Latest News.
Bob & Gill have been asked to play as a support to Eric Bogle in his last ever tour of the UK. He will be playing the wonderful Bath Folk Club on Friday 26th June. Tickets are available at £13.75 in advance or £15 on the door. The folk club is held at the Widcombe social Club and the atmosphere there is just great. It's well worth a visit to their web site http://www.bathfolkclub.org.uk.
If you can come along it would really make our night and you'll get that
last chance to catch one of the real icons of the folk world.
Latest Recording.
Back in June last year we had the great opportunity of being involved with a recording with Loreena McKennit on her latest album " A Midwinter Night's dream". The track is "The Gloucestershire Wassail" . Samples of Loreena McKennits music, including the wassail can be found on http://www.quinlanroad.com
Bob & Gill recorded a song from the singing of Loreena on their previous album "Sitting on a tree" on the WildGoose record label. The track was called" Bonny Portmore" and can be heard on their Myspace site: http://www.myspace.com/bobgillberry
EFDSS Awards.
Bob & Gill are delighted to have been given an award in last years English Folk Dance & Song Society Anniversary Awards ceremony which was held on Monday 11th June 2007.
The EFDSS 75th Anniversary Awards were a way of honouring many of the people who have made significant contributions to the development and continuity of traditional English folk music, song and dance. We are delighted to receive this award however it is also to the friends and fellow enthusiaststht have supported our endeavours to share this wonderful music and song.
Wiltshire Folk Songs.
In conjunction with the Wiltshire County Council, The Wiltshire & SwindonHistory Centre and Wiltshire Folk Arts Bob &Gill, and Tinkers bag are currently performing some of the huge collection of folk songs that have been gathered togetherin Wiltshire through the valiant efforts of Chris Wildridge.Follow this link to see the collection: http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/folkintro.php
