Beth Burrows is deeply rooted in traditional folk and has a long career in a cappella performances of songs from the living tradition at workshops, folk clubs and festivals across Yorkshire and beyond. Beth will be accompanied by friend and fellow musician Alison Lawson for this blend of workshop and performance, where we'll join together in song and learn how to keep the tradition alive.
Join us in welcoming acclaimed Canadian artists Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen when they tour the UK. Their blend of Celtic traditional and contemporary folk tunes take us on a journey with “emotional depth and technical prowess … a standout in the folk music genre” (Independent Music). Their first album as a duo, Home, won the Music Nova Scotia Award Roots Traditional Recording of the Year, and has been nominated for the East Coast Music Award Traditional Release of the Year. Rachel and Darren have also been nominated for the Canadian Folk Music Award Ensemble of the Year and New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year.
Our next Monday book club is on 6th July when we’ll discuss winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize, Hum by Helen Phillips. Chair of Judges, Arifa Akbar, described Hum as “a book that deals with love, community and family in the face of climate crisis, privilege and the age of AI” while fellow judge Jessie Greengrass said that it is “beautiful and intimate, this novel about the difficulties of love and care in a world which is increasingly mediated by technology is one I’ve found myself thinking about long after finishing the last page”.
Our next Thursday book club is on 16th July when we’ll discuss The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson. The book was shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, and described by Cariad Lloyd on judging this year’s prize as “a beautiful and tender portrait of what it takes to leave where you’ve come from and forge your own future”, while fellow judge Salma El-Wardany said that “from the very first page I knew The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson was exceptional”.
Join us in conversation with bestselling author and columnist Sally Coulthard. We’ll discuss the hidden history of the coast through objects found along its shoreline and brought to life in Sally’s new book, A Brief History of the Coast in 100 Objects. Described as “a true celebration of the flotsam and jetsam left by time and tide” (Rose Ferraby) and “a wonderfully rich and very different narrative that reeks of tang and pungent atmosphere” (Alistair Moffatt), this is a much anticipated follow up to A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects, which was a Waterstones Best Book of 2024 for Nature Writing, and is very popular here in the Book Tree too!
