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An hour long acoustic music Christmas special!

It鈥檚 an hour packed full of great music for Christmas and the New Year - from the likes of Kate Rusby, Sting, Eva Cassidy, Steeleye Span
and The Chieftains as well as local musicians.

1 hour, 5 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Dec 2014 17:00

Music Played

  • Kate Rusby

    The Holly and the Ivy

    • Pure Records.
  • Sting

    Soul Cake

    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Gareth Davies-Jones

    Love Came Down At Christmas

    • Heading West Music.
  • Coope, Simpson, Fraser & Freya

    Here We Come A-Wassailing

    • No Masters.
  • Ange Hardy

    The Little Holly Tree

    • Story Records.
  • Kaity Rae

    Red Paper Wrapping

    • Folkstock Records.
  • The Chieftains

    The Arrival of the Wren Boys

    • RCA.
  • The Chieftains

    The Dingle Set- Dance

    • RCA.
  • Loreena McKennitt

    Good King Wenceslas

    • Quinlan Road.
  • Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast

    Joseph And Mary

    • Unearthed.
  • Puzzlejug

    Here We Come A-Wandering/Come All You Lucky Gentlemen

    • PJ Publications.
  • Eva Cassidy

    Silent Night

    • Blix Street Records.
  • Brooks Williams

    Shaking These Christmas Blues

    • Red Guitar Blue Music.

This Week's Gig Guide

For all dance clubs, sessions etc see聽

Saturday 27th December

Annual Christmas Barn dance with the Diatonics聽 - Cheltenham Town Hall 8pm
The Annual Custard Band Ceilidh - The Evergreen Hall, Broadwell nr Coleford 7.30pm all tickets from Forestbookshop.com 01594-833334
Johnny Coppin鈥檚 Folk and Acoustic Music SPECIAL 65 min CHRISTMAS programme at EARLIER TIME on Radio Gloucestershire 5.00 鈥� 6.05pm

Sunday 28th December

Earl (Stuart Earl) + Paul Venables- The Black Book Caf茅, Nelson St, Stroud 2-4pm

Monday 29th December

Cheltenham Ukulele Club meets every Monday at the Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham聽Info: Karen聽 01242 241678.

Tuesday 30th December

Folk at Frampton - Every Tuesday at Frampton Village Hall The Green Frampton-on-Severn 聽(Next to Three Horseshoes) 8pm 拢2 Refreshments included Info: Jo 01453 752089 or Tony 01452 616121.
Mainly English music session聽 at聽 聽White Swan Staunton From about 8.30pm.聽 Free admission Info: Bill 07787 713758

Wednesday 31st December

Dark Island (Alex & Scotty) are at The Star Inn, Whiteshill, Stroud, 聽聽Tickets 拢30, available from The Star, to include buffet, house wines, draft ales, lager, cider and soft drinks.聽 Music from Dark Island.聽 From 9pm to 12:30am. Info: 01453 765321聽聽
Music session at Fox and Hounds, Church Street, Bredon 聽8pm Free admission Info:tonyjgibbons@btinternet.com

Thursday 1st January 2015

Haywain Folk (Singaround/Music Session)with Eden at Kempley Village Hall (note change of venue this month only) 8pm Free 聽Info: Andy Info: 01531 660253

Friday 2nd January

Mick Ryan and Paul Downes 鈥� Friday Folk @ The Lamb, Trowbridge
Somers TFC 鈥� Alma Tavern Worcester

Saturday 3rd January

Stroud Ceilidh with Tickled Pink - Stroud Subscription Rooms 8pm 01453 760900
Happenstance Border Morris are having a Free Border Morris Taster session from 1000 to 1200 at Abbey Fields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QH.聽 The workshop is free and refreshments will be provided.聽 聽Info: Cressida聽 01242 604120/ 07791004649

Friday 9th January

Paul Jones & Dave Kelly 鈥� blues at B Cleeve Tithe Barn or Cheltenham Town hall Box Office.

Saturday 10th January

Stroud Wassail- in the streets of Stroud, Sub Rooms forecourt and Museum in the Park 10 am onwards聽聽

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Dec 2014 17:00