Friday 5th June 7.00pm – Otley Parish Church
DETTA KENZIE with CHRIS CLEVERLEY, supported by local acts We Three Things and The Blue Skies.
Ticketed gig (£12 plus £1.20 booking fee) from: https://wegottickets.com/f/18074
Detta Kenzie is a Devon-based indie-folk singer and songwriter whose music, while often touched by traditional Celtic folk influences, is guided by a thoroughly modern and independent spirit. She has a truly astonishing voice that will sound all the more special in the beautiful church setting. Since 2025, Detta has forged a partnership with the brilliant guitarist and singer/songwriter Chris Cleverley. Chris will be performing a shorter solo set of his own songs before Detta comes to the stage. Don’t miss Detta and Chris performing in the church!!
“Detta Kenzie is a singer of siren songs with a voice likely to lure the unsuspecting onto the rocks” – FATEA Magazine.
We Three Things is a highly respected collaborative project featuring 3 of Otley’s finest singer/songwriters – Nick Wood , The Silver Reserve (Matthew Sturgess) and Tim Marshall. Their performances are notable for brilliant vocals, great guitar playing and 3 part harmonies – not to be missed!
The Blue Skies are a relatively recent but very welcome addition to the open mic circuit around Otley, featuring the excellent Neil Garratt, Pete Earle and Frederic Hiebler.
Timings are approximate:
The Blue Skies – 7.00pm
We Three Things – 7.45pm
Chris Cleverley – 8.40pm
DETTA KENZIE – 9.30pm
Saturday 6th June from 12 Noon – Otley Parish Church
SKINNER & T’WITCH plus support from 7 local acts
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
Skinner & T’witch are highly regarded and entertaining Leeds-based acoustic duo Steve Skinner and Sandra Twitchett. Steve is a fine guitarist and songwriter who took up flamenco around 10 years ago. Sandra has a classical training and a passion for British folk and rock music. She has an excellent ear for sound production and harmonies, which contributes to the distinctive Skinner & T’witch sound. Drawing on music-hall and vaudeville traditions, they combine original comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs. Don’t miss their visit to Otley.
Timings are approximate:
West of the Border – 12.00 noon
Wild Roses – 12.30pm
Malcolm Connell – 1.00pm
Call Me Anna – 1.35pm
Brian Long – 2.10pm
The Curries – 2.45pm
SKINNER & T’WITCH – 3.20pm
The Lost Embers – 4.10pm
Saturday 6th June from 7.00pm – Otley Parish Church
THE CHARLOTTE CARRIVICK BAND plus support from Jon Budworth & Hill View, Tyan and CC Easy.
Ticketed gig (£12 plus £1.20 booking fee) from: https://wegottickets.com/f/18075
The Charlotte Carrivick Band brings together four of the most exciting musicians in the UK today. Charlotte Carrivick is a flatpicking guitarist of international renown, sought for her inventive lead playing and regarded as an expert fiddle tune interpreter on the guitar. Joining Charlotte is long time collaborator and in-demand fiddler, Kieran Towers (Pet Yeti); master of tone and taste, Evan Davies, on the mandolin (The Often Herd); and the firm hand of fellow Midnight Skyracer bassist, Eleanor Wilkie. Together, their music is at times joyous, poignant, dark, pensive or exuberant with virtuosic instrumentals and close harmony singing. Don’t miss this World class band!!
Jon Budworth is a brilliant Lancashire-born guitarist and singer/songwriter who has made Otley his home. Having previously been a professional rock guitarist, he reinvented himself as a folk musician, writing uplifting and atmospheric original songs, with glorious harmonies as well as performing some well known covers. Joining Jon are Richard Currie (guitar/vocals), Mags Elliott (vocals) and Mark Webb (cello).
Tyan is an acoustic duo comprising Peter Michael Rowan and June Swift who will be remembered here in Otley as half of the excellent Cumbrian-based Errant Thieves. Singing together now for 7 years, June and Peter bring you close harmonies, a double bass, a fiddle, a guitar, and songs that lean towards Americana whilst nodding at closer songwriters and big-screen musicals. Expect boats (of course!), small-town record stores, Chinese horoscopes, convict ship figureheads and dancing as an alternative to capitalism.
C.C. Easy features Cheryl Elias (vocals) and Chris Smith (guitar/vocals). They play old time jazz and blues songs and are much-loved regulars on the local music scene.
Timings are approximate:
C.C. Easy – 7.00pm
Tyan – 7.45pm
Jon Budworth & Hill View – 8.35pm
THE CHARLOTTE CARRIVICK BAND – 9.30pm
Sunday 7th June 12.00 noon – Black Horse Stables – with Otley Folk Club
KARL ROBINS & AMANDA MARTIN supported by 6 local acts.
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
In a town where folk is such a feature, it is only right for the festival to recognise the huge contribution made over the years by Otley Folk Club. This year we are introducing a session organised in conjunction with the folk club that showcases several of the acts it has featured over recent times.
Karl Robins now lives in the Scottish Borders with his wife Amanda Martin, but Karl is no stranger to Otley, having lived here in the past and performed with John Carey and Dave Rees in the ‘Fine Artistes’ and with Richard Currie, John Carey and Phil Atkin as ‘Clanjamfrie’. Karl and Amanda perform a range of original, traditional and contemporary folk songs, with excellent harmonies and an engaging presence.
Timings are approximate:
Last Orders – 12.00 noon
Andy Cook – 12.45pm
The Clutterband – 1.15pm
Chris Manners – 1.50pm
April’s Aunt – 2.30pm
Trash Panda – 3.20pm
KARL ROBINS & AMANDA MARTIN – 4.00pm
Sunday 7th June 5.00pm – Black Horse Stables
ANOTHER PLANET plus support from 5 local acts.
