FEATURED SHOWS

Following the release of his tenth studio album, Waiting For Wisdom, Gaz Brookfield
takes to the road once more.

Folk/Punk festival favourite, Brookfield has been at this for a while now. Since
winning Acoustic Magazine Singer/Songwriter of the year way back in 2010 he has
continued to tirelessly tour the length and breadth of the country, building a strong
and loyal following where he goes.

His last album, Morning Walking Club, saw Gaz achieve his first top 40 record, and it
even got number 1 in the UK Official Folk Charts. Not a bad result for this fiercely
independent musician, with no record label, no manager, and no agent – just a
guitar, a van, and a steadfastly belligerent refusal to give in.

Kathryn Williams is a British, Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter. With 17 albums under her belt in the last 27 years, her last solo album, Night Drives, debuted at #2 in the official folk album charts, while her last album, a collaboration with Withered Hand titled Willson Williams was nominated for the SAY and AMA awards. Label One Little Independent celebrated her career (thus far) with a 20-CD and two-book box set, Anthology, strewn with her artwork.

https://www.heymanchester.com/kathryn-williams#info

English folk singer, guitarist and producer. Winner of five BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, fRoots Critics Poll, Mojo Folk Album Of The Year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9JOlpc4sA

https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmoray

Mark and David are singing, songwriting, strumming and swigging buddies from the Badlands of the Cheshire Plain.

Radcliffe has been on BBC national radio since the early nineties and currently hosts the Radio 2 Folk Show and weekend breakfast on 6Music. He is also the author of five bestselling books, the latest being ‘Crossroads’ In Search Of The Moments That Changed Music’. Previously a member of folk-rock bands The Family Mahone and Galleon Blast, he is currently one half of electronic duo UNE and drummer and lyricist for Americana band Fine Lines.

David Boardman. A consummate guitarist and guitar teacher, David cut his teeth on the rock circuit with Darktown Jubilee touring not only the UK but also North America and Canada. A gifted visual artist, Boardman met Radcliffe in their hometown of Knutsford where their writing partnership soon paid dividends.

Their act is one of classic simplicity: two voices, two guitars, some great original songs, the odd carefully chosen cover and the occasional rambling anecdote. It might not sound like much, but they seem to be getting away with it….so far.

Riley Baugus represents the very best of old time American banjo and song. His powerful singing voice and his expert musicianship place him squarely in the next generation of the quality American roots tradition.

Riley is a native of the southern Appalachians. The Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina is where his roots lie, and he grew up learning the music and art of storytelling of the region from older musicians in the area. His solo show consists of a focus on banjos, ballads, stories and songs.

ABM are delighted to be working with Riley on a November 2022 tour: Banjos, Ballads, Stories and Songs of the Southern Appalachians.

He has toured in the UK for many years with Ira Bernstein, as one half of the hugely popular Appalachian Roots project. He has played at Celtic Connections several times with Dirk Powell, and also toured with Tim Eriksen in the States, as part of the Cold Mountain film tour, and as a duo.

Riley has also recorded with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and with Willie Nelson  – both T-Bone Burnett projects.