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Christmas acoustic music

The show is packed full of fine acoustic music for Christmas. There'll be new tracks from Al Lewis, Ange Hardy, Coope Simpson, Fraser & Freya and Worcestershire band Kings & Folk.

The show is packed full of fine acoustic music for Christmas. There'll be new tracks from Al Lewis, Ange Hardy, Coope, Simpson, Fraser & Freya and Worcestershire band Kings & Folk. Also on the show there's music from Mary Chapin Carpenter, St Agnes Fountain, Bella Hardy, Sheelanagig and Steeleye Span. There will also be a preview of forthcoming events with the weekly gig guide.

35 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Dec 2014 04:30

Music Played

  • Al Lewis

    A ChildÂ’s Christmas in Wales

    • Al Lewis Music.
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter

    The Longest Night Of The Year

    • Decca.
  • St Agnes Fountain

    The Spirit of Christmas

    • Fat Cat.
  • Ange Hardy

    The Little Holly Tree

    • Story Records.
  • Kings and Folk

    Country Rounds

    • Own Label.
  • Coope, Simpson, Fraser and Freya

    Christmas Truce

    • No Masters.
  • Johnny Copping Featuring Paul Burgess

    MummersÂ’ Jig

    • Red Sky Records.
  • Sheelanagig

    Lost in Transitvania

    • Own Label.
  • Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh

    Three Ships from Sussex

    • Old Bridge Music.
  • Bella Hardy

    Joy Shall Be Yours

    • Noe.
  • Steeleye Span

    The First Nowell

    • Park.

This Week's Gig Guide

For all dance clubs, sessions etc, see 

Saturday 20th December

Sheelanagig - Stroud Subscription Rooms 8pm 01453 760900
Banshee at Lydney Rugby Club after match at 5pm
North Forest Ceilidh – with Forest Brown Band - Huntley Village Hall. 8pm £6 on the door. Bring own drinks.
Ale House Christmas Concert with Appleby Kinsey - Ale House, Mill Lane, Colwall WR13 6HJ 8pm
Johnny Coppin with All On A Winter’s Night - Arc Theatre, Trowbridge
Box Office  01225 756376 Singers Night - at Wychwood Folk Club at The Swan in Ascott-u-Wychwood nr Burford doors 7.30pm  tix 01993 831427 

Sunday 21st December

Jo Hamilton (ex Rainbow Chasers) – intimate Christmas concert by candlelight
At St Faith’s Church at Overbury nr Bredon  7 for 7.30pm tickets from Christmas Party and singaround- - Dursley Acoustic Music Night at 13 Five Acres,
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Monday 22nd December

A Victorian Christmas at The Fleece Bretforton nr Evesham

Tuesday 23rd December

Music session at Ye Olde Dursley Hotel (formerly The Bell Hotel), 13 Long Street, Dursley GL11 4HL from 8pm. Mixed Session. Free admission Info: Anne & John 01453 548860
Irish music session at the Daneway Inn, Sapperton, Cirencester
Folk at Frampton - Every Tuesday at Frampton Village Hall, The Green,
Frampton-on-Severn

Friday 26th December - Boxing Day

All the usual frivolity outside Gloucester Cathedral at 12 noon, with Gloucestershire Morris Men, (who will be in Cheltenham from 9.30am)  and Mummers, Lassington Oak Morris Men, (who will be in The Fountain Inn from 11am) plus England’s Glory Ladies Morris etc.
The Shakespeare Mummers will perform the Weston sub Edge play at The Fleece, Bretforton, Worcs, WR11 7JE 2pm. Info: Alan alanwhitbread@yahoo.co.uk
Ceilidh with Banshee at the Speech House Hotel GL16 7EL  from around 8pm Info: 01594 820717

Saturday 27th December

Annual Christmas Barn dance with the Diatonics  - Cheltenham Town Hall 8pm
The Annual Custard Band Ceilidh - The Evergreen Hall, Broadwell nr Coleford 7.30pm all tickets from Forestbookshop.com 01594-833334
Johnny Coppin’s Christmas Special programme of Folk and Acoustic Music -³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Gloucestershire starting earlier  - 5pm  – 6.05pm

Sunday 28th Decmeber

(Stuart Earl duo) plus singer/songwriter Paul Venables - The Black Book Café, Nelson St, Stroud 2-4pm

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Dec 2014 04:30