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ERIC ANDERSEN

May 4 Cabbage Patch, Twickenham 6 The Musician, Leicester 7 The Lamb Folk Club, Eastbourne 8 Green Note, Camden, London 9 Cause Music & Arts Centre, Chippenham 10 Otterton Mill, Devon 11 Anchor Inn, Barcombe 12 Zebra Club, Maidstone 15 Black Swan Folk Club, York 17 Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness 18 Gable End Theatre, Hoy 19 Woodwick House, Evie 20 Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh 22 The Polish Club, Kirkcaldy 23 Bein Inn, Glenfarg 24 The Wynd Theatre, Melrose 27 Errigle Inn, Belfast 28 Whelans, Dublin

THE BOSS HOSS

May 15 Borderline, London 16 The Horn, St. Alban’s 17 Barfly, Cardiff 19 Barfly, Liverpool 20 Fibbers, York 21 Barfly, Glasgow 25 The Old Vic, Coalsville 26 Acoustic Unplugged Festival, Nantwich 29 The Stables, Milton Keynes 30 Bury Hark Towler, Tottingham June 5 Komedia, Brighton

CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS

March 1 Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul 2 Playhouse Theatre, Derry 3 Maverick @ Zebra Bar, Maidstone 4 St. Bonaventure’s, Bristol 5 Arts Centre, Windsor 7 The Cluny, Newcastle 8 Tolbooth, Stirling 25 Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN

April 2 Royal Albert Hall, London (supporting Kris Kristofferson)

CROOKED STILL

May 30 CCA, Glasgow

JOHNNY DOWD

May 8 The Luminaire, London 9 The Musician, Leicester 10 Boardwalk, Sheffield

THE EAGLES

March 20/22/23/26 02 Arena, London April 5/6 02 Arena, London

THE FELICE BROTHERS

May 29 100 Club, London

KINKY FRIEDMAN

May 31 Tron Theatre, Glasgow

GEORGE HAMILTON IV
(Contact: Paul Davis@newmusic28.freeserve.co.uk)

March 1/2 NCM Weekend, Vandyke School , Leighton Buzzard 4 Elim Church , Leigh-on-Sea 5 Meadgate Church, Great Baddow 7 Woodvale Church, Belfast 10 Wesley Methodist Church, Epworth 11 Kirk Theatre, Pickering 12 Freshbrook Evan Church, Swindon 13 Avenue Methodist Church, Middlesbrough 14 Stapleton Road Congregational Church, Bristol 15/16 Elim Church, Hayling Island 19 Carrington House Hotel, Bournemouth

HAYSEED DIXIE

March 4 Junction, Cambridge 5 Waterfront, Norwich 6 Academy 2, Birmingham 7 Roadmenders, Northampton 8 Rock City, Nottingham 9 Academy 2, Manchester 10 Rio, Leeds 12 Huntingdon Hall, Worcester 13 Zodiac Rooms, Oxford 14 Pavilion, Falmouth 16 Phoenix, Exeter 17 Subscription Rooms, Stroud 19 The Point, Cardiff 21 The Ironworks, Inverness 22 The Waterfront, Wick 23 Fusion, Orkney 25 Moshulu, Aberdeen 26 The Woodend Barn, Banchory 27 Fat Sam’s, Dundee 28 The Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 29 ABC, Glasgow 31 Academy 2, Newcastle

LUCY KAPLANSKY

June 12 Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd 13 The Forge, Basingstoke 14 Arts Centre, Norwich 15 The Stables, Milton Keynes

HAL KETCHUM

April 1 Ballyearl Arts Centre, Newtonabbey 2/3 Burnavon Arts Centre, Cookstown 5 Riverside Theatre, Coleraine 6 Iontas Theatre, Castleblaney 8 Marketplace Theatre, Armagh 9 Waterfront Hall, Belfast 10/11 Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen 12 St. Joseph’s Hall, Omagh 13 Millennium Theatre, Derry 15 The Helix, Dublin 16 Royal Theatre, Castlebar 17 Glor Theatre, Ennis 18 UCH, Limerick 19 Everyman Theatre, Cork 20 Arts Centre, Mullingar 22 Union Chapel, London 23 City Varieties, Leeds 25 The Journal Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 26 Queens Hall, Edinburgh 27 Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton 28 St. George’s Hall, Bristol 29 The Anvil, Basingstoke

ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT

May 5 NIA, Birmingham 7 Apollo, Manchester 8 International Arena, Cardiff 22 Wembley Arena, London

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

March 26 Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow 28 Apollo, Manchester 30 City Hall, Sheffield 31 The Dome, Brighton April 1 Colston Hall, Bristol 2 Royal Albert Hall, London (with Beth Nielsen Chapman)

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH

March 1 Becks Theatre, Hayes 2 Wyvern Theatre, Swindon 5 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness 6 Town Hall, Falkirk 7 Concert Hall, Motherwell 8 Gaiety Theatre, Ayr 9 Sands Centre, Carlisle 11 Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon 12 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone 13 Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells 14 Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth 16 Central Theatre, Chatham May 8 Southport Theatre, Southport

