KONTRA EVENTS AT A GLANCE
MARCH & APRIL
Further details of all events listed below are on the appropriate venue pages.
KONTRA ROOTS CLUB
10 MARCH
PAUL LIDDELL - sensational folk-pop singer-songwriter & the club’s most popular solo performer.
THE BROKEDOWN PALACE - great Cambridge band fronted by the excellent Lizzie J Taylor.
CHRIS TYE - a welcome return for this classy, delicate, indie-folk singer-songwriter.
24 MARCH
SWEET MOLLY - the area’s most popular Irish band featuring some of its finest players.
WHEN RIVERS MEET - distinctive, authentic, timeless roots with strong vocal harmonies. Brilliant.
IRENE RAE - a terrific singer-songwriter with a growing reputation. Spot on vocals & classy songs.
14 APRIL
MARIE-CLAIRE BERREEN & HER HUSBANDS - stunning singer-songwriter & band to match!
PAUL McCLURE - return of this highly entertaining top class Americana singer-songwriter.
ALAN PETTIFER - veteran singer & writer of beautifully moving & melodic songs.
28 APRIL
CHRIS CONWAY & DAN BRITTON - two of the region’s most brilliant songwriters & musicians.
KING’S GAMBIT - exceptional, barnstorming, original contemporary folk band from Northampton.
DANIELLE CAWDELL - one Birmingham’s finest singer-songwriters making her club debut.
OTHER KONTRA EVENTS
THE OLD FORGE COFFEE SHOP, CRANFORD
SATURDAY 1 APRIL
JINSKI
tickets £7, 8pm start
One of the north-east ‘s most accomplished and brilliant acoustic duos. A mix of contemporary song, folk, and rugged country blues, the music of songwriter Steve Jinski and guitarist Dave Kennedy captures the magic and mundanity of everyday life in a way that’s both heartfelt and compelling. Live they present an entertaining, thought provoking, foot stomping kaleidoscope of musical and lyrical imagery. www.jinski.com
Tickets from The Old Forge Coffee Shop, Grafton Road, Cranford, NN14 4JE
tel: 01536 330014.
KETTERING ARTS CENTRE
SATURDAY 4 MARCH
PAUL LAMB & THE KING SNAKES
tickets £12 advance, £14 on the door, 8pm start (doors 7.30pm)
Winner of the Best British Blues Band 2014, Best UK Harmonica Player 2014, and Blues Album of the Year 2014, Paul Lamb & The King Snakes can indeed lay claim to being the UK’s top blues band, a title earned through years of hard work and application. With stunningly good, virtuoso playing, this exciting and masterful band are also highly entertaining. “Absolutely excellent." (Paul Jones, BBC Radio) www.paullamb.com
Full details at www.kcbworld.co.uk. Kettering Arts Centre is at St Andrews Church, Lindsay Street, NN16 8RG. Go to www.ketteringartscentre.com/buy-tickets for ticket buying options or contact Kev Buxton on 07759 216147.
OLD VILLAGE HALL
SATURDAY 25 MARCH
GOVANNEN
tickets £8 advance, £10 on the door, 8pm start
Govannen played the Village Hall early in 2015 and were such a success that we just had to get them back there at the earliest opportunity (easier said than done as they are in such demand!) If you’ve missed them at previous Kontra events, they are simply one of the best barn-storming, roof-raising, good-time Celtic music dance bands in the UK, blending jigs and reels with traditional and contemporary Irish songs. With album sales of over 10,000 worldwide, in concert this popular and award-winning band place the emphasis on having fun, so if you're partial to a good night out, you will not be disappointed! www.govannen.com
Village Hall, Charles Close, Old, Northants NN6 9RQ.
For bookings tel: 07867 778073 / 01604 780156.
KELMARSH HALL
EASTER SUNDAY 16 APRIL & MONDAY 17 APRIL
GAME & COUNTRY FAIR FOLK ROOTS FESTIVAL
A Kontra organised festival, incorporated into Kelmarsh Hall’s annual country show, featuring: GOVANNEN ~ WALKLATE & FUSCHI ~ THE WASSANAMES ~ ACOUSTIC-US ~ MAMBO-JAMBO ~ PYRATES
Details at www.kcbworld.co.uk and www.countrymanfairs.co.uk
Tickets from £13 advance. The event runs from 11am - 5pm on both days.