Gig Dates

January 16th BBC Radio Leeds: Russell Walker's Late Show (10 pm - 1 am)

February 1st Topic Folk Club, Bradford: Double Header evening with Clive Leyland
February 17th The Cellar, Altrincham: Guitar Workshop for the Plain Truth Music group
February 22nd Topic Folk Club, Bradford: MC for the gig by my good friends The Hall Brothers
February 23rd The Courthouse, Otley: 'telephone answering' concert with The Hall Brothers and Steve Tilston

March 23rd The Pack Horse, Leeds Charity gig for Link International (www.link-international.org)
March 24-25th Taking part in a guitar workshop in Linton, North Yorks, taught by Stefan Grossman
March 26th Stormy Monday Blues Club, The Grove Inn, Leeds At last! OFFICIAL CD LAUNCH of My Train Is Waiting at one of my favourite venues. Support from 'Serious' Sam Barrett.
March 31st Private Party, Headingley: Jim & Penny Lawton

April 1st The Hunters' Inn, Pool-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire
April 12th Topic Folk Club, Bradford: MC for the gig by the splendid Steve Tilston

May 7th The Abbey Inn, Bramley
May 17th Topic Folk Club, Bradford: MC for the gig by Sketch, a trio comprising the wonderful singer Maggie Boyle, jazz guitarist Gary Boyle (no relation...) and bassist Dave Bowie (no, not that one...)

June 8-10th Black Sheep Music Festival, Masham. Details:
Friday June 8th - The Black Swan, Fearby 8:00 pm
Saturday June 9th - Black Sheep Brewery Visitors' Centre 1:30 pm
June 30th The Courthouse, Otley: all-day festival celebrating the silver wedding of
my dear friends Gerry and Ani McNeice.

July 6th The Courthouse, Otley - Court in Session
July 21st The Abbey Inn, Bramley - The Abbey Beer and Music Festival 8:00 pm
July 26th Henry Boon's, Wakefield - MySpace Acoustic Night
July 28th The Abbey Inn, Bramley - solo gig. 8:00 pm

August 21st The Swan, Addingham - Addingham Acoustic
August 26th The Q Inn, Stalybridge - Beer Festival 4:00 pm
August 27th The Priestley Theatre Bar, Bradford 8:30 pm

September 7th The New Inn, Stalybridge - New Inn Sessions: solo set
September 8th The Summer Cross, Otley - solo gig. 8:30 pm
September 14th Saltaire Festival - Festival Club, Victoria Hall, Saltaire 10:30 pm

September 20-23rd Otley Folk Festival
September 20th - Korks Wine Bar, 10:20 pm
September 21st - Suburban Style Bar, 8:00 pm
September 22nd - Courtney's Restaurant, 8:00 pm [not an OFF event]

October 3rd The Shepherd's Rest, Sowerby Bridge 9:00 pm - solo gig
October 7th The Travellers' Inn, Hipperholme, 3:00 pm - solo gig
October 9th BBC Radio Leeds - Russell Walker's Late Show, 10:30 pm
October 14th The Drop Inn, Elland, 3:00 pm - solo gig
October 20th The Summer Cross, Otley: Multi-Gig Funday - 3:15 pm

November 28th The Shepherd's Boy, Dewsbury 9:00 pm - solo gig.

December 7th - 9th Guitar Workshop, Pocklington, with Michael Messer and Michael Roach
December 9th The Red Lion, Otley - Chill Out Sunday (from 8:00 pm; with Shaun Murphy)

January 12th 2008 The Red Lion, Otley - private party

Late January - mid March: New Zealand...


More gigs to come. Keep checking back!

Otley Folk Festival Events

Friday September 15th 10:00 pm: 'The Mex' restaurant. Solo late-night blues gig - just me, some guitars and the blues...

Saturday September 16th 5:00 pm: The Black Horse pub.

Advance Notice

Thursday February 1st: Topic Folk Club at The Cock & Bottle, Barkerend Road, Bradford.

Friday February 23 rd: The Courthouse, Otley, West Yorkshire. "Court in Session" concert with my great mates The Hall Brothers and the superb Steve Tilston.

TBA

Launch party for my new CD, My Train Is Waiting (Big Thumb Records)

Monday, March 27th 8:30 pm THE GROVE, LEEDS: STORMY MONDAY BLUES CLUB
A return visit to one of my favourite venues with an appreciative audience and excellent beers.

Saturday, April 29th PANNAL MEMORIAL HALL
One of a number of guests at a charity concert to mark the 60th birthday of Tony Martin, the excellent multi-instrumentalist and singer.

Sunday, May 7th WORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, KEIGHLEY
Rescheduled from April 23rd. Another chance, perhaps, to catch the original OKeh Boys in action for a few numbers, as well as a full solo show.

Sunday, June 4th FRESHRADIO, SKIPTON
Laurence Budd's guest on the Sunday Evening Session between 7 and 9 pm. Rescheduled from March 12th. www.freshradio.co.uk

Friday June 16th 7:30 pm BLACK SHEEP MUSIC FESTIVAL, MASHAM, N. YORKS
Concert at the Sports Club with one of my favourite English songwriters, Harvey Andrews, plus another guest tbc.

Saturday June 17th 8:00 pm BLACK SHEEP MUSIC FESTIVAL, MASHAM
Concert in the Town Hall with The Hamsters and the legendary Steve Phillips.

Further details of this Festival and links to these other artists at www.blacksheepbrewery.com/musicfestival/

So far, I've been booked for three major festivals in 2006. Obviously the details will not be available until much nearer the time, but these are the basic dates and locations:

June 16th-18th Black Sheep Music Festival, Masham (sharing a gig with Steve Phillips)

July 28th-30th Hardraw Gathering, Green Dragon Inn, Hardraw

September 14th-17th Otley Folk Festival, Otley nr Leeds (first artist booked for this prestigious event)

This is a double header with Kevin Loughran and will be one of the final gigs at the Topic's home for the last eleven years, The Melborn. The pub has been sold and will close in the New Year. For full details, see the Topic website, www.topic-folk-club.org.uk