nd Sept £14.00  Chapel Arts, 9 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR support from Chloe and Barry Hunt.  Former members of ELO & ELOll and current members of The Orchestra. Phil Bates, Mik Kaminski and from the Eleanor Rigby Experience Tina McBain. Read more..Beatles, Blues & Blue Violinhttp://www.phil-bates.co.uk/news.htm 

 23rd Sept Chapel Arts, Bath, BA1 1QR £8.00 Support SeanTaylor American grammy nominee Jerry Harmon is a heartfelt country bluegrass singer and is also a 7th generation master appalachian mountain story teller, keeping alive a tradition that has been in his family for several generations. Jerry tells the 'Jack Tales' of which Jack and the beanstork' is the only one still widely known.   http://jerryharmon.com/

support - Inu         26th Sept , 7.30 pm £14.00, Bristol Folk House, Park St, Bristol BS1 5JG
                            This remarkable pairing of 2 of Folk Music's greatest innovators. Carthy 'Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all' Q Magazine. 'Swarbrick is an absolute revelation here, as instinctively sympathetic and wickedly inspirational as he ever was.'

    30th Sept The Left Bank centre, Cheltenham Rd, Bristol BS6 5RW £6/£5 8pm Students from the vibrant music scene of the Birmingham conservatoir.  Fresh faced but don't let that fool you, the diversity and scale of each one's musical journey is quite remarkable. http://www.theolddanceschool.com/

Sat 9th October, 7.30pm £8.00 The Lansdown, Clifton Road, Bristol BS8 1AF. Bob Fox One of the great Interpreters of the rich legacy of music from the North East of England. 'Possibly the most complete male artists in English Folk'  Colin Randall (Daily Telegraph)  'One of the best voices in England' Ralph Mactell.

Sun October 17th £11.00 7.30pm The Lansdown, Clifton Road Bristol.

Rory Mcleod Singing, tapping, spoon and harmonica playing, upbeat songwriter of the most thoughtful and poetic calibre. With fresh new album 'Swings and Roundabouts'  Not to be missed up close and personal in this very cosy front living room environement of the upstairs Lansdown pub.

Sat 23rd October 7.30pm £14.00 Chapel Arts Bath BA1 1QR One of the most influential collaborations in English Folk Music.  Chris and Andy draw from their classic repetoir and vivid musical explorations. Chris Wood  Andy Cutting

 Thursday 4th November 7.30pm £10.00 The Lansdown Pub, Bristol BS8 1AF Having clocked up nearly 40 years with Steeleye Span Fiddle Player Peter Knight's name and reputation are known to most people with an interest in traditional music.  His idiosyncratic style which effortlessly traverses several genres has been an inspiration to many and yet to a great extent the full range of his playing is still largely unknown.  That is about to change...... ....

Nov 20th, 7.30mpm St James Wine Vaults £8/6.  Support from Lucy Ward.  After a cancellation by Chapel Arts Centre this concert has been moved to St James Wine Vaults.  This is a great opportunity to see this lush harmonic piano bawsed duo with an excellent support act.  Concert goers may remember Belinda and Heidi from when they played with Chumbawamba at  our Folk House concert earlier this year in Bristol.    Belinda previously wrote and played  piano with 'The Unthanks' www.ohooleyandtidow.com

 28th Nov 7.30pm £10.00 Chapel Arts BA1 1QR support from James Hollingsworth

Son of the legendary Roy Harper superlaive guitarist and songwriter.  Experience the wild ride that is a Nick Harper show, a heady mix of showmanship, boyish charm and sheer bravado. Combining his own compositions with Zappa, Buckley, Zepplin and Public Enemy!

9 Dec 7.30pm support Mike Dawes and Amy Turk.  Chapel Arts Cafe,Bath BA1 1QR  £8/£5

Having played earlier this year at the Bristol Guitar Night Gon is back with his unique brand of virtuoso guitar.  Jon uses his guitar to create drum sounds, bass lines and sparkling melodies all at the same time.  The emphasis though is on the soulful vocals and songwriting. http://www.jongomm.com/

If interest picks up we may feature Pie Minsiter pies and peas again.  Watch this space.  If anyone who has not experienced the witty and poignant delights of Jake Thackray music is in for a real treat.    Hoping for a local choir to come and sing two very uncheesy Christmas songs Jake wrote 'Remember Bethlehem 'and 'Joseph' ?? Jake died on Christmas eve in 2002 rip.  For more on arguable Britains's greatest songwriter http://www.jakethackray.com/

 Sat 19th June, 7.30pm £12.00 Bristol Folk House. Park Street Bristol BS1 5JG.  A formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponants of modern traditional music.  Several times winners of best live act at Radio 2 folk awards.

Sunday 25th July 7.30 pm, £12.00.  Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath, BA2 6AA Support James Hollingsworth with Sean Macbride.  Formerly of 'Country Joe and The Fish' This Woodstock psychedelic guitar legend's band includes David and Linda La Flamme of 'It's a Beautiful Day'.  A West coast supergroup if ever there was one!

 Saturday 14th August 7.30pm. £11.00 Chapel Arts Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR'. Folk Music for the 21st C' Shirley Collins.  With brilliant backing band which includes Skip Macdonald and 'The Crispy Horns'  Giving English Music 'the treatment'  This concert will be the penultimate night of the Bath Folk Festival. Sample Ian at our video page.