York’s acoustic music jamboree, the City of York Folk Weekend, is ready to roll! This year’s free festival takes place from 5 to 7 June across an outdoor marquee stage and three rooms of music-making indoors. With concerts, a ceilidh, sessions, singarounds, workshops, themed events and more, there should be something to suit all tastes.
On Monday, young folk/pop singer-songwriter Daisy Woollett delighted The Black Swan audience with her angelic vocals, sweet lyrics, a ukulele and guitar. With the promise of free cake and fairy lights, the stage was set for a charming event to showcase Daisy’s work so far and to launch herself and her own brand of ‘crazy in love’ songs.
The intimate upstairs area of The Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green was the setting of York’s Little Festival of Live Music: Unplugged. This acoustic mini-festival consisted of ten acts playing over two evenings. York Calling went along to check out the line-up on Saturday. Continue reading “York Little Festival of Live Music: Unplugged”
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