LATEST NEWS March 2024

Hope you’re well. 

Unfortunately I caught covid (for the first time) in mid-January but managed to recover just in time for my two solo concerts at Pershore and Cheltenham. These both sold out many weeks ago. It was so good to play to full and friendly audiences, and to feature some different songs as well as a request or two.

Now looking forward to playing at these great venues in March:

Sunday 10^th March at the Folk on the Moor club at The Moorland Hotel, Wotter, near PLYMOUTH, PL7 5HP  @ 7.45pm (doors 7.15pm)

Info: http://www.moorfolk.co.uk       To reserve seats email folkonthemoor1@gmail.com

Thursday 14^th March at The Folk, 99-103 Westgate Street, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2PG @ 7.30pm – doors 7pm

                        Tickets: www.thefolkofgloucester.co.uk

and then 

Sat 6^th April at St Andrew’s Church, The Square, Toddington near WINCHCOMBE GL54 5DJ  note 7pm start.

                     To reserve tickets: email: EasternGroupEvents@gmail.com  or Telephone 07758 835988

I do hope to see you at a concert soon – and do let me have any song requests. 

There are more dates listed below including Yorkshire, and later in the year there’ll be concerts in Cheshire, and Cambridgeshire.

I’ve never produced a SONGBOOK, so I would really like to bring one out later this year. 

Now the difficult part is getting some sponsorship, finding someone who can help with writing the melody lines,

and, of course, deciding which songs to include! I have a rough idea and have drawn up a list, but I’d like to hear some of your suggestions.

LATEST NEWS December 2023

The ALL ON A WINTER’S NIGHT Christmas Tour

has been going really well and we’ve had great feedback.

We’ve been playing material from all five of my Christmas albums, as well as some new songs and revivals!

NOW I’m looking forward to 3 more dates with PAUL BURGESS and DIK CADBURY:

on Friday 15^th December at

CHELTENHAM – Bacon Theatre GL51 6EP at7.30pm adding cello from GEOFF MARCH, drums from MICK CANDLER, bass from DUNCAN KINGSTON and images from MARTIN FRY.

Tickets: 01242 258002     www.bacontheatre.co.uk

Then on Saturday 16^th December at

ASCOTT-under-WYCHWOOD – Tiddy Hall in Oxfordshire OX7 6AE at7.30pm – Tickets:  01993 831427 or 07870 563299  www.wychwoodfolkclub.com

and on Wed 20^th December at

GRAYSHOTT Village Hall, near Hindhead in Surrey GU26 6TZ at 8pm. Tickets: https://www.ents24.com/nr-hindhead-events/grayshott-village-hall-1/johnny-coppin/6807150

Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096 online from ents24.com

TICKETS ARE SELLING WELL, so we really hope you can join us!

***On WED 13 DEC – I’m doing an INTERVIEW on BBC Radio Gloucestershire with Chris Baxter at 3.05pm – and on BBC Sounds***

**The CHRISTMAS CDs available are – MIDWINTER – Live in concert and ALL ON A WINTER’S NIGHT **

There are only a few copies of WEST COUNTRY CHRISTMAS, and A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS left -but of course there are many other CDs available – see www.johnnycoppin.co.uk – and telephone 01453 885088 to order.

OTHER NEWS

A friend Bob Porter has written and recorded a new song for Christmas – and it was a pleasure to sing backing vocals.

BOB PORTER PROJECT – The Season of Winter – a Charity song

Check out this track on Facebook and on SoundCloud: The Bob Porter Project, with Johnny Coppin – The Season of Winter by User 660529527! –

LINK:

https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fuser-660529527%2Fthe-bob-porter-project-with-johnny-coppin-the-season-of-winter&e=081da958&h=24285241&f=n&p=y

Please consider a donation to ‘My Music for MacMillan Cancer Care’ – gofund.me/a6d05371

CONCERT DATES Spring 2024

MARCH

Sun 10 –  PLYMOUTH – Folk on the Moor at The Moorland Hotel, Wotter, PL7 5HP  @ 7.45pm (doors 7.15pm)

Info: http://www.moorfolk.co.uk

To reserve seats email folkonthemoor1@gmail.com

Thur 14 – GLOUCESTER – The Folk, 99-103 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG @ 7.30pm – doors 7pm

                   Tickets: www.thefolkofgloucester.co.uk

APRIL

Sat 6 – WINCHCOMBE –  St Andrew’s Church, The Square, Toddington nr. Winchcombe GL54 5DJ  @ 7pm

                     To reserve tickets: email: EasternGroupEvents@gmail.com  or Telephone 07758 835988

Sat 20 / Sun 21 Songwriting Weekend near Swindon. 

