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MICHELE STODART full band | CARSON McHONE Saturday 07 September 2024

Carson McHone All the way from Southern Ontario Canada via Austin Texas, Carson McHone opened the evening on her first visit to LRB, accompanied by guitarist Daniel Romano as she enjoy her latest headline tour of the UK. She opened

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TARA MACLEAN + CATHERINE MACLELLAN | ELECTRIC BLUE YONDER Saturday 06 July 2024

Tara Maclean & Catherine MacLellan  Tonight we welcome two amazing Canadian artists along with Nick Gauthier on supporting guitar and BVs… Tara starts the show with the title track from her new 2023 album that is the soundtrack of a new book

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MICHELE STODART

Michele Stodart is an award-winning solo artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in London. Born in Trinidad, she spent her early years surrounded by Caribbean music and culture, until she and her family fled a military coup attempt, leading them to Queens, New

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JENNY COLQUITT | CHASING SUMMER Saturday 08 June 2024

Chasing Summer Tammy Rochelle and Joseph Bamber returned to the LRB to open the show at the start of their Europe wide summer tour. This husband and wife duo from Nashville are very happy (and jet lagged) to be back

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DANNI NICHOLLS BAND | SARAH PEACOCK Saturday 11 May 2024

Sara Peacock  It was 2019 when Sarah Peacock played at LRB along with Michelle Malone and so a timely welcome back.  Never underestimate what a great singer-songwriter, producer can achieve alone on stage because the standard is very high. Lightning

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SARA PETITE Full Band | SARAH JANE SCOUTEN | Saturday 13 April 2024

Sarah Jane Scouten along with Robbie Caswell-Jones on guitar took to the LRB stage for the first time tonight.  Originally from Canada and now living in Moniaive a village in south west Scotland; a four times nominated Canadian Folk Musician

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CHRISTINA MARTIN | HANNAH WHITE Saturday 09 March 2024

What better way to start the 2024 season at LRB than with a double headline show and the return of Christina Martin with Dale Murray.  Sadly we recently heard of the passing of David Fordham who was a staunch friend

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TARA MACLEAN and CATHERINE MACLELLAN | Saturday 06 July 2024

Catherine MacLellan and Tara MacLean, both multi award winning singer/songwriters from Canada’s east coast are on tour together in the UK this summer! Performing a rare double bill, as well as a few special songs together, Catherine and Tara create

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THE ANNIE KEATING BAND LIVE | VINYL ALBUM

NOW A REALITY THE ANNIE KEATING LIVE VINYL ALBUM RECORDED AT LITTLE RABBIT BARN HAS LANDED.  NOW AVAILABLE FOR FIRST ACCESS AHEAD OF THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD CODE TO ACCESS ALL THE SONGS IN HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO.

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2024 AMA UK AWARDS Nominations and Winners

Nominations – winners in bold UK Album of the Year Far From Saints – Far From Saints Michele Stodart – Invitation, presented by Helen Thomas (Head of Station for BBC Radio 2) Roseanne Reid – Lawside Ward Thomas – Music In The Madness International Album

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ROBERT VINCENT | KATIE SPENCER | End of Year Show | Saturday 07 October 2023

Well, that was something special, Katie Spencer opened the evening to fine applause before Robbie Vincent along with Dan Williams closed the 2023 season at LRB in style… Andy Sheard has taken some fine pictures of the occasion… Again we

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ANNIE KEATING BAND | ABI MOORE | Saturday 02 September 2023

Abi returned to LRB to open the evening, nine years after her last visit. She has a new album, NO MORE CHASING, a new look all in red, and a new musical direction, more blues rock than before. Abi tells us that

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ANNIE KEATING

Performing as The Annie Keating Band, the line-up will feature Scott Warman on double/electric bass (who recently appeared on Bob Harris’s charity release of Stand By Me alongside the likes of Mark Knopfler), rising star Joe Coombs on electric/acoustic/slide guitars (who has played internationally with a wide

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BARBARA NESBITT w NEVADA NEWMAN | LIANNE KAYE | MILLIE KIRKPATRICK Saturday 29 July 2023

Opening tonight we have two local upcoming artists playing the LRB for the first time and clearly happy to be on the stage that has graced so many of their musical heros and inspiring mentors.  Millie Kirkpatrick from nearby Sudbury

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CARTER SAMPSON | AMELIA WHITE | HANNAH ALDRIDGE | Saturday 24 June 2023

It’s always a pleasure seeing Hannah Aldridge perform at LRB, be it as a Band, Trio, Duo, or as is the case today, Solo…  So tonight Hannah is playing some songs from her great new concept Album DREAM OF AMERICA along with

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REB FOUNTAIN | JASMINE RODGERS | Saturday 13 May 2023

Jasmine Rodgers opened tonight’s show admitting to a sudden onset of hay-fever but with the biggest smile across her face, clearly happy to be on the LRB stage with an appreciative audience.  Follow You opens the set from Her BLOOD RED SUN album

