Home
Tour Dates
Artist Information
News & Updates
General Information
Playlist
Gallery
Mailing List
Roster
Comments Page
 

 

Funded by:

 

 

Roots around the world logo
Roots Around the World
Available Artists:
Specific tour periods listed but artists are often generally available.

 

BLUES:

The A, B, C & D of Boogie-Woogie – Axel Zwingenber, Ben Waters, Charlie Watts, Dave Green. With a legendary Rolling Stone in the drum seat, his long time friend on bass and 2 of the world’s best piano players !

Ben Waters Band – stunning blues pianist with/without a great band ! Championed by Jools Holland (UK, not exclusive) www.benwaters.com

Bob Malone – currently playing keyboards with John Fogerty www.bobmalone.com


Doug MacLeod – wonderful Piedmont-style acoustic bluesman, and raconteur. May-June 2012

Guy Davis - stunning acoustic bluesman. Guitar workshops also available. (USA) www.guydavis.com April-May 2012

Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson - gutsy, stripped-down acoustic blues from the bush ! (Australia) www.hatfitz.net April-October 2012

Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan Acoustic blues from the finest exponents of harmonica and acoustic guitar. (USA) www.tomballkennysultan.com May - June 2012

Ric Sanders & Vo Fletcher Fairport' fiddler shows his jazz-blues side.

WORLD MUSIC:

Antonio Chainho & Marta Dias - Portuguese guitar, guitarist & Fado singer(Portugal) www.antoniochainho.com

Carmen Souza - Sexy, sultry music from the sunshine islands. (Cape Verde) UK-based

Carolina Herrera - Just a voice and a guitar, and totally wonderful ! (Colombia)

Dan Crary & Beppe Gambetta – masters of the steel-string guitar, multi-media show also available May 2012

Dulsori -Energetic, extremely visual multi percussion and gyuegem ensemble(South Korea) www.dulsori.com Jan-Feb 2012

Frigg – Exciting fiddle-led band from Finland & Sweden. www.frigg.fi

Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys (Canada) Rivetting bluegrass-influenced young 4-piece band boasting 3 former members of The Grass Mountain Hobos. Summer 2012

Jaymee Stone - www.jaymeestone.com

Mauvais Sort – ripped apart Cambridge/Speyfest/Celtic Hebfests in 2006 & 2008. (Quebec) www.mauvaissort.com

Nuzha - led by oud player Adel Salameh, charismatic introduction to Middle-East music. (Algeria/Egypt/Palestine) www.adelsalameh.com Dec -2011, June 2012

Perunika Trio – 3 stunning young Bulgarian women, now London-based.

Pete Lockett’s World of Percussion acclaimed percussionist with a multi-media/multi-drum show. April-May

Quimantu - fascinating fusion of South American and Celtic music. (Chile-UK-Venezuela) www.quimantu.net

Steintryggur (Iceland) - fascinating percussion, tradition and
sampling.(Iceland) www.steintryggur.com

Sui Vesan (Slovakia) - fabulously unique Slovakian singer with large cult-following. www.suimusic.com

Svang (Finland) -Svang (Finland) - fascinating Harmonica quartet - featured on ‘Later with Jools’ New Year’s Eve Hootenanny show. www.svang.fi

Unni Lovlid – stunningly atmospheric Norwegian singer.


Yonder – Swede’s in a mood to mix folk, country, old-time church and mountain music ! www.yonder.nu

CONTEMPORARY & DIFFERENT:

Chris Jagger’s Atcha - zydeco/cajun/blues with a band that includes Charlie Hart, Jim & Malcolm Mortimore. Acoustic trio also available. (UK)

Eliza Gilkyson - Wonderful singer-songwriter, with band. (USA) A) www.elizagilkyson.com

Hank Wangford & The Lost Cowboys – – the master of the wit of the West ! (UK) band now includes BJ Cole) www.hankwangford.com

Jeff Lang - ‘Stunningly original guitarist and songsmith’ Richard Thompson (Australia) www.jefflang.au.com

Krista Detor (USA) after great success with 'Darwin Project' www.kristadetor.com

Simon Mayor & The Mandolinquents - award-winning quartet of 3 mandolins, fiddle, banjo and mando-cello (UK) and can double-up with The Musical Mystery Tour - Simon Mayor & Hilary James’ show for families.
www.mandolinquents.com

 

CELTIC FOLK:

Allan Yn Y Fan – fiery instrumentation combined with hauntingly beautiful harmonies from this Welsh band


Harriet Earis & Colman Connolly – Aberystwyth-based Celtic harpist with Uilleann piper & whistles player

Richard Wood – fabulous Canadian fiddler and band. www.rwood.ca

 

And for something completely different......
Josie Dew - eco-friendly award-winning cycling travel author with 4 separate illustrated-lectures based on her best-selling books, vice-president of the Cyclists Touring Club - so core audiences in every location !

 

Representation: Mark Ringwood

01243 789786
markringwood@btinternet.com

 

The Barn, Fordwater Lane, Chichester,

West Sussex, PO19 6PT