Ireland tour dates, Transatlantic Folk and ISC

Greetings thread heads, we have some exciting news in the pipeline that we want to share with you now.

Ireland, we’re coming! We’re thrilled to be heading back the emerald isle for a tour in March and April, including shows in Dublin, Cork and Galway, see dates below.

Click here for tickets and more info.

The second concert in our curated series ‘Transatlantic Folk’ is this Friday in Lichfield. Withered Hand is performing with Jack Blackman as support, it’s going to be an amazing show so if you can make it, grab a ticket via this link.

The International Songwriting Competition has selected Alicia’s song, Potter’s Field to be in the semi-finals. Finalists are announced in the next few weeks, so keep your fingers crossed for us!

Our UK summer tour is shaping up nicely, we’ll be there from May to October doing festivals and shows around the country. If you’d like to book us for a house concert, or have an event or venue where you’d like to see us perform now is a good time reach out!

Until then, stay tuned for more info!

Your fan,

ADT

Volcanoes and Fireworks

Volcanoes and fireworks

won't keep us warm

but they shone brightly

as we waited for the last boat,

saying goodbye to the lake, to the landscape, to the friends (old and new)

and headed back through the mountains to Antigua.

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Guatemala has been good to us, ever full of surprises.  As well as squeezing in a midnight music video shoot, Our shows in and around the town of Antigua were interrupted with two mini tours: One to the rainforest and turquoise pools of Semuc Champey in Lanquin (to play at some hostels there) and one took us back to lake Atitlan where we played at our favorite spot, La Iguana Perdida.

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It was our second Christmas day show at the Iguana in 2 years and with all the familiar faces, it felt like being with family.  

We stayed in the oldest building on the property where you can hear the night time boracho's howling with laughter and clinking glasses.  

The original land owner, Sarito, floated the wooden panels across the lake so he could build the ramshackle refuge.  Now, thirty years on, the place is a mecca for old souls and keen travelers.  You never know who's going to walk through that rainbow gate, but they sure will be in the right place.  Check out the hostel website here

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Our time in Guatemala is trickling away and soon enough, Alicia is heading to North Carolina until March and I'm going back to England.

While we've been away we haven't forgotten our Lichfield community, in fact we've been working with The Hub at St. Mary's in Lichfield on a new music series called 'Transatlantic Folk'.  Inspired by our sell out show with 'Chris Elliott and Caitlin Jones' back in August we have curated this fresh new music series.  We will be highlighting up and coming acts from around the UK (and maybe beyond) that we have met in our travels, that have inspired us, and who we know our hometown fan base will enjoy.

The first gig in the series will be a homecoming of sorts, hosted on Jan 24th at The Hub at St Mary's (ticket link here) I will be opening (solo) for The Magpies (AKA Bella, Polly and the Magpies) with some new material as well as some old favourites! If you’re in the UK, join the Facebook event here and get your tickets online!

Until then,

ADT

HUNGRY FOR TIME

"It’s like living two lives”, Alicia said as she pointed the nose of the long black Volvo straight down route 54 towards Saxapahaw. 

"One here and one over there”.

England seemed a long way away as we pulled up to where we’re house sitting. 

Taking some time to plan out our next tours and releases.

A month to play catch up.

Still hungry for time

Here’s a little live video we filmed in Mexico back in March. We are eternally grateful for the people who donated to our Kickstarter last year and this video is part of the reward for one fan who chose the ‘Jukebox’ reward. Thanks and enjoy!

We’re booking shows in Ireland/NI for March and April and in the UK from May to October. 

For those of you interested in booking us for a house concert or private event, now is a good time to reach out. Just reply or email us and ask for more info.  

We’re also delighted to announce that we will be heading back to Guatemala for a tour this November and December!

On Sunday we will be performing at the first Arcana Songwriter Showcase in Durham, NC, alongside local acts, D Town Deuce and Neville’s Quarter.  

This showcase is our own creation and we're hosting the nights from 7-9pm every Sunday in October.  Each week will feature a selection of the Triangle’s finest songsmiths, sharing their work in an intimate live setting.  It’s a free show but donations for the artist are gratefully accepted. Check out the Facebook event here and find Arcana at 331 W Main St, Durham.

Upcoming Dates

FRI 11 OCTOBER

Laconia Ale Works

Sparta, NC, US

SAT 12 OCTOBER

The Floyd Country Store

Floyd, VA, US

MON 14 OCTOBER

The Pit

Durham, NC, US

FRI 25 OCTOBER

The Eddy Pub

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SAT 26 OCTOBER

The Station

Carrboro, NC, US

ACROSS THE POND

“Yeah but I like being able to do what I want!” said Mark, a friend who’s been an actor for over 30 years.

We sat with him over tea and discussed, amongst other things, the challenges of self promotion. 

I have to give it to him

he has a point

Greeting from Appalachia,

we’re in Asheville, it’s late summer and the bees are almost as busy as we are.

After successfully hopping across the pond, we launched straight into a busy week and have been playing catch up with admin since our recording session last month in Bristol.

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The five tracks that we recorded will form an EP of traditional folk ballads that we have re-arranged ourselves.  Aside from one, these are songs from England and Ireland that all crossed over the Atlantic at some point and were changed in the travelling process.

