A POPULAR Grange folk band who has been performing for 47 years have announced their annual forthcoming Autumn and Winter 2022 UK Tour.

The Houghton Weavers, a North West’s leading comedy folk group will visit towns and cities such as Colwyn Bay, Morecambe, Darwen, Warrington, Preston, Bolton, Middleton, Lytham St Anne’s, Blackpool, Buxton and Ulverston. 

To coincide with their UK Tour, they release their brand-new single, ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ on October 7, taken from their forthcoming album ‘New World in the Morning’ due out on October 14.   

“To us, this traditional Scottish Folk Song depicts the love that Queen Elizabeth II had for the beautiful Scottish Highlands. 

“It could almost be a signature to her love and time spent north of the border.  It’s such a poignant and beautiful traditional song and it seems a perfect track as our tribute to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

“Having been working on the album for almost 2 years, through covid and into the summer of 2022, It’s a mixture of self-penned and traditional songs as well as some very well-known folk covers. 

“We have used various session musicians including Ken Nichol of Steeleye Span and the wonderful country folk guitarist Pete Frampton. The album has that Weavers comedy element but is brought back down to earth with some beautifully poignant trad folk songs.

“We are dedicating this album to our late Tony Berry who sadly passed away in 2019.”

The Houghton Weavers have been entertaining folk up and down the country and promise a fun-packed, sing-along family show with great music and funny stories galore.

 Steve Millington, David Littler and Jim Berry entertain their audiences in a show of charming fun, humorous jokes, and anecdotes, together with plenty of music, varying from raucous traditional and popular Folk Songs to sing-along favourites, with beautiful ballads and original pieces included throughout.

For more information visit https://houghtonweavers.com/concert-dates/.