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- Malcolm Sargeant
Open Solo Champion, teacher and maker of the Northumbrian Smallpipes
and its reeds.
North Lincolnshire
Telephone: 01724 346186
Email: malcolm.sargeant7@ntlworld.com
See also Bagpipe
tuition Instrument makers
- Shagpile
Five-piece electric dance band featuring Dave Burland on vocals and
guitars. Mix of traditional rock'n'roll, R&B, Country. Also available
with the Fraser Sisters saxophone section.
Silkstone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Contact: Dave Burland
Telephone: 01226 792572
Email: s.burland14@aol.com
Website: http://www.daveburland.co.uk/s_pile.htm
- Shanty Jack
Shanty singer; also sings with Monkey's Orphan.
Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
Telephone: 01472 696757 / 07970 651293
Email: shantyjack@anchorage.f9.co.uk
Website: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/alan.j.hardy/ShantyJack/
- Tim Sharp
Solo singer-songwriter / guitarist. Over 30 years performing experience
in folk clubs, theatre, busking, cycling events, on ferries and tour
boats. His songs have been played on Radio 1 and Radio York. Also
guitar tuition and performance workshops for bands.
Contact: Tim Pheby
Telephone: 01904 466 106
Email: pheby@btconnect.com
- Vic Shepherd and John Bowden
Traditional song from England and North America.
Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire
Contact: John Bowden
Telephone: 0114 246 5317
- SHIZNITZ!
Rabble rousing folk and Stray Dance band, available as a duo, trio
or full five piece band. Performing traditional English, Irish and
Scottish music as well as original material.
Hull
Contact: Lee, 102 Blenheim Street, Hull. HU5 3PS
Telephone: 01482 449839
Email: airstrip1@live.com
Website: http://www.myspace.com/fortytwelve
08/10
- The Singing Secretary
See Theatre and Street performers
- Skellig
Traditional Irish Band with accordion (3 times All Ireland champion),
fiddle, cittern and bodhran. All musicians from dance show Damhsa.
Contact: Chris Dyson
30 Charlestown, Ackworth nr Pontefract, West Yorks WF7 7DU
Telephone: 01977-614409
Email: Ceilihouse5758@aol.com
Website: http://damhsa.co.uk/
See also Fiddle
tuition
- Slide
Four piece multi-instrumental and vocal band. Original and traditional
songs and tunes in an upbeat style which fuses elements of the English,
Celtic, and American traditions.
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contact: Tom Bliss
Telephone: 0113 2691761
Email (Derek Magee): drm@comp.leeds.ac.uk
Email (Tom Bliss): bliss@dircon.co.uk
Website: http://www.slipjig.co.uk/
- Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians
American good time music. 1930s, 40s & 50s. Harmony singing with fiddle,
mandolin, guitar, bass.
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Contact: Anne Jones
Telephone: 01189 268615
Email: info@acousticsrecords.co.uk
Website: http://www.acousticsrecords.co.uk/
- Barry Smith
Self-composed and Irish songs, celtic instrumentals. Song cycle Sophies
Dance, about a teenager brought up in a Yorkshire woollen town
in the 1960's. (See web site)
Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01484 719240
Email: barrysmith@barrysmithmusic.co.uk
Website: http://www.barrysmithmusic.co.uk/
- Heather Smith
Accordionist and teacher.
Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire
Email: heather@accordions.karoo.co.uk
- Dave Speight
Acoustic blues on 6 and 12 string guitars, steel guitar. Broonzy and
many other 30s singers.
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01943 609558
Fax: 01943 609817
Email: dave@xfr.co.uk
Website: http://www.snakekings.co.uk/
- Hilary Spencer
Contemporary song.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Telephone: 0114 283 0531
Email: hilary@halpins.demon.co.uk
Website: http://www.hilaryspencer.com/
- Hilary Spencer and Grant Baynham
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Telephone: 0114 283 0531
Email: hilary@halpins.demon.co.uk
Website: http://www.hilaryspencer.com/
- Spendlow
Performance poet with band.
York, North Yorkshire
Contact: Adrian Spendlow
Telephone: 01904 647086
Email: adrian.spendlow@ntlworld.com
Website: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ade01/
- Brian Stafford
Solo Uilleann pipes, mainly traditional Irish / Scottish.
