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UFQ have ignited audiences across the world with their cross-genre, contemporary take on folk music for over a decade. Rooted in Celtic tune forms and traditional song, UFQ also take influence from Afrobeat, Indian classical, funk, rock and a whole lot more. Touring with their newly released and much anticipated seventh album - True Story - expect a groove-filled set of acoustic music, presented with infectious energy and humour. Tickets £15 (£7.50 under 18). SOLD OUT - PLEASE PHONE 07931 679654 TO ASK ABOUT RETURNS.

In this unique double bill, two actor-writers perform their own one-person shows, each directed by the other. Working with acclaimed sound artists Mark Melville and José Guillermo Puello and set designer Martin Johns, they have created two intensely realised worlds. Funny, entertaining but poignant and thought-provoking. Tickets £15 (£7.50 under 18).

A stylish delivery of Americana, with well-crafted, tasteful arrangements and the ability to bounce ideas around the stage. Powerhouse bass, mandolin, fiddle and three-part harmony make a fuller sound than expected from an acoustic trio. Tickets £15 (£7.50 under 18s).

Sam Kelly’s band The Lost Boys is one of the most exciting bands to have entered the folk scene in the last 20 years with a reputation as one of the best live acts. Sam is releasing a new album in 2025 which will feature Sam’s signature eclectic arrangements of traditional folk songs, seamlessly interspersed with stunning original music from the pen of Sam and his Lost Boys, performed for us by Sam with two members of the band – Jamie Francis and Graham Coe. Tickets £16 (Under 18 £8).

The Plant Fair is back this year! This year it will be held on Sunday 11th May, 10am to 4pm. Expect to find a wide range of annuals, perennials, vegetable seedlings, herbs, grasses, shrubs, house plants and more, all grown by local gardeners and at bargain prices! FREE ENTRANCE. Coffee Shop serving lunches and refreshments all day. Threlkeld Village Hall, Threlkeld, Keswick, CA12 4RX.

Local Cumbrian Eddie Wren gives a talk mixing dialect with local history and anecdotes, focusing on the village, the quarries over the valley, and the surrounding North Lakeland area. Apart from aiming to be informative about snippets of history, Eddie intends to add a lot of humour with anecdotes, explaining – for just one example – how a part-time butcher at the Quarry had his homemade sausages re-named ‘Pork’s High Explosives!’. Entry £3, pay on the door

Keswick’s, North Lakes Brass band return to entertain us with a varied programme of quality music. There will be well-known marches, popular music and classics, with quality soloists performing; all compered by their charismatic conductor Gareth Sykes. Tickets £12 (£6 under 18).

The Haley Sisters play original music, Americana, Country, Folk & Blues. Good solid songs featuring a magical blend of vocal harmonies and top notch musicianship are the trademarks of the band. They have performed at Festivals and Events all over the UK. Humour and musical diversity make for a most memorable and entertaining show. Tickets £15 (£7.50 under 18).

Voted ‘Best Band’ twice at the Scottish Jazz Awards, Rose Room are Scotland’s leading ensemble influenced by the Gypsy Jazz genre. Sharing a love of Swing music and the style of the great Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, their “vigorous and vivacious” performances go “down a storm” with any audience as they serve up their 1930s ‘Hot Club’ standards, Gypsy Jazz favourites and self-penned originals with virtuosity, verve and panache recreating the excitement of Rive Gauche Paris. Tickets £16 (£8 under 18).