Rebecca Clare Douglas and Richard Moss are two musicians of high calibre performing with uncommon passion, grace and sensitivity. They met whilst performing with Mike Harding in his band the William Small Orchestra and found a musical kinship that has developed into something very special.

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Clare is an accomplished violin player with a background in classical music combined with a love of traditional music, having performed with Scottish dance band The Pictish Players and the Giggleswick Temperance Band. Richard delivers amazingly intricate guitar work with a richly accented, warm singing voice. He is well known in the northern folk scene performing at clubs and festivals both solo and as part of Drop the Floor.

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A distinctive thread weaves through the music of Douglas and Moss: it is a sound that is deeply rooted in their home in North West England - the atmospheric hills, industrial towns and evocative coastlines - alchemised with echoes of their musical experiences in Ireland, Scotland and further distant lands.

Douglas and Moss will be supported by Dandelion Train, a talented and highly original folk group comprising Steve Higgins, Gerry Kennedy, and Sue Kennedy, with female singer and flautist playing a mixture of Irish songs, folk and original compositions. They'll bring us a little of their fairy magic! Instruments include banjo, flute and mandolin. They play regularly at folk festivals throughout the North of England.