At the crossroads of blues and American roots music you’ll find Brooks Williams. With 35 recordings and counting, thousands of shows throughout Europe, North America and the UK, and consistently high praise across a vast array of media reviews over the course of his 35 years on the folk circuit “his easy, relaxed manner conceals the greatest level of true expertise” (Fatea Magazine).
Join us for an enthralling evening with singer-songwriter and entertainer Pete Morton, who fRoots Magazine rank as “amongst the best that the British roots music scene has produced in living memory” and whose music has been praised as “not only original, but a revelation” by The Guardian. With his trademark fun-loving and approachable style, Pete will share with us his popular and highly entertaining show, The Ghost of a Sailor's talking blues — an unruly mix of singing together, storytelling and comedy which transports the audience through history.
Anne Gair is singer-songwriter, guitarist and dulcimer player from Scotland who is a rising star on the folk scene with “a voice that just soothes your soul” (Rambling Folk). Anna Foster (BBC Radio) has described Anne’s music as “beautiful storytelling and gorgeous melodies” and her voice as “stunning … very Joni Mitchell-esque”. She has toured widely throughout the UK and abroad both as a solo artist and with her ensemble, The Anne Gair Band.
A history of land rights and protest in folk song, story and poem. "Everyone should see this show" — George Monbiot. Three Acres And A Cow connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt to contemporary issues via the Enclosures and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the people’s history of England. Come and share in these tales as they have been shared for generations.
Join us in welcoming acclaimed singer-songwriters Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine to the Book Tree during their new tour for their beautiful co-created album, Things Found in Books. Haunting, nostalgic and sensitive, each song transports you into lives imagined from an object carried through time between the pages of a book. The show will include favourites from the album alongside new songs and solo performances for an evening not to be missed!
