Folk Underground Live Events

07/06/2023

You may have noticed that this page has changed its name and focus. Now that the Dog & Gun is not hosting gigs since Pete left Braunston, the page has evolved into one to promote our Folk Underground events. Pete has just moved to south Wales with his shepherds hut and camper van and is planning to do gigs at the farm where he is now resident. Watch this space...

19/09/2015

As we move into autumn, I’m pleased to announce that we’re back with our live in the barn events at The Old Dog & Gun in late October and a night which promises to be one of the best yet, as we welcome the wonderful Melrose Quartet to Braunston.

Multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners Nancy Kerr and James Fagan (Nancy was voted Folk Singer Of The Year this April) join forces with legendary Sheffield duo Richard and Jess Arrowsmith (Crucible, Hekety, Pecsaetan) and the band are capturing imaginations with their bold take on old and new English songs and tunes. Glorious four-part harmony singing combines with crunchy twin fiddles, full-bodied melodeon and powerful bouzouki in a set that will leave your heart singing and your feet tapping. Their live performances infect audiences with the warmth and sparkle that these four seasoned musicians feel when they unite, and their track ’50 Verses’ ranks as one of my all-time favourite tracks.

http://www.melrosequartet.co.uk

If you’d like to come along, please let me know as soon as possible how many seats you would like to reserve as there is sure to be much demand for this gig. 7pm for 8pm start, £15 pp including snacks with pay bar, as usual.

Looking forward to seeing you if you can make it.

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24/03/2015

Doing a house concert with the wonderful Furrow Collective (Emily Portman, Alasdair Roberts, Lucy Farrell, Rachel Newton) in the evening on Easter Sunday. Still a few seats left, if you'd like to come PM me...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwcjZEuiHQ

We were honoured to host The Furrow Collective on their inaugural tour. Could have picked any clip but we particularly like this one. Filmed at the house on ...

02/03/2015

The Dog & Gun gets back into its stride at Easter with its second live gig of the new season and we’re very pleased to hear that the artists in question have just been nominated for ‘Best Group’ and ‘Best Traditional Track’ at the annual BBC Folk Awards, this year taking place in Cardiff just after our concert.

All four members are well-known in the British folk scene for their songwriting, solo work or membership in other bands, and have the ability to cover an impressive range of musical territory. Their latest album 'At Our Next Meeting' concentrates on dark and quirky traditional songs, arranged with deliberately sparse backing, bringing together gems from the traditional repertoires of four of the finest folk musicians from both sides of the English/Scottish border. Daringly exposed, unaffected voices are accompanied by harp, guitar, viola, concertina, banjo, fiddle and musical saw. With a bold, improvisatory approach, their focus is to capture the raw edges and fleeting magic of narrative song, with storytelling at the centre.

It’s not easy listening but it is powerful stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utHPUSvUJNw

Check out their individual biographies at http://www.thefurrowcollective.co.uk/biographies/

If you would like to reserve a place, door entry is £15pp payable on the night, so please PM me to reserve entry as demand is sure to be high.

Hope to see you there!

The Furrow Collective are: Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman, Lucy Farrell and Rachel Newton. 'At Our Next Meeting' is released 17th February 2014, Launch Tour...

24/10/2012

Great new video from Sam Lee... we're lucky that he's coming to Braunston just after his Mercury Music Prize nomination.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it2M7-ME0Y&feature=youtu.be

'The Ballad of George Collins' is taken from Sam Lee's Mercury Nominated Album 'Ground of Its Own' Available to buy from: iTunes: http://bit.ly/RgBB5L Amazon...

01/10/2012

coming to Braunston this Saturday...

Blair Dunlop http://blairdunlop.com/ visits Songs From The Shed to play an acoustic session http://www.songsfromtheshed.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/www...

12/09/2012

Congrats to Sam Lee - who I have recently booked to play in Braunston in November - for his Mercury Music Prize nomination today http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/news.php

04/09/2012

Saturday October 6th : Ashley Hutchings and Blair Dunlop live in Braunston

As the son of folk legend Ashley Hutchings and singer Judy Dunlop, Blair Dunlop has been encouraged to take to the stage since a young age. He has now blossomed into a greatly admired singer, guitarist and actor. Some of the highlights of his performing career include playing Little W***y Wonka in the blockbuster movie of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Johnny Depp starred as the grown-up W***y), touring for the whole of last Autumn in a new production of the play “Lark Rise” and appearing at festivals such as Big Session, Towersey and Cropredy Fringe.

To kick off our autumn season in Braunston next month, Blair will be performing with his father, Ashley Hutchings - the 'Father of British folk-rock' and founder member of three of the most noteworthy bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. For four years he worked at London's National Theatre with his Albion Band as music director of a number of ground-breaking plays with music, including the phenomenally popular “Lark Rise” and “Candleford”.

Throughout his career, Ashley has sought to inspire and nurture new talent and it is a great pleasure for him to take to the stage with his own son. Together, they produce a warm, intimate atmosphere, described as "like being in the cosy front room of their cottage on a cold winter's night." That description totally suits the barn at The Dog & Gun, and although not yet cold and wintery, we look forward to welcoming in the autumn with our first gig of the season.

If you would like to reserve seats for this gig, please e mail me as early as possible for details as there is sure to be a demand!

05/07/2012

Haddo were excellent last night