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Name:	Phil Drane
Location:	Cumbria
Telephone:	07824 489589 or 07990 694477
e-mail:	glennisdrane@gmail.com
Website:	www.phildrane.com
Repertoire:	Phil is an accomplished singer, guitarist and songwriter who performs traditional and contemporary songs from his own Lancashire and English folk culture to his own arrangements. His repertoire enables him to accommodate 2 x 45 min spots easily.
Other info:	Phil is a Lancashire lad “down to ‘is booits”, and performed around folk clubs in the North of England during the late 60s and early 70s, including the ‘The Guild’ in Manchester before he buggered off overseas for some time. Having spent many years in music exile he returned to folk music in 2008 and now spends 6 months in the UK and 6 months in New Zealand. Since his return to the folk scene he has been making a name for himself around festivals and clubs in England, Scotland and New Zealand. Quotes: Phil Drane was excellent last night at Glenfarg - good songs, good voice, superb guitarist. He lives between Lancashire and New Zealand and is a really interesting friendly bloke. If you missed him at Glenfarg, he is at Dunfermline Folk Club on Wednesday (6 July). Posted by MickStubbles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "11//6/11 Sooooperb show on Saturday. A brilliant evening of Englishness! The Debenham Folk Club always wants the best and we certainly got the best! I can't think of another artist on the scene who could have held mostly non folkies in rapt attention for 2 and a half hours. Quality & craftsmanship!" ... Robert Brown , Debenham Folk & Acoustic Club, Suffolk. Phil’s 2011/12 gig list at a glance … Feb 09 Acoustic Routes, Wellington, NZ Feb 10 InterIslander, Wellington, NZ Feb 13 Acoustic Routes Nelson, NZ Feb 19 InterIslander Gig, Picton, NZ Feb 20 Bent Horseshoe, Tokomaru, NZ Apr 01 East Coast FC, Torbay, NZ Apr 04 The Bunker FC, Auckland, NZ May 01 BAAFest, Northumberland, UK May 04 Carrington Triangle, Notts, UK May 05 Stortfolk , Hertfordshire, UK May 06 Seaford FC, East Sussex, UK May 13 Unicorn FC, Staffordshire, UK May 16 Bacup FC, Lancashire, UK May 23 Foresters FC, Durham, UK Jun 02 Fleetwood FC, Lancashire, UK Jun 07 St Neots FC, Cambridge, UK Jun 09 Travellers Rest FC, Kent, UK Jun 10 Milkmaid Folk Arts, Suffolk, UK Jun 11 Debenham FC, Suffolk, UK Jun 24 Girvan FC, Ayrshire, UK Jul 04 Glenfarg FC, Perthshire, UK Jul 06 Dunfermline FC, Fife, UK Jul 08 Cleveland FC, Manchester, UK Jul 10 Guisborough FC, Cleveland, UK Jul 11 Brecon FC, Durham, UK Jul 15 Cambridge FC, Cambridge, UK Aug 02 Hoy at Anchor FC, Essex, UK Sep 27 Quarter Acoustic, Lanark, UK Sep 28 Rosehall FC, Sutherland, UK Oct 28 Folk on Coast, West Sussex, UK Nov 10 Milford FC, Hampshire, UK Mar 09 2012 Levin FC, Levin, NZ Apr 20 2012 Bourne Folk, Wiltshire, UK May 03 2012 Nitten FC, Newtongrange, UK May 04 2012 Rolling Hills FC, Melrose, UK May 10 2012 Cutty Wren FC, Cleveland, UK May 14 2012 Waltham Abbey FC, Essex, UK May 17 2012 Anchor FC, Byfleet, Surrey, UK May 21 2012 Tonbridge FC, Kent, UK May 24 2012 Loughton FC, Essex, UK Jun 14 2012 Lymm FC, Cheshire, UK Jun 21 2012 Falkirk FC, Falkirk, UK Jul 05 2012 Orpington FC, Kent, UK * Phil is available for concert, festival and club bookings throughout the UK from 1^st May to 20^th November each year *
Recordings:	Phil’s current album The Englisc Lament was released in August 2011 and like the previous two ( Full Circle and Two Ravens) it comprises no-frills, mainly English traditional/ contemporary folk-roots with a couple of excellent self-penned tracks including the title track which is a brilliant protest song in the true Phil Ochs tradition. The award-winning Song For Jackie is featured on Two Ravens album. All CDs and Downloads can be purchased from www.phildrane.com