What a wonderful experience, performing for the good singing folk at Royal Traditions. It was not the first time that we have sung at Royal Traditions, but this was the first time that we have been the guest artists, courtesy of Jon Boden. Tunes and songs abound here as a central feature of the evening (along with the obligatory raffle) and we sang two sets in the middle part of the evening. A fabulous audience, who love to sing, made the whole evening such a pleasure for us- it is really special when the audience sings your songs back to you whilst you are singing to them- and with extra harmonies. So thank you very much Jon and the folks at Royal Traditions, we had the best time.
RoystonLive, Royston 25th November 2022
A headline gig at RoystonLive (formerly Royston Folk Club), at the invitation of Chris Wall, in their new venue, was something we had been looking forward to, as it had been quite a while since we had last played to the club. A good soundcheck and chat with the other performers, including Steve Warner, commenced the evening, however, the fact that England were playing World Cup 2022 football on the same night proved to be too much of a draw for many of the regulars at the club, and the audience was a bit thin on the ground. We played a good set, but it is disappointing, after all the practice, to be playing to an audience which is nearly outnumbered by the performers. Ah well, such is the joy of live music!
Milkmaid Folk Club, Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds
It had been a while since we had played at the Milkmaid Folk Club and had been looking forward to playing a headline gig there. The gig went well for us, but sadly the audience was on the small side, which is always disappointing when the venue has plenty of space.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Benefit Concert, Lackford Church, Suffolk 23rd July 2022
This was a lovely benefit concert to play again this year, and the venue had moved to a beautiful old church in Lackford village to allow for a larger audience. The church had excellent acoustics which made it a lovely setting for singing/playing . As for the 2021 concert we were performing along with The Larks and Sound Tradition, and a local band, The Kitchenettes.
It was very good to be playing to a capacity audience and we were very pleased with the set we delivered. And some very complimentary remarks afterwards!
Ukraine Benefit Concert, Bury Folk Collective/Milkmaid Folk Club, Bury St Edmunds 25th March 2022
The criminal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, resulted in a number of fund raising events to support the Ukrainians, and this joint venture by the two folk clubs saw us invited to play along with Gary Wooley (of Kelly and Wooley), The Larks and Sound Tradition. The room was bursting with audience, and the whole evening was quite emotive. For all of us, as performers, it added an extra layer of inspiration to our performances. It was an amazing evening to be part of, and we were proud to have given one of our tightest performances in support of Ukraine. We closed our set with our new version of Sydney Carters “Crow on the Cradle”, which seemed highly appropriate in the circumstances.
Waveney Folk Club, Lowestoft 4th March 2022
Another rescheduled gig (due to Covid) that finally happened. We were headlining this gig, but sadly, a much reduced audience as it seems that people are still reluctant to come out to live music. We were however made very welcome at Waveney and gave them a considerable chunk of our repertoire.
New Routes, The Junction, Cambridge 4th December 2021
This rescheduled gig (due to Covid) finally happened with us headlining. Junction 3 is a really nice venue, good audience too, and Clare H made us very welcome. Good to be playing to real people again.
Headline at Cambridge Folk Club 29th October 2021
Another live event for us as the Covid restrictions are gradually lifted. Cambridge Folk Club invited us to headline this evening, with excellent support from Hugh Boyde and Anna Hester. Sadly the audience numbers were low, which probably reflected a reluctance by the usual followers pf Cambridge Folk Club to attend an indoor live event. Having said this, however, we very much enjoyed the opportunity to perform songs from our album to those folk who had come to listen.
Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 2nd October 2021
We were first invited to add our music to the Suffolk Wild Life Trusts’ fundraising event at Lackford Lakes Nature Reserve back in 2020, but Covid had other ideas! Consequently, we were very pleased to be able to play at the reconvened event in 2021. The Reserve Centre was full and it was, once again, a pleasure to be playing to real people and all for a very good cause.
Langham Hall Walled Garden nr. Bury St.Edmunds Summer event 12th June 2021
It was a beautiful sunny, warm day, and perfect for singing in the beautiful setting of the walled garden at Langham Hall. Having had the evening at the Five Bells at Rattlesden a few days earlier, singing to a live audience, albeit lounging about on the carefully manicured lawn with drinks and cakes, seemed rather more normal at Langham Hall. Taking the opportunity to sing some of the songs from our album encouraged a brief flurry of album sales at the end of our set.