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GEMMA HAYES | DANNI NICHOLLS | SORREL NATION Saturday 22 April 2023

From the Isle Of Wight,  Sorrel Nation opens the evening on her first visit to LRB accompanied by Sam Anderson on guitar and BVs, playing a new set of songs, mostly unreleased up to now… Intro, Slow it down, Country

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AIN’T NO APRIL FOOL | ANNOUNCED ON 01 APRIL 2023

REB FOUNTAIN + JASMINE RODGERS | Saturday 13 May | ROBERT VINCENT | Saturday 07 October | End of Year Show World quality artistes revealed to complete Little Rabbit Barn line up for 2023 REB FOUNTAIN ROBERT VINCENT AMERICANA MUSIC

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JENNY COLQUITT | RACHEL CROFT | Saturday 04 March 2023

2023 and the stars aligned for this gig with Rachel Croft, her first appearance at LRB, and the welcome return of Jenny Colquitt, this time with a full band who overcame many challenges to make the show.  Rachel Croft opened

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LENNY | O2 Universum | Prague | Thursday 24 November 2022

Singer Lenny’s concert at the O2 Univerum in Prague finally took place on Thursday evening Lenny started preparing for her biggest concert of her career back in 2020, when the album WEIRD & WONDERFUL was released. However, with the arrival

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HANNAH WHITE | PAUL McCLURE | Saturday 29 October 2022

The last LRB gig of 2022, and as always, it was very special indeed… We started the evening with Paul McClure, harmonica on his lips and guitar in hand, telling his tales and singing his songs with charm, humour, pathos

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MIM GREY | KATE ELLIS | Saturday 01 October 2022

Originally from Louisiana and now London we have Kate Ellis with her partner Andy Hobsbawm playing songs from Kate’s new highly acclaimed Album SPIRALS opening with Track 1 Can’t Not, followed by Bluebirds and Rye,Track 2.  Another way Track 3 has Kate reflecting on how we

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HANNAH WHITE full band show | LRB End of Year Show | Saturday 29 October 2022

London-based singer-songwriter Hannah White, whose 2020 album Hannah White and the Nordic Connections won rave reviews and a UK Americana Award nomination, is back with a stunning new example of her emotionally piercing song craft. The single ‘Car Crash’ is the first

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TAMARA STEWART with special guest ELLES BAILEY | Saturday 03 September 2022

The planets truly lined up for our evening with Tamara Stuart. Tamara, already pleased to be at the Little Rabbit Barn, had no idea of the surprise that was in store for her as she ably performed her sound check

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CONNOR SELBY | JENNY COLQUITT | Saturday 06 August 2022

JENNY COLQUITT This was Jenny’s first appearance at LRB and it won’t be her last, such was the impression she made from the first notes of How Do You Feel to the last notes of Fields Of Gold.  The gentle introduction of this

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KARA GRAINGER | HANNAH ALDRIDGE | Live at Little Rabbit Barn | Saturday 02 July 2022

A double billing of world quality headline artists played out the mid summer music evening at Little Rabbit Barn. Hannah Aldridge with Gustav Sjodin played the first set. Playing with Gustav as a duo for a first time at LRB

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DANNI NICHOLLS Trio Show | CHARLOTTE CARPENTER | Saturday 28 May 2022

It was the occasion of LRB regular Alan (The Hat’s) Birthday that coincided with the first visit to the LRB for Charlotte Carpenter and the seventh for Danni Nicholls as she closes down her 2022 ‘Hear Your Voice’ UK tour

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LYNNE HANSON | ANNIE KEATING | Live at Little Rabbit Barn | Saturday 16 April 2022

We knew the return of Lynne Hanson and Annie Keating to the LRB would be good, but as they say, the whole is so often greater than the sum of the parts, and this was true tonight. Unbelievably these two

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The UK Americana Bar TV Show

Sam Millar has been involved in the Americana scene for as long as he can remember. His knowledge and musical talent (for both writing and performing) concerning American music, in its widest sense, has endeared him to the industry and

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MORGANWAY | Live at Little Rabbit Barn | Saturday 12 March 2022

The aforementioned curry went down a storm in the shortened food break, Lyn and her team triumph once more. The stage is reset and now it’s time for Morganway, on their second visit to the LRB and as a precursor

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DAN RAZA | Live at Little Rabbit Barn | Saturday 12 March 2022

It was in October 2011 and then again in 2012 when Dan Raza first performed at the LRB causing somewhat of a stir amongst a few of the Ladies… and to their delight (and ours) in 2022 he finally made

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MIM GREY | Live at Little Rabbit Barn in the house | Saturday 22 January 2022

We had the A list in the house on Saturday when Mim Grey came to visit the Little Rabbit Barn, accompanied by her husband Steve Vintner and guitarist Nick Kendall. Thankful for the great food and after some introductions Mim opened with Purple

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MIM GREY | LRB In the House | Saturday 22 January 2022