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
Another Planet is a much-loved Otley band that features regularly on the local music scene. Although its line-up has changed a number of times, its core is made up of duo Mags Elliott (lead vocals) and James Dale (guitar/vocals). For this special performance they will be joined by other top local musicians Jon Budworth (lead guitar), Richard Currie (bass) and Matt Evens (drums). We can’t wait!!
Timings are approximate:
Rob Reid – 5.00pm
Gowan – 5.35pm
The Pam Johnson Band – 6.10pm
The Jack Howard Band – 6.50pm
Cooler Chris – 7.40pm
ANOTHER PLANET – 8.30pm
Friday 12th June 7.30pm – Black Horse Function Room
REUBEN & THE BRIDGE, HAZJAK AND THE SILVER RESERVE plus support from festival organiser Paul Briscoe.
Ticketed gig (£8 plus £0.80 booking fee) from: https://wegottickets.com/f/18116
Reuben and the Bridge are a fabulous and very dynamic folk duo who perform a mixture of well known covers as well as songs of their own.
Hazjak are Yorkshire duo Steve Chapman Smith and Lynne O’Malley, both well known and respected musicians on the Northern acoustic scene. Together they play an eclectic style of Roots, Americana and Folk music.
The Silver Reserve is the stage name for brilliant singer/songwriter Matthew Sturgess, who writes “Beautiful, fragmentary songs which slowly dismantle you.” (Seamus Fogarty).
Timings are approximate:
Paul Briscoe – 7.30pm
The Silver Reserve – 8.00pm
Hazjak – 9.00pm
Reuben & the Bridge – 10.00pm
Saturday 13th June 12.00 noon – Black Horse Stables
LUIGI ANA DA BOYS plus support from Lowtown and 9 local acts
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
We are delighted to feature once again this fabulous prog rock band, formed in 1976 by Duncan McFarlane and championed by John Peel on his radio show!! They specialise in twin-lead, harmony guitar work. Luigi are Duncan McFarlane, Sam Hirst, Steve Foster and Berni Gilmore with all four on vocals! If you love harmony guitars, don’t miss this rare opportunity – they rock! All-in-all an unmissable afternoon of live music…… and remember, it’s “pay as you feel”!
As Luigi are going on stage much earlier this year, to close out the session we feature the excellent local covers band Lowtown, fronted by Greg Mulholland.
Timings are approximate:
Charly Elliott – 12.00 noon
Graeme Matthews – 12.30pm
Dave Cowgil & Brian Tombs – 1.05pm
Adrian Burns – 1.40pm
LUIGI ANA DA BOYS – 2.15pm
Rachel Elisabeth – 3.45pm
Freewheelin’ – 4.20pm
John D Murray – 5.00pm
Ben Greenwell – 5.35pm
Lowtown – 6.15pm
Saturday 13th June from 7.30pm – Black Horse Function Room
SOLOMAN SMITH WITH MARK TUNNICLIFFE plus support from The Starkings Situation, Lost in Eve and Tim Marshall
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
Soloman Smith writes and performs memorable and thought-provoking songs laced with a wry intelligence. Songs that are of the moment. His musical influences include: folk, roots, country, blues, soul, funk, and more. He has recorded a number of albums that are available on all major platforms/physical format. He has over 40 years of experience playing shows and festivals throughout the UK, appearing alongside some great acts (past and present). Soloman is a contemporary singer-songwriter with “a soulful voice and a heart of conscience.” He has lots of friends in Otley and here is joined on mandolin and violin by Mark Tunnicliffe.
Timings are approximate:
Tim Marshall – 7.30pm
Lost in Eve – 8.15pm
The Starkings Situation – 9.00pm
SOLOMON SMITH WITH MARK TUNNICLIFFE – 9.45pm
Sunday 14th June 12.00 noon – Black Horse Stables
MR LOVE PANTS, COALTRAIN, JON PALMER TRIO plus support from 9 local acts.
“Pay as you feel” at the venue.
We’ve pulled out all the stops for this final session of the festival. We bring you SUPER SUNDAY!
Mr Love Pants features several of the town’s finest musicians – Nick Wood, Rory McLeish and Jon Budworth. They’ll be playing well-known rock covers.
Singer/songwriter Dave Vermond has been a stalwart of the Otley music scene for longer than many of us can remember, but in recent times he has tended to perform as a solo act. We are delighted that, for this year’s festival, he has once again brought together his highly regarded band “Coaltrain“, also featuring the fabulous musical talents of Johnny Hardcastle (lead guitar), Chris Swindells (bass/vocals) and Andy Thornton (drums/percussion).
Otley’s award-winning folk rock legends the Jon Palmer Trio perform “folk-rock at it’s finest, with insightful song-writing and top-class musicianship” – FATEA Magazine. With 9 other superb local acts, it simply doesn’t get any better……… and it’s “pay as you feel”!
Timings are approximate:
Alwyn Herbert – 12.00 noon
Stephen Phillips – 12.30pm
JON PALMER TRIO – 1.00pm
The Broomies – 1.50pm
COALTRAIN – 2.40pm
Ullalele – 3.30pm
Strummash – 4.20pm
Dave Willis – 5.10pm
Mariner’s Star – 5.45pm
Them Dolphins – 6.35pm
Atlantic Highway – 7.10pm
Andy Buncall – 8.00pm
MR LOVE PANTS – 8.40pm
Every Thursday during June – Horse & Farrier Open Mic from 7.30pm
“Pay as You Feel” at the venue.
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