Sharrow Folk Festival Live Music & Concerts

Two days of the best of Sheffield's folk & folk rock singers & bands, fundraising for the Sharrow Festival.

Sunday:
Free afternoon session - in the new downstairs bar (2-6 p.m.)
Ticketed evening session - 2 stages (7.30 p.m.-Midnight)

Ticket Prices:
On The Door: £7 per day.

Advanced tickets (details coming soon):
Weekend (Sat & Sun) £10
or £6 per day.

Sharrow Folk Festival 2017: Sat 25th - Sun 26th March

Saturday (evening session: 7.30 p.m.-1 a.m)

upstairs:

12 Papa Al
Global mishmash from the Sheffield Live DJ.

11 Jack's Rake
Briliant folkiness.
https://www.facebook.com/jacks.rake.1?fref=ts
https://soundcloud.com/jacks-rake

10 The Mother Of Crows
Pagan folk rock featuring Polish songs and klezmer melodies from the heart of South Yorkshire.
https://www.facebook.com/Themotherofcrows/?fref=ts

9.10 Down Trodden String Band
Old-time string band based in the hills of the Peak District featuring multiple instruments and four-part harmonies.
https://www.facebook.com/downtroddenstringband/
https://youtu.be/fdpqGYnLF4k

8.20 Bungalow Bliss
Acoustic trio playing a mix of music, including some original songs, in a folk style featuring various combinations of vocals, piano accordion, guitar, mandolin, low whistle and bodhran.
https://www.reverbnation.com/bungalowbliss

7.30 12 Dead In Everett
Playing syndicate-folk, anarcho-Americana and old time rebel songs - music to fan the flames of discontent and tell the Boss to go to hell. Guitar, banjo, accordion, and sweet harmonies of reason in a world deaf to exploitation.
https://www.facebook.com/12deadineverett/?fref=ts
https://12deadineverett.bandcamp.com/releases

time tbc: Prishni Asthana
Indian folk dance and music from Sunrit Culture Group.
https://www.facebook.com/sunritculture/?fref=ts
http://www.sunritculture.com/

In the cafe:

11 Joey MacPhail
On the edge of flamenco and misery, her impassioned acoustic guitar and dramatic voice tell our own stories of heartbreak in songs that combine both grit and romance.
https://www.facebook.com/joeymacphailmusic/?fref=ts

10 Gemma Gray & Joel Robson
Folky acoustic and electric guitar duo.
https://soundcloud.com/gemmagray/the-birds-the-birds-feat-nick-wheeldon-of-the-dead-melodies-and-joel-robson
https://gemmagray.bandcamp.com/

9 LIO
As a little girl, LIO's back garden was her stage. Over the years she clearly outgrew the birds and the bees, and during her year abroad in Sheffield, UK her passion for music became stronger than ever. LIO is a little hippie at heart, and creates beautiful Indie and Folk music. She sings about love, heartbreak, and the ever present figments of her imagination. So if you listen close enough you might just find out what she truly thinks of you.
https://www.facebook.com/liomusicofficial/?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/rifflylive/videos/1767171720188120/?pnref=story

8 Charlie Barker
Sheffield singer, songwriter & guitarist.
http://www.charliebarkermusic.com/
https://www.reverbnation.com/charliebarker
https://soundcloud.com/charliebarker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELXruOl8xyU
https://www.facebook.com/1charliebarker

7.30 Rotherham African Drummers
A blast of African percussion.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1538011039784681/

Saturday - afternoon session (in the bar)

4 Pitsmoor Ladies Ukelele Chorale
Fresh from the Burngreave Bayou, PLUC invite you into their world of sweet harmonies and tall stories where nothing is quite what you expect.
https://www.facebook.com/Pitsmooruke/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abi2L5ALYXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n43PPM4e8ls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVBlwD8jE7Y

3 Ruby Williams
Young singer-songwriter.

Sunday (evening session: 7.30 p.m.-12 a.m.)

upstairs:

11 Treebeard
Folk legend Chris Treebeard and friends.
https://soundcloud.com/treebeardukband/sets/treebeard-new-originals-2017
http://www.reverbnation.com/q/6elg3m
http://www.treebeard.org.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/TreebeardBand/

10 The Silver Darlings
Singer-guitarist Andy Whitehouse leads his folky quartet.
https://www.reverbnation.com/thesilverdarlings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV8g1bOZe48#t=20
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Silver-Darlings/225468614138246

9 Avital Raz
Avital Raz is a vocal artist who travels across many genres. Her songs may resemble old English lute songs, Indian Classical Ragas, Cabaret, Blues or Eastern-European Jewish melodies. A multi-cultured get-together of many strange characters, all rolled up into one quirky singer- songwriter
http://www.avitalraz.com/
https://soundcloud.com/avitalraz
https://www.facebook.com/avitalraz?fref=ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vblOkce-wPE&feature=youtu.be
https://www.facebook.com/avitalrazmusic/?fref=ts

8 The Unsung Roots
The Unsung Roots are a contemporary folk duo made up of Seth Bye and Katie Griffin. Together, they blur the edges between traditional music and contemporary styles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiIOckUf-SI
http://TheUnsungRoots.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheUnsungRoots/

7.30 tbc

In the cafe:

11 Del Scott Miller
Great acoustic guitarist.
https://www.facebook.com/delscottmillersolo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vjpzqv9Ov0&feature=youtu.be
https://soundcloud.com/del-scott-miller

10 Fran Wyburn
Acoustic folk.
http://www.franwyburn.com/
www.instagram.com/franwyburn
www.soundcloud.com/franwyburn
https://www.facebook.com/FranWyburn/?fref=ts

9.10 Break A Leg!
Break a Leg! is Chris Rust and Karen Hisom. They play Folk, Jazz and Blues songs with voice, clarinet & guitar.
https://breakalegmusic.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/breaklegmusic/?fref=ts

8.20 Rob Lowdon
Rob "played guitar for over 30 years, I've went through many a different band and style, but feel happiest when it's just me and an acoustic guitar. No pretensions, just plain honest acoustic music, the way it's meant to be. I just enjoy playing it, I hope you enjoy listening :-) "
www.reverbnation.com/roblowdon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqGLgeM2KNw&list=PLKxWqLhzP0S8bFku_9v3HlZcbVQBZObSG&index=1
https://www.facebook.com/roblowdonmusic/timeline

7.30 Nic Harding
Nic Harding singer-songwriter from Rotherham; contemporary folk with soulful and heartfelt lyrics and maybe even a Spice Girls cover.
https://www.facebook.com/NicHardingMusic/

Sunday - afternoon session (in the bar)

5 Toki Trio
New three piece folk band playing a mixture of traditional and contemporary folk music on fiddle, accordion and guitar.
https://soundcloud.com/tokitrio

4 Sharpish
Sharpish are a Sheffield-based five-piece multi instrumental family folk band with a penchant for dynamic arrangements and unusual time signatures.
https://www.facebook.com/SharpishBand/about/?ref=page_internal

3 Frank Birtwistle
Talented acoustic guitarist playing folk-classical originals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA8G_z8Vi0A

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