September is an action-packed month for British bluegrass fans, with several visiting musicians and bands touring the country.
The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, The Claire Lynch Band, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, Beverly Smith and Carl Jones, Brother Mule and Jack Lawrence are all touring in addition to festival appearances at Didmarton and/or Cornwall.
Former Seldom Scene member [...]
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Bluegrass madness this month
September 1st, 2010
Brother Mule kick off tour
August 26th, 2010
Brother Mule start a 7 date tour of Britain on September 11th.
The trio, from Minnesota, Idaho and Colorado, play a mix of bluegrass, swing, old-time and acoustic funk. The members - Ben Winship (mandolin), Brian Wicklund (fiddle) and Eric Thorin (bass) - have all been regular visitors to the UK over the past few years [...]
Smith & Jones tour
August 25th, 2010
Beverly Smith and Carl Jones will be touring the UK in September and October.
Beginning on the 2nd September, the old-time duo will play across England and Wales including a spot at the Cornish Bluegrass Festival (17th - 19th).
Together they play “just about anything with strings” and bring their “years of experience to the art of [...]
OCMS and Dave Rawlings Machine tour
August 7th, 2010
Old Crow Medicine Show tour Europe in September with opening act The Dave Rawlings Machine.
The two bands will play at the Open House Festival in Belfast, as well as concerts in Glasgow, Gateshead, Leeds and London.
OCMS will play three more gigs without their support band in Bristol, Cardiff and Brighton. They will then tour [...]
Bucket Boys return
August 2nd, 2010
Oregon’s Water Tower Bucket Boys return to the UK this month for an extensive tour.
The Portland-based band made their British debut last summer. This time they will be here for a month, playing throughout England and Northern Ireland, and will also be appearing on Mark Lamarr’s Radio 2 show.
The WTBBs play a hard-driving mix of [...]
Hobos just keep moving on
July 12th, 2010
Canada’s Grass Mountain Hobos start a tour of the UK on Friday.
Their travels will take in venues across England, Scotland and Wales, with stops including London, Glasgow and Pontypridd.
The Hobos hail from Prince Edward Island and describe themselves as a “swing, bluegrass, blues, and folk infusion”. Last year their debut CD won several awards including [...]
Dixie Bee-Liners visit England
July 4th, 2010
Virginian bluegrass band The Dixie Bee-Liners visit England in August for two dates.
They will be performing at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention in Oxfordshire on August 13th, then on August 14th they will be appearing along with UK acts The Coal Porters, Amy Harrison and Dolly and the Clothespegs at The Face Bar in Reading.
This second [...]
Elvis on tour
June 17th, 2010
Elvis Costello will be touring this summer with the Sugarcanes - a backing band which includes Jerry Douglas, Mike Compton, Stuart Duncan and Dennis Crouch.
The band will play across Europe with UK gigs in London, Liverpool, Gateshead and Glasgow.
The concerts will promote Costello’s recent album Secret, Profane and Sugarcane which was produced by T [...]
DCB’s new bluegrass night
June 9th, 2010
The Down County Boys have announced details of a new bluegrass club in the village of Whitwick, Leicestershire.
The new club will run on the first Wednesday of the month starting on September 1st, with the DCBs as resident band. The venue is the Lady Jane pub and admission on the first night will be free.
The [...]
Fox Hunt in Scotland
June 6th, 2010
West Virginian string band The Fox Hunt tour Scotland this month.
The band play raucous American roots music with old-time, bluegrass and early country influences, utilising the traditional instrumentation of fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass.
The group will play across the country, including gigs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stornoway and Skye, and combine their visit to Britain [...]
