Programme highlights include:
- Farewell performance from Bellowhead’s Sam Sweeney & duo partner Hannah James
- BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy bringing her ‘Thirty for 30’ tour to the capital
- A one-off London performance of a special collaboration between Martin Simpson and Don Flemons (from the Grammy award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops)
“Every single concert in the summer series at Cecil Sharp House will be a ‘must see’ event. As the home of English folk music, it gives us great pleasure to be able to bring some of the hottest tickets in town to Cecil Sharp House and offer our audiences such a high quality and varied programme.” EFDSS Programming Manager, Neil Pearson
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney
Thursday 8 May, 7.30pm
Long-time collaborators and multi-instrumentalists Hannah and Sam bring their signature traditional sound and farewell tour to London.
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Yan Tan Tethera
May - September
An unique season of events inspired by textiles and folk, curated by sonic visual artist David Littler. The season will begin with Museums at Night (15 May), an evening combining knitting and song, curated by textile collective Prick Your Finger and singer/bodhran player Aimée Leonard. Featuring the Cecil Sharp House Choir and Dulwich Folk Choir. Spinning Yarns (5 July), our annual celebration of adult music making will continue the season and feature Camden Clog, London Fiddle School, participants from the Saturday Folk Music Workshops and more guests to be announced.
Martin Simpson performing his Prodigal Son and Kind Letters albums
Saturday 17 May, 7.30pm
A one-off show by acclaimed folk singer-songwriter and revered slide guitarist Martin, in which he will perform two of his best known albums back-to-back.
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Jez Lowe: Up Close and Acoustic
Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Stalwart on the English folk circuit, Jez will take to the floor in our most intimate space for a pared back, unplugged and unmissible performance.
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Blair Dunlop: House of Jacks
Saturday 31 May, 7.30pm
Debuting his much anticipated second album, House of Jacks, on the only London date of the album launch tour. Blair will be joined by Luke Jackson (support guitar, vocals), Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin, vocals) and Jacob Stoney (keyboards, vocals).
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Bella Hardy & The Midnight Watch
Thirty for 30
Thursday 5 June, 7.30pm
To celebrate her 30th birthday – and career to date – Bella, folk chanteuse and BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year, is taking to the road on a thirty date tour. Visiting her favourite venues across the UK to perform tracks from her six solo albums to date.
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Spinning Yarns
Saturday 5 July, 7pm
Join us to celebrate adult music-making at Cecil Sharp House. Featuring the Cecil Sharp House Choir, Camden Clog, London Fiddle School and Saturday Folk Music Workshop participants.
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Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons
Wednesday 23 July, 7.30pm
Martin and Dom (guitar and banjo player from America’s Grammy award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops) perform new collaborative material rooted in shared traditions.
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