The 2021 gig year was late starting, but with artists itching to play and fans aching to return every second of it will be embraced whatever challenges are thrown. Full credit to those that go ahead in restrictions.
May
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Ramblin' Roots Revue - Bucks Student Union, High Wycombe
June
Hannah White - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Ellie Gowers - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Beardy Folk Festival - Shropshire
Emily Barker - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
My Darling Clementine - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
July
M.G. Boulter - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Eddi Reader - Lichfield Cathedral
Luke Jackson - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Adam Beattie and Fiona Bevan - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Katie Spencer - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
August
Hannah Rarity - Acoustic Music Centre, Edinburgh
Shrewsbury Folk Festival (Sunday Only)
Josh O'Keefe - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
September
Maverick Festival - Easton Farm Park, Suffolk
Sara Petite - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Jacob and Drinkwater - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Siobhan Miller - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
October
Nathan Bell - Elford Village Hall, Staffordshire
Thea Gilmore - MAC, Birmingham
Karine Polwart - Town Hall, Birmingham
Diana Jones - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Harbottle and Jonas - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Courtney Marie Andrews - Gorilla, Manchester
Salt House - The Bear Tavern, Bearwood
Baskery - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
November
Martin Simpson - Green Duck Brewery, Stourbridge
McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle - MAC, Birmingham
Frazey Ford - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Jenny Sturgeon - Thimblemill Library, Bearwood
Blue Rose Code - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
December
Katherine Priddy - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Hannah Aldridge - St.George's Hall, Bewdley
That's your lot. Much appreciation to Sara Petite, Nathan Bell, Diana Jones, Courtney Marie Andrews, Frazey Ford and Hannah Aldridge for defying the tide and crossing the pond for shows in this most challenging of years.
