Dan Webster + Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes

DAN WEBSTER (with Emily Lawler) + LACHLAN BRYAN & THE WILDES  

GREAT ACOUSTIC MUSIC DOUBLE BILL  Friday 20th May  Seagull Theatre Pakefield   8.00 p.m. 

Dan Webster is a road-seasoned singer/songwriter and guitarist whose music is influenced by the sounds and storytelling traditions of Americana which he uniquely melds with an honest Northern English perspective in his songwriting.

His album “Tin Man” reached No.3 in Amazon’s Folk chart and No.11 in its Country chart.

 He is a formidable live performer, pulling you into his work with finely crafted melodies and lyrics, delivered with a powerful vocal. For this performance he will be joined by regular collaborator Emily Lawler on fiddle.

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EATMT More Than Melodeons

More Than Melodeons - East Anglian Traditional Music Trust (eatmt.org.uk) 

Whirligig Ceilidh Band for Amnesty

• Ceilidh

Ceilidh with Whirligig Ceilidh Band

The North Norfolk Amnesty Group are holding a ceilidh in Cley Village Hall. 

This will be our 3^rd Ceilidh in Cley, a venue we have always found to be very hospitable and successful. Sadly the pandemic twice forced a delay in holding this event but we are really pleased to once again have the Norfolk ceilidh band 'Whirligig' playing for us. This will be their 2^nd appearance and it looks to be a great evening of music and dancing. To keep the dancers going there will be food and refreshments available and the bar will be open.

The ceilidh will be on Friday 29^th April on from 7.30pm - 11.00pm.

 Tickets are £10.00. Under 12s get in free! and are available from

Chris :                    07719 543756 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Made in Cley:        01263 740134

and available  'on the door on the night...'

Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham 

have toured together since 1988 and have won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards’ Best Duo Award.

ALY BAIN is the best known and most significant fiddle player in the Celtic tradition and rightly regarded as Scotland's supreme fiddler. As a founder member of Boys of the Lough, Aly has toured extensively in America, Europe and the UK. In 1994 he was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to music and in 1999 received a Doctor of Music degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Aly is behind the popular TV series “Transatlantic Sessions” and his passionate fiddle playing has also found its way onto recordings by the likes of Eddie Reader and Richard Thompson.

PHIL CUNNINGHAM is a world famous accordion player and composer and has been named in The Scotsman as one of Scotland’s 25 most influential people. His mastery of the instrument has led to him working with the likes of Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash and Midge Ure. In recent years Phil's work has included numerous commissions for TV, film and large theatrical events. His ‘Highlands and Islands Suite’ and other collaborations have been a highlight of Celtic Connections in Glasgow. In 2002 Phil received an MBE for his contribution to Scottish music. 

Together, “they are simply the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear” – Glasgow Herald.

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham play The Apex in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 17 March at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from www.theapex.co.uk or 01284 758000.