September - December 2006
September 13th - Christine Collister
October 11th - Johnny Dickinson
14th October - Cajuns Denbo
25th October - Chris While & Julie Matthews
8th November - Jonathan Kelly
2nd December - Elvis Fontenot & the Sugar Bees & The Queensberry Rules
13th December - Les Barker & Keith Donnelly
January - July 2007
Wednesday 10th January - Rosie Doonan & Ben MurrayWednesday 14th February - Vin Garbutt
Wednesday 21st February - Hugh Lupton and Chris Wood (With Biddulph Literary Society)
Friday 9th March - The Oysterband
Wednesday 14th March - Harvey Andrews
Saturday 24th March - Elvis Fontenot & the Sugar Bees, plus The Toy Hearts
Wednesday 18th April - Iain Matthews
Wednesday 25th April - Ralph McTell
Friday 11th May - Carrie Rodriguez
Wednesday 23rd May - Phil Beer & Friends
Wednesday 13th June - Jez Lowe
Wednesday 4th July - John Spiers & Jon Boden
Wednesday 11th July - Storytelling and Music with Xanthe Gresham and Nick Hennessy
Saturday 14th July - Folk in the Park - Biddulph Grange Country Park - The Queensberry Rules, Jez Lowe, The Jalopenas, Elvis Fontenot and the Sugar Bees
Tuesday 17th July - Loud Mouthed Women & Helen Watson
September - December 2007
Tuesday 18th September -The Santa Cruz River Band (Biddulph Arms)
Friday 28th September - James Grant (Biddulph Arms)
Saturday 6th October - John Tams/Barry Coope (Biddulph Town Hall)
Wednesday 10th October - Jackie Leven + Special guest support from Michael Weston King! (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 24th October - Chris While and Julie Matthews (Sandbach Town Hall)
Saturday 3rd November - Rosie Hardman & Graham Cooper (Biddulph Town Hall)
Wednesday 14th November - Kris Drever (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 28th November - Andy Irvine (Biddulph Town Hall)
Thursday 6th December - Bob Fox (Biddulph Arms)
January - July 2008
07/02 Queensberry Rules Album Launch (Biddulph Arms)
13/02 Alan Prosser and Benji Kirkpatrick (Biddulph Arms)
05/03 Michael Weston King and The Lonely (Biddulph Arms)
10/04 Martyn Joseph (Biddulph Arms)
18/04 Boo Hewerdine and Chris Difford (Town Hall)
23/04 Lau (Biddulph Arms)
30/04 Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm (Biddulph Arms)
14/05 Jonathan Kelly (Biddulph Arms)
11/06 Stephen Fearing (Biddulph Arms)
28/06 Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting (Town Hall)
02/07 Young Talent Night (Biddulph Arms)
09/07 Martha Tilston (Biddulph Arms)
12/07 Folk In The Park with....Peak Fiddler, Cajuns Denbo, Va Voom and Funk Station Zebra (Grange Country Park)
15/07 Flossie Malavialle and Loudmouth Women
Autumn 2008
Sept 10 Ruth Notman
Sept 24 Churchfitters
Oct 4 Kerfuffle
Oct 23 Phil Hulse (@ The Royal Oak, Harriseashead)
Oct 29 Vin Garbutt
Nov 1 Julie Fowlis
Nov 5 Heidi Talbot, Boo Hewerdine and John McCusker
Nov 12 Megson
Nov 28 Iain Matthews Trio (@ The Leopard, Burslem)
Dec 10 Rosie Doonan and The Snapdragons
Spring Programme 2009
Weds Jan 14 Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies ( Biddulph Arms) (Support - Paul Walker)
Fri Jan 30 Mary Gauthier and Carrie Rodriguez (Congleton Town Hall)
Weds Feb 4 Uiscedwr (Biddulph Arms) (Support - Chris & Ciaran Algar)
Weds Feb 11 Steve Knightley and Jenna (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds Feb 25 Harvey Andrews and Graham Cooper (Biddulph Arms)
Thurs Mar 5 Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson (Biddulph Town Hall) - with Biddulph Literary Society
Sun Mar 29 Spiers and Boden (Leopard, Burslem) (Support - Ciaran Algar & Lizzie Campbell)
Weds Apr 22 Chris Wood (Biddulph Arms) (Support Pete Shirley)
Weds May 13 Faustus (Biddulph Arms) (Support Phil Hulse)
Fri May 15 Hot Club Of Cowtown (Biddulph Town Hall) - plus dance workshop (Support Chuck Micallef)
Sat 6th June - Carrie Rodriguez Trio (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds June 10 John Tams and Barry Coope (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds 24th June - Rachel Harrington (Biddulph Arms)
Thursday July 2nd - Young Talent Night (Biddulph Arms)
Thursday 9th July - Eric Bogle and John Munro (Biddulph Town Hall)
Saturday 11th July - Folk in the Park with The Oysterband and others tbc.
