Finally Ian returns to live music with dates all over the UK. Here are the support acts Ian is thrilled to have on board ship in the coming months.

All shows are with Lara Simpson on fiddle & vocals, full band 6 piece Amsterdam band shows are asterisked.

Buy tickets now from www.amsterdam-music.com/live/

Sunderland Fri 21 May – Calum Tordoff

Liverpool Angus Wed 26th May – Alan O’ Hare

Darwen Fri 4th June – Damian Joyce

Appletreewick Fri 25th June – Plumhall

Stourbridge Sat July – Jess Silk

Stroud Sun 18th July – Elvis McGonegal

Liverpool Phil Fri 23rd July – No support

*Liverpool Phil Sat 24th July – Calum Gilligan

*Purbeck Valley Folk festival Friday 20th August

Manchester Thursday 26th August – John Witherspoon

Runcorn Friday 10th September – The Southbound Attic Band

Thornton Hough Saturday 18th September – Kenny Scott

Wigan Thursday 23rd September – Joe Astley

*Sheffield Friday 1st October – Banjo Jen

Redcar Jakefest Saturday 9th October – Dan Donnelly

Norwich Friday 15th October – Setting Sons acoustic

*Southport Friday 29th October – Leonie Jakobi 

Weston Thursday 4th November – TBC

London Friday 5th November – TBC

London Saturday 6th November – TBC

Belfast – Thursday/Friday 18th/19th November – Liverpool Kev

Dublin – Saturday 20th November – Alan Burke

*Glasgow – Friday 10th December – Rebekah Kirk

*Liverpool – Saturday 11th December – TBC