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Baafest (Bellingham All Acoustic Music Festival)

“Enjoy a superb weekend of live music set in the award winning Northumberland National Park. Now in its 13th year, BAAFest provides a fantastic opportunity to hear some of the best and most established folk, blues and acoustic acts, alongside new and emerging talent”

03/09/2026 - 06/09/2026 North East England

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RICHARD THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘HIPPIES, THUGS AND HEROES’

Music, News

Aug 8, 2026

RICHARD THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'HIPPIES, THUGS AND HEROES'

Richard Thompson will release his 20th Studio Album, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes on October 16, 2026 via New West Records. The 12-track set was produced by Thompson and James Frazee and recorded in Weehawken, New Jersey. It follows his acclaimed Ship...

Eliza Carthy & The Restitution to release new album ‘Frenemies’

Music, News

Jul 29, 2026

Eliza Carthy & The Restitution to release new album 'Frenemies'

"Dismissed by your mates, and ignored by loving spouse? Are you slave to many goblins, and can't escape the house?"Welcome to Frenemies, the new original album fromEliza Carthy and the Restitution Eliza Carthy MBE has been the multi award-winning...

Music, News

Jul 21, 2026

Maddy Prior and Peter Knight New Album

Maddy Prior and Peter Knight New Album Release February 2027 Pre-Order Now for Early Delivery (Date Not Yet Known) The much hoped for album from Maddy Prior and Peter Knight's recent reunion is about to become a reality. With a release...

Features

Jul 17, 2026

Silken Strings - A Beautiful Addiction.

Spiral Earth Remembers Barry Dransfield. It is with much regret and sadness that we note the passing of Barry Dransfield. He was a musician with experience and talent who never really got the acclaim he was due and spent the last couple of decades...

Sam Carter Sings Nic Jones: Live at Celtic Connections

Reviews

Jul 16, 2026

Sam Carter Sings Nic Jones: Live at Celtic Connections

A couple of introductions, in case either or both are necessary: Nic Jones is a towering figure in the folk revival: a singer, arranger and guitarist whose work reshaped traditional song for generations of listeners and performers. A hugely...

Megson’s BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk Sporting Themed Release – Grealish

Music, News

Jul 15, 2026

Megson's BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk Sporting Themed Release - Grealish

Known for their blissful vocals, luxurious harmonies and driving guitars Stu & Debs Hanna AKA MEGSON, burst onto the UK acoustic music scene in 2004. Ten albums & one thousand shows later they have established themselves as "A force in the...

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FESTIVALS

Baafest (Bellingham All Acoustic Music Festival)

Baafest (Bellingham All Acoustic Music Festival)

Recent Posts

RICHARD THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'HIPPIES, THUGS AND HEROES'

Eliza Carthy & The Restitution to release new album 'Frenemies'

Maddy Prior and Peter Knight New Album

Silken Strings - A Beautiful Addiction.

Sam Carter Sings Nic Jones: Live at Celtic Connections

Megson's BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk Sporting Themed Release - Grealish

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