Next show: Sept. 16 - The Black Feathers
The Black Feathers are a husband and wife duo based in the UK. Ray Hughes hails from Dublin, Ireland, where he received his classical training at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and wife Sian Chandler is from Gloucestershire, where she trained as an actress before dropping out to focus on music. The two met in 2004 while playing in a five-piece folk rock band. They married in 2012, and soon after started releasing recordings of their original music.
In 2014, they embarked on their first tour of the U.S., which included shows at esteemed venues such as Club Passim in Cambridge, Mass., Caffe Lena in Saratoga, NY and the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
Their music has gotten strong support on the BBC, including from Bob Harris, and they’ve performed at many top festivals including the Cambridge Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Kate Wolf Music Festival, and AmericanaFest.
Their music is characterized by Ray’s acoustic guitar work and beautiful vocal harmonies. Please join us in welcoming Black Feathers to Tales from the Tavern.
Scroll down for a complete list of artists who have performed at Tales from the Tavern.
ARTISTS who have performed at Tales from the Tavern:
Priscilla Ahn - Dave Alvin – Phil Alvin - Eric Andersen - Joan Baez – Sam Baker - Marcia Ball - BettySoo - Ryan Bingham - Birds of Chicago - Stephen Bishop - Tim Bluhm - Suzy Bogguss - Ray Bonneville - Bonny "Prince" Billy and The Cairo Gang – Karla Bonoff - Jackie Bristow - Brother Sun - Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey - Chuck Cannon - Bill Carter - Carlene Carter - Matt Cartsonis - Peter Case - Annabelle Chvostek - Slaid Cleaves - Jacob Cole - Ron Colone – Elizabeth Cook - Jake Copass - John Corbett - Marshall Crenshaw - AJ Croce - Joe Crookston - David Crosby - Rodney Crowell - Kacey Cubero - Paul Curreri – Catie Curtis - Ruben Lee Dalton - Greg DeLeon - Grey DeLisle - Kris Delmhorst - Jesse DeNatale - Henry Diltz - Gerald DiPego - John Doe - Donovan - Andrew Duhon - Fred Eaglesmith - Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart – Craig Eastman - Tim Easton - Cliff Eberhardt - Kenny Edwards - Carrie Elkin - Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Lauren Ellis - Aireene Espiritu - Fabulous Ginn Sisters - Stephanie Finch - Rosie Flores - Steve Forbert - Gib Foss - Jeffrey Foucault - Tom Freund - Richie Furay - Tony Furtado - Chris Gaffney - Mary Gauthier - Dan Gerber - Eliza Gilkyson - Tony Gilkyson - John Gorka - Jon Dee Graham - Tracy Grammer - Art Green - Sarah Lee Guthrie - Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - John Hammond - Butch Hancock - Andrew Hardin – Michael Reno Harrell - Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen - Tish Hinojosa - Malcolm Holcombe - Rita Hosking - I See Hawks in LA - Janis Ian - Erin Inglish - Johnny Irion - Ruby Jane - John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band - Jill Knight - Danny Kortchmar - Eric Koskinen - Jimmy LaFave - Patty Larkin - Jim Lauderdale - Phil Lee - Greg Liesz - Bob Lind - David Lindley - Juke Logan and Bill Lynch - The Long Ryders - Shelby Lynne - Michelle Malone - Mama’s Broke - The Mammals - Michael Martin - Iain Matthews - Anne McCue - Country Joe McDonald - John McEuen - Erin McKeon - Jonathan McEuen - Audrey Auld Mezera - Michael on Fire - Katy Moffatt - Cary Morin - Steve Moris - RB Morris - Gurf Morlix - Geoff Muldaur - Peter Mulvey - Mustangs of the West - Dan Navarro - Nefesh Mountain - Willie Nile - Danny O'Keefe - Carla Olson - Beth Orton - Gretchen Peters - Kelly Joe Phelps - Glen Phillips - Sean Phillips - Rod Picott - Owen Plant - Steve Poltz - Willy Porter - Abby Posner - Steve Postell - Chuck Prophet - Joe Pug - The Quebe Sisters - Joel Rafael - Willis Alan Ramsey - Walt Richardson - Kim Richey - Wil Ridge - Tom Rush - Tom Russell - Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld - Danny Schmidt - Maia Sharp - Dick Siegel - Darden Smith - Michael Smith - Preston Smith - Chris Smither - Ed Snodderly - JD Souther - Amy Speace - Devon Sproule - Dave Stamey - James Lee Stanley - John Stewart – Mark Stuart -