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Reach for
the Bunting
Sat 25 Feb
Who needs lasers? It's ceilidh but not as we know it. The Ceilidh
Liberation Front with AJ Holmes and the Hackney Empire bring their
finest festival shamelessness and carnival recklessness. Get there
early!
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London
Gaelic Voices Festival
Sun 18 Mar
A celebration of the Gaelic languages and cultures in concerts,
workshops, dance, talks and sessions. Showing the thriving
vibrancy of the old songs and tunes of Ireland and Scotland right
through to new songwriting in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. With
Griogair Labhruidh, Grainne Holland, Maiti Joe Sheamuis O'Fatharta, Coisir Lunnainn,
Brendan Mulholland and Feilimí O'Connor.
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Maia +
Nick Mulvey
Weds 29 Feb
Time Out say: "Highly promising Huddersfield quartet headline
with their youthful, spirited, richly atmospheric and intelligently
off-centre alt.folk pop... Their lovely debut single, 'Living in the
Alligator' is released March 12."
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The
Honeypot
Weds 21 Mar
Kudaushe Matimba
was part of Zimbabwe's legendary Bhundu Boys. He performs now with
Afrobeat collective Harare and solo, singing traditional songs of
Zimbabwe and new compositions. Hyelim
Kim is a leading Korean flute player. She will be
performing traditional and original pieces, collaborating with a
Japanese Shakuhachi player and a Chinese Deze.
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This Is
The Kit
Fri 2 Mar
"Kate Stables rips forward with a hypnotic twang pattern and a
voice of rare unaffected beauty. Accompanied by a backing-band of
minimal psychedelia, This is the Kit will transport you to a warm
bath in the middle of a forest."
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Nest
Recommends:
Spring Folk
Ball with Skeller and Angles
Sat 10 March
The magical world of european folk dance comes to London for a night.
Dance your socks off to live music from top UK and European groups at
this fun and sociable euro-ceilidh. Expect a lively international crowd
from the First International Bagpipe Conference.
Buy tickets online
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