Across the Pond # 8 - May 2000

UK Festivals - May 2000

For a full list see the Folk Roots Magazine page
http://www.froots.demon.co.uk/festivals/date

Wed 3rd - Sun 28th Roots 2000 (Brighton)
http://www.roots2000.brighton.co.uk
Brighton, E. Sussex Details from: Jeff Hemmings
15 Campbell Rd, Brighton, East Susssx, BN1 4QD.
Tel: (01273) 236435. e-mail: jhammings@cwnet.com

Wed 3rd Youssou N'Dour
http://www.isis-intl.com/mike/youssou.htm
Sat 6th Kate Rusby
http://www.purerecords.demon.co.uk/
Sat 6th Salsa Celtica
http://www.netreal.co.uk/salsaceltica/
Mon 8th The Poozies
http://www.cutting-tweed.demon.co.uk/poozies.htm
Wed 10th Eliza Carthy
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/martin.nail/artists.htm
Thur 11th Rory McLeod
http://www.adk93.dial.pipex.com/
Sat 13th Bert Jansch
http://www.execpc.com/~henkle/fbindex/j/jansch_bert.html
Sat 13th Tango Band
http://www.otbproductions.demon.co.uk/tangoband/
Sun 14th Black Umfolosi
http://www.artsworldwide.org.uk/touring_artists.html
Wed 17th Musafir
http://www.fonline.de/home/fo0166/MUSAFIR.html
Tue 23rd Sierra Maestra
http://www.afrocubaweb.com/sierramaestra.htm
Wed 24th Dick Gaughan
http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/main.htm
Wed 24th Kangaroo Moon
http://www.gn.apc.org/psu/kanga.html
Sat 27th Bap Kennedy
http://www.country.com/gen/music/artist/bap-kennedy.html
Sun 28th Chip Taylor
http://www.trainwreckrecords.com/html/chip.html

Fri 5th - Sun 7th Holmfirth Folk Festival
http://www.riceholm.demon.co.uk
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire Details from: Linda Rice
230 Dunford Rd, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD7 1DU
(01484) 686792. Fax: (01484) 684049.
e-mail: Linda@riceholm.demon.co.uk

Martin Carthy
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sjsheldon/homepage.htm
Little Johnny England
http://www.shogem.demon.co.uk/lje/
Chipolata 5
http://www.netreal.co.uk/chipolatas/welcome.htm
Roy Bailey
http://www.stirrings.co.uk/folkzone/artistes/roybailey/
Bill Jones
http://homepage.virgin.net/belinda.j/index.html
The Copper Family
http://hum2mac1.murdoch.edu.au/copper/
Artisan
http://www.artisan-harmony.com
Chris while & Julie Matthews
http://www.bluemoonmusic@freeserve.co.uk
and many more.

Wed 24- Sun 4th
Big Country International Festival of Americana
Glasgow, Scotland Details from: Billy Kelly,
101 Ballantrae Cres, Glasgow, Scotland, G11 5TX.
Tel: (0141) 221 0359. Fax: (0141) 221 8609.
e-mail: sf005@post.almac.co.uk

Warren Zevon
http://www.warrenzevon.com
Jerry Jeff Walker
http://www.jerryjeff.com/
Neal Casal
http://www.morebarn.com/nealcasal/
Slaid Cleaves
http://www.slaid.com
Suzanne Vega
http://www.vega.net/
and many more

May 26-29 Chippenham Folk Festival
http://members.aol.com/chippfolk/index.html
Details from: Folk Festival Office, The Bridge Centre,
Chippenham, Wilts,SN15 2AA. Tel: (01249) 657190.
e-mail: chippfolk@aol.com