Tuesday July 14th - Christine Collister and Loud Mouth Women (Biddulph Town Hall)
Wednesday 22nd July - Vin Garbutt with support from Megson (Biddulph Town Hall)
AUTUMN 09
September 2nd - Chris While & Julie Matthews (Biddulph Town Hall)
September 23rd - Henry Priestman ( from The Christians)
October 7th - Emily Smith / Harriet Bartlett (Biddulph Arms)
*October 14th - The Queensberry Rules (Biddulph Arms) - Album Launch
October 17th - Slaid Cleaves w/ special guest Diana Jones (The Swan, Leek)
October 21st - Clive Gregson/Stephen Fearing (Biddulph Arms)
October 30th - Elvis Fontenot & the Sugar Bees (BIddulph Arms downstairs)
*November 13th - "Private Peaceful" - Michael Morpurgo with Coope, Boyes & Simpson (In co-operation with Biddulph Literary Society)
November 18th - Martha Tilston (Biddulph Arms)
December 9th - Flossie Malavialle (Biddulph Arms)
December 11th - Thea Gilmore (Biddulph Town Hall)
SPRING/SUMMER 2010
Local live showcase scheduled for 6th January cancelled due to the bad weather
Weds Jan 20th - Steve Tilston
Weds Feb 3rd - Bob Fox
Weds Feb 17th Michael Weston King and friends
Weds Mar 3rd Glenn Tilbrook - w/support - Angie Palmer (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds Mar 17th Martyn Joseph w/support - Phil Maddocks
Weds Mar 24th Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham w/support - Pete Shirley (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds April 21st - Kirsty Mcgee Trio w/support Michelle Martin
Weds April 28th Andrea Glass w/support Garron Frith
Weds May 5th Toy Hearts and Lou Brown
Weds June 2nd - Chris While & Joe Broughton
Weds June 16th - Emily Portman Trio and Jonny Kearney/Lucy Farrell
Weds June 30th Local Live Showcase (rearranged from January)
Saturday 10th July - Folk in the Park
Weds 14th July - Chumbawamba (Biddulph Town Hall)
Weds 21st July - Richard Digance (Biddulph Town Hall)
Tues 27th July - Loudmouth Women and Artisan (Biddulph Town Hall)
Thurs 29th July - Harvey Andrews and The Tindall Family (Biddulph Town Hall)
AUTUMN/WINTER 2010
Thurs September 9th - The Queensberry Rules/Philip Leese - Smoke Trails & Folk Tales - an evening of story and song on a local history theme (Masonic Hall Kidsgrove)
Weds September 15th - Eliza Carthy/Saul Rose (Biddulph Arms)
Weds September 29th - Rachel Harrington/Rod Clements and Angie Palmer (Biddulph Arms)
Weds October 6th - Megson w/ Flaxenby (Biddulph Arms)
Weds October 20th - Roy Bailey/John Kirkpatrick and David Ferrard (Biddulph Arms)
Sun October 24th Spiers and Boden (Leopard, Burslem)
Fri October 29th - The Queensberry Rules - "The place that brought us up" - Celebrating 100 years since the Federation of Stoke-on-Trent - an evening of songs about the Potteries with some specially written for the project. (The Leopard, Burslem)
Weds November 3rd - Otis Gibbs w/ Kaiser Cartel (Biddulph Arms)
Weds November 17th - Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies (Biddulph Arms)
Weds November 24th - Jim Causley (Biddulph Arms)
Weds December 15th AND Thursday 16th December - Flossie Maliavialle/Keith Donnelly and Les Barker (Biddulph Arms) NOTE - Wednesday has sold out - Thursday is an extra date added!
SPRING/SUMMER 2011
Wednesday 16thFebruary - Local Live Showcase (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 16th March Gren Bartley (Biddulph Arms
Wednesday 23rdMarch - Rosie Doonan Trio/Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts (Biddulph Arms)Saturday 2ndApril - Show of Hands (Clonter Theatre, Congleton)
Wednesday 27thApril - Vin Garbutt (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 11thMay - Kieran Goss (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 15thJune - Lucy Ward (Biddulph Arms)
Wednesday 29th June - Pete Morton (Biddulph Arms)
Saturday 9th July - Folk in the Park (Biddulph Grange Country Park)
Wednesday 13th July -Martin Simpson w/Blair Dunlop (Biddulph Town Hall)
Tuesday 19th July - Chris While & Julie Matthews / Loud Mouth Women (Biddulph Town Hall)
Wednesday 27th July - Steve Tilston & Martha Tilston (Biddulph Town Hall)
AUTUMN 2011
Weds Sept 7- Anniversary Concert (Biddulph Arms)
Weds Sept 21- Slaid Cleaves (Biddulph Arms)
Sat Sept 24- All Along the Wall (Biddulph Town Hall)
featuring..Julie Matthews, Ruth Notman, Boo Hewerdine, Rory Mcleod, Jez Lowe and Kate Bramley along with poets Kate Fox and Elvis McgonagallBYOD
Weds Oct 5- Lau (Biddulph Arms)
Weds Oct 26- Kan (Biddulph Arms)
Weds Nov 2- Diana Jones w/ support from Flaxenby (Biddulph Arms)
Weds Nov 9- Martyn Joseph (Biddulph Arms)SOLD OUT!!
Weds Nov 23- Emily Smith (Biddulph Arms)
Weds Dec 7-Bob FoxDue to his 12 month contract with War Horse, Bob is unable to make this gig - his replacement isFlossie Malavialle(BiddulphArms)
Weds21st December - His Worship and the Pig