It's been a little while since we wrote a newsletter, but we have a few updates to tell you about. Firstly, the festival season has gone very well for Charlie this year. She took headlining sets at Boston Music Festival in Lincolnshire and Worrall Festival on the outskirts of Sheffield, both accompanied by guitarist Tom Sweeney playing the new Ghosts & Heroes material. Then there was a slot at the 40th anniversary event of Wath Festival in South Yorkshire with duo partner, Ha

Just a quick update to tell you about the latest gig news for Charlie this following month. First of all if you missed Charlie's appearance on BBC Radio Sheffield this morning with Rony Robinson, you can listen again on the iPlayer here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pq64n This easter holiday Charlie will be playing a new folk night in the North at Harry's Bar in WAKEFIELD, on Monday 9th April. She will be playing solo material from the new album and some old favourites.

Festive greetings to you all! I just wanted to take the time to wish you all a happy Christmas and New Year and thank people for their continued support throughout 2011. It's been a varied year for music and I've really enjoyed playing new music in new lineups. This year saw the birth of Sweet Dixie Dreams, a new project founded by my friends Katriona Gilmore and Gerry McNeice whose love for modern country and bluegrass music brought together the seven piece we are today. It

The festival season is well underway now and Charlie has been kept busy with her work doing publicity for Wath Festival and organising the Wath Young Performers Award over the May bank holiday. You may have heard some of her appearances Yorkshire's local radio in the upcoming weeks promoting the music, the festival and of course her appearance there with Harriet Bartlett. The festival was a resounding success and Charlie was delighted to work alongside some of the country's u

The months are flying by and we’ve got a few updates to bring you up to date with the latest news. Charlie’s taken part in a few charity gigs and projects since the New Year. All of which have been a great success raising lots of money. Firstly, Philip Cockerham’s charity single ‘Hard World’, which features Charlie collaborating with Tom Bliss, Dave Bowie amongst a few others has sold really well over the Christmas/ New Year period and has raised over £400 for soldier’s chari

Every year I come to write about the months that have passed and every year it seems to have come round sooner than the last. 2010 has been a good year for new collaborations and friendships. It all started back on New Year's Eve 2009 when my friend, piano accordionist, Harriet Bartlett phoned to say she was making a trip to Sheffield for a folkie New Year's party and I was invited along. After a much festivity and a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, plans were underway for the Ba