The Often Herd - June 2025
The N E Street Band with the Songs of Springsteen - May 2025
Guy Davis - May 2025
Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis - April 2025
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - March 2025
Jackie Oates & John Spiers - December 2024
Martin Harley - November 2024
Bruce Molsky - November 2024
Bard Edrington V and Karina Wilson - October 2024
John Tams - October 2024
Beware of the Bull – The Enigmatic Genius of Jake Thackray, presented by Paul Thompson - September 2024
Sound of the Sirens - September 2024
The Everly Brothers & Buddy Holly Tribute Show - July 2024
Over the Moon - July 2024
Gaelforce - June 2024
RANT - May 2024
Leveret - April 2024
Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri - March 2024
Dan Walsh - March 2024
Past performers have included...
2023
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham ~ Saltfishforty ~ Jez Lowe Jack Rutter ~ The Hoth Brothers Band
Tom Leary & Eric Sedge ~ Bob Fox Duncan ~ Chisholm & Hamish Napier ~ Chris Wood ~ John Tams
Megson ~ Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman ~ Guy Davis ~ Sam Lewis The Wilderness Yet
2022
An Evening with Dolly Parton - The Rags to Rhinestones Story ~ Other Roads ~ Peggy Seeger & Calum MacColl
Steve Knightley ~ The Fourmost ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Tony McManus & Julia Toaspern
Harp and a Monkey ~ Darren Page - the voice of Roy Orbison ~ Andy Irvine
Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards ~ John Tams ~ cua
2021
RANT ~ Leveret ~ Himmerland ~ Peter Knight's Gigspanner
Green Matthews - Midwinter Revels
2020
The Seamus Egan Project ~ Megson ~ Joe Newberry & April Verch
2019
John Kirkpatrick ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Symbio ~ Other Roads ~ Peter Knight & John Spiers
Rag Mama Rag ~ The Baldy Holly Band ~ Chris Bannister with the music of John Denver
Landermason ~ Martin Simpson ~ The Dreamers ~ 3hattrio ~ Duncan Chisholm ~ Gaelforce
Sherburn Bartley Sanders ~ Feedback and Lewis & Katie - flood fundraiser by local young people
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
2018
Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund ~ Megson ~ Tannara ~ Calan ~ Andy Irvine ~ Ritchie Parrish Ritchie
Duncan Chisholm ~ Evie Ladin & Keith Terry ~ Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards
The Persuaders ~ Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan ~ RANT ~ Tams & Coope ~ Urban Folk Quartet
Himmerland ~ A Classic Christmas ~ Green Matthews - A Christmas Carol
2017
Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick ~ Rag Mama Rag ~ Lady Maisery ~ Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
The Dreamers ~ Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater ~ The Damien O'Kane Trio ~ Lucy Ward
John Tams & Barry Coope ~ The Quo Experience ~ Tom McConville & Tony Wilson
2016
Megson ~ Hannah James ~ Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker ~ Johnny Cash Revisited ~ Tim & Rhona Dalling
Anita Harris ~ An Evening with the Dreamers ~ The Hot Seats ~ Bob Fox ~ Ricardo Curbelo ~ Connla
Harpeth Rising ~ Furnace Mountain ~ Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman ~ Emily Smith
2015
Steve Knightley ~ Steve Turner ~ Lucy Ward ~ The Tom McConville Band ~ The Railsplitters
Hillfolk Noir ~ New Rope String Band ~ WinterWilson ~ Carthy & Swarb ~ Vin Garbutt ~ Tams & Coope
2014
Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Zeke Deighton ~ Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin & Hannah James ~ Ricardo Curbelo
Sam Sweeney & Hannah James ~ Martin & Eliza Carthy ~ The Bills ~ Flossie Malavialle ~ Duncan Chisholm
Kitsyke Will ~ Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band ~ Tams & Coope
2013
Anthony John Clarke ~ Martin Simpson ~ Landermason ~ Kieran Halpin ~ Hillfolk Noir ~ Vin Garbutt
Jez Lowe & Kate Bramley ~ Lucy Ward ~ New Rope String Band ~ John Kirkpatrick ~ Blast from the Past
2012
Anna Massie & Mairearad Green ~ Other Roads ~ Maddy Prior with Giles Lewin & Hannah James
Benny Graham, Chuck Fleming & Bert Draycott ~ Al Parrish (ex-Tanglefoot) ~ The Tom McConville Band
Flossie Malavialle ~ Tams & Coope ~ Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick ~ Alistair Anderson & Dan Walsh
Appalachian Roots
2011
Pete Coe ~ Megson ~ Craig & Willoughby ~ John Renbourn & Robin Williamson ~ Isla St Clair ~ Johnny Silvo
Vin Garbutt ~ Dave Burland ~ Ken Nicol and BarronBrady ~ Tams & Coope ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