Fri 26 – STROUD – with PAUL BURGESS and GEOFF MARCH – Lansdown Hall 7.30pm (doors 7pm)

                                                Ticket Link: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/DFJB     www.lansdownhall.org

MAY

Fri 3 – SHEFFIELD – Harthill – Beehive Folk Club, Harthill Village Hall, Winney Hill, S26 7YL  7.45pm – doors 7.15pm 

Tickets www.beehivefolkclub.com.

**COMING UP LATER IN THE YEAR**  

Poynton in Cheshire on Fri 4^th October  

St Neots on Tue 15^th October 

Songwriting Weekend 19/20 October 

and the Christmas Tour is almost finalised!

**If you know of a venue or village hall, or would like to organise a concert later this year, or anytime next year, please DO get in touch.

40th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT – 23 SEPTEMBER

I’m really looking forward to the forthcoming concert celebrating the 40th Anniversary of my album Forest and Vale and High Blue Hill –

on SAT 23rd SEPTEMBER at THE BACON THEATRE, CHELTENHAM, GL51 6EP 7.30pm (doors 7pm) – Tickets: 01242 258002 www.bacontheatre.co.uk.

Songs of Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds and beyond

with PAUL BURGESS violin and recorder, GEOFF MARCH cello and vocals and stunning images by MARTIN FRY FRPS

My album Forest and Vale and High Blue Hill, Gloucestershire poems set to music, was first launched in 1983 at the Cheltenham Literature Festival to wide critical acclaim. This led to a BBC TV programme, another Gloucestershire album English Morning, and the Edge of Day album with Laurie Lee.

Among the songs are words by poets such as Ivor Gurney, F W Harvey, Laurie Lee, Frank Mansell, Eva Dobell, and Leonard Clark, including much-loved songs like This Night the Stars, A Song of Gloucestershire, and Cotswold Lad. As well as the local songs – now on The Gloucestershire Collection CD – the concert will also include material from Johnny’s latest CD River of Dreams.

“A delightful collection” – MUSIC WORLD

“Outstandingly good… beautifully composed, arranged and performed” – TAPLAS magazine

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! www.bacontheatre.co.uk

CONCERTS 2023

Sat 23 SEPTEMBER – The Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill  40^th Anniversary concert   

Songs of Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds and beyond

with Paul Burgess, Geoff March and images by Martin Fry

At The Bacon Theatre in CHELTENHAM GL51 6EP @ 7.30pm

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Box Office – 01242 258002     www.bacontheatre.co.uk

OCTOBER

Sun 8 – READING – Readifolk at Community Hall, Watlington House,

44 Watlington Street, Reading RG1 4RJ 8pm. Tickets/info: 0118 948 3145 or 0118 961 3586

Sat 14/ Sun 15 – SONGWRITING WEEKEND at The Richard Jeffries Museum, Swindon.

Sun 29 – MALMESBURY – the club is now on hold – Crudwell Music Clubat Pettifer’s Freehouse Hotel, Crudwell, Wilts. SN16 9EW 7.30pm

      Phone: 01666 – 815060 or email: alanmusicman24@gmail.com

directions: on A429 between Kemble and Malmesbury  pettifershotel.co.uk

NOVEMBER

Wed 15 HIGHWORTH – White Horse Folk Club, St Michael’s Hall, Lechlade Road, nr Swindon SN67HQ 7.30pm    

To reserve a place Tel: 01793 762070 and 07721 904292.

