Singing with a sling

Chele will be singing with her fingers crossed at the Green Man Folk Club on Tuesday – at least with one hand.

The other is out of commission for a few weeks as he’s wearing a sling while she recovers from the second operation to her shoulder in as many years. This is the legacy of injuries sustained from lifting heavy camera equipment and zoom lenses at various music festivals. She’s hoping to be back on full shoulder-strength in time for this year’s Warwick Folk Festival in July and Fairport’s Cropredy Convention in August.

Meanwhile the show goes on. We’re looking forward to playing the Green Man in Long Itchington, Warwickshire, not only because it’s a great club, rescued from oblivion by Julie and Robert Neale, but also because we’re sharing the billing with the immensely talented guitarist Pete Jackson, formerly of Three Dollar Tag, so expect a big emphasis on American music that night.

In the words of Jed Clampett’s ballad – take your shoes off. Y’all come back now, y’hear?