2010
Landermason ~ Chris Wood with support by Spinndrift ~ Paul Wheater sings Jim Reeves
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin, with support by Barbara Helen ~ Maddy Prior & Nick Hennessey - The North of Barnsley Tour
Isambarde with support by Stan Graham ~ Colum Sands with support by Brenda Heslop & Ribbon Road
Vin Garbutt with support by Sarah Dean ~ Kieran Halpin with support by The Candlelite Band
Cloudstreet ~ Tams & Coope ~ Andy Irvine ~ Show of Hands ~ The Tom McConville Band
Peggy Seeger ~ Malinky
2009
Chris Sherburn, Denny Bartley & Bella Hardy ~ The Anna Massie Band with support by Dr Zoo
Appalalchian Magic with Debby McClatchy ~ Martin Simpson with support by Landermason
Bram Taylor with Roly Hindmarch, with support by Loose Connection
Duncan Chisholm & Ivan Drever with support by Lacewing
Vin Garbutt ~ Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh ~ Chris Milner and Skyran
Chris While & Julie Matthews ~ The James Keelaghan Trio
Maurice Grumbleweed and Brian Glanfield, with Reeth Brass Band ~ Dave Swarbrick
Kerfuffle ~ The Lark Rise Band with Ashley Hutchings
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies with Benny Graham & guests - "Geordie's Winter Almanac Radio Roadshow"
2008
Vin Garbutt ~ John Renbourn and Johnny Dickinson ~ Quicksilver ~ Lau ~ Bernard Carney
Peggy Seeger, Martin Carthy, Norma & Mike Waterson ~ John Wright's Band ~ Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby
Isla St Clair ~ Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine (with the unexpected addition of John McCusker!)
The Churchfitters ~ Battlefield Band with support by the Calum Stewart Trio - Calum Stewart, Andy May & Lauren MacColl
John Tams & Barry Coope with support by Kate Bramley ~ Appalachian Roots (Ira Bernstein & Riley Baugus)
Tom McConville
2007
Vin Garbutt with support by Katy Doherty ~ Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh
Jenna Reid with her sister Bethany and Kevin Mackenzie with support by Waxwing
Tanglefoot ~ Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin ~ Nancy Kerr and James Fagan ~ Cherish the Ladies
Mad Agnes ~ Steamradio ~ Bob Fox & Billy Mitchell ~ Swarb's Lazarus
Jez Lowe's "Song for Geordie" Tour ~ Last Night's Fun
2006
Maddy Prior and friends - The Quest Tour
Alistair Anderson & final year students from the Folk Music Degree course at Newcastle University
Spiers & Boden ~ Lisa Knapp ~ James Raynard ~ Flossie ~ Chimera ~ Doonan & Murray
Last Night's Fun ~ Mike Sheehan ~ AG & Kate ~ Kathryn Tickell & Corrina Hewat ~ Kerfuffle
2005
Daytripper ~ Martin Carthy & Mike Waterson ~ Uiscedwr ~ Rachel Unthank & the Winter Set
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham ~ Saltfishforty ~ Jez Lowe Jack Rutter ~ The Hoth Brothers Band
Tom Leary & Eric Sedge ~ Bob Fox Duncan ~ Chisholm & Hamish Napier ~ Chris Wood ~ John Tams
Megson ~ Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman ~ Guy Davis ~ Sam Lewis The Wilderness Yet
2022
An Evening with Dolly Parton - The Rags to Rhinestones Story ~ Other Roads ~ Peggy Seeger & Calum MacColl
Steve Knightley ~ The Fourmost ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Tony McManus & Julia Toaspern
Harp and a Monkey ~ Darren Page - the voice of Roy Orbison ~ Andy Irvine
Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards ~ John Tams ~ cua
2021
RANT ~ Leveret ~ Himmerland ~ Peter Knight's Gigspanner
Green Matthews - Midwinter Revels
2020
The Seamus Egan Project ~ Megson ~ Joe Newberry & April Verch
2019
John Kirkpatrick ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Symbio ~ Other Roads ~ Peter Knight & John Spiers
Rag Mama Rag ~ The Baldy Holly Band ~ Chris Bannister with the music of John Denver
Landermason ~ Martin Simpson ~ The Dreamers ~ 3hattrio ~ Duncan Chisholm ~ Gaelforce
Sherburn Bartley Sanders ~ Feedback and Lewis & Katie - flood fundraiser by local young people
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
2018
Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund ~ Megson ~ Tannara ~ Calan ~ Andy Irvine ~ Ritchie Parrish Ritchie
Duncan Chisholm ~ Evie Ladin & Keith Terry ~ Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards
The Persuaders ~ Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan ~ RANT ~ Tams & Coope ~ Urban Folk Quartet
Himmerland ~ A Classic Christmas ~ Green Matthews - A Christmas Carol
2017
Martin Carthy & John Kirkpatrick ~ Rag Mama Rag ~ Lady Maisery ~ Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
