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Thu 16th Apr 26 19:30
Another eagerly anticipated booking for Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby at The Black Swan Folk Club.
Cathryn Craig has performed with renowned artists like Chet Atkins, Shel Silverstein, The Righteous Brothers, and Jorma Kaukonen. Her great-grandfather, Jacob Sowder, was featured by Cecil Sharp in the book *English Folk Songs From The Southern A...
Thu 23rd Apr 26 19:30
Back to the Black Swan Folk Club for Hunter Muskett a favourite band for us. They’ve been around the folk and acoustic scene individually and collectively for longer than they care to remember.
They are an acoustic/electric 3-piece playing distinctive original songs in a folky, bluesy sometimes Americana vein.
Formed in 1968 the band played at ho...
Thu 30th Apr 26 19:30
We welcome back to the Black Swan Folk Club from Canada our old friend DAN McKINNON.
Blessed with a glorious baritone voice, a graceful mastery on guitar, and a hearty laugh that delights any room, Dan McKinnon has carved out his own unique, musical path. From early beginnings in the coffee houses, pubs and bars of Atlantic Canada, to tours through...
Thu 14th May 26 19:30
Our second visit from Tom Bliss with his current run of gigs raising money for Multiple Scelerosis. A nationally-acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, Tom writes catchy story songs in a folk style which typically tell true stories, some funny, some sad - but always powerful.
For ten years, he toured the UK with banjo maestro Tom Napper, now residing in...
Thu 28th May 26 19:30
Back again the fantastic Hunch. Previously we've presented the band in the depths of winter but this time it's a spring booking.
A five piece fronted by Mick Doonan of the legendary 70s folk-rock band Hedgehog Pie. Mick comes from a famous Tyneside dynasty (John Doonan Snr, was an All-Ireland flute champion.) he provides vocals as well as flutes an...
Thu 18th Jun 26 19:00
A New Show Celebrating Two of Our Funniest Wordsmiths from JOHN WATTERSON
Without Jake:
Jake Thackray, Leeds-born songwriter (1938-2002), is now regarded as one of England’s finest twentieth-century songwriters, known for poetic and witty songs. Gaining fame from TV shows like Braden’s Week and That’s Life, his work has seen renewed appreciat...