KATY MOFFATT

April 25 The Courtyard, Kenmore 27 Bein Inn, Glenfarg 29 Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh May 1-4 Folk Festival, Shetland

WILLIE NELSON

May 6 Music Hall, Aberdeen 7 Caird Hall, Dundee 8/9 Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow 11 Apollo, Manchester 13 Hammersmith Apollo, London

DOLLY PARTON

June 22 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 24 Odyssey Arena, Belfast 27 SECC, Glasgow 28 Evening News Arena, Manchester 29 SECC, Glasgow July 1 Arena, Nottingham 2 NIA, Birmingham 4 International Arena, Cardiff 5/6 02 Arena, London

LOS PISTOLEROS

April 17 The Stables, Milton Keynes

AIDY QUINN
with PHILOMENA BEGLEY

March 15 Galtymore Club, London 16 Irish Centre, Nottingham

KIMMIE RHODES

April 8 The Musician, Leicester 9 Y Galeri, Caernarfon 10 St. Bonaventure’s, Bristol 11 The Luminaire, London 12 The Cluny, Newcastle 13 The Maze, Nottingham 14 Maverick @ Zebra Bar, Maidstone

JASON RINGENBERG
(* as Farmer Jason)

April 30 Arts Centre, Norwich (with The Scorchers) May 12 (aft) *What’s Cookin’, The Sheepwalk, London (eve) What’s Cookin’, The Sheepwalk, London 13 The Musician, Leicester 14 (aft) *Spirit Store, Dundalk (eve) Spirit Store, Dundalk 15 The Rotterdam, Belfast 17 (aft) *White’s Hotel, Wexford (eve) Arts Centre, Wexford 21 The Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge 22 The Casbah, Sheffield 23 The New Variety Club, Keighley 25 (aft) *The Ironworks, Inverness (eve) The Ironworks, Inverness 27 Blackfriars, Glasgow

EILEEN ROSE

March 26 Riga Music Bar, Southend 27 Barfly, Brighton 28 The Lamb, Farnham 30 The Cellars, Eastney 31 The Graduate, Cambridge April 1 Barfly, Birmingham 2 Fibbers, York 3 Barfly, Liverpool 4 The Twisted Wheel, Glasgow 5 The Ent Shed, Bedford 7 Barfly, Cardiff 8 The Ruby Lounge, Manchester

BILLY JOE SHAVER

April 6 Academy 2, Manchester 7 Zebra Bar, Maidstone 8 The Maze, Nottingham 9 Dingwalls, London 11 The Musician, Leicester

SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION

March 10 Maverick @ Zebra Bar, Maidstone (TBC) 12 The Prom, Bristol 13 The Chattery, Swansea 14 Tachi Morris Arts Centre, Taunton 15 Driftwood Spars, St. Agnes 16 The Bell, Bath 19 Henry’s Cellar, Edinburgh 20 Birnham House Hotel, Dunkeld 21 Glen Urquhart Public Hall, Inverness April 2 Hot Burrito Club @ Le Pub, Newport 3 Memorial Hall, Holsworth 4 Pilton Hall, Barnstaple 6 Village Hall, Parracombe 9 Arts Centre, Norwich 10 Bee Hive, Swindon 11 (lunchtime) Royal Albert Hall, London 26 The Ent Shed, Bedford 27 Cabbage Patch, Twickenham

WAILIN’ JENNYS

May 8 Bronte Music Centre, Rathfriland 9 Strule Arts Centre, Omagh 10 Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast 11 Whelans, Dublin 13 St. Bonaventure’s, Bristol 14 Arts Centre, Norwich 15 Phoenix, Exeter 17 The Village Centre, Kingston Bagpuize 18 Old Town Hall, Buckingham 24 The Ireby Festival, Cumbria 25 Buccleuth Centre, Langholm 26 The Little Theatre, Gateshead 28 The Met, Bury 29 St. Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow 30 The Ironworks, Oswestry 31 The Luminaire, London

MICHAEL WESTON KING

March 1 The Ent Shed, Bedford 2 The Cellars, Eastney 5 Biddulph Up In Arms, Biddulph April 13 The Maze, Nottingham 17 The Green Note, London May 9 Blue Walnut Cafe, Torquay 10 Forest Arts Centre, New Milton 15 Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

BILLY YATES

March 7 Butlin’s, Minehead 8 Rodeo Jack’s, Norfolk 13 Fisher Theatre, Bungay 14 Lowton Labour Club, Leigh 15 Mundesley Holiday Centre, Norfolk 16 Wild Stallion Dance Ranch, Norwich

TOUR GUIDE As dates and venues can change, it is recommended that you check with the venue and regularly with this column.

TOUR GUIDE
As dates and venues can change, it is recommended that you check with the venue and regularly with this column.