DECEMBER

ALL ON A WINTER’S NIGHT TOUR DATES with Paul Burgess and Dik Cadbury:

Sat 1 MILVERTON – The Victoria Rooms, TA4 1JU. Tickets: 01823 400416   – milvertonmusicclub@gmail.com

Sat 2 DYMOCK – Kempley Village Hall, GL18 2BP. 7.30pm. Tickets:01531 890163   naomicryer@hotmail.co.uk

Fri 8 TETBURY – Goods Shed. GL8 8EY. 7.30pm. with images by Martin Fry

Tickets: 01666 505496 www.shed-arts.co.uk

Here is the Goods Shed link.

Johnny Coppin ‘All On A Winter’s Night’

Sun 10 STROUD  – The Sub Rooms. GL5 1AE. 7.30pm. with extra guests and images by Martin Fry

Tickets: 01453 769880    www.thesubrooms.co.uk

Fri 15 CHELTENHAM – Bacon Theatre, GL51 6EP. 7.30pm. with extra guests and images by Martin Fry

Tickets: 01242 258002     www.bacontheatre.co.uk

Sat 16 ASCOTT-under-WYCHWOOD, Tiddy Hall, OX7 6AE. 7.30pm Tickets:  01993 831427 or 07870 563299

www.wychwoodfolkclub.com

Wed 20 GRAYSHOTT – Village Hall, Surrey, GU26 6TZ.  8pm  Tickets: https://www.ents24.com/nr-hindhead-events/grayshott-village-hall-1/johnny-coppin/6807150

            Des O’Byrne on 01428 607096 online from ents24.com

**If you know of a venue or village hall, or would like to organise a concert later this year, or anytime next year, please DO get in touch.

LATEST NEWS JUNE 2023

I’m really excited to be playing a special joint concert with The Phoenix Singers at All Saints Church in LEEK on Sat 10^th June at 7.30pm.

As well as our separate sets, there’ll be a rare chance to hear me sing several songs with this excellent choir, with Ashley Thompson’s fine arrangements: these include What Is Time? that I wrote for the choir, plus Song of The Severn, The Holy Brook, two from my Shakespeare Songs album, and other song commissions like When The Morning’s Here, and There Was Such Beauty with words by Ivor Gurney.

I do hope you can make the concert. For details and poster see below. www.phoenixsingersleek.co.uk

Later in the month, I’m looking forward to a rare trip to Wales to play NEWPORT Folk Club on Thursday 22^nd June – link to website:  https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newportfolkclub.co.uk&e=5b5c8f39&h=a09e6fda&f=n&p=y email:  info@newportfolkclub.co.uk

Looking ahead, I’m playing a concert on Saturday 1^st July, as part of Minchinhampton Folk Club’s 20^th Anniversary Festival With support from Blondes with Beards.   https://www.minchfolkclub.org.uk

The summer tour of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by The Festival Players International – with my music –  has just begun. I do hope there’s a venue near you. It runs until the end of August – for details see link to website. http://www.thefestivalplayers.co.uk

I’m one of the judges in the Talent is Timeless Songwriting Competition run by Saskia Griffiths-Moore and the results will be announced soon.

Thank you so much for your support at the Forest of Dean Folk Club. It was great to be back in the land of F W Harvey and Leonard Clark with a friendly singing audience, plus support slots from Jan Vaisey and Ian Harvey, Jan O’Neill and Doug Maclean, and Sue Skinner and Trevor Valentine.

OTHER NEWS

Paul Burgess is recovering well from his thumb operation and he’ll be back playing with us on

Sat 23 SEPTEMBER – Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill  40^th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 

with Paul Burgess, Geoff March and images by Martin Fry

At The Bacon Theatre in CHELTENHAM 7.30pm

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Box Office – 01242 258002     www.bacontheatre.co.uk

And looking ahead!