Skipton, North Yorkshire
Telephone: 01756 798285
Email: brian@stafford.uklinux.net
- Stair Heid Band
Premier 5 piece Scottish concert and ceilidh band. Scottish, Irish,
English, American and German material. Instrumentation includes accordion,
fiddle, bagpipes, tenor and 5 string banjos, mandola and mandolin,
guitar and bass guitar. Weddings, festivals, concerts, clubs etc.
Strong vocals, traditional and contemporary material.
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contact: John Gray
Telephone: 0113 268 7414
Email: john.gray20@virgin.net
- Joe Stead
Folk songs, shanties. Long established singer / banjo player with
recently developed show on shanty theme, "Valparaiso Round the
Horn". Children's songs.
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01422 833659 / 07959 863479
Email: banjostead@compuserve.com
- Stormcrow
Fun acoustic "Folk 'n' Roll" band. Amanda Hadlett, Mark
Hadlett and Sarah Jay: original songs with 12 string guitar, mandolin,
mandola and djembe. Sometimes accompanied by guest musicians.
Contact: Mark Hadlett
28 Hampton Grove, Redcar TS10 3PH
Telephone: 01642 472174
Email: Mark@theartworks-online.co.uk
Website: http://www.stormcrow-online.co.uk/
- Chris Sugden
Author,songwriter,singer.
10 Perseverence Road, Queensbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD13 1LY
No phone calls, please contact in writing.
- Martin Sumpton
Mainly traditional songs with guitar accompaniment and some contemporary
and self penned material as well
Telephone: 01246 204561
Email: martin.sumpton@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.martinsumpton.co.uk
11/09
- Roger Sutcliffe
Blues.
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Telephone: 01947 602532
- Tanzen
"A new and innovative group of experienced and enthusiastic young
players, featuring flute, whistles, fiddle, guitar and vocals. Bringing
together jazz and classical influences to create an exciting and unique
twist on traditional folk."
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Email: tanzen-folk@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://tanzen-folk.tripod.com/
- Allan Taylor
Singer/songwriter. Well established throughout the music scene, with
over 50 cover versions of his songs and 14 albums/CDs in a recording
and performing career of 35 years.
Contact via John Barrow at Stoneyport agency:
Telephone: 0131 346 8237
Email: jb@stoneyport.demon.co.uk
Website: http://www.allantaylor.com/
Agency website: http://www.stoneyport.demon.co.uk/
- Becky Taylor
Uilleann piper, fiddle, Northumbrian smallpipes. Teacher of Uilleann
pipes. Available for clubs, festivals, school performances and teaching,
either solo or with guitarist or band.
Halifax based; contact through website please.
Telephone: 07980 600476
Email: contact@beckytaylor.info
Website: http://www.beckytaylor.info/
- Steve Tilston
Singer/songwriter, guitarist.
Contact: Lorraine Carpenter at Different Strings
Tel: 0117 904 1870
or: 07929 135744
Email: lorraine@differentstrings.co.uk
Websites: http://www.stevetilston.com/
05/10
- Toein' in the Dark
Contemporary and traditional song. Fiddle, guitar, whistle, accordion.
Solo and harmony vocals. Includes original songs from local South
Yorkshire songwriters.
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Contact: Andy Hoult
Telephone: 01709 370545
Email: annettebindon@broomterrace.f9.co.uk
- Treebeard
Five piece acoustic band comprising bass/ bass balalaika/ vocals,
guitar/ mandolin/ vocals, fiddle/ mandolin/ vocals, guitar/ bouzouki/
balalaika/ accordion/ vocals & percussion/ vocals. Playing a mix
of traditional, contemporary and original songs and tunes in a style
we describe as 'Heavy Wood'. CD available.
Contact: Chris McMahon
25 Fir Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S6 3TG
Telephone: 07977 618 089
Fax: 0114 2727001
Email: chris@treebeard.org.uk
Website: http://www.treebeard.org.uk/
- Gordon Tyrrall
Traditional and new music and song with guitar and flute.