The Dreamers ~ Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater ~ The Damien O'Kane Trio ~ Lucy Ward
John Tams & Barry Coope ~ The Quo Experience ~ Tom McConville & Tony Wilson
2016
Megson ~ Hannah James ~ Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker ~ Johnny Cash Revisited ~ Tim & Rhona Dalling
Anita Harris ~ An Evening with the Dreamers ~ The Hot Seats ~ Bob Fox ~ Ricardo Curbelo ~ Connla
Harpeth Rising ~ Furnace Mountain ~ Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman ~ Emily Smith
2015
Steve Knightley ~ Steve Turner ~ Lucy Ward ~ The Tom McConville Band ~ The Railsplitters
Hillfolk Noir ~ New Rope String Band ~ WinterWilson ~ Carthy & Swarb ~ Vin Garbutt ~ Tams & Coope
2014
Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri ~ Zeke Deighton ~ Maddy Prior, Giles Lewin & Hannah James ~ Ricardo Curbelo
Sam Sweeney & Hannah James ~ Martin & Eliza Carthy ~ The Bills ~ Flossie Malavialle ~ Duncan Chisholm
Kitsyke Will ~ Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band ~ Tams & Coope
2013
Anthony John Clarke ~ Martin Simpson ~ Landermason ~ Kieran Halpin ~ Hillfolk Noir ~ Vin Garbutt
Jez Lowe & Kate Bramley ~ Lucy Ward ~ New Rope String Band ~ John Kirkpatrick ~ Blast from the Past
2012
Anna Massie & Mairearad Green ~ Other Roads ~ Maddy Prior with Giles Lewin & Hannah James
Benny Graham, Chuck Fleming & Bert Draycott ~ Al Parrish (ex-Tanglefoot) ~ The Tom McConville Band
Flossie Malavialle ~ Tams & Coope ~ Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick ~ Alistair Anderson & Dan Walsh
Appalachian Roots
2011
Pete Coe ~ Megson ~ Craig & Willoughby ~ John Renbourn & Robin Williamson ~ Isla St Clair ~ Johnny Silvo
Vin Garbutt ~ Dave Burland ~ Ken Nicol and BarronBrady ~ Tams & Coope ~ Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
2010
Landermason ~ Chris Wood with support by Spinndrift ~ Paul Wheater sings Jim Reeves
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin, with support by Barbara Helen ~ Maddy Prior & Nick Hennessey - The North of Barnsley Tour
Isambarde with support by Stan Graham ~ Colum Sands with support by Brenda Heslop & Ribbon Road
Vin Garbutt with support by Sarah Dean ~ Kieran Halpin with support by The Candlelite Band
Cloudstreet ~ Tams & Coope ~ Andy Irvine ~ Show of Hands ~ The Tom McConville Band
Peggy Seeger ~ Malinky
2009
Chris Sherburn, Denny Bartley & Bella Hardy ~ The Anna Massie Band with support by Dr Zoo
Appalalchian Magic with Debby McClatchy ~ Martin Simpson with support by Landermason
Bram Taylor with Roly Hindmarch, with support by Loose Connection
Duncan Chisholm & Ivan Drever with support by Lacewing
Vin Garbutt ~ Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh ~ Chris Milner and Skyran
Chris While & Julie Matthews ~ The James Keelaghan Trio
Maurice Grumbleweed and Brian Glanfield, with Reeth Brass Band ~ Dave Swarbrick
Kerfuffle ~ The Lark Rise Band with Ashley Hutchings
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies with Benny Graham & guests - "Geordie's Winter Almanac Radio Roadshow"
2008
Vin Garbutt ~ John Renbourn and Johnny Dickinson ~ Quicksilver ~ Lau ~ Bernard Carney
Peggy Seeger, Martin Carthy, Norma & Mike Waterson ~ John Wright's Band ~ Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby
Isla St Clair ~ Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine (with the unexpected addition of John McCusker!)
The Churchfitters ~ Battlefield Band with support by the Calum Stewart Trio - Calum Stewart, Andy May & Lauren MacColl
John Tams & Barry Coope with support by Kate Bramley ~ Appalachian Roots (Ira Bernstein & Riley Baugus)
Tom McConville
2007
Vin Garbutt with support by Katy Doherty ~ Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh
Jenna Reid with her sister Bethany and Kevin Mackenzie with support by Waxwing
Tanglefoot ~ Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin ~ Nancy Kerr and James Fagan ~ Cherish the Ladies
Mad Agnes ~ Steamradio ~ Bob Fox & Billy Mitchell ~ Swarb's Lazarus
Jez Lowe's "Song for Geordie" Tour ~ Last Night's Fun
2006
Maddy Prior and friends - The Quest Tour
Alistair Anderson & final year students from the Folk Music Degree course at Newcastle University
Spiers & Boden ~ Lisa Knapp ~ James Raynard ~ Flossie ~ Chimera ~ Doonan & Murray
Last Night's Fun ~ Mike Sheehan ~ AG & Kate ~ Kathryn Tickell & Corrina Hewat ~ Kerfuffle
2005
Daytripper ~ Martin Carthy & Mike Waterson ~ Uiscedwr ~ Rachel Unthank & the Winter Set
