Welcome to the web site of
Bernard Hoskin,
acoustic roots singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from
Cambridge, England. I am an experienced
performer and live play a mixture of original songs, traditional folk
and covers on 6 and 12 string guitar and mandola. The video above has
short extracts from my new album All Good Things.
There is a diverse range of influences that go to create my distinctive
and original sound which is based upon English songwriting and world
music rhythms as well as the more common folk, country and blues
styles.
I
have released 12 CDs and opened for people such as Bert Jansch, Martin
Carthy, Harvey Andrews, John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee, Clive Gregson,
Phil Beer, Andy Irvine, The Oysterband, Peter Knight's Gigspanner,
Johnny Dickinson, Tim Edey, O’Hooley and Tidow, Josienne Clarke &
Ben Walker, Blazin' Fiddles, Ninebarrow, Wild Willy Barrett, Steve Tilston, Heidi
Talbot and many more! If you are interested in booking me for
your event you can watch videos on the demo page
UPCOMING GIGS Mar 21 Third Thursday Bards and Beats, Ivy House, Nunhead
Mar 27 Red Lion Folk Club, Birmingham (opening for Julie Felix)
Mar 28 Performers at the Pepys, Huntingdon
Mar 30 Printer's Playhouse, Eastbourne
May 8 Folk and Blues Club, The Old Hall, Hope, Derbyshire
May 10 Royston Folk Club
May 14 Dartford Folk Club
May 15 Cafe Dolce Vita, Orpington, 2.30pm
May 18 Rickmansworth Festival
May 19 Faerie Festival, Alfriston, East Sussex (1pm)
May 24 Tamworth Folk Club
May 30 Last Thursday's Acoustic Shindig, Epsom
Jun 2 Grimsby Folk Club
Jun 9 Salt Cafe, Bristol, 4pm
Jun 19 No 8 The Old Bookshop, Needham Market
Jun 23 The Harrison, London
Jun 29 Bury Folk Festival, Bury St Edmunds
Jul 6 Kimpton Folk Festival
HOUSE CONCERTS
Have
you ever thought of hosting a concert in your own home? The format is
simple - you gather some friends in your living room and I will give
you an intimate, unplugged concert performance. This kind of evening is
a lot of fun and you don't need a big audience to make it worthwhile.
Send me an email!
Here's a link to more information on how to host a house concert: Click here
On the right is a video of me doing a recent house concert at Live at Thornsett Road
Many thanks to Chris Keniger for organising the event and shooting the video.
NEW ALBUM
My new album "All
Good Things" is now available as a digital download fromBandcamp
The CD is £10 and can be
bought through PayPal
"Another excellent album from the one and only Bernard Hoskin, a
genuine Troubadour of our times - this will be a frequent feature on my
Folk Show without a doubt." - Trevor Krueger, Epping Music Club
My previous album "My Finest Hour" has 18 new
recordings of my most popular songs from my live set. It can be listened to on
the Albums page. CDs are available for
£10 post free, it is also available as a digital download.
