Redwood River Band

With roots that stem from England’s opposite ends, the Yorkshire formed trio swiftly evolved as their paths entwined in the summer of 2017.
From a first song born on a river bank and filmed in a working forge, their sound is the innocent wild environment of its own creation.

Simon Robinson on banjo, Alice Phelps on double bass, Naomi Jane on guitar and...

Burnt Horse is an acoustic rootsy band from North Cumbria playing ukulele, guitar, bass and fiddle with the occasional addition of a cello. Helen and Angela bring two lovely natural voices together for some lush harmonies, very ably balanced by Simon, who also sings. 

The band edges towards the mellow end of acoustic music and enjoys performing a mix of Roots and Americana with a...

Lute in the Barn

Matthew Wadsworth lute and theorbo

Music by Dowland, Johnson and Kapsberger.

We are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to hear aclaimed Lutenist
Matthew Wadsworth live in the intimate environment of Lucy's Barn 

Poet and cellist Kenneth Wilson presents a moving and absorbing solo show telling a story of Love through poetry and music.

Love enthrals and confuses us all.  From the first heady moments of falling into it, through a rollercoaster of better and worse, to an array of possible endings – sad, violent or just inevitable – the poetical cellist is an inspired guide.

The show...

We are delighted to welcome back the Renames. A full Barn rocked to their own compositions and covers, not to be missed!

In the fifteen years they have been appearing together as Fain, Anne-Marie Kerr (vocals, keyboard, whistles) and Ian Wright (vocals, violin) have entranced and entertained audiences around Cumbria and beyond with their distinctive sound and repertoire, centring on the lyrical clarity of Anne-Marie’s voice and beautiful tone of Ian’s violin.  Combining Anne-Marie’s folk background...

Li Lu will be playing the Bach cello suites.

"My hope is to run, dance and fly to the sound of my cello…” The epitome of international, cool, young and elegant, Li Lu plays with a passion that takes flight both sonically and visually” – Sky Arts.

As a soloist and Chamber musician, Li Lu has a considerable number of performance experiences across Asia and Europe. Highlight...

In the wordless communication that passes between Orcadian fiddler Catriona Price and Peebles harpist Esther Swift as they perform, the strength of their decade-long musical partnership, friendship and shared humour is evident. It’s this depth of connection, and tangible desire to have fun, that gives Twelfth Day its extra edge.

In their own words, this is not so much a duo, but a two...

Sheelanagig for over a decade have brought their array of foot-stomping folk tunes to audiences across the globe. A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments – guitar, fiddle, double bass – added with the rhythmic energy of flute and drums and a bagful of joint-jumping tunes, these boys from the South-West England create a real dynamic which is inherent in both their furious...

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Joanna plays soprano and baritone ukulele, piano and using a loop pedal she creates beguiling choral vocal soundscapes around her songs. British born, New York based vocalist and composer, Joanna has toured extensively throughout Europe, USA and Australia.

Influences include - in no particular order! - Nina Simone, Laura Mvula, Emily King,...