Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh announce tour dates including Christmas shows

Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh

This celebrated partnership of “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (fROOTS) with “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (Scotland On Sunday) has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-two countries on five continents to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne. Chris has toured and recorded with many luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds, among them Boys of the Lough, Aly Bain, Diz Disley and Stéphane Grappelli, and Máire is a recipient of Irish music’s most prestigious award, Traditional Musician of the Year. Expect a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions – and what The West Australian calls “Chris’s delightfully subversive wit”!

There’s something magical about harps, and particularly at Christmas, though Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman’s award-winning alchemy on harp and guitar creates a very special magic at all times. Individually famed for originality, innovation and virtuosity on their respective instruments, together they have created one of the most distinctive voices in modern acoustic music and brought their unique musical vision to venues large and small in twenty-two countries on five continents. Their many recordings express both the depth of their commitment to tradition and an eternally playful, curious and adventurous spirit.

Their Christmas show, presented with warmth, charm and wit, features a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish and Scottish music, swing jazz, bluegrass and baroque plus festive favourites given a fresh voice with arrangements that are intricate, inventive, moving and beautiful, and performed in their characteristically heart-warming style – a spellbinding treat for mid-winter.

Artists’ website: www.maireandchris.com

Live In 2021:

Tour Dates

NOVEMBER

Sun 6 Grantham, Lincolnshire – Barrowby Memorial Hall (sponsored by Live & Local)
Address: 10a High Road, Barrowby, Grantham, Lincs, NG32 1BH
Start time: 7:30 pm
Information & tickets: 07919843909 or email promoter
Online ticket booking

Fri 11 Winterton, North Lincolnshire – All Saints Church (sponsored by LiveLincs)
Address:
Church Side, Winterton, Scunthorpe DN15 9TU
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets:
01724 734285 or email promoter

Sat 12 Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire – Kirton in Lindsey Town Hall (sponsored by LiveLincs)
Address:
Market Place, Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough DN21 4LZ
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets: 01652 648435 or email promoter

Sun 13 Brigg, North Lincolnshire – Worlaby Village Hall (sponsored by LiveLincs)
Address:
Grange Field, Worlaby, Brigg DN20 0LZ
Start time: 8pm
Information & tickets: 01652 618832 / 07792 292686 or
email promoter

Fri 18 Preston, Lancashire – Garstang Library (sponsored by Spot On Lancashire)
Address:
45 Windsor Rd, Garstang, Preston PR3 1ED
Start time: 7.30pm (doors at 7pm)
Information:
email promoter
Online ticket booking

Sat 19 Carnforth, Lancashire – Borwick & Priest Hutton Memorial Hall (sponsored by Spot On Lancashire)
Address: Borwick Lane, Carnforth LA6 1JP
Start time: 8pm
Online ticket booking

Sun 20 Leyland, Lancashire – Croston Old School (sponsored by Spot On Lancashire)
Address: Church St, Croston, Leyland PR26 9HA
Start time: 7.30pm (doors at 7pm)
Online ticket booking

Tue 22 Dronfield, Derbyshire – Dronfield Hall Barn
Address: The High Street, Dronfield, S18 1PX
Start time: 7pm
Information & tickets: 01246 418 122 or email promoter
Online ticket booking

Tour-dates for Christmas show “Celtic Christmas Strings: A Festive Feast of Harp & Guitar”

Sun 27 LancasterChurch of the Good Shepherd, Tatham Fells (Low Gill) Celtic Christmas Strings
Address:
Lowgill Lane, Lancaster, LA2 8PS
N.B.: For detailed directions, see
here.

Start time: 2:30pm
Tickets: £15, to include post concert drink and nibbles
Information and tickets: Jane Proctor 07508 981299 or Dawn Johnston 07712 087412

DECEMBER

Fri 2 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire – Whittlesey Library (sponsored by The Library Presents) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: 31 – 35 Market St, Whittlesey, Peterborough PE7 1BA
Start time: 7pm
Tickets can be purchased: online
here; by calling the Babylon ARTS Box Office 01353 616991; or in person from the library (cash only)

Tue 6 Dartford, Kent – Dartford Folk Club Celtic Christmas Strings show
Venue address: Dartford Working Men’s Club,
40 Essex Road, Dartford, DA1 2AU
Start time: 8:30pm
Information & tickets: email organiser

Club website

Thu 8 Ulverston, Cumbria – Gleaston Village Hall (sponsored by Arts Out West) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: Gleaston, Ulverston, LA12 0QQ
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets: 01229 869968 / 07990 327047
Email promoter

Fri 9 Maryport, Cumbria – The Settlement (sponsored by Arts Out West) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: Castle Hill, High St, Maryport CA15 6BQ
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets: 07723016110 or email promoter
Venue website
Online bookings

Sat 10 Cleator, Cumbria – The Gather, Ennerdale Bridge (sponsored by Arts Out West) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: The Ennerdale Centre, Ennerdale Bridge, Cleator CA23 3AR
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets: 01946 862453 or email promoter
Venue website
Online booking

Sun 11 Millom, Cumbria – Kirksanton Village Hall (sponsored by Arts Out West) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: Kirksanton, Millom LA18 4NN
Start time: 7pm
Information & tickets: 01229 777989 / 07595153020 or email promoter
Online bookings

Mon 12 Colchester, Essex – Colchester Arts Centre Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address:
Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
Start time: 8pm
Box Office: 01206 500900
Online bookings

Tue 13 St Ives, Cambridgeshire – St Ives Library – (sponsored by The Library Presents) Celtic Christmas Strings show SOLD OUT
Address: 4, Library Row, Station Rd, St. Ives PE27 5BW
Start time: 7:30pm
Tickets can be purchased: online through links
here; by calling the Babylon ARTS Box Office 01353 616991; or in person from the library (cash only)

Thu 15 Morpeth, Northumberland – Middleton & Todridge Village Hall, NE61 4RA (sponsored by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address:
Middleton, Morpeth Northumberland NE61 4RA
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets:
01670 772600 or
email promoter
Online booking

Fri 16 Morpeth, Northumberland – Felton Village Hall, NE65 9NH (sponsored by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address:
Main Street, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 9NH
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets: 07710 497088 or
email promoter
Online booking

Sat 17 Levens, Cumbria – Village Hall, LA8 8NL (sponsored by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address:
Lowgate, Levens Cumbria LA8 8NL
Start time: 8pm
Information & tickets: 07305658648 or
email promoter
Online booking

Sun 18 Alnwick, Northumberland – Whittingham Memorial Institute (sponsored by Highlights Rural Touring Scheme) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address:
Whittingham, Alnwick Northumberland NE66 4UP
Start time: 7.30pm
Information & tickets:
01665 574384 or email venue
Online booking

Tue 20 Turriff, Aberdeenshire,Scotland – Forglen Hall (sponsored by NEAT) Celtic Christmas Strings show
Start time: 7.00pm

Address:
Forglen, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 4JL
Information & tickets: Bremners of Foggie, Aberchirder (01466 780260), or
Online booking

Thu 22 York – Black Swan Folk Club Celtic Christmas Strings show
Address: The Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR
Start time: 7:45pm
Club website


We all give our spare time to run folking.com. Our aim has always been to keep folking a free service for our visitors, artists, PR agencies and tour promoters. If you wish help out and donate something (running costs currently funded by Paul Miles), please click the PayPal link below to send us a small one off payment or a monthly contribution.