Blair Dunlop returns to Derbyshire on 'small halls' tour of UK

By Gay Bolton
Published 23rd Sep 2022, 15:07 BST
Blair Dunlop will share songs from his back catalogue and tales from the road when his 'small halls' tour visits Derbyshire.Blair Dunlop will share songs from his back catalogue and tales from the road when his 'small halls' tour visits Derbyshire.
Blair Dunlop will share songs from his back catalogue and tales from the road when his 'small halls' tour visits Derbyshire.
Award-winning musician Blair Dunlop, the son of north Derbyshire based singers Ashley Hutchings and Judy Dunlop, will be returning to his native Derbyshire for a concert.

Blair will play a selection of songs from his 2021 album Trails – Queensland during his concert at Brailsford & Ednaston Village Institute on Saturday, October 1,

The album documents his 2019/20 Australian tour where he playing for isolated communities before moving on to major festival appearances.

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On his UK ‘small halls’ tour, Blair is playing songs from the five albums and two EPs he has now released and regaling audiences with his tales from the road.

The gifted singer-songwriter and guitarist has appeared at high-profile musical events such as Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival and Port Fairy and Woodford in Australia.

Blair won the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2013. He was awarded the Special Jury Prize of the Premio Ciampi in the Italian city of Livorno in 2014.

Tickets for his show cost £12 or £20 (including two-course meal) and are available at www.ticketsource.co.uk

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