CHRISTMAS TOUR DATES in DECEMBER:

Sat 1 Milverton Music Club, Somerset.  01823 400416   – milvertonmusicclub@gmail.com

Sat 2 Kempley Village Hall, Glos. 7.30pm. 01531 890163   naomicryer@hotmail.co.uk

Fri 8 Tetbury Goods Shed. 7.30pm. Tickets: 01666 505496 www.shed-arts.co.uk

Sun 10 Stroud – The Sub Rooms 7.30pm. Tickets will be on sale from 25 June – :01453 769880    www.thesubrooms.co.uk

Fri 15 Cheltenham  Bacon Theatre 7.30pm. 01242 258002     www.bacontheatre.co.uk

Sat 16 Ascott under Wychwood, Tiddy Hall, Oxon. 7.30pm   www.wychwoodfolkclub.com

Wed 20 Grayshott Village Hall, Surrey 8pm  01428 607096 grayshottfolkclub@btinternet.com

LATEST NEWS – APRIL 2023

*LATEST NEWS

I do hope you are keeping well.

I’m really looking forward to two concerts that are coming up this month:

First on Tues 18^th April I’m returning to play the excellent DARTFORD Folk Club in Kent–

Working Men’s Club, Essex Road, DA1 2AU – 8pm

Info and tickets:  dartfordfolkclub@gmail.com

And then

on Sat 29^th April I’m excited for our special “FROM COTSWOLD EDGE” concert 

at the Lansdown Hall in STROUD, GL5 1BB – 7.30pm 7.30pm – with songs of Gloucestershire and beyond with Geoff March on cello, and stunning images from Martin Fry FRPS.

Tickets – www.lansdownhall.org

We haven’t performed this show for many years, so, as later this year, it’s the 40^th Anniversary of my Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill album, the concert will feature many of these songs, plus some from River of Dreams and other albums. Among the songs are words by poets such as Laurie Lee, Ivor Gurney, F W Harvey, Frank Mansell, Eva Dobell, and Leonard Clark, including much-loved songs like This Night the Stars, A Song of Gloucestershire, and Cotswold Lad which are now on The Gloucestershire Collection CD.   

“A delightful collection” – MUSIC WORLD

I really hope you can make these events.

Later in the year…..

My concerts will include: Newport in South Wales, Leek, and The Forest of Dean in June; and on 1^st July the Minchinhampton Folk Club 20^th Anniversary Festival.

Looking ahead, we have several dates booked for the 2023 Christmas Tour.

If you know of a venue or village hall, or would like to organise a concert this year (or next), please DO get in touch.

LATEST NEWS January 2023

I do hope you are well.

I’m really looking forward to these CONCERTS coming up soon:

on 18^th Feb, a charity concert at WHITMINSTER Village Hall, near Stroud in aid of a very worthy cause;

on 3^rd March – the Beehive Folk Club at Harthill Village Hall near SHEFFIELD;

on 25^th March at MINSTERWORTH Village Hall near Gloucester;

Then

on 18^th April at DARTFORD Folk Club.

See TOUR DATES page for all details.

*Also there’ll be a concert to celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of release of my Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill album in Stroud on 29^th April.

I’m also really pleased to be holding a SONGWRITING WEEKEND on 1^st/2^nd April at the Richard Jeffries Museum in Wiltshire..limited to 5 students. Details of the weekend are on TOUR DATES page or email johnny@johnnycoppin.co.uk

My RIVER OF DREAMS album was one of the PICKS OF 2022 on Roger Williams’ “Voice of the Artist” show on Blues and Roots Radio 3^rd Jan – along with Amy Hopwood, Amy Goddard, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Katie Spencer, Katherine Fear with Anya Fay, Jack Blackman, The Trials Of Cato, Jill Jackson, Lady Maisery, and Angeline Morrison. www.bluesandrootsradio.com

And the album was in the TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2022 on Mike Ganley’s Crooked Road radio show on Swindon 105.5FM Broadcast on 29th Dec 2022

Part 1 Sam Sweeney – Escape That

Elles Bailey – Shining In The Half Light

Johnny Coppin – River of Dreams

Rachel Newton and Lauren MacColl – Heal & Harrow

Janis Ian – The Light At The End Of The Line

Part 2

Dom Prag – Needle & Thread

Heidi Talbot – Sing It For A Lifetime

Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – Ink of The Rosy Morning

Oysterband – Read The Sky

Bella Hardy – Love Songs

and also 2 more tracks will be played on the 2^nd Feb Crooked Road radio show.

