Leaping into action

The forest is quiet today, apart from the bull frogs, the creaking of the pines, and the soft buzz of highway 54 in the distance. Spring time is coming and we’ve been planting seeds in North Carolina (literally).

Our first show was on Leap Day. First show of the year, first show in the US since 2019, first show post Green-card (apart from the odd song or two while we were in Brooklyn selling Xmas trees). It was a great turn out and the audience really brought the energy, it felt like the community was lifting us up.  It was so good to perform alongside our Brother Alan’s band - Lagomorph Quartet, and fellow troubadour, Liana Gabel.

We are moving out of winter’s era of reflection, and gathering momentum for A Different Thread as spring unfurls. We have plans to sew, ideas to germinate, seedlings to grow, including our next record, which currently waits in demo phase.  We’re working towards a 2025 release and can’t wait to get these songs down in the studio.  

We recorded a live video for one of the new songs ‘The Prophet’ for our Patreon and shared in on our YouTube.
Click here to watch


Our UK tour is coming together for Aug-Oct and we have some new music videos coming your way too. We’re missing our UK Threadheads and pals, and can’t wait to see you all and tour with Mike again at the end of the summer. Dates so far include Green Gathering Festival, What’s Cookin’ London, The Hub, Lichfield, Chapel Arts, Bath and Tangled Blues Festival to name a few.

We will be annoucing more info soon, if you’d like to host a private show, or see us at a venue near you, please get in touch!

Until then, enjoy the live video, and check out our Patreon for a cheeky listen to the demos we’ve made for our next album!


Your fan,

A Different Thread

From the Mountains to the Stage - last UK show for Robert (Sheffield - Wed 18th Oct)

Greetings from the French Alps, Robert here. It’s the final countdown until Alicia and I are reunited in New York on November 9th and I’m almost ready for the big move. My suitcase is packed and my guitar and harmonicas are itching to go.


I’ve been taking some time out here in Saint-Jean-d’Aulps to focus on health and wellbeing, mental and physical, and allow time to emotionally prepare to make this move across the Atlantic.



We have some very exciting things lined up in the USA but before that, you have one last chance to see me and Mike perform in Sheffield on Wednesday 18th October at Cafe#9. Support comes from the talented troubadour Gerard Frain, from Doncaster. Tickets are available here.

In other news, following a meeting with our mentor and advisor, Gene Foley, A Different Thread have joined TikTok. We will be sharing videos to count down the two weeks before our reunion, so make sure you head over to our profile and give us a follow.



We are planning a UK tour at the end of next summer and are beginning to book shows for August, September, and October. Give us a shout if you would like a house concert, or have any venues where you’d like to see us play!

Until then, you can find our latest demos on Patreon and look out for us on TikTok, we have some home-made music videos coming very soon too!



Your fan, 

A Different Thread.

Last UK Show of the Year + Moving to USA!

The tour is almost over, we just have one show left on Friday (in Lichfield) before we go our separate ways once more… but not for long this time.

We are over the moon to announce that Robert has been approved for a US visa and we will be relocating stateside at the end of the year! It’s been too long since we’ve been able to see our American pals and we can’t wait to see y’all. We are starting to sketch out some plans for the new year and we hope to be back on the road in your direction. What venues would you like to see us play?

In the meantime we’re stoked that Banjo Jen will be joining us for the tour finale this Friday at The Hub @ St. Mary’s in Lichfield., along with Mike on bass and our very special guests Farefeld (previously know as Chris Elliott and Caitlin Jones). Tickets are selling fast so make sure to grab a seat! Get tickets here

Thanks to all of you who have come out and supported us on this tour, it’s been a hard year for a lot of people in the UK, financially, politically, emotionally, and we’re grateful that we can still be bringing music to you. It’s times like these that we all need it most.

We hope to see some of you at the show. See you further down the road!

ADT

From London to Sheffield - Tour Update from the road

The tingle of stinging nettles and heady aromas of hawthorn and cut grass bring waves of nostalgia as the Dorset countryside blooms in the sunshine. With Dartmouth harbour in our rearview and London on the horizon, we take a pause to write this email to you — almost a third of the way into our tour.

Thanks to all who came out to our shows in Scotland, Liverpool, Huddersfield, Manchester, and Dartmouth. The last 700 miles have been a rollercoaster of new places, new faces, some intense shows, a bit of van trouble (though it’s doing alright now) and the gloriously varied countryside of the UK.

Our next stop is Camden in London this Sunday. If you’ve seen the tour videos we have been putting out (the one with the red velvet drapes behind us) then you’re familiar with the stage at Green Note, where we will be playing. It’s a fantastic, intimate venue that have always treated us well. If you’re in the area and are around on Sunday, we would love to see you at the show. Tickets are available here.

On Wednesday, we’re up in Robert’s ancestral hometown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. We’re sharing the bill with local songwriter, Banjo Jen, and Scottish folksinger, Caitlin Gilligan. As well as being good friends, these two are top shelf performers and it’s sure to be a great night. Tickets available here.

While we’re in London, Robert will have his medical examination in preparation for his Green Card interview. Three years ago, we began the process to apply for him to come and live in the USA and we’re finally at the last few stages. Fingers crossed it all goes well and we can be stateside soon, bringing our music back to its American roots.

