Penicuik Folk Club and Festival

		Penicuik Folk Club and Festival

[Home] [Concerts] [Festivals] [Singers Nights] [History] [Photos] [Links] [Credits] [Contact Us!]		Links These are our as-comprehensive-as-we-can-make it folk and traditional weblinks. If you know one we don`t have please let us know! Artists American Joan Baez World famous American folkie Joan Baez Legend of protest song Duck Baker One of the greats of acoustic fingerstyle guitar Kate Campbell Singer/songwriter from the deep south Liz Carlisle Rising folk/country star Liz Carroll Irish fiddle player from Chicago Beth Nielsen Chapman Award winning writer Judy Collins A music icon Judy Cook Unaccompanied ballads and songs from a huge and varied Anglo-American repertoire. Debra Cowan Massachusetts balladeer with traditional and contemporary material Crooked Still Americana with 'cello Dulcimer Dan He's American, he plays dulcimer, he's called Dan Iris Dement Songwriter covered by many (wrote Our Town) Ani DiFranco Self-penned songs Dixie Chicks Country gals with political points Jerry Douglas Bluegrass guitar star Kent DuChaine Delta Bluesman Bob Dylan Never heard of him, I believe he was quite famous Steve Earle Political singer-songwriting don't get much better than this. Julie Felix Folk Icon Ed Gerhard Master of acoustic/fingerstyle Guitar Sid Griffin Singer/songwriter and leader of the Coal Porters Nanci Griffith Well-known singer Arlo Guthrie Singer/songwriter Ben Harper Singer/songwriter with great lyrics Hayseed Dixie Let there be Rockgrass! Chris Jones One of the best young musicians in bluegrass today Lucy Kaplansky Own songs and covers Alison Krauss Bluegrass singer John McCormick Gentle wit, sensitive vocals, and wicked guitar skills Joni Mitchell The greatest Gurf Morlix Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mystic Highway Two singer/guitarist/songwriters from Boulder, Colorado Jerry O'Sullivan American Uilleann player Old Crow Medicine Show Nashville Band David Olney Acoustic Singer/Songwriter from Nashville Tom Paxton A legend John Prine Writer of many songs and covered by many people Ramblin Jack Elliott Life-long aspiring cowboy Bonnie Rideout Scottish fiddler based in the states Dana and Susan Robinson Vocals, fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin Clarelynn Rose Singe/songwriter and acoustic fingerstyle guitar Peggy Seeger Singer/songwriter Paul Simon Needs no Introduction Sometymes Why Folk noir? Stairwell Sisters Five sassy good-time gals from the hills of San Francisco Park Stickney Jazz harp Taj Mahal More great blues James Taylor Famous - and rightly so Louden Wainwright III Madcap performer Gillian Welch Has a nice hat and very, very nice boots Lucinda Williams 'America's best songwriter' (Time magazine quote) Dar Williams American singer/songwriter, pens beautiful folky songs with incredible stories and thoughts behind them Kate Wolf Site maintained by her family Back to the top Canadian Arrogant Worms Canadian comedy act The Barra MacNeils Multi instrumental Cape Breton family The Be Good Tanyas Bloody good psuodo country band The Bills North America with a touch of Europe and Latin America La Bottine Souriante Folk fusion from Quebec Leonard Cohen Poet, songwriter and novellist Kathleen Edwards Singer-songwriter with a mix of country, folk and pop Fiddlers 3 A family affair Genticorum French Canadians with loads of fun! Great Big Sea Newfoundland folk/rock Natalie MacMaster It's not fair. No one should be this talented and this good looking. Kate and Anna McGarrigle French Canadian start The McGarrigles Singers, songwriters and allround musicians My Sweet Patootie Tanglefoot duo goes solo Chris Norman Nova Scotia flute man Ken Perlman Clawhammer Banjo & Fingerstyle Guitar The Rankin Family Superstars of Canadian folk Stan Rogers Arguably Canada's greatest singer/songwriter Slainte Mhath Energising stuff from a young Cape Breton band Tanglefoot Hairy Canadians Neil Young Super-famous Canadian Back to the top English Albion Band Have been around for a long time and are still great The Albion Band Long running band famous for "Lark Rise to Candleford" Artisan English vocal trio - fabulous harmonies The Average Folk Band An irresistible hybrid funk/folk juggernaut. Roy Bailey Still going strong (since 1958!) Les Barker Mancunian lunatic and train fanatic Sally Barker Ex-Poozies girl goes solo Harriet Bartlett Young star of accordion Grant Baynham Ex 'That's Life!' and comic songsmith to the stars Bellowhead English big band Billy Bragg He don't want to change the world (yeah right) Dave Burland Another well known singer Eliza Carthy Fab singer and fiddle player Pauline Cato and Tom McConville Northumbrian pipes and Fiddle Michael Chapman Singer/songwriter Cockersdale 3-piece harmony group Shirley Collins Folk Revival star Lee Collinson Supremo guitarist Christine Collister Has been in many bands but is now going solo Coope, Boyes and Simpson Three English blokes singing unaccompanied - and it's brilliant Crosscurrent Young, talented band Andy Cutting Melodeon player from Derby Kevin Dempsey Guitarist and producer Johnny Dickinson Northumbrian slide guitar Emily Druce Young blues singer Fairport Convention Who? Fleetwood Mac Ex blues band from waaaay back Flook Flute, bodhran and guitar with great rhythm Bob Fox North East man Vin Garbutt Wild performer of his own songs Stephen Gerrard Folksinger, Songwriter & Guitarist Gordon Giltrap Guitarist Dave Goulder The January Man Davey Graham One of the greatest innovators of acoustic guitar The Green Machine Martin Green's band Boo Hewerdine Singer-songwriter Hokum Hotshots South Shields Bluegrass David Hughes Acoustic guitarist and songwriter The Imagined Village Collaboration of folk superstars Jacqui Mcshee's Pentangle Reformed Jethro Tull Legends of folk/prog-rock Bill Jones Singer and melodeon player Nic Jones Pioneer of music Wizz Jones Singer/songwriter and Bluesman Shona Kipling and Damien O'Kane Accordion player from Co Durham with accompaniment John Kirkpatrick God of Morris Peter Knight Steeleye Span fiddle player Sharron Kraus Original music on voice guitar and banjo Seth Lakeman Folk-rocker The Levellers Folk Rockers Lindisfarne Gotta have a wee wee Jez Lowe Stripy Durham singer/songwriter Rory Macleod A man of many talents Simon Mayor Fantastic mandolin Mr McFall's Chamber Ensemble with varying styles Rory McLeod A one man soulband, poet and storyteller Ralph McTell Well known and respected singer/songwriter Paul Millns American influenced singer/songwriter Jim Moray Singer of English trad with a modern bent Julie Murphy 'My favourite singer in the world' (Eliza Carthy- quote) Drake Nick The estate of Nick Drake Graham O'Callaghan English traditional singer Oysterband High octane English folk-rock Ed Rennie Ancient and modern, English and borrowings from further a-field on melodion and song The Rosinators Bluegrass, Cajun and gospel country Leon Rosselson Galliards man with topical/satirical songs Kate Rusby Barnsley's superstar Mick Ryan and Pete Harris Folk Operas belive it or not Ian Shaw Jazz man Sheelanagig Gypsy, jazz, klezmer - a real mix! Show of Hands Folk/rock duo Mike Silver Consummate guitarist with songs Martin Simpson Fabby guitar guy Spiers and Boden Fantastic fiddle, melodion and songs Dave Swarbrick God of English fiddle June Tabor Dark voiced singer John Tams The man for English songwriting Allan Taylor Acclaimed singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Richard Thompson The best songwriter in the world? Kathryn Tickell Ace Northumbrian Piper Steve Tilston Singer, songwriter and guitarist Karen Tweed Poozies accordion player with Swedish music interest Rachel Unthank and the WInterset Northumbrian/Tyneside all-girl quartet Eddie Walker Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter The Waterboys Popular Folk Rockers Waterson:Carthy Eliza, Norma and Martin - just great! Kathryn Williams One of the UK's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. Martyn Wyndham-Read Singer/songwriter and very nice man Back to the top Irish Altan One of the very best Irish bands Banish Misfortune Irish band based in America Beginish Four of Ireland's top traditional musicians Mary Black Well known singer Eugene Brosnan Celebrated Irish singer/songwriter Bumblebees Multi instrumental band - fabulous musicians Kevin Burke Ex-Bothy band man with amazing solo fiddle Mary Burke Singer songwriter from N Ireland based in Scotland Danny Carthy Ex Fiddlers' Green man - singer/songwriter with vast repertoire of songs Cat Malojian Irish duo on guitar, banjo and voice Cherish the Ladies Amazing musicians and dancers Anthony John Clarke Singer/songwriter Eamonn Coyne Tenor banjo man Jimmy Crowley A man of wit and wisdom Danu Irish songs and tunes Dervish A wild band Liz Doherty Irish fiddle with a good shovel of Cape Breton Enya Irish singer of massive fame Frankie Gavin Amazing De Dannan fiddle player Kieran Halpin Passionate singer/songwriter Mick Hanly Singer/Songwriter Eileen Ivers The original Riverdance fiddler Last Night's Fun The most exciting and entertaining traditional Irish music band from England? Sinead Lohan Singer on the pop side of things Lunasa How many amazing bands can one small island have?! Donal Maguire Singer and mandolin and tenor banjo player Leo McCann Irish button box player based in Edinburgh Christy Moore Irish singing/songwriting genius North Cregg Wild Irish band Donal O'Connor Irish singer/songwriter from Roscommon. Tommy Peoples Amazing fiddle player - ex Bothy Band Fionn Regan Dublin singer/songwriter Sean Tyrrell Poetic songs from the west coast of Ireland Back to the top Rest of the World Afro Celt Soundsystem Irish mixed with.. pretty much everything else Angelite - The Bulgarian Voices Absolutely heavenly - this women's choir are arguably the best exponents of Bulgaria's incredible vocal tradition Australia's Colcannon Contemporary Australian band from Adelaide, South Australia. Ballycotton Austrian fun Bruvoll/Halvorsen Traditional Telemark song and guitar Antonio Forcione Guitar virtuoso Gogol Bordello Ukranian Gypsy Punks José González Swede famour for the Sony advert Groupa Modern Swedish folk music Klezmerduo Danish Klezmer madness! Kroke Polish Klezmer band Llan de Cubel Asturian band Mabon Welsh band with some pan-celtic fusion Eivør Pálsdóttir Faroese singer Planet Women Lorraine Jordan, Ora Barlow, Sarah Beattie and Kim Halliday. Hossam Ramzy Egyptian Bellydance Ranarim Swedish folk music in a new tradition Fromseier Rose Elegant roots music on piano and fiddle Spaelimenninir Scandinavian conglomerate Swåp Anglo Swedish quartet Taraf de Haidouks World reknowned Romanian gypsy band (Johnny Depp loves them) Terrafolk Slovenian madness Tété French Singer Hans Theesink Amazing guitar man Valkyrien Allstars Norwegian hardanger madness Värttinä Great Vocals from Finland The Waifs Australian trio Back to the top Scottish Charlie Allan Bothy from Buchan Althing Scandanavia, Eastern Europe and Scotland collaberate Dave Anderson Specialist in one-man shows Iain Anderson Edinburgh Based fiddle player Auld Reekie Ceilidh Band Heeeoooch! Bachué Piano and Clarsach duo, Folk with jazz influence Back of the Moon Fantastic young band Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham Accordion and fiddle superstars Bill Barclay Funnyman of The Battlefield Band Long - running, always popular Scottish band Bella McNab Ceilidh band Excellent Edinburgh based band Belle Star Ceilidh Band All female, Edinburgh based band Benachally Ceilidh Band Great band - great banjo jokes Margaret Bennett Not just Martyn's mum Martyn Bennett New Age Scottish Music Blazin Fiddles Incredible Fiddle supergroup Eric Bogle Legendary Scottish Singer/ Songwriter living in Australia Boys of the Lough Irish and Scottish - a great mix Kate Bramley Fiddle tunes and songs from a Bad Penny Breabach Young band with double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance Sandy Brechin Makes the accordion cool Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter Cello and Clarsach duo Ian Bruce Singer with Burns interest Steve Byrne Malinky Man Calasaig Hot young band Calluna Fiddle, 'cello, flute, clarsach, song - what more could you want? Canterach Acoustic guitar, bouzuki, piano, pipes, whistles, fiddles and songs Cantrip Hotshots of the Edinburgh folk scene Capercaillie Have been around for years. Great singing from Karen Matheson Stuart Cassells The Red Hot Chilli Piper Ceilidh