We aim to continue the journey of these songs with this album which will be released in the spring.  (Keep an ear out.)

Over the weekend we got to open for Paperhand Puppet Intervention and played two shows to a packed house, followed by a show at Isis Music Hall, here in Asheville.

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With a slightly smaller following here in the US, we were glad for such a warm welcome.  If you’re in NC then you need to check out Paperhand (a giant puppet troop) at www.paperhand.org they run through September so there’s still time to catch a show!

Over the next month we will be mostly in the North Carolina Piedmont but dipping into Virginia and South Carolina too, we’d love to see y’all at a show:

Upcoming dates:

FRI 6 SEPTEMBER

City Lights Cafe

Sylva, NC, US

SAT 7 SEPTEMBER

Raven Haven

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SUN 8 SEPTEMBER

Big Porch House Concert

Durham, NC, US

SAT 14 SEPTEMBER

Cat's Cradle Back Room

Carrboro, NC, US

SAT 21 SEPTEMBER

Magnolia Roots Music Lounge

Wake Forest, NC, US

FRI 27 SEPTEMBER

The Mill

North Charleston, SC, US

SAT 28 SEPTEMBER

Flytrap Brewing

Wilmington, NC, US

TUE 1 OCTOBER

Imbibe

Chapel Hill, NC, US

FRI 11 OCTOBER

Laconia Ale Works

Sparta, NC, US

SAT 12 OCTOBER

The Floyd Country Store

Floyd, VA, US

MON 14 OCTOBER

The Pit

Durham, NC, US

FRI 25 OCTOBER

The Eddy Pub

Saxapahaw, NC, US

SAT 26 OCTOBER

The Station

Carrboro, NC, US

SMELL THE ROSES

It’s a mad wind that fills our sails of late

Warm and heavy like the thunderstorms above us

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It has been, by far, the busiest two weeks of touring we have ever had in the UK and we still have so many shows to look forward to

Flashes of the country go by in the blink of an eye as we travel up and down the length of Old Blighty, Scotland and Wales

The sound of the van wheels rolling beneath us, harmonising with our whirring minds and our thumping hearts

Astounded by the beauty and diversity of the landscape

Ever touched by the sincerity, generosity and honesty of the people who listen, dance and connect with our music

Impressed by the hospitality of those who welcome us into their homes

Looking over our shoulders at the world’s news as it bites at our heels

Trying not to let it weigh too heavy

Asking, as ever, what can we do to evoke positive change

For now we write this from a sanctuary in Oswestry, working up new songs in an old chapel

A quiet place to soothe our aches and recharge

tired

yet so grateful to be here

still here 

living our passion

and finding time to stop and smell the roses

...or taste the raspberries

or swim wild

if you’re reading this, then we miss you

and we look forward to seeing you

and remember,

we always have a spare seat in our van

Your fan,

ADT

Upcoming dates

WED 31 JULY

The Greystones

Sheffield, UK

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SUN 4 AUGUST

Wickham Festival 2019

Wickham, UK

THU 8 AUGUST

Isis Farmhouse

Oxford, UK

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FRI 9 AUGUST

Kingsdown Wine Vaults

Bristol, UK

FRI 16 AUGUST

JERICHO AMERICANA JAMBOREE

The Jericho

Oxford, UK

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SUN 18 AUGUST

St Mary's Lichfield

Lichfield, UK

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TUE 20 AUGUST

Gallimaufry

Bristol, UK

WED 28 AUGUST

The Kraken

Chapel Hill, NC, US

THU 29 AUGUST

W/ VIOLET BELL

The Evening Muse

Charlotte, NC, US

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WED 4 SEPTEMBER

Isis Restaurant & Music Hall

Asheville, NC, US

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Connecting The Threads

July is off to a great start with our gigs in Bristol, London and Brighton.

Although all the travelling can be exhausting (especially when we have to catch the bus) this living off the road introduces us to so many great multi-national people. And when a bunch of them turned up for our show at the Green Note in Camden, we were delighted to get to re-connect with friends that we met in Guatemala, Paris Ireland and the USA.

It’s a small world when you start to connect the threads.

Tonight we play in Hay-on-Wye and tomorrow in Hereford.

upcoming shows:

(for tickets and details visit www.adifferentthread.com/tour)

FRI 12 - The Globe at Hay

Hay-on-Wye

SAT 13 - (2pm) The Hereford Left Bank

Hereford

SUN 14 - Lichfield Fuse Festival

Lichfield

MON 15 - The Board Room

(Blues Dance)

Bristol

TUE 16 - The Bell Inn

Bath

Thu 18 - The Drake Bar

Glasgow

SAT 20 - Summertyne Festival

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sat 20 - The Tin Hut Sessions

Gartly

Sun 21 - The Winning Post

York

Tue 23 - The Whiskey Jar open mic

Manchester

Wed 31 - The Greystones

Sheffield

GREEN NOTE

Hey folks, just a quick reminder that our show in London is coming up on Wednesday, we are really excited to be playing this prestigious venue and we would love to see you there!

Click here for tickets

Your fan,

ADT