Looking forward to this one-off gig with Sam and Miranda in Gloucester on April 27th.  Buy your tickets here!!

Happy to announce that this year's Summer School is now open for applications.  Taking place in the inspiring surroundings of Ruskin Mill, it's open to instrumentalists who are happy working by ear and keen to develop their own personal styles of playing. Over the years a lot of musicians have taking part in the summer and a lot of tunes have been written in that valley!  If you're interested in bring part of this year's group, full info and application forms are on the Summer School page.

Emily and I are really looking forward to the second part of our album launch tour - visiting some lovely venues.  Ticket info on the gigs page or from EmilyandRob.uk. Advance ticket-buying very much appreciated!

Leveret are hitting the road in March for the first of two tours marking ten years of playing together.  We've got a new album on the way and some great new tunes that we're really looking forward to playing - alongside some old favourites.  Do come and see us - ticket info on the gigs page or at Leveretband.com.  Please buy your tickets early if you can and tell all your friends!

Plenty of CDs for all your festive gift requirement - here, and at EmilyandRob.uk and Leveretband.com

Also happy to create concertina lesson vouchers or undertake tune commissions - drop me a line here.

The nights are drawing in so what better way to while away the hours than with concertina practice! I've got two online workshops coming up. The first will look at how I go about playing for Morris - exploring specific ways of using harmony, articulation, variation and the bellows that work well in a Morris setting plus some practical advice on supporting the instrument.  The second will cover how I go about accompanying song, with ideas about harmony, rhythm and supporting the singer that are relevant to anyone accompanying themselves or someone else.

The workshops will take place live on zoom and I'll record them, edit them slightly and send a link out so you can view them in your own time as often as you like.  I've gone for 4pm UK time as last time I did online workshops a lot of people in the US had to get up extremely early!  Tickets available on my teaching page.

I'm also booking in one-to-one lessons over the next couple of months, either over zoom or in person here in Stroud, so do get in touch if that's of interest.

Emily and I are really looking forward to some gigs soon to promote Time Was Away - Wiltshire Music Centre on Nov 5, Cornish Bank in Falmouth on Nov 6, Kings Place London on Nov 10 and Southampton's Art House on Nov 12.

We're also doing a special online album launch gig on Nov 11 where we'll be performing all the songs on the album live on zoom and talking about the songs and making of the record, with time for Q&A and probably a few more songs as well. Tickets are available on our duo website EmilyandRob.uk and cost just £10, or £20 for a bundle including a copy of the album too.  Hope to see you there!

I'm delighted to announce Time Was Away, my new duo album with Emily Portman.  Recorded by Andy Bell, this album has been a joy to make and we're delighted to bring it out into the world now.

Release date is 25/11/22 but pre-orders will be sent out imminently date so if you want to hear it as soon as you can please pre-order now.  

The first three tracks from the album are already on streaming - our first single Meeting Point, plus The Health and Borstal Boy, so do give them a listen.  And have a look at the video we made for Meeting Point, filmed down the road in the village hall!

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We're on the road in November promoting the album and keep an eye out for more gigs in the spring to be announced soon.  As ever, please buy your tickets in advance if you can!  And have a look at our lovely new website at EmilyandRob.uk.

Really looking forward to hitting the road again with Leveret next month - 8 gigs then straight off to record a new album that'll be out next year.  Visiting some new venues and some old favourites, including the Lewes Saturday Folk club where we're also doing daytime workshops on concertina, fiddle and melodeon.  Ticket links on the gigs page or the Leveret website.

Really looking forward to these gigs in April.  Stay tuned for news of our debut album, due for release later this year.