The Brewery Arts Centre, The
Bridgewater Hall, Burnley Mechanics, Bury
Met, The Citadel,
The Liverpool Philharmonic, The Lowry,
Manchester Academy, Mellor Brook Community
Centre,
Pacific Road Arts Centre, Playhouse 2,
Royal Northern College of Music, Southport
Arts Centre,
University of Liverpool School of Music, Waterside Arts
Centre
Brewery Arts Centre
Highgate
Kendal
Tel: 01539 725133 (Tickets) / 01539 795090 (Info)
http://www.breweryarts.co.uk
Friday 25th April - Lau
Friday 2nd May - Salsa Celtica
Monday 12th May - John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
Wednesday 4th June - Solas
Thursday 5th June - Thea Gilmore
Wednesday 18th June Dave Kelly and Christine Collister
The Bridgewater
Hall
Lower Moseley St
Manchester
Tel: 0161 907 9000
http://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Thursday 24th April - Kathryn Tickell Band
Sunday 25th May - Martha Wainwright
Sunday 14th September - Shelby Lynne
Monday 28th April - Salsa Celtica
Tuesday September 30th - Kate Rusby
Friday October 10th - The Lancashire Hotpots
Bury Met
Market Street
Bury
Tel: 0161 761 2216
http://www.themet.biz/
Thursday 24th April - Luka Bloom
Saturday 3rd May - The Men They Couldn't Hang
Big Whistle Weekend 2008
Thursday 8th May - Flook
Friday 9th May - Cherish The Ladies
Saturday 10th May - Dòchas
Thursday 15 May Peggy Seeger with Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson and Martin
Carthy
Wednesday 28th May - The Wailin' Jennys
Friday 30 May Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
Saturday 7 June Groanbox Boys
Friday 13 June Vin Garbutt
Thursday 19 June Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting
Thursday 26 June The Jenna Reid Trio
Friday 18 July Lisa Mills
Friday 12 September 7.30pm The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 20 September Eliza Carthy
Wednesday 24 September The Blues Band
Saturday 27 September Drever, McCusker and Woomble
with special guests Heidi Talbot and Boo Hewerdine
Friday 3 October Michael McGoldrick Trio
Saturday 4 October Eliza Gilkyson
Thursday 9 October Kathryn Tickell
Friday 10 October King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
Saturday 11 October Tom Russell
Friday 24 October Karen Matheson
Saturday 25 October Don Ross and Andy McKee
Friday 31 October Ian Parker
Friday 7 November Cara Dillon
Thursday 20 November Lisa Knapp
Thursday 11 December Frost and Fire
The Winelight
Club is a new regular evening presenting up and coming,
unsigned singer songwriters every month in the relaxed, informal atmosphere
of the Met restaurant
The Citadel Arts Centre
Waterloo Street
St Helens
Tel: 01744 762305
http://www.citadel.org.uk/
Saturday 26th April - Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine
Friday 2nd May - The Men They Couldn't Hang
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Hope Street
Liverpool
Tel: 0151 709 3789
http://www.liverpoolphil.com
Wednesday 23rd April - Clive Gregson
Friday 2nd May - Billy Bragg
Tuesday 13th May - Jethro Tull
Monday 26th May - Eric Bibb
Sunday 15th June - Steve Earle with special guest Allison Moorer
Monday 14th July - Pentangle
Friday 3rd October - Stefan Grossman
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October - Christy Moore with Declan Sinnott
The Lowry Theatre
Salford
Manchester
Tel: 0870 111 2000
http://www.thelowry.com
Sunday 8th June - Cara Dillon Wednesday 10th September - The Acoustic Strawbs
Saturday 7th June - John Sebastian
Saturday 7th June - Thea Gilmore
Friday 13th June - The Lancashire Hotpots
Mellor Brook Community Centre
7, Whalley Road, Mellor Brook,
Blackburn, Lancs
Tel : 01254 812131 or 07871153880
http://www.mellorbrook.org/events.htm
Saturday 7th June - Ruth Notman
Thursday 18th September - Mabon
Saturday 4th October - The Maerlock
Saturday 18th October - Big National Ceilidh featuring The Union Street Band
Saturday
8th November - Breabach (plus special guest Niamh Boadle)
Wednesday 30th April - Mostly Autumn (plus support)
Friday 9th May - Fairport Acoustic Convention
Playhouse 2
Newton
Street
Shaw
Nr Oldham
Tel: 01706 663117
http://www.playhouse2.com/
Friday 9th May - Snake Davis Band
Thursday 8th May - Lúnasa
Saturday 24th May - The Tannahill Weavers
Friday 20th June - Tam White & Mike Heron
Saturday 23rd August - Norland Wind
Friday 23rd May - Patrick Street
Friday 9th June - Solas
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