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Friday 23rd May

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Tickets £14

BBC Folk Awards Best Musician nominee Dan Walsh combines ‘virtuoso playing and winning songwriting’ (MORNING STAR). Describing what Dan does is no easy task but at the heart of it is British, Irish and American folk music delivered with a healthy dose of funky grooves – all performed with his unique and dazzling take on clawhammer style banjo helping to challenge all preconceptions about the instrument.
Add to all that poignant songs, astonishing musical departures and lively humour and the result is a truly memorable live show which has wowed audiences across the world from intimate seated rooms to huge dancing crowds in festival fields.
Dan is a Moira favourite, and there's no surprise in that. Everything about him shouts out "TALENT" and such a lovely guy to boot!


Friday 13th June

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Tickets £14

KELLY'S HEROES ARE A TRUE FORCE OF IRISH NATURE!
The richness provided by the accordion, powerful rhythm guitar and bodhran give a fullness of sound that belies the number of people on stage and with a repertoire encompassing fast and furious Celtic songs and tunes, gentle ballads and quality contemporary numbers by the likes of Christy Moore, Eric Bogle and Ewan MacColl as well as some original material, this East Midlands based band are one of the most sought after on the circuit.
The band was formed in 1983 with vocalist Tony Duga, being one of the original line-up. Since then, Kellys Heroes have even recently played tours of Malta and Thailand and have played to audiences including 40,000 people at the Glasgow Mayfest, 25,000 at the Heineken Big Top with The Pogues, a Chateau in France for a very exclusive birthday party and to 6 people in a kitchen for a family celebration as well as just about every other type of event you can imagine in between!


Friday 11th July


HANNAH RICKARD AND KIERAN SZIFRIS

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Tickets £14

What a privilege and delight to be welcoming the delightful and multi-talented Hannah Rickard to the Club for the very first time.



Hannah Rickard and Kieran Szifris are a dynamic duo blending the rich traditions of folk, country, and contemporary acoustic music. With Rickard’s soulful vocals and fiddling prowess alongside Szifris’s bombastic octave mandolin playing, they create a sound that is both timeless and innovative.

Hailing from Newcastle upon Tyne, Hannah Rickard first gained recognition with her band Hannah Rickard & The Relatives, infusing rockabilly and soul influences into the folk scene. Her collaboration with Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on their 2019 album We Talk Too Much showcased her ability to merge country and western styles with modern songwriting.

Kieran Szifris, also based in the North East, is a virtuoso of the octave mandolin, known for his work with Monster Ceilidh Band and Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening. His background in traditional folk, combined with an experimental approach, has made him a standout figure in the British folk music revival.


Together, they craft evocative, intricate arrangements that push the boundaries of folk and roots music while staying deeply connected to its storytelling traditions. Their performances weave together melody, harmony, and rhythm in a way that resonates with audiences across genres.


Friday 5th September

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Tickets £18

Oh yes! They are marauding their way back to Moira!


Saturday 11th October


MARTIN CARTHY

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Tickets £18

A very special occasion and one that we are so looking forward to. The legend comes to Moira once again, and he will have a new album out!

Lifetime Achievement Award – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014


For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music's greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far beyond it.
Trailblazing musical partnerships with, amongst others, Steeleye Span, Dave Swarbrick and his award-winning wife (Norma Waterson) and daughter Eliza Carthy have resulted in more than 40 albums, but Martin has only recorded 10 solo albums, of which the much anticipated Waiting for Angels (Topic TSCD527) was the latest. Whether in the folk clubs like ours (which he continues to champion), on the concert stage or making TV appearances (he was the subject of the acclaimed `Originals' music documentary strand on BBC 2) - there are few roles that Martin Carthy hasn't played.

He's a ballad singer, a ground-breaking acoustic and electric-guitarist and an authoritative interpreter of newly composed material. He always prefers to follow an insatiable musical curiosity rather than cash in on his unrivalled position. Perhaps, most significant of all, are his settings of traditional songs with guitar, which have influenced a generation of artists, including Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, on both sides of the Atlantic.


`Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all' Q Magazine




‘Carthy is a master of the ballad of substance, songs that tell stories, whether they are traditional, his own or from contemporary writers.’ The Telegraph


Friday 7th November

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Tickets £14

We are so pleased to have these lovely guys back in Moira.