“The most beautiful voice to come out of the UK in a long time”, one of many memorable accolades earned from industry & British show biz that includes Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Terry Wogan and Paul O’Grady. MIM GREY is

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MORGANWAY | Congratulations | Band of The Year | 2021 BCMA Awards

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SEAN TAYLOR | KELLY BAYFIELD AND DAVID BOOTH | Saturday 30 October 2021

  The weather did its best, but nothing was going to stop us put this show on, the last of the 2021 season, a season that finished almost before it began…  So, tonight we had an old friend David Booth

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JACKIE BRISTOW | FALLEN YOUTH | Recorded live at LRB 27 October 2018

  “Fallen Youth” was originally a poem written by an unnamed ANZAC WW I soldier. It was found in the lIbrary of Jackie’s hometown of Gore, New Zealand. A childhood friend and Kiwi soldier found the poem and carried it

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MORGANWAY | Saturday 12 March 2022

 

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THE WANDERING HEARTS | BOBBY BAZINI | ROSEANNE REID | Saturday 21 August 2021

Well, we made it back after 18 months. Our last show was 07 March 2020 so this was only with our second show since October 2019. The legacy of the lockdowns is a reduction in seating capacity by a third.

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The Wandering Hearts | Bobby Bazini | Roseanne Reid | Saturday 21 August 2021

Our friends at W21 Music have posted an excellent review from the evening. https://www.w21music.com/post/the-wandering-hearts-bobby-bazini-and-roseanne-reid-the-little-rabbit-barn There are some amazing pictures shared by Andy Sheard on FB. https://www.facebook.com/100002021726301/posts/4241202849290397/  

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Show Postponed | Hannah White and band | Saturday 18 September

“Sadly, our team at Little Rabbit Barn have made the reluctant decision to postpone the scheduled show on September 18th, with Hannah White and band, until sometime next year. There were a number of reasons behind this decision, but certainly

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The Wandering Hearts | Saturday 21 August 2021 | Guests Bobby Bazini and Roseanne Reid

The Wandering Hearts shot to the forefront of the UK folk-Americana scene with their debut album ‘Wild Silence’ which propelled them upon a remarkable journey during which they played some of America’s most storied venues. After a personal invitation from

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DESERT BIRD | STEVE J CURTIS | BUSHRANGER MUSIC 2021

This album really epitomises what is achievable on a minimal budget, in a home studio, using basic everyday microphones and a MacBook Pro running off the shelf audio production software. That said, there is one essential component you can’t purchase

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THE WANDERING HEARTS | IN HARMONY | AN INTIMATE TOUR | SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2021

  Message from the band: GOOD NEWS!! Our In Harmony tour has been rescheduled! ? NEW MUSIC is coming your way next week! Our new single GOLD will be released on Thursday 25 March. ONE WEEK! Pre-save now: https://thewanderinghearts.lnk.to/goldpre Our album

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The ShowCast Company with Bassistry LIVE! Saturday 30 October 2020

Little Rabbit Barn would like to tell you about one of our partners: Live music is back, but in a different way! The live music industry is not in a great shape at the moment and here at LRB, we

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ANNE McCUE | Live on Saturday 25 July 2020 | 6PM UK Time

Saturday 25th July at 6pm, Anne McCue is playing a Facebook gig at a UK friendly time. I’m sure, if you were lucky enough to be present, you will never forget her amazing performance when she graced the LRB stage

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THE WANDERING HEARTS | SATURDAY 06 MARCH 2021 | NEW DATES for our In Harmony tour!

We are rescheduling our In Harmony Tour to March 2021. We really hoped to see everyone on tour in August, but sadly, it’s just not possible within the current government guidelines. The impact of COVID-19 on the live music business

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EILEEN ROSE | FEATURED ARTIST | LITTLE RABBIT BARN

Saturday 13 April 2013 | Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck | Little Rabbit Barn BACKGROUND Eileen Rose Giadone was born in Saugus, Massachusetts, a blue collar suburb north of Boston that the city’s many first and second generation Irish

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KIM RICHEY | LITTLE RABBIT BARN | FEATURED ARTIST

On Saturday 04 November 2011, the great Kim Richey, came to town and played Little Rabbit Barn. An evening well remembered and one thanks must go to Alan Cackett, as it was Alan that got Kim’s acceptance to play LRB.

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STEVE J CURTIS | LITTLE RABBIT BARN | FEATURED ARTIST

Steve J Curtis played Little Rabbit Barn back in August 2011, where he shared the billing with Bex Marshall. Steve was accompanied on stage with Greta Granger who sang backing vocals and applied the appropriate prompts if memory serves! No

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THE WANDERING HEARTS | Live at Little Rabbit Barn | Saturday 22 August 2020

NEW DATES for our In Harmony tour! We have rescheduled our intimate acoustic tour to August and September. See you then for some sunshine, songs and stories ?   Date City Venue Wed 12 Aug 2020 Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells Forum

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