Delighted to be heading back out again this summer : ) Hope to see you somewhere along the road! Xx
UPCOMING EVENTS
2024 SUMMER TOUR
20/04 Glennbrittle starting the tour at one of my favourite spaces - the fabulous Cuillin Coffee under the Black Cuillin Mountains on Skye in the Hebrides. A two hour solo and interactive show, celebrating the formative role these wild islands have played in my music
1-6/05 Assilah world music festival in the Phoenician cum pirate fortress town of Assilah in Morocco. Lots of collaborations with African artists including Miracles Group, Jasper Cussac, Selen Karaibrahim, Allal, Said Kouro and others
21-23/06 Soul Medicine at the wonderful Weston Park with the equally fabulous Eternal Sea
11-12/07 Raising Steam combines equal portions of friendly and strange. Steam Punk is at its heart – but it ranges across theatre, spoken word and couture celebration. All in aid of New Futures Nepal – a charity supporting schools for homeless Nepali children.
16 - 18/07 Festival at the Edge is Britain’s oldest Storytelling/Music Festival
26-27/07 Landed is one of our favourites – beautiful people on the banks of the Gwy near Rhaedr, wild, unpredictable, always surprising. A collision of light sound and smiles - we're headlining the Magus stage on Saturday
26-27/07 Warwick Folk Festival Playing with Metaswegen on Sunday and talking instruments from around the world
19/08 -21/08 Bestival is the iconic Isle of Wight/South Coast festival that has now moved also to Shropshire. I'm delighted to be playing for Sarah Twisted's show at the brilliant Caravanserai, following our band show on Mainstage
25-28/08 Shrewsbury Folk Festival will be a grounding back into the music that has been so inspiring across the years – where our roots are. Something dynamic though that never rests, never becoming moribund
30-1/08 Workhouse Steampunk in this iconic Victorian venue which for many years hosted the fabulous Phoenix festival is a new festival celebrating all things arcane, fantastical and cryptobotanical. We are headlining on Sunday
30-1/09 Bromyard Folk Festival Playing with Hot Club de Bret and talking instruments from around the world
14/09 Gwyl Glyndwr A one day bi-lingual festival celebrating the life and associated art of Owain Glyndwr
11-13/10 Get A Word In Edgeways sits atop the ancient warm sea coral reef of Wenlock Edge – expect lots of spoken word, mixed arts and musical improvisations
1-3/11 Festival Taragalte Deep in the sands of the Sahara desert this iconic festival took over when Mali's Festival in the Desert was forced (as they describe it) into 'exile'. Performing with Jasper Cussac (kora) and Ismail (guembri)
20-23/11 Visa for MusicPan African showcase festival in Rabat, Morocco. Very excited to be returning to this stunning festival - thanks to the festival for the invitation : )
29/11-02/12 Bellan is a boutique festival in an American War of Independence era naval fort. Strange to think people were this afraid of an American/French invasion in the 1770s… I’m pro revolution – in the Camus sense of a personal everyday renewal, and in the political sense when it is needed.
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