On YOUTUBE there’s now a video sequence (by Paul Orsler) of my version of CONTRARY by Clifford T Ward

from my 3^rd album Get Lucky.

YouTube slideshow video: 

OTHER NEWS:

It’s good to see the original Transatlantic Sessions are being shown again on Friday evenings on BBC 4 TV.

Recently I have just heard the sad news of the passing of Les Barker, the acclaimed poet and entertainer, and John The Fish – a stalwart of the Cornish folk scene and such a friendly, kind and generous singer who I’ve known for many years.

And also recently we lost Dave “Scotty” Scott, a fine guitarist, bass player and stalwart of the Minchinhampton Folk Club for many years.

Others we’ve sadly lost include David Crosby, Christine McVie, Jeff Beck, Rab Noakes, Noel Murphy, Ian Tyson, Wilko Johnson, and journalist Colin Irwin.

CONCERTS 2023

Sat 18^th Feb – WHITMINSTER Village Hall, near Stonehouse. GL2 7NN-  7.30pm – with Paul Burgess. A charity concert in aid of Sophie and Sarah – a very worthy cause – see  justgiving.com/crowdfunding/amanda-walker-571

With a great support line-up: singer/songwriter Colin Pitts, Charlie’s Angels, and Jan Newton. I DO hope you’ll come and support this event. Tickets at https://buytickets.at/chrisnewton/832240

Fri 3^rd March – SHEFFIELD – Beehive Folk Club, Village Hall, Winney Hill, Harthill near Sheffield S26 7YL – 8pm

Info and tickets:  www.beehivefolkclub.com

Sat 25^th March – MINSTERWORTH Village Hall, Main Road (A48), near Gloucester GL2 8JH – 7.30pm- with Geoff March on cello and vocals (as Paul is unavailable for this concert)

the link to events page is as follows https://www.minsterworthvillagehall.org/events-coming-soon.html. 

Sat/ Sun 1/2 April – SONGWRITING WEEKEND at the Richard Jeffries Museum, Coate, Swindon SN3 6AA. Limited to 5 students. Each student will have their own room. I’ll be working on a one-to-one basis on both new and existing ideas.

Tues 18^th April – DARTFORD Folk Club, Working Men’s Club, Essex Road, DA1 2AU – 8pm

Info and tickets:  dartfordfolkclub@gmail.com

*Another date for your diary – There’ll be a concert to celebrate the 40^th Anniversary of release of my Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill album in Stroud on 29^th April.

Later in the year – concerts will include in June: Newport (South Wales), Leek, and the Forest of Dean; the Minchinhampton Folk Club 20^th Anniversary Festival on 1^st July. Looking ahead, we have several dates booked for the 2023 Christmas Tour.

If you know of a venue or village hall, or would like to organise a concert this year (or next), please do get in touch.… johnny@johnnycoppin.co.uk



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LATEST NEWS JULY 2022

Do hope you are well. I really enjoyed my recent gigs at Eastcott Studios in Swindon –  and the Woodman Folk Club in Kingswinford – So thanks to everyone who came along to support.

Now I’m looking forward to playing at Chapel Arts in CHELTENHAM on Thursday 7^th July with Paul Burgess at 7.30pm. Box Office: https://www.thechapelarts.com    01242 – 691141

We’ll be playing a mix of new songs and older material in an intimate venue with fine acoustics.I do hope you can join us!

Then later in August we are at the WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL in Oxfordshire. Info: https://www.whitehorsefolkfestival.co.uk

all the details of these and other gigs are in CONCERT DATES section

The summer tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dreamhas begun very well.It is performed by The Festival Players International Theatre Company (Patron: Dame Judi Dench) with my music for the songs. It runs until the 2^nd September. Tour dates and ticket info:     http://www.thefestivalplayers.co.uk It is a very entertaining production so I do hope you can see it somewhere near you.

I am very sad to learn of the recent passing of:

Gwilym Davies – folk singer, musician, and fine collector of folk songs;

Kelly Joe Phelps – a great Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist;

and

Dennis Cahill – a wonderful acoustic guitarist who worked for many years with Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes.