Saturday 10th October
2026 at
8pm
Kathryn Roberts and Sean
Lakeman
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman have long established themselves
as one of British folk music’s most rewardingly enduring
partnerships. Bonded by an unseen alchemy, Kathryn Roberts & Sean
Lakeman have entwined their professional and personal relationship into
an enviable class act of imaginative songwriting and musicianship.
The Dartmoor-based husband and wife have twice won the coveted 'Best
Duo' title at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, as well as ‘Best Duo’ at the
Folking.com awards and Spiral Earth awards. They consistently deliver
assured, distinctive performances whether live or recorded. In three
decades of performance, they have never been trapped in a groove –
always bold and innovative, mixing traditional song arrangements with
their self-penned material which reels from the bitter to the sweet, the
wry to the sad, the political to the passive.
With a story that includes over 30 years of music making with the likes
of Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Levellers, Fotheringay, Kate Rusby and
Show of Hands, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman have
consolidated themselves as pillars of modern British folk.
Saturday 31st October
2026 at
8pm Dallahan
 Forged
out of the traditional music scenes of Scotland and Ireland—yet
influenced by the sounds of the Balkans, North America, and far beyond—Dallahan
have spent over a decade guiding audiences through a musical world tour
of their own making. Their dazzling live show, marked by restless
creativity and stunning virtuosity, has come to be defined by its
refusal to sit still. Guitarist and singer Jack Badcock, banjo player
Ciaran Ryan, accordionist Andrew Waite, and fiddler Benedict Morris form
the band that has evolved continuously while somehow remaining rooted in
the traditions that first brought them together.
Now, with well over a
decade together, Dallahan stand as a veteran touring outfit whose sound
has matured without ever losing its exploratory spark. Their worldwide
cult following—built slowly, show by show, across several
continents—reflects a band that has grown into its own identity while
continually pushing its boundaries. Their latest studio album, Speak of
the Devil (June 2023), captures this ongoing evolution: seasoned,
adventurous, and unmistakably Dallahan
Sunday 22nd November 2026 at
7.30pm Gilmore
and Roberts
 
Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning
songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies
to create a powerful wall of sound. Nominated three times at the BBC
Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie
Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and
released their debut album in 2008. Since then, the duo have toured
Canada and mainland Europe, played some of the UK’s biggest acoustic
festivals, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and won
countless accolades for their genre-spanning work.
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