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01132 256314
Email: gordon@tyll.telinco.co.uk
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Ugly Mug Jug Band
Good-time songs that are happy about being miserable.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Contact: Dave Ellis
Telephone: 01484 846611
Email: dellis@btinternet.com
- Eddie Walker
Middlesborough based, long-time professional folk guitarist and
songwriter with eclectic Black and White Blues, Ragtime and
Hillbilly Roots repertoire presented with vigour and humour!
Telephone: 01642 593780 or 0790 563 8788
Email: eddie.walker13@ntlworld.com
Web Sites: http://www.eddiewalker.net
http://www.myspace.com/eddiewalker
10/09
- Norma Waterson MBE
Leading traditional English singer. BBC Radio2 Folk Singer of the
Year 2000. Also duo with Martin Carthy and in Waterson:Carthy.
Robin Hoods Bay, East Yorkshire
Contact via agent Alan Bearman:
Telephone: 020 7263 0425
Email: bearman@btinternet.com
Agency website: http://www.alanbearmanmusic.co.uk/
Waterson:Carthy website: http://www.watersoncarthy.com/
05/10
- Waterson:Carthy
First family of English folk music. Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson,
Eliza Carthy.
Robin Hoods Bay, East Yorkshire
Contact via agent Alan Bearman:
Telephone: 020 7263 0425
Email: bearman@btinternet.com
Agency website: http://www.alanbearmanmusic.co.uk/
Waterson:Carthy website: http://www.watersoncarthy.com/
05/10
- Geoff Watson
Solo singer/songwriter/guitarist. Contemporary folk, energetic and
traditional folk styles. Songs of truth, life and spirituality. Finalist
in York's 'turn of the year' acoustic perfomer's competition.
Address: 4 Horsehold Farm, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7
6JN
Telephone: 01422 847323
Email: geoffreycwatson@aol.com
Website: http://www.geoffwatson.com/
- Harri Watts Band
See Harri Watts Band
- Ruth and Gary Wells
Popular duo with a wide range of contemporary and self-written songs
presented on acoustic guitar and basses.
Address: 61, Avenue Road, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, South
Yorkshire S63 7AG
Telephone: 01709 878361
Email: ragwells@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.syfolk.co.uk/wells/
- Westport
Irish-style acoustic band. Dance tunes and songs from Celtic, American
and original sources with a jaunty, rhythmic and humorous slant.
Contact: Barry Smith
Address: 20 Edward Street, Clifton, Brighouse HD6 1QR
Telephone: 01484 719240
Email: barrysmith@barrysmithmusic.co.uk
Website: http://www.barrysmithmusic.co.uk/w.htm
- The Windmill Tavern Folkies
Small folk band available for charity events etc.
Contact: Clive Crowther
Address: 11 Beechwood Avenue, Shelf, Halifax HX3 7ND
Telephone: 01274 580045
See also Sessions:
West Yorkshire
- Jim Woodland
Writer, performer; community video; song writer; playwright.
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01535 670717
Email: jim@woodlandrussell.fsnet.co.uk
- Ed Wolstenholme
Electric fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki. From Turkish to country via folk
and blues.
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Telephone: 01484 649544 / 07919 390301
Email: ed@theoldwoolshop.co.uk
Website: http://www.theoldwoolshop.co.uk/
- York Waits
Six piece early music / renaissance band. Concerts, banquets, processions,
workshops.
York, North Yorkshire
Contact: William Marshall
Telephone: 01484 602460
Email: wilmarsh@dircon.co.uk
Website: http://www.theyorkwaits.org.uk/
- The Yorkshire Broads
Three women originally members of Leeds
People's Choir. Unaccompanied songs from folk to blues, country
to Beatles and some original material. Benefits, parties etc. Prefer
small unamplified venues.
Contact: Pat Brown
4 West Park Gardens, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2HD
Telephone: 0113 2682887
Email: pat@patbrown-at.co.uk
07/10
- The Yorkshire Musical Saw Player
Musical saw player: folk, classic and period music as a soloist, but
also with band or piano accompaniment. Abbey Inn, Horsforth, Tuesday
evenings at 8 pm.
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contact: Charles Hindmarsh
Telephone: 0113 2585819
Email: charles.hindmarsh@tiscali.co.uk
Website: http://playthesaw.co.uk/
See also Workshops
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