We have three stand-out shows for you at StMarysCreativeSpace, #Chester this week. Tues - Western AF Tour, feat. Kristina Murray, Todd Day Wait & Pat Reedy Wed - Dale Watson & his Lone stars with guest Jackson Ward Thur - The Delines with guests Our Man in the Field & Freddy Trujillo

💥 Loud & Local Festival 2024 is here! 💥 Chester’s most popular indie all-dayer returns on Sun 25 Aug! We’re serving up two Breakfast Records acts as headliners – anthemic slacker rock champs Langkamer & “Post-Brexit apocalypse disco” duo getdown services 🍳 They join

This Sunday, we welcome Grammy Award winner Dom Flemons & guest Danny Bradley to StMarysCreativeSpace, #Chester. 🎫: seetickets.com/event/dom-flem… “Dom Flemons is one of the most accomplished American folk artists... Few have pumped as much lifeblood into tradition as he has.” - MOJO

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: Festival passes for WOMEX 24 are now on sale! This is a once-in-a-life chance to experience the Worldwide Music Expo in MCR - ft a vibrant mix of over 50 global music artists across 5 venues🌍 Secure your festival pass for #WOMEX24! 👉womex-festival.com

Tonight Roman Candle presents Dom Flemons with special guest Danny Bradley at StMarysCreativeSpace, Chester. 🎫: seetickets.com/event/dom-flem… 📽: youtu.be/VJ55kQnlV7w?si… Come out folks and support live music in #Chester 🖤 this will be a stunning show! Popular local Chester account Total Chester

David Weir reports back from his time at Fire in the Mountain festival – "Being non-corporate, not-for-profit and volunteer-run, the difference between Fire in the Mountain and many other festivals is obvious from the outset" + Photos by Sabrina Seguro klofmag.com/2024/06/festiv…

Introducing our next wave of Manchester Folk Festival acts! 📣 Stornoway Bernard Butler Cara Dillon Ferocious Dog Lisa A Knapp & Gerry Diver The Magpies Josienne Clarke nick cope Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley Jaywalkers Honey & The Bear Hector Gannet & more 🌿

.Stick In The Wheel announce their new studio album, ‘A Thousand Pokes’-a joyous lambasting of everyone and everything that’s wrong in the world, against the real-time backdrop of global uncertainty, corruption and political unrest. klofmag.com/2024/08/stick-…

Our good friend David Weir of the Choir of Outsiders has put together this outstanding line-up of traditional, experimental folk music for the Northgate Folk Festival at Alexander's in #Chester on Saturday, August 24th. Tickets are £20 in advance from: alexanderslive.seetickets.com/event/northgat…

We’ve been busy announcing shows, and we have plenty more to announce in the coming weeks, including bringing back some RC favourites! Keep your eyes peeled for this & some exciting announcements for 2025.   More info & 🎫 to all shows are available here: romancandlepromotions.co.uk/shows

This all-dayer in Chester is going to be BRILLIANT on Saturday - some of the best young(ish!), intense folk acts about, including Stick In The Wheel Nick Hart Frankie Archer #GoblinBand #BrownWimpenny and many others. A mere 20 of the Sovereign's sovereigns! GET INVOLVED

☄️ Loud & Local Festival 2024 is incoming! ☄️ Chester’s most popular indie all-dayer returns this Sunday, headlined by anthemic slacker rockers Langkamer & “Post-Brexit apocalypse disco” duo getdown services 🙌 After selling out in previous years and with tickets moving

Northgate Folk Festival returns tomorrow! 📯✨ Don't miss Stick In The Wheel, Nick Hart, Frankie Archer & more this Saturday 🖤 🎟️ Tickets: alexanderslive.seetickets.com/tour/northgate… Pay as you feel Chester KickArtsUK Fancourt Music The Folk Archive Lally MacBeth Matthew Shaw John McMahon SoundBox Acoustic & Roots

Come along and say hello and listen to a day of marvelous music!

Northgate Folk Festival 2024 is here! 🎻✨ Don't miss the return of the North West’s leading experimental and contemporary folk all-dayer TODAY! 🪗 Featuring Stick In The Wheel, Nick Hart, Frankie Archer, Seb Stone, Stone Club DJs & many more! 🎟️

Tomorrow night we welcome Nashville country soul singer/songwriter Andrew Combs with guest Jude Brothers to StMarysCreativeSpace, Chester. 🎫: seetickets.com/event/andrew-c… Check out this fantastic interview Jordan Mainzer did for the blog ‘SILY’ with Andrew recently 👉🏻 sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/post/759426291…

📢 Job Vacancy: Chief Executive 📢 Sound Roots are looking for a dynamic individual with a passion for folk, roots and acoustic music to lead the charity through the next period of growth and change. 📧 Apply now: soundroots.uk/news/chief-exe… 📅 Deadline: Sun 15 Sept 2024

“There are only three things happening in England,” Aretha Franklin announced to the world’s media during a visit to Britain in 1968. “The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Terry Reid.” An incredible feature in The Guardian about Terry 👉🏻 amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep… romancandlepromotions.co.uk

WOMEX in Manchester 🎶 Bringing together music lovers, industry professionals and world class talent in an eclectic celebration of global sounds, WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) is coming to the city next month. 📅 23rd - 27th October 🌍 50 acts from 44 countries 📍 7 stages

With only 6 months to go, say hello to our next wave of Manchester Folk Festival 2025 acts 👋 Caoilfhionn Rose | Amelia Coburn | 3 Daft Monkeys | Robbie Cavanagh & Lawrence Maxwell | Heather Ferrier | RE:VULVA | Peter's Field ft Sean Cooney, Eliza Carthy MBE & Sam Carter • On tour autumn '24! 🌿