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We are absolutely delighted to announce that our new album Glamour In The Grey is now available to pre-order ahead of the release date on the 4th of November and you can get your copy on 12″ vinyl, CD and digital download here And you can also listen to preview track All I Planted hereContinue reading “The Magpie Arc – New Album!”

The audio of the Maddy Prior and Peter Knight interview with Matthew Bannister from our Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House on the 3rd of September is now available to listen to at the Folk on Foot podcast page here By turns, funny, informative, entertaining and moving, it was a remarkable part ofContinue reading “Maddy Prior and Peter Knight Interview – Indoor Festival of Folk 2022”

We are playing at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham by Sea (near Brighton) on Friday the 2nd of September and then on Saturday the 3rd we are part of a fantastic line-up at the Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London along with Peter Knight (Steeleye Span) and John Spiers (Bellowhead) as theirContinue reading “September Gigs!”

Tickets are flying for our Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday the 3rd of September. And what a line-up it is too! A superb mix of legendary, award-winning and up and coming UK folk artists, including Peter Knight (Steeleye Span founder member) and John Spiers (Bellowhead) in their fantasticContinue reading “Indoor Festival of Folk in London on the 3rd of September”

We are absolutely over the moon to announce the first Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday the 3rd of September hosted by The Magpie Arc and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. And what a line-up we have for it too! A superb mix of legendary, award-winning andContinue reading “Our Own Indoor Music Festival!”

Gigs in June and the amps are already warming up! The band are live at the Cast in Doncaster on the 9th, the Town Hall, Biddulph on the 10th and are Sunday night headliners at the fantastic Beardy Folk Festival on the 19th. Ticket links and further details of these and all other 2022 gigsContinue reading “Gigs In June!”

We are very excited to announce our first gigs and festivals for 2022, kicking off with two shows at Doncaster and Biddulph, followed by a round of summer festivals, and then Manchester Folk Festival in October. More autumn/winter gigs for this year are to be announced shortly at Bury St Edmunds, Grantham, Ropetackle and Sheffield,Continue reading “Live at last!”

We’re very delighted to announce today that we are playing the main stage at the legendary Cambridge Folk Festival on Saturday the 30th of July. The full festival runs from the 28th to the 31st and is a fantastic family friendly event set in the city itself. What a line-up it is this year! YouContinue reading “Cambridge Folk Festival 2022”

Tuesday the 21st is the last UK Christmas post day so why not make it a folkin’ good Xmas for that special someone and say it with the gift of music?! We have special offer CD and limited edition 10″ vinyl bundles of our three EP’s available from our Bandcamp store here so get inContinue reading “Special Christmas Offer Music Bundles!”

Tomorrow is the last Bandcamp Friday before Christmas and the event where they waive all their revenue for artists that use the platform, so it’s a particularly good day for us if you buy our music and merch. We have a small amount of our limited edition Cinnabar prints signed by Nancy Kerr available andContinue reading “A Magpie Christmas!”