ACOUSTIC, roots and folk legend Phil Beer will kick off a series of concerts at the Cruck Barn in Appletreewick.

He will be supported during the February 2 gig by acoustic duo Plumhall, who regularly play venues in Haworth and Keighley.

Phil is one half of the acclaimed act, Show Of Hands, one of the biggest bands in the UK folk/roots world.

The band, who are holding their fourth concert at the Royal Albert Hall on April 16, started their career in the folk clubs and pubs of the West Country.

They are now regularly touring large theatres all over the UK and have headlined some of the UK’s biggest festivals.

The band, which also includes Steve Knightley, has won BBC Radio Two Folk Awards – for Best Duo and Best Original Song in 2010 and Best Live Act in 2004.

Phil is the band’s multi-instrumentalist – playing lead guitar, mandolin, cuatro, cello-mandolin, tenor guitar and violin.

As a composer, Phil has contributed many pieces for music for the band and his solo albums.

Phil also had a long stint in The Albion Band, touring with Mike Oldfield and playing on both Steve Harley’s Poetic Justice album and Steel Wheels by the Rolling Stones.

The gig at Cruck Barn, in the Craven Arms, will be opened by Plumhall, the acclaimed and award-winning duo of Michelle Plum and Nick Hall.

Michelle is an ex-member of Chumbawamba and Waking The Witch and currently tours the arenas of the world as a session musician.

Nick is also a member of acclaimed local folk-rock heroes, The Hall Brothers, and has also toured the world as a session musician.

He has also appeared as an actor on stage and television, including appearances on Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Together Michelle and Nick have produced award-winning songs.

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