Michael Wright

Michael is a passionate and exciting player

of the Jew’s Harp - a very ancient instrument -

and he has an unparalleled knowledge of the

instrument’s history.

A fascinating experience - prepare to be

amazed!
 

Find out more on Michael's website.

JigJaw

Kerry Fletcher, Rosie Davis, Janet Russell

& Frances Watt combine percussive

dancing with vocal harmonies. Their

distinctive performances draw on mouth

music, nonsense rhymes and dances

from Britain and beyond.

Find out more about JigJaw.

Sam Lee

“The most accomplished and authentic interpreter

of traditional English song to emerge in years”

as one national review put it recently.

Sam is a young singer with a compelling style

and unusual repertoire.

Sam is London Links officer for the English

Folk Dance and Song Society, and also one

of the organisers of the Magpie's Nest

club in London, a club with the mantra new folk,

old folk, no folk.
 

The Boat Band

Kate Barfield (fiddle), Tony Weatherall

(melodeon) and Greg Stephens (banjo

and guitar) bring the little-known music

of the north-west, and in particular,

Lakeland, to life with skill and pzazz.

They’re inveterate sessioneers too,

so don’t miss a chance to sit and play

alongside them.

Find out more about The Boat Band.

Jim Ward & Will Duke

These two performers both hail from Sussex and

are greatly influenced by their local traditions.

Will returns with more gems from his store of

wonderful tunes and songs. With him this year is

Jim Ward, a London-born singer specialising in

Music Hall songs and monologues.

Wall Star Village Band
This trio hail from the far north-east of England - just south of Hadrian’s Wall - and play the rants and reels of their local
area on Northumbrian smallpipes and concertina (Rob Say), fiddle (Ali Say) and piano (Will Chamberlain). They’ll be
providing lively music for the afternoon ceilidh.

Old Hat Concert Party
This informal group of East Anglian

musicians, stepdancers, singers and

story-tellers has been going for nearly

30 years and still comes together

for a celebration every Traditional

Music Day!

Photo credits: OHCP and TMD session: Chris Gill, all others supplied.

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