Forthcoming Gigs

These are all solo appearances unless it says otherwise.

Date
 Venue
Contact
Fri 30 Jan 2026 Burton Folk Club, Marston Sports and Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BG.  
PLEASE NOTE RECENT CHANGE OF VENUE!
Mon 2 Feb 2026 Colchester Folk Club, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF.  
200 YEARS OF THE SQUEEZEBOX
Thu 12 Feb 2026 LIVE TO YOUR LIVING ROOM - online concert  
200 Years of The Squeezebox
Sun 15 Feb 2026 Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe Heritage and Visitor Centre, The Old Stables, Herbert Street, Pontardawe, SA8 4EB.  
200 Years of The Squeezebox
Afternoon Show
01639 633611
Fri 27 Feb 2026 The Bell, 103 Walcot Street, Bath, BA1 5BW.  
thebellinnbath.co.uk | 01225 46046
Fri 13 Mar 2026 Unicorn Ceilidhs, St Mary's Church Hall, Church Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 5AE.  
KIRKOPHANY - Five Kirkpatricks playing irresistible English dance music, with calling by John.
Sat 28 Mar 2026 Ripon Arts Hub, Ripon, North Yorkshire  
JOHN KIRKPATRICK & SUE HARRIS, with support spot by BENJI KIRKPATRICK
Thu 9 Apr 2026 Manchester Folk Festival, Carole Nash Hall, Chetham's Traiding Ltd, Long Millgate, Manchester, M3 1SB  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne playing in concert together
Fri 10 Apr 2026 SoundBox Chester, St Mary's Handbridge Centre, Overleigh Road, Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7HL.  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne in concert together
Sat 11 Apr 2026 Oxford Folk Festival, New Road Baptist Church, 14 Bonn Square, Oxford, OX1 1LQ.  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne in concert together
Sun 12 Apr 2026 St Albans Folk Music, St Saviour's Church and Hall, 25 Sandpit Lane, St Albans, AL1 4DF.  
Afternoon Workshop - 2.00 - 5.00 - Playing for Morris Dancing
Evening Concert 7.30
Sat 25 Apr 2026 Rhos y gilwen, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, SA43 2TW.  
John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris, with Benji Kirkpatrick
Sun 3 May 2026 Upton on Severn Folk Festival, Worcestershire  
John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris, with Benji Kirkpatrick
Wed 20 May 2026 Dragon Folk and Roots Music Club, The Dragon Inn, Tything, Worcester  
Sun 24 May 2026 Chippenham Folk Festival, Wiltshire  
Concert spot by John Kirkpatrick and Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne playing together
Fri 29 May 2026 Everyman Folk Club, The Riverside Centre, Great Glemham Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1LL  
Starts 7.30
Tue 9 Jun 2026 The Hoy At Anchor, The Estuary Club, 1386 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 2UJ.  
Sun 14 Jun 2026 Gower Folk Festival, Weobley Castle Farm, Gower, Swansea, SA3 1HB  
John Kirkpatrick & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne - evening concert spot
Thu 2 Jul 2026 The Courtyard Arts Centre, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR.  
courtyard.org.uk | 01432 340555
Fri 3 Jul 2026 Northwich Folk Club, Davenham Royal British Legion Social Club, Frith Fields, Davenham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8JB.  
Fri 10 Jul 2026
to Sun 12 Jul 2026 		Stones Barn, Newcastle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 6PW  
JK leads a weekend of singing workshops, looking at traditional singing styles, as well as a look at how to write a song that might sound traditional.
Fri 31 Jul 2026
to Fri 7 Aug 2026 		Sidmouth Folk Festival, Devon  
JK leading Concert Band Workshops, plus a concert spot with Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne
Wed 14 Oct 2026 Victoria Hall, Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9DZ.  
JK and Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne in concert together
01729 825718
Sat 17 Oct 2026 Tetbury Goods Shed, The Old Station Yard, Cirencester Road, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8EY.  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne in concert together
Mon 19 Oct 2026 Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1BD.  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne playing together
Mon 19 Oct 2026 Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1BD.  
JK & Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne playing together
Wed 9 Dec 2026 Costa Winter Festival, Alvaston Hall, Crewe, Cheshire, CW5 6PD  
JK doing a one hour set of Christmassy material about 3.00 - 4.00.
Part of a package holiday