John Kirkpatrick
http://www.thebeesknees.com/bk-jk-bi.html
Les Barker - Mrs Ackroyd Band
http://www.cix.co.uk/~ackroyd/welcome.htm
Colum Sands
http://www.waterbug.com/sands.html
Tom McConville & Pauline Cato
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/obm/tom_p.htm
Brian Peters & Gordon Tyrrall
http://www.rootsworld.com/harbourtown/peters.html
Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman
http://freespace.virgin.net/daveandanni.music/
Chris Foster
http://biomusic.mentha.hu/eng/zenekarok/foster.shtml
Sara Grey
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SaraGrey
Alan Burton & Steve Hunt
http://www.moosemusic.co.uk/untitled.html
Judy Cook
http://ceimd.com/folksing.htm
Joe Stead
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/banjostead/
Johnny Collins
http://ds.dial.pipex.com/alan.j.hardy/JohnnyCollins/
Roots Quartet
http://dangermedia.com/rootsquartet

May 27th-29th Bishopstock Music Festival
http://www.bishopstock.com
Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon. Details from: Helen Myers,
Bishop's Court Palace, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1DH.
Tel: (01392) 875220. Fax: (01392) 876528.
e-mail: production@bishopstock.com

Guest of honour, John Lee Hooker
http://www.rosebudus.com/hooker/
Note: His appearance at the festival has had to be
cancelled due to ill health. Please check the festival
site above.

Sat 27th Steve Earle & The Dukes
http://www.steveearle.net/
Mavis Staples
http://user.tninet.se/~yew546n/mavis/int.html
Booker T Jones
http://www.rosebudus.com/jones/index.html
Jonny Lang
http://www.blueskyartists.com/Jonny/Jonny.html
Blind Boys of Alabama
http://www.rosebudus.com/blindboys/index.html
John Hammond
http://www.rosebudus.com/hammond/index.html
Otis Grand
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/otisgrand/

Sun 28th Van Morrison
http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?p=amg&sql=B540
Ruth Brown & Friends
http://www.rosebudus.com/brown/index.html
Charlie Musselwhite
http://www.rosebudus.com/musselwhite/index.html
Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine
http://www.alligator.com/artists/04/bio.html
Shemekia Copeland
http://www.alligator.com/artists/41/bio.html
Corey Harris & The 5 x 5
http://coreyharrismusic.com/

Mon 29th Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
http://www.relapse.demon.co.uk/jools/index.html
Jimmie Vaughan
http://www.jimmievaughan.com
Eric Bibb & Band
http://www.ericbibb.com/
Joe Louis Walker & The Boss Talkers
http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_bio.jhtml?ai_id=500432
Susan Tedeschi
http://www.susantedeschi.com
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
http://www.bayfrontblues.com/biography/magic_slim.htm
Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes
http://www.stoneyport.demon.co.uk/bio/lambbio.html

May 27-29 Window on the World International Music Festival
http://www.wowfest.co.uk
North Shields, Tyne&Wear Details from: Carol Alevrajianni,
40A Bell St, North Shields, Fish Quay, Tyne&Wear, NE30 1HF
Tel: (0191) 200 5415 Fax:(0191) 200 8910
e-mail: wowfest@connectfree.co.uk
Asian Dub Foundation
http://www.asiandubfoundation.com/
Nitin Sawhney
http://www.nitinsawhney.com/
Sierra Maestra
http://www.afrocubaweb.com/sierramaestra.htm
Klimax
http://www.sastom.demon.nl/klimax/
Nass Marrakech
http://www.moroccanmusic.com/html/nassmar.html
Louisiana Red
http://www.justin-time.com/hiband/bio/louisiana_red.html
Yat Kha
http://www.bmgclassics.com/world/yatkha/
The Popes
http://www.snappermusic.com/thepopes/
The Tartan Amoebas
http://www.lismor.co.uk/tartan.html
Dick Gaughan
http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/main.htm
Eliza Carthy
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/martin.nail/artists.htm
Merengada
http://www.telinco.com/merengada/
Flook!
http://www.flook.co.uk
Kila
http://www.kila.ie/www/home/index.html
Peatbog Faeries
http://www.peatbog-faeries.com/
Latimbala
http://www.afrocubaweb.com/New-99/LaTimbala.htm

Go to:
Back to Page 1
More London gigs
Best of the Rest of the UK
UK Tour Dates

Contact Paul Castle: pdcmusic@freeuk.com

Browse the index of Previous Articles