The Houghton Weavers

THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS, The Northwest’s Premiere Comedy
/ Folk Group, have beenentertaining folk for over 50 years! with their unique
blend of popular folk music, humour and audience participation. With countless Television and Radioappearances under their belt, they continue to tour across a wide
Selection of theatres and venues.Having recently performed as a headline Act at The Great
British Folk Festival,their single “Wild
Mountain Thyme” appeared in the Heritage Charts Top 40 and is
due to appear in an upcoming film, ‘Between Weathers’.The band has recorded over 30 albums at
iconic studios including Abbey Road and Frog Studios, 23 of which were arranged
and produced by Steve Millington.THE HOUGHTON WEAVERS promise plenty
of laughter with their infectious humour and funny stories galore. You’ll hear the
old Weavers favourites such as Blackpool Belle, Sit Thi Deawn, Matchstalk Men
and Dirty Old Town, together with new pieces, original songs and poems. From
Raucous energetic folk songs and sing-a-long classics to beautiful poignant
ballads, and audience requests thrown in, each and every show with The Houghton
Weavers is a little different!Jim Berry and Steve Millington, featuring Simon Brady on mandolin
Is an exciting combination on stage which will certainly have you singing along
To this feel-good show!