6 May 2022

 

SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME
 
I roll out the summer menu of gigs this month and it is as varied as anything I've ever done over the years. There's me with Aaron Catlow, Dan Walsh, Rab Noakes, Boo Hewerdine and even me with myself! It's a lot of music to keep on the 'go' but I'm loving getting to play so much different music. (Photo credit: Area 88 TV; me & Paddy Milner)
 

 

 

 


 

GIGS AND FESTIVALS 2022

 

 

 

MAY
 
7th Elm Farm Music (Workshop& Concert), Swannington (Brooks Solo)
 
13th Masonic Hall, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes)
 
14th Wee Bear Cafe, Lochside Inn, Lintrathen, Kirriemuir, Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes)
 
20th Stocksfield Community Centre S I C A, Stocksfield, Northumberland (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
21st Private Concert, North Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
22nd The Doublet Bar, Glasgow, Scotland (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
27th Bingham Folk Club, Bingham (Brooks Solo
 
28th Private Party, Surrey (Brooks Solo)

 
JUNE
 
4th Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
12th Folk On The Moor, Ivybridge, Devon (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)
 
19th Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival, Middlewich (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)
 
23rd The Barn, Baston, Lincolnshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)

 
JULY
 
1st St Edith Folk Club, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)
 
2nd Kimpton Folk Festival, Kimpton (Brooks Solo)
 
6th Summer Festival, Hungerford, Wiltshire (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)
 
8th Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambridgeshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)
 
9th Eastwell Unplugged, Village Hall, Eastwell, Leicestershire (Brooks Solo
 
14th Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, Wales (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
16th Largo Arts Week, Fife, Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes)
 
17th The Green Note, Camden, London (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
18th Ellis Theatre, Marlborough, Wiltshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)
 
29th Blues In The Afternoon, Frinton Cricket Club, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex (Brooks Solo)

 
AUGUST
 
6th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (Brooks Solo)
 
7th Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs, Kent (Brooks & Dan Walsh)
 
14th Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)

 
 

 

 

 


 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN
 
In honour of BD's birthday on 24th May, WUSB-FM/Sunday Street Program's Charlie Backfish asked a few of us to film/record a couple of Bob's (I'm-sure-we're-on-a-first-name-basis) songs. The webcast of all the songs will be broadcast on 22nd May at 7pm (New York-time). Watch for details or check out WUSB-FM or the Sunday Street Series at The Long Island Museum. Here's the set from my filming/recording session. Can you guess my two songs?
 

 

 

 


 

READY FOR THE TIMES? YES WE ARE!
 
Are you Ready For The Times? Aaron Catlow and I are! We've let a few CDs out in advance of its release date in June. The songs we play are songs I haven't got to play before - one by Cheryl Wheeler, one by Jean Ritchie, one by Ola Belle Reed, and one from the repertoire of Crystal Gayle, to name but a few. The album is just fiddle and guitar and two voices. All-acoustic - my favourite kind of album! Expertly recorded by Chris Pepper. Get your copy at a gig or order one from my website. Orders will be delivered straight away. Visit my STORE to order. Here's ALL THINGS BROOKS AND AARON. (Photo: Mike Watts at the Green Note London)
 
 

 

 

 


 

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