Minogue Great band with Gavin Marwick on fiddle Ceolbeg Scottish band with Rod Patterson on vocals - now defunct The Chair Stomp music from Orkney Paul Chamberlain Amazing box player and pianist Pete Clark Fiddle player famous for Niel Gow CD Tom Clelland Troubadour Cliar Gaelic supergroup Coila Ceildh band Jim and Leo Condie Father-and-son partnership with American based music Billy Connolly And why not? Davy Cowan Musician, Songwriter and Coinneach man Phil Cunningham Supremely famous box player Da Hooley Cracking Ceilidh Dàimh A mighty, multi-instrumental skirl! Deaf Shepherd Wild, fun, loud songs and tunes Barbara Dickson Singer with folkie leanings Dòchas Highland girls take the music to new heights Donovan Star of the sixties Heather Downie Fabby clarsach and piano Kris Drever Great guitar and song from Fine Friday's man Drop the Box No accordion - guaranteed The Duplets Clarsach and song duo Tom Fairnie A contemporary folk, country and blues singer songwriter The Felsons American roots from Scotland Ferintosh American based band with Scottish tunes on Fiddle, 'cello and clarsach David Ferrard Scottish-American protest singer/songwriter Fiddlers Bid Fabulous Shetland fiddles Fraser Fifield Multi-talented piper/sax etc. Filska Shetland band based on fiddles Fine Friday Edinburgh based songs and tunes Julie Fowlis Gaelic Singer of the Year 2005 at the Scots Trad Music Awards Alasdair Fraser The best Scottish fiddler player in the world Iain Fraser another great fiddle player - teaches at the RSAMD Fribo Scottish/Norwegian crossover Tich Frier Singer and livewire Gaberlunzie Singalong specialists Dick Gaughan Powerful, passionate singer/songwriter Dave Gibb Guitarist, songwriter, singer Anice Gilland West Lothian singer/songwriter Annie Grace Ex- Ironhorse singer Andy Gunn Highland Voodoo Soup Gordon Gunn band Great fiddle player with huge repertoire Haggerdash Lanark band Rachel Hair Great clarsach player Harem Scarem Eilidh Shaw and others Heeliegoleerie Edinburgh based trio with tunes and songs Corrina Hewat Jazz trained clarsach player and singer - lovely voice Alastair Hulett Scottish singer/ songwriter/ song interpreter Incredible String Band Psych-folk meisters Gary Innes Fabby young accordion player Bert Jansch Ex-Pentangle, unrivaled guitarist Jock Tamson's Bairns Been around for years and currently making a comeback! Allan Johnston Scottish singer/ songwriter and guitar player Lorraine Jordan Irish/ Scottish singer/songwriter Junction Pool Big band frae Kelso Nick Keir Solo McCalman man John Kenny & the Carnyx Ancient Scottish music Christine Kydd Ex Chantan - a fantastic voice La Boum! 10 piece (!) Edinburgh based band Robin Laing Singer/songwriter with a weakness for whisky Lau Aidan O' Rourke, Martin Green and Kris Drever - smashing Dick Lee Jazz, classical, folk and further Yvonne Lyon Glasgow based singer/songwriter Lyra Celtica Accordion based band Mac Umba Pipes and world music drums - amazing stuff Catriona Macdonald Fabulous Shetland fiddle player and excellent teacher Finlay MacDonald Scotland's coolest young piper Amy MacDonald Glaswegian singer/songwriter MacGregor, Brechin & Ó hEadhra Brilliant Box, fiddle and guitar Mairi MacInnes Gaelic Singer who sang at the 2000 Edinburgh Tattoo Norman MacKay Accordion player with ceilidh band Mackenzie Gaelic Trio Fiona MacKenzie Gaelic singer Dougie Maclean Hugely famous singer, songwriter and fiddleplayer Heather Macleod Gaelic with jazz, blues, afro and world Kevin Macleod Occasional's master of mandolin Gibby MacNaught Scottish and Irish folk songs with many instruments Mark Maguire Amazing Bodhran man Jim Malcolm A fine voice Malinky Young, talented and from Edinburgh Claire Mann Fiddler and flautist. Scottish and Irish from Newcastle. Confused? Michael Marra Very clever Dundonian songwriter Anne Martin A great Gaelic singer John Martyn Glasgow singer/songwriter and legend Anna Massie Young star of guitar and fiddle Karen Matheson Capercaillie singer The McCalmans Excellent Harmonies and bloody nice blokes John McCusker Great playing, great tunes Matt McGinn Amazing singer/songwriter Tony McManus Best Scottish guitar you'll ever