“Kimmie Rhodes: The soul of a poet and the voice of an angel.”  – Rodney Crowell

The Austin Chronicle calls Kimmie Rhodes is a “prolific figure in Texas Music.” The Austin-based singer-songwriter has released 16 solo albums; written and produced three musical plays; published a novella/cookbook and a memoir.

She blends these unique skills and captivates audiences on stages around the world, and in intimate group settings. A native Texan, she was raised in Lubbock, where she cultivated the spirited mix of talent and determination that still fuels her success.

While the term is often overused, a “songwriter’s songwriter” truly describes Kimmie, as is evidenced by people who have sought her out to co-write with her and recorded her songs.She has written many multi-platinum songs, recorded by such stellar artists as Willie Nelson, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Joe Ely, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, and others.

Kimmie’s lengthy discography looks like a who’s who of American musicians and songwriters, featuring duets with Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Joe Ely, Tom Petty, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings among others, and includes co-writes with Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings. Beth Nielson-Chapman, and more.

Kimmie’s 1996 album, “West Texas Heaven” features twelve of her original songs and includes duets with Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and Willie Nelson. USA Today said, “listening to West Texas Heaven is like a sweet unhurried ramble through bluebonnets,” picking the album for their “Best Bets” section. USA Today later picked the album as one of the “TopTen CountryRecords” of that year.

Kimmie’s newest album “Hypnotized” of all original songs, recorded at her own Sunbird Studios was released on March 29, 2024 – preceded by a “waterfall” of releases that began on January 26 with the title track “Hypnotized.” She has dates planned in the US and also UK and Ireland to promote the new album.

Rescheduled from January.

Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers LINDISFARNE return to form with a classic five-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar.

With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home and a reputation for live performance second to none,

LINDISFARNE’s power to galvanise festival and concert audiences remains undimmed and is guaranteed to get the crowd on its feet and singing along.

LINDISFARNE 2025 are:

ROD CLEMENTS (1969-present) Vocal, mandolin, fiddle, guitars

DAVE HULL-DENHOLM (1994-present) Vocal, guitars

STEVE DAGGETT (1986-present) Vocal, keyboards, guitars

IAN THOMSON (1995-present) Bass, vocal

PAUL SMITH Drums

This show is strictly for audiences aged 18 and over.

If you have access needs, feel free to email Aoife at aoife@cqaf.com for more info—we’re happy to help!

The 8-piece Midlands-based soul band Stone Foundation celebrated an incredible 25 years of success in 2023 with the release of the retrospective anthology ‘Standing In The Light’ through 100 Percent Records.

Their last four albums all charted UK Top 40 (Album Chart) and UK Top 10 (Independent Chart & also Vinyl Chart), including of course 2022’s ‘Outside Looking In’. ‘Standing In The Light’ is yet another big step forward for this constantly evolving band.

Known for their collaborative spirit and inclusive approach, the band team up regularly with Paul Weller who sings lead on a number of their songs. He has worked with them frequently across the last decade, on both the Stone Foundation catalogue and his own solo work.

Their last album, ‘Standing In The Light’ boasts an enviable list of collaborators from the best of British (Weller, Mick Talbot, Dr Robert, Graham Parker and more) to the finest American soul voices (Durand Jones, Melba Moore, Bettye LaVette, William Bell, Nolan Porter & more).

The band are big advocates of the 7” format, having had a string of #1 hits on the Vinyl Singles Chart making them one of the most successful artists on that chart in the 2010s.

Along the way they have always ploughed their own furrow and made their own luck, enjoying national airplay from BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 2, receiving rave reviews from a huge range of publications, playing Glastonbury Festival and selling out headline shows at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Koko and the Electric Ballroom.

Stone Foundation have opened for Madness, The Specials, Jamiroquai, Mavis Staples and Paul Weller and are due to support Tom Jones and Grace Jones in the summer of 2024.

The band are established and 10 albums in, but never the establishment!

This show is strictly for audiences aged 18 and over.

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This year, Grant-Lee Phillips will release his 12^th solo album, the self-produced In the Hour of Dust.

It’s a work that doesn’t shy away from the big themes of contemporary life. “The mood on this album is contemplative,” says Phillips, “trying to find meaning in an age of confusion, feeling your way through the blinding dust of unreality.”

In the Hour of Dust is also a highly intimate affair; both in its musical presentation and the highly personal – often autobiographical – lyrics in the songs, all set, the songwriter admits, “against this larger discordant backdrop.”

Audiences first discovered Phillips’ thoughtful, literate songwriting in context of the rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, a trio which found success with the 1993 debut Fuzzy. The title track catapulted the group to international recognition. Grant Lee Buffalo followed up Fuzzy with 1994’s Mighty Joe Moon (an album featuring the modern rock hit “Mockingbirds”) etching a distinct mark, while transcending the era.

Beginning with his 2000 solo debut Ladies’ Love Oracle, Phillips opened another chapter in his career, as a folk- and Americana-focused artist crafting songs and stories rich with details and humanity. Phillips was then invited to join the cast of a burgeoning television series. The Gilmore Girls would enjoy lasting syndication and multi-generational embrace, introducing Phillips, “the Town Troubadour” to a new audience.

Phillips is often on the road, performing to eager fans throughout the US and overseas. With the release of In the Hour of Dust in September 2025, concert dates are planned for the U.S., UK, Europe and other regions to follow.

Reflects Phillips “I don’t see songs of love and songs of protest as being so far apart, really. It’s all about recognising the value of connection in a disconnected time.”