Wanna see us sing some strange old folk songs?
May 21, 2019
Tag: Gigs
We Have Gigs
October 9, 2018
Yeah! We have some shows coming up in the next few weeks. We’ll be supporting Bird in The Belly at Moot Hall, then heading down to London to play at the acoustic stage for Being Late at The Horniman Museum and Gardens. We’ll be there along with Bity Booker and Cunning Folk. Then it’s off to Apple Day to play at Bromham Mill. In November we’re doing a special show at a screening of The Wicker Man at The Quarry Theatre. We’ll sing a few tunes from the soundtrack at the bar and we’ll bring lyrics with us so you guys can join in! Ha ha, it should be a lot of fun. See you there x
Mill Race Folk Programme 2018-2019
August 9, 2018
More acoustic events at Mill Race Folk will be announced soon, but here is a flavour of things to come. Tickets for the shows below are available to buy now.
Saturday 22nd September 2018
FOLK DOUBLE BILL
Jack Sharp and Thom Ashworth
Moot Hall, Church End, Elstow, MK42 9XT. Doors at 7:00 PM,
Tickets £10 + booking fee
To start our new Mill Race Folk season we have an amazing double bill.
Thom Ashworth is an English folksinger and bassist and has been described as a “vibrant new voice-to-watch on the folk scene” by fRoots Magazine. He performs stripped back arrangements of traditional songs on voice and acoustic bass guitar. Listen to Thom’s 2nd EP, ‘Hollow’
You will recognise Jack from Marisa Jack & Davy, and as one of the hosts of Mill Race Folk. He also plays in rock band Wolf People. He will be playing solo folk songs with guitar and bouzouki, many of which have been collected in Bedfordshire. Buy Tickets from Eventbrite now
Thursday 27th September 2018
Folk on the Boat
Matt Tighe & Tad Sargent
A two hour river cruise with live folk music from Matt and Tad leaves from the moorings at the Barns Hotel, Cardington Road, Bedford (boarding at 7.15 p.m).
Gorgeous folk duo Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent come to Bedford on 27th September to play Mill Race Folk on The John Bunyan Boat. Their sublime folk tunes are a perfect accompaniment for a lazy trip down the Ouse. Take a cool glass of something fancy in your hand and soak up the delights of the river on an early autumnal evening.
Matt Tighe is quickly making a name for himself in the world of folk and Traditional music. He has been described as a, “fiery virtuoso”, and has already had an extensive experience in performance, playing at many festivals and clubs within the UK and Ireland. London Born Tad Sargent, whose family roots come from Castlebar in county Mayo, started playing music at a young age on the piano. He picked up the bouzouki in 2008 and has performed/recorded and worked with many great musicians and groups such as Barrule, Tony Christie, Luke Daniels and Cara Dillon.
Don’t miss out, these tickets are very limited. Call the friendly team at John Bunyan boat on 01946 690301 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00) to book your tickets £tbc
Saturday 13th October 2018
Bird in the Belly
Moot Hall, Church End, Elstow, MK42 9XT. Doors at 7:00 PM,
Tickets £10 + booking fee
Bird in the Belly are a Brighton based collective made up of solo artist Jinnwoo, folk duo Hickory Signals, visual artist Epha Roe, and instrumentalist Tom Pryor. Together they have spent the last 12 months recording songs and stories that have either never before been recorded or are rarely recorded – all set to contemporary folk music, in the hopes of reintroducing these songs back into the folk canon. Tickets are available now
Saturday 19th January 2019
Cohen Braithewaite Kilcoyne
Moot Hall, Church End, Elstow, MK42 9XT. Doors at 7:00 PM,
Tickets £10 + booking fee
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is a folk musician and singer. Cohen has been a musician since the age of 6 and took to squeezeboxes in his teens and has since developed into a fine player of both the melodeon and anglo concertina. Cohen is also a well-regarded singer and in 2014 won Bromyard Folk Festival’s Future of Young Folk Award for singing.
Cohen’s solo repertoire consists mainly of traditional songs with accompaniment from anglo concertina or melodeon. Alongside this Cohen also performs traditional tunes and the occasional un-accompanied song. An average solo performance includes traditional ballads, historical songs, industrial songs, sea songs and shanties all firmly rooted in the English tradition, with a fair amount of material linked to the West Midlands where Cohen has lived for much of his life. Buy tickets from Eventbrite now
Saturday 9th March 2019
Ewan McLennan
Moot Hall, Church End, Elstow, MK42 9XT. Doors at 7:00 PM,
Tickets £10 + booking fee
Ewan’s last gig with Mill Race Folk was cancelled due to snow. We have finally managed to get him back, and this time it will be at the incredibly beautiful Moot Hall in Elstow.
Ewan’s music has depth of feeling & sincerity. Whether singing haunting traditional Scottish ballads or weaving the powerful stories that make up his own songs, Ewan’s unique, moving and earthy voice is always compelling. His guitar playing is outstanding and forms an essential part of his music. Ewan’s most recent project, entitled Breaking the Spell of Loneliness, was a collaborative tour and album with renowned author and journalist George Monbiot, seeking to use music and word to open up the issue of loneliness and community.
Support will come from hosts Marisa Jack & Davy. Buy tickets from Eventbrite now
SUMMER 2018
May 30, 2018
We have some gigs coming up. It would be lovely to see you there!
Oxjam
October 7, 2017
We’re playing Bedford Oxjam later this month. Various music venues, pubs and bars in Bedford will be hosting local musicians throughout the day for a brilliant cause. We’ll be playing at The Ent Shed on Castle Road, Bedford at 3pm
The Askew Sisters at Mill Race Folk
August 1, 2017
Mill Race Folk has returned to Bromham Mill! Marisa Jack and Davy are ready to go with another excellent selection of contemporary folk and traditional music in the beautiful, intimate setting of Bedford’s 18th century water mill. The the cafe once again providing delicious food and drink.
To start our new season, The Askew Sisters will be performing!
“From dark ballads to uplifting dance tunes, they play with driving energy and the unity of two people who have played together all their lives.
The sisters use fiddle, melodeon and concertina to breathtaking effect, creating cinematic arrangements that get to the very heart of each song. These create a perfect setting for Hazel’s striking voice, which won her Best Female Singer at the Spiral Earth Awards 2011.
Emily and Hazel’s latest album, In the Air or the Earth, was released by RootBeat Records, to widespread critical acclaim, including the Spiral Earth Award for Best Traditional Album 2015.”
Tickets are only £10 and are available from eventbrite or pop into the Mill at the weekend and buy a ticket from Rachel at the cafe x
Leytonstone Festival Supporting Martin Carthy
June 26, 2017
We are pleased to be returning to What’s Cookin’ on Sunday 9th July 2017 as part of LEYTONSTONE FESTIVAL
We’re supporting folk legend Martin Carthy. No introduction is necessary! It is advance booking only so call 07904 210218 for a ticket. Doors are at 7pm.
Full line up is Martin Carthy / MarisaJack&Davy / MG Boulter. Hope to see you there!
Venue info:
What’s Cookin’…
Upstairs @ Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club
Harvey Road
Leytonstone, London E11 3DB
Leytonstone Underground (2 min)
Leytonstone High Road BR Station (10 min)
John Kirkpatrick at Mill Race Folk
June 20, 2017
This is a big one for Mill Race Folk. We are really excited!
John Kirkpatrick is one of the most prolific figures on the English folk scene, and has established an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso (melodeon, Anglo concertina and button accordion), as well as a leading interpreter of English folk music. During his long career he has played with Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins, Richard Thompson and Steeleye Span to name but a few. Support on the night comes from us lot, local trio Marisa Jack & Davy.
Tickets are only £12 and are available at The Place Theatre
See Us At Kontra Roots Club
April 5, 2017
Our next show is on Friday 12th May 2017 at Kontra Roots Club in Earls Barton Working Men’s Club in Northants. We’ll be supporting Paul Handyside and Doughboy Three, so we’ll be in very good company. We’re expecting a busy night with a variety of music. A Kontra session is known for many genres of music within the space of a single evening: folk, blues, Americana, jazz, world, contemporary and traditional music (phew!). It starts at 8pm and only costs £3 for admission. A new adventure in our neighbouring county. We hear it’s ideal for acoustic music: characterful and friendly and they also serve real ale (“Bring Us in Good Ale!”)
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