hear Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre Two grand singers Brian McNeill Singer, songwriter, fiddle player - disgracefully talented Chril Miles A great singer who can sometimes be spotted in Sandy Bells' Chris Miles An excellent singer Ed Miller Excellent singer and songwriter with a weakness for Edinburgh Siobhan Miller and Jeana Leslie Great Scots song from young singers Moishe's Bagel Jewish music from a five-piece band! Shona Mooney Borders Fiddler Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers Scottish Americana? Andi Neate Singer and fiddle player with Salsa Celtica New Celeste Band combining folk, rock and jazz players from the Glasgow music scene Rab Noakes Prolific singer-songwriter North Sea Gas Scotland in song and music. Nusa Rory Campbell, Jonny Hardie, Donald Hay, Neil Harland and DJ! Aiden O'Rourke Great fiddle player and tutor Off Centre Ceilidh Band Amazing ceilidh band Old Blind dogs Sexy Folk music! Orkestra Del Sol Balkan sounds from a big band. Peatbog Faeries Funky beats galore! Pipedown Bagpipe madness Karine Polwart Star of singing and songwriting The Poozies All girl group with harps, fiddles, accordions and songs The Porridge Men A funky band Queen Anne's Revenge Songwriting partership of Findlay Napier and Nick Turner Stephen Quigg McCalmans man with solo material Rallion Fiddles and songs Eddi Reader Ex-Fairground Attraction singer Real Time Kenny Speirs, Judy Dinning and Iain Anderson Jean Redpath Still going strong Jenna Reid Fab Shetland fiddler Ailie Robertson Young Clarsach player Aillie Robertson Great Clarsach Player Rodeohead Covers band with Scottish influences Rua Scots music based in New Zealand Runrig Scottish Folk rockers! Alastair Russell Ex Battlefield Band singer Saint Andrew It’s rare t’be alehv - is it? Salsa Celtica Salsa with bagpipes?! It works - honestly Saltfishforty Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty from Orkney Scocha Good time band from Hawick Scottish Stepdance Company Astounding. Need I say more? Session A9 A bunch of musicans having a great time Sgorrabreac Four-piece Edinburgh-based band with Gaelic songs and Scottish tunes The Shee Young band of ladies based in Newcastle Shepheard, Spiers & Watson Experts in the scots song tradition Shooglenifty Funky beats galore! Skelpaig Tunes from all over on fiddle, whistle, pipes and guitar Emily Smith Fantastic young voice! Jamie Smith Glasgow based fiddle player Tom Spiers Traditional Songs & Ballads self-accompanied on fiddle Sandy Stanage Scottish guitar player Colin Steele Jazz trumpeter with folkie leanings Anna Wendy Stevenson Fab fiddler Andy M Stewart Ex-Silly Wizard and great singer/songwriter Wendy Stewart Ex. Ceolbeg - Clarsach and Concertina or your money back Chris Stout Shetland fiddler pushing the boundaries Stravaig Unaccompanied singers and long-standing friends The Tannahill Weavers Brilliant Scottish traditional band Tarneybackle One of Perthshire's popular folk groups Teannaich Funky Ceilidh Band Andy Thorburn A man of many talents Simon Thoumire Heavy metal concertina? Hell, yeah.. Treacherous Orchestra Groovy supergroup The Unusual Suspects Folk en mass Mike and Ali Vass Twins from Nairn on Fiddle and Piano David Vivanco Singer, presenter and voice-over man Ian Walker Ex-Setanta man Lori Watson Excellent young Borders fiddler Wendy Weatherby 'Cello player and singer Sheena Wellington One of the finest singers Gary West Another ex-Ceolbeg. Grand piper Mick West Arguably one of the foremost exponents of Scottish Folksong Mike Whellans The one-man blues band Whistlebinkies One of Scotland's longest established traditional music bands Tam White Acoustic blues from a scary man! Wolfstone Scottish folk-rock with attitude! Roddy Woomble Idlewild front man with folkie leanings John Wright Traditional and contemporary folk songs from a popular singer. The Wrigley Sisters Orcadian twins on fiddle and guitar James Yorkston Singer/sngwriter with traditional song interests Back to the top Artists - Agents - Clubs - Festivals - Media - Record Companies - Shops - Societies - Venues - Web Resources -

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