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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

  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…

  “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…

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.…

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/  

“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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

We are gutted to have to do this but safety first. We are postponing our April tour to a later date which our team is fiercely working on now. We really hoped it wouldn’t come to this but we can’t…

2020 and the 10th anniversary year for the LRB started in style despite the weather doing its best to thwart us in our efforts. The show must go on! Isabella Coulstock opened tonight on her LRB debut. With a dream…

Some warm words for a little gig with a big reputation… I’m not directly involved in this now, and these guys really don’t need my help to promote the gigs because they all sell out! But… I just want to…

Big thank you to Julian Martin for the wonderful memories he has shared with us. A collection of high quality photos beautifully printed in a hard back photo book, captured from the shows he has attended from 2013-2019. It will…

This is it, the final show of 2019 and what a way to finish the year! Sarah Peacock and Michelle Malone opening the evening, and the Carter Sampson Trio with Kyle Reid and Jason Scott, to complete the occasion in…

Press Release The UK Americana Bar TV show is a new family viewing concept built around the growing Americana lifestyle here in the UK and beyond. The weekly show is a unique concept in British television, with light-hearted and fun-packed…

SARAH PEACOCK 1.2 million miles, 2,800 shows, and fourteen years of flying solo is quite a road trip. Sarah Peacock bridges gaps between Country, Blues, Americana, and Rock-N-Roll. Her music is raw, truth telling, and fiercely unique. Held hostage by…

An amazing evening of live music at Little Rabbit Barn. Finally the weather came right as LRB welcomed Shelly Fairchild and Morganway to a full house including music industry representatives, UK Americana Bar, Black Deer Festival, W21 Music, Grapevine Magazine.…

Tonight we welcomed two first time artists to the LRB with Lexie Green accompanied by John Wright on Electric Guitar, and Sam Coe & The Long Shadows. Even at the sound check we knew this would be another special night.…

NEXT Saturday 17th August! The band’s highly anticipated debut album Full Moon, sees them firmly position themselves at the forefront of the UK Country/Americana Music scene. Produced by Kevin Duncan at Gingerdog Studios in Suffolk, this vibrant collection of honest,…

Every music night at Little Rabbit Barn is special, however, the return of Eve Selis was extra special; a record seventh LRB visit from the 7 time San Diego Americana Music Award artist Eve Selis. Eve Selis was the first…

Once more the weather attempted to thwart us at LRB, but as if by magic, the sun came out as Chasing Summer arrived for their sound check. If ever there was an apt name for a performing duo, this was it, and…

Dean Owens & The Southerners Award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is widely hailed as one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC legend “Whispering” Bob Harris. The title track of his most recent,…

The unpredictable and unhelpful British weather could not dampen our spirits at the LRB as we prepared for the totally predictable quality musical performances from tonight’s amazing artists. THE LUCK, sibling duo Max and Esmay, on their very first LRB…

UK Americana Bar TV Show https://www.alancackett.com/uk-americana-bar-tv-show For more years than I care to remember, country music in the UK has been treated shabbily, both within and outside of the entertainment industry. Homegrown talent has rarely gained the kind of support…

People new to the LRB often ask us “What sort of music do you host”? A question that’s hard to answer in any meaningful way, especially with a genre, as that would would not represent the broad spectrum of music…

The record breaking February temperatures were destined to come to an end before the first LRB music evening of 2019, it was inevitable, such is the nature of the English climate but the show must go on, and so it…

Reb won big at New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore, scooping up 2018 Recorded Music NZ Best Country Music Artist and APRA Best Country Music Song for ‘Hopeful & Hopeless’. ‘Hopeful and Hopeless’ is a song about people like…

It seems like the right time to look back on 2018 as final preparations are being made for the 2019 season of shows at Little Rabbit Barn; and what a year it was, possibly our finest to date, and based…

Peacekeeper Corporal Aaron Horrell risked his life to bring safety and sanctuary to others through two tours of East Timor and two of Afghanistan with the New Zealand army. Providing comfort to the brave Kiwi trooper were the haunting words…

That’s it for 2018 and what a year it’s been… Editor: What a year indeed, and who would have thought that it would include both the AMA (Americana Music Association) UK Artist of The Year 2018, EMILY BARKER and International…

The autumnal weather could not stop us setting up LRB for tonight’s show, although it did its best to make things difficult. However, the LRB crew are tougher than they look… Honest… and so we welcome, for the first time,…

Nothing prepares you for the sight of so many flight cases on the lawn, and it means The Courtney Marie Andrews road show has arrived at Little Rabbit Barn to play the fastest filling gig we have ever hosted.  People…

Hannah Aldridge and Cherry Lee Mewis proved to be the perfect entertainment on a hot and balmy summer evening at Little Rabbit Barn.  We even took some of the marquee sides down to provide a cooling breeze; that was a…