Leveret; Belinda O’Hooley & Jackie Oates; the Tom McConville Band.
Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England’s finest folk musicians. Fiddler Sam Sweeney was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, and is known for his work in Bellowhead, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project. Melodeon genius Andy Cutting, a three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, is a compelling solo performer and currently works with Blowzabella, Topette, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry. Concertina wizard Rob Harbron is known for his work with The Full English (Best Group and Best Album BBC Folk Awards 2014), Fay Hield and Jon Boden.
“Three of England’s finest traditional players weaving exquisite tapestries out of old and new tunes. Just sublime. I can’t recommend seeing them live enough.” – Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3
Belinda O’Hooley & Jackie Oates
Two of British folk’s most distinctive and highly-regarded artists join together in a brand-new, inspired collaboration.
Jackie Oates is a respected and sought-after singer, fiddle player, song- writer and multi-instrumentalist, widely known for her tender, arresting interpretations of traditional folk songs. Belinda O’Hooley, a renowned pianist, singer and composer, is best known as one half of O’Hooley & Tidow, who rose to international prominence for writing and performing the theme to the hit TV series Gentleman Jack. Belinda is also known for accompanying folk luminaries including Rufus Wainwright and Nic Jones.
The Tom McConville Band
Fronted by the incendiary fiddle playing of BBC Radio 2 Musician of the Year Tom McConville, whom Seth Lakeman regards as his biggest influence, and whose exceptional voice is brought to the fore with big choruses and a great choice of songs and tunes. The band also features Shona Kipling, one of the finest accordion players in the country. Add to that David Newey’s ‘incredible, unique guitar playing’ (BBC Radio 6), and Phil Murray – the man Mike Harding called ‘the best acoustic bass player in Britain’, and you have a musical force to be reckoned with.