If you are in the UK catch us while you can, and if you are in the USA and beyond, we hope to see you before too long! 


A Different Thread

Upcoming Shows:

LONDON
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2023
Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN
Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM
TICKETS


SHEFFIELD - MIDWEEK AMERICANA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023
The Greystones, Greystones Road, SHEFFIELD, South Yorkshire, S11 7BS
Triple Bill with BANJO JEN + CAITLIN GILLIGAN
DOORS 7:30 PM
TICKETS


CREWE
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
Ebenezers, Nantwich Rd, Crewe CW2 6DF, United Kingdom
DOORS 7:30 PM
TICKETS


OSWESTRY
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023
Hermon Chapel Arts Centre. Chapel St, Oswestry SY11 1LF, United Kingdom
TICKETS


NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
The Cumberland Arms, James Pl St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD, United Kingdom
Doors 7:30 PM
TICKETS


DONCASTER
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023
Roots Music Club, Ukrainian Centre, 48 Beckett Road, Doncaster DN2 4AD
7:30 PM, SUPPORT: PEET JACKSON
TICKETS


BIRMINGHAM
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2023
Kitchen Garden Cafe, 17 York Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7SA
DOORS 7:30 PM, SUPPORT: Farefeld
TICKETS


BRIGHTON & HOVE
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023
The Bee’s Mouth, 10 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1AE
DOORS 7:30 PM
TICKETS


WORTHING
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023
Palm Court Pavilion, Beach House Park, 55 Lyndhurst Rd, Worthing, BN11 2DB
More details TBA
Contact venue for tickets


STONEHENGE SOLSTICE FESTIVAL
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2023
Stonehenge Campsite and Glamping, Berwick Rd, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, SP3 4TQ
TICKETS
SHOW AT 7:40 PM



BRISTOL
SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2023
SouthBank Club. Dean Ln, Southville, Bristol BS3 1DB, United Kingdom
TICKETS
DOORS 5PM, SHOW 6PM - 8:30PM. SUPPORT: RYAN MCMURTRY
Facebook event


MAVERICK AMERICANA FESTIVAL
FRI, JUN 30, 2023 - 1:00 PM + SAT, JUL 1, 2023 - 2:00 PM

TICKETS

Maverick Festival Productions Easton, Woodbridge, IP13 0EJ


NOT A CULT FESTIVAL
SAT, JUL 1, 2023 - 7:00 PM
TICKETS
Out to Grass, Woodend Farm, Bromyard Rd, Malvern, WR13 5JW



HULL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2023
TICKETS
The New Adelphi Club, 89 De Grey Street, Beverley Road, Kingston Upon Hull, East Yorkshire, HU5 2RU
SUPPORT ACTS (TBA): 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM. MAIN SHOW: 9:55 PM



MANCHESTER
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023
TICKETS
Carlton Club, Rowan Lodge, 113 Carlton Rd, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8BE
DOORS 7:30 PM. SUPPORT: CAITLIN GILLIGAN



LEEDS
FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023
TICKETS
Mill Hill Chapel, City Square, Leeds, LS1 5EB
DOORS: 7:30PM. SUPPORT: CAITLIN GILLIGAN + DANNY BRADLEY



SHEFFIELD
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2023
TICKETS
Cafe#9, 9 Nether Edge Road, Sheffield, S7 1RU
DOORS: 7 PM



BRISTOL BLUES DANCE
MONDAY, JULY 17, 2023
The Board Rooms, Market Chambers, 20 St Nicholas St, Bristol BS1 1UB
BLUES DANCE CLASS 7:30 PM, SHOW WITH DANCING 8:30 PM.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, at limited availability.
Anyone is welcome, though this is a dance event: dancing is encouraged and seating may not be available for all.


LICHFIELD
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2023
TICKETS
The Hub at St. Mary’s, Market Square, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6LG
DOORS 7:30 PM. SUPPORT: BANJO JEN + SPECIAL GUESTS: FAREFELD

12” Vinyls are at the UK border

Finally the vinyls are ready!
Today is Robert’s birthday.
We’ve got one more week in Mexico.
And tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday!
(Bandcamp waves their revenue fee and all proceeds go to us artists)

We are so excited to finally ship these records outl to everyone who supported our Kickstarter and those of you who have pre-ordered.

Put your order in this Friday and you too can dance in your living room to Call of the Road.

Click here to place your order

On the Road Again! - UK Tour Tickets now live

We’ve been getting thready to hit the road again in the UK. It’s been a lot of work and we’re finally able to share all the show info with you.

We can’t wait to catch some familiar faces and share our new tunes, oh and we finally have the new album on vinyl!

So here it is, Call of the Road UK tour 2023.

Ticket links below - Hope to see you there!

Patreon Live-Stream Tomorrow

To celebrate 7 years since our first meeting, we’re doing a live-stream on Saturday 18th March.

A Different Thread - Oaxaca - busking

We’ll be streaming from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Eastern Time - 3PM

Greenwich Mean Time - 8PM

Join us on Patreon for access to the anniversary livestream and more exclusive content (for as little as $2)

The concert will be hosted on Zoom and the link to join will be sent in a message to all Patrons.

Hope to see you there and happy St. Patrick’s Day!

A Different Thread