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All our October/November 2025 gigs are now on sale and we’re very delighted to be variously returning to either the scene of past crimes as they say in detective series and places we’ve played before or else opening up new pork markets as they say in politics and visiting places for the first time. AndContinue reading “Oct/Nov 2025 Gigs On Sale Now!”

We’re very sad to announce that following our upcoming gigs in April and our appearance at the Ely Folk Festival in July our colleague, friend and “Chairman of The Magpie Arc Board”, Martin Simpson, will be leaving the band. Martin has exciting new solo plans afoot and wishes to devote all his professional time andContinue reading “Sad Band News!”

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us at our gigs and at our own Indoor Festival Of Folk 2025 in London a week or so ago. We are back out live in April playing in Gateshead, Sheffield, Exeter, Oxford, Bath and South Petherton and info/tickets are available from the link here… TheContinue reading “April Gigs”

So, it’s that time of year again where throughout the world on January the 25th men in ill-fitting kilts and highland dress (like our Findlay and Alex) discover their inner Scotsman and expound amateur-dramatically about haggis, mice, excise men and Tam O’Shanter and his trusty steed Meg in celebration of the great Robert Burns. ANDContinue reading “Our Annual Burns Night Charity Fundraising Song!”

Hi Folks, We’ve got Black Friday deals and free postage and packing on all music bought directly from the band so if you’re looking for something for your folk loving friends/family or significant other then head to our shop via the link here…. The Magpie Arc CD’s and Vinyl There’s some copies left of theContinue reading “Black Friday Deals And Gigs 2025”

MADNESS! Cutting our OWN throats, gawd luv us! Never mind the width FEEL the quality. We’ll have a word with the MANAGER and see what WE can do….etc. etc. We posted YESTERDAY in error that today is BLACK FRIDAY which was total NONSENSE, sorry! So we are now declaring TODAY the 8th of November 2024Continue reading “Sorry And More New Gigs!”

We’re delighted to announce that the fantastic Frankie Archer will be joining us for our Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday February the 8th! Frankie is making huge waves on the UK folk scene after her appearance on Jools Holland’s BBC show a few months ago and now completesContinue reading “Our Own Festival – Final Line-Up Announcement!”

We’re very, very delighted to announce that lining-up with us at our 3rd “Indoor Festival of Folk” at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday the 8th of February are the collectively superb and award-winning Edgelarks, The Bookshop Band, Sam Carter AND “The Guv’nor” of all things British folk rock, Ashley Hutchings, who in hisContinue reading “Our “Indoor Festival of Folk” On Feb 8th, 2025 in London – Line-up Announcement!”