Phil Beer @ The Wesley Centre – 11th April 2025
We return again to Maltby, for the Wesley Centre’s awesome, “Wesley Centre Live”.Wesley Centre Live have grown a committed and enthusiastic fan base for folk musicians coming to South Yorkshire, and it is all a very friendly affair. As we take our seats, it is nice to see returning, keen faces in the audience, and […]
19th April 2024- Honey and the Bear at The Wesley Centre, Maltby
Next for us in Maltby at the Wesley Centre Live we see Honey and the Bear, a Suffolk folk duo who have ventured here for the first time with a sound more towards the indie folk, and a soundscape of music exploring the natural world. It is a nice addition as the weather starts to […]
15th March 2024- Megson at Wesley Centre, Maltby
After having multiple plans since we first got into folk music; the stars aligned in the sky and we finally had the opportunity to see Megson live (here at The Wesley Centre in Maltby). Warm and inviting, and pretty much firing on all cylinders since we last visited around Covid times, Nick Wilson’s curation of […]
Live Review: Burd Ellen, Carusias Arise!, and Aeourth (5th October)
Bishops House Recently we got a chance to revisit Bishops House for a gig. Bishops House is a venue close to heart as this where I got married last year. This was not the Bishops House I remembered though. True the building is still intact, the old wood looking regal under the dark sky, but […]
Derby Folk Weekend – 1 October 2023
On the final day of the Derby Folk Weekend after being buoyed by the proceedings thus far, we come to the final run of acts. We have enjoyed the variety and the different flavours of the folk world, and the final day continued this trend. Old Spot (www.oldspotmusic.com) Having already skirted (or dipped in an […]
Derby Folk Weekend – 29 September 2023
A summary of music from the first night of the Derby Folk Weekend 2023.
Swift Wings and Lost Stones – Live Gig Review
University of Sheffield Drama Studio on 13 November 2022 Enable US Project https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/about-us/enable-us/ We had the pleasure of attending an event which marks the shimmering of the air and the slipstream of the horror season as we move from the month of Halloween and into the one of even darker nights and exploding lights. With […]
5th March 2022- Phil Beer at Wesley Centre, Maltby
We have recently had the pleasure of visiting the opening night of “Wesley Centre Live”, a series of folk gigs that has started in Maltby. We wanted to share our experiences with you, for more information about upcoming gigs, go to https://www.facebook.com/wesleycentrelive/?ref=page_internal. Heading out in your car a little East of Rotherham you come to […]
Village Folk – Trials of Cato: Welsh Folk Heralds – 06-04-19
Time moves on and once again we return to Village Folk in Chellaston to see what folk wonders are in store at the Lawns Hotel. For those not yet acquainted in South Derbyshire, Village Folk is a consistently welcoming, entertaining and inclusive folk-gig night that takes place once a month. Without fail they attract big, […]
Village Folk – Miranda Sykes 09-03-19
Hi all, We are sure there are more than one or two Show of Hands fans out there. After all, anyone who enjoys folk of the rock-heavy kind with a side of introspective political lyrics and powerhouse anthems are bound to have heard of these influential artists, especially through the very different folk scene in […]