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Purbeck Valley Folk Festival Sunday 22 August — line up change

August 20th, 2021

If you follow Kathryn on Twitter you’ll know that within the space of a few hours two members of The Darkening had to drop out due to Covid. Determined not to let Purbeck audiences down, Kathryn, Amy and Kieran rehearsed long into the night with the superb singer and harpist Rachel Newton. Luckily Rachel will be en route to another show after Purbeck and is able to squeeze in this festival slot on Sunday evening. It will be a memorable show!

“It’s been such a long time…”

July 27th, 2021

An interview in The Yorkshire Post, ahead of live concerts at Ryedale Festival.

Live concerts this month!

June 28th, 2021

Real live concerts coming up! Cockermouth Live on 3 July, has been sold out for a while. Ryedale Festival on 27 July has sold out for the 5pm performance, but some tickets are available for the 8pm show. Exciting!

A young Kathryn Tickell plays her fiddle on stage

The Long Tradition

June 21st, 2021

An 80s TV portrait of a young Kathryn at home: the North Tyne country, wilful, remote, rich with Reivers history, and the tunes and ballads of shepherd musicians from whom she learnt her craft.

BBC Radio 3 Music Planet — 1st May

May 30th, 2021

Kathryn hosts Music Planet on Saturday 1 May, 16:00 GMT. The featured artist is Peruvian soprano Yam Sumac and there’s a fascinating Road Trip to Colombia with Betto Arcos exploring the history of popular folk music style vallenato

BBC Radio 3 Music Planet: 1 May

April 30th, 2021

Kathryn hosts Music Planet on Saturday 1 May, 16.00 GMT. The featured artist is Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac and there’s a fascinating Road Trip to Colombia with Betto Arcos exploring the history of the popular folk music style vallenato.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Show: 24 February

February 19th, 2021

Kathryn sits in for Mark Radcliffe on Wednesday 24 February at 21.00, bringing you The Folk Show from her home in Northumberland.

Music Planet — Excavated Shellac

February 12th, 2021

A fascinating edition of Music Planet is lined up on BBC Radio 3, Saturday 13 February, 16.00 GMT. Kathryn interviews Jonathan Ward — music historian, record collector and producer of Dust-to-Digital’s latest release Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music, a collection of rare 78s from around the world.

Music Planet — Celtic Connections

January 29th, 2021

BBC Radio 3’s Music Planet, 30 January 16.00 GMT: Kathryn presents music from this year’s online Celtic Connections festival. Specially recorded performances from bands across Europe and North America include a set from Quebec band Le Vent du Nord. Kathryn introduces studio sessions too, from young Celtic band Gnoss and Gaelic singer Kathleen MacInnes.

BBC Radio 3 — A Seasonal Session with the Tickells

December 26th, 2020

On December 26th at 17.00 GMT, join Kathryn, her dad Mike and brother Peter for an hour of tunes, songs and their selection of tracks. This episode of Radio 3’s Music Planet comes to you from a locked down pub in deepest Northumberland. The programme is available on BBC Sounds after broadcast.

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