Folk on the Water

Straight after our gig with Jonathan Byrd last week Alicia and I shot off to Glastonbury Festival where we have been building Yurts and Tipi's in a field. 

The work has been hard and very hot but the combination of good food, great company and all that sunshine and fresh air has done wonders for my soul. 
This morning we left the Tipi field for a quick shower before our show tonight at Folk on the Water festival in Warwickshire.

Catch us at The Cuttle Inn at 9.20pm this evening.

Here's a video from a session we did for the festival organisers last month:

Hope you enjoy the video, we would love for you to catch us at a gig soon!

Next public show :
23rd June
The Greyhound
Lichfield

Your fan, 

ADT

Tuesday gig with Jonathan Byrd (Birmingham)

What better way to spend a Tuesday?

Dear readers,

An americana legend is coming to Birmingham.

A Different Thread will be opening for Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys at the Kitchen Garden cafe and there are only a few tickets left!

They are on tour from North Carolina, I saw them last year at the South Carolina state fair: 
In-between the chaos of the rides and carnival food stalls, they created an oasis of calm and delivered a heart-wrenchingly superb performance (see video).  I just can't wait to hear those songs again and Isaac, Alicia and I are looking forward to trying out some of our new material (and instruments) at the show.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

A video from last year Alicia was invited to sing onstage with the guys!

I hope you enjoy the videos,

See you there?

Your fan,

Robert

 

Our first gig in Cardiff

This wednesday (7th) we are performing at Gwdihw in Cardiff with Folk ensemble: Bonfire Radicals. They're from our neck of the woods and have emerged from the Birmingham folk/world scene with a fresh approach to traditional tunes and a host of creative original material. Check out the video below.

There are only a few tickets left so grab them while you can!
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In other news, we are proud to be supporting Jonathan Byrd and the Pickup Cowboys on the 13th of June at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham, CLICK HERE to check out Alicia's story of how we got the gig and her personal connection to these incredible artists in our most recent blog post.

Your fan, 

ADT

London gig on Friday

We're playing in London at the trendy bohemian artsy 'The Amersham Arms' in New Cross on Friday 26th May! Doors are 7pm and we're playing with a selection of indie acts with live music until 11pm, plus DJ's until 3am! More info coming soon, message us back for cheap tickets!

Your fan, 

ADT

Tonight! Birmingham gig supporting Those Pretty Wrongs

at The Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath, Birmingham! 

This acoustic duo consist of Jody Stephens and Luther Russell. 
Stephens may be best known for his time as the drummer in the legendary act Big Star, and Russell was part of the early-90s indie-rock band the Freewheelers. Here they are doing a classic Big Star tune!

This is a great opportunity for us to make a good impression at this renowned local venue so come on out and show your support! 

Last weekend we were in Devon for Dart Music Fest
CLICK HERE to view the blog post about our adventures!

Photo by Sarah Howe

Your fan,

ADT

Blues Bomb! + May Tour Dates

On monday we played a show at Mr Wolf's in Bristol and we got 'blues bombed' by the Bristol Blues Dancers!

We were about to go on stage and there were only a handful of fans in the audience and then all of a sudden the room filled up with amazing dancers!

It was hard to keep my jaw from dropping.  
We're looking forward to playing a blues set for them on 12th June at Pata Negra.

Speaking of mouths, we are excited to be returning to Dartmouth this weekend to play during the Dart music festival and kick off our shows for May!

May 12 Fri
Newbold Methodist Chapel
Rugby

May 13 Sat
The Seale Arms 1.30pm
The Floating Bridge 6pm
Dartmouth

May 14 Sun
The Cherub Inn 1pm
Dartmouth
The Ship Inn 6pm
Kingswear

May 18 Thu
Apples & Pears Bar
London

May 20 Sat
Lichfield Kitchen Fest
Lichfield

May 21 Sun
Kitchen Garden Cafe
Birmingham
(Supporting Those Pretty Wrongs)

May 25 Thu
The George Tavern
London

May 26 Fri
Amersham Arms
London

May 29 Mon
George IV 2pm
Lichfield
Lichfield Fringe Fest 3pm
(Beacon Park) Lichfield

May 30 Tue
The Marr's Bar
Worcester
(supporting Lisbee Stainton)

For more info on shows visit our website at www.adifferentthread.com/tour 

Your fan,

ADT

We're on the radio tonight @ 8pm!

Live session and interview on David Roberts' show at 8pm tonight on Meridian FM

Tune into 107 FM if you are listening in the following areas:

East Grinstead, Ashurst Wood, Crawley Down, Copthorne, Dormansland, Domewood, Felbridge, Forest Row, Lingfield, Newchapel, Sharpthorne, Turners Hill, and West Hoathly.

or listen online here

your fan, 

A Different Thread