Bright Phoebus

12/05/2026

Hello everyone! There is quite rightly a lot of excitement about the new collaboration of Jon Doran, Benji Kirkpatrick and James Fagan coming together as Bouzouki 3, and loads of excitement about their first Sheffield gig for Live At Sam’s on 11th June!
Ticket link in the comments below - do join us!

08/05/2026

Delighted that our Bright Phoebus elder statesman is releasing this fantastic track as single from his forthcoming album - it’s a thing of great beauty 🙌🏻

Out on Topic Records

The Recruited Collier – First single from the new album is live now
After its first airing, on Mark Radcliffes BBC R2 Folk Show on Wednesday 6th May, the first single from the new album is now live and available on all your favourite streaming and download sites

Choose your favourite site to listen and download
https://martinsimpson.lnk.to/recruitedcollier

The Recruited Collier is a traditional folk song, sourced from a version recorded by Anne Briggs. It is unusual, in that it has been very rarely collected. The song is the lament of a young woman whose true love has been press ganged into the British Army.

Listen to the premiere on BBCR2 Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vl9f

25/02/2026

This is exciting news from our BP Collective Guv’nor! Please do share the news and if you love guitars and superb playing, this will be right up your street 🥳

09/02/2026

Hello friends! Just to let you know that we are collaborating with Live at Sam's to promote gigs in our fine city this year, and our first for 2026 is the absolutely sublime English Fiddle Ensemble, who are appearing this Sunday (15 Feb) at Walkley Community Centre.
We first put them on as part of the Nether Edge Festival a year or two ago and they were a great hit!
Hope you can join us at this lovely venue.
You can get tickets here:

THIS EVENT IS RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER We had a great night with this lot last year, so we thought we do it again, and this time they have a new album & #039 ...

17/07/2025

Hello all, what a hot summer we're having! Just jumping on here to let you know/remind you that in September, Live At Sam's will be promoting three of the most wonderful Bright Phoebus Collective, celebrating the ten year anniversary of their album release,' Murmurs'.
We are of course talking about Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr!
Really hope that you can come and celebrate with them at St Andrew's Church on Psalter Lane - and thanks, Sam, for making this happen!
Link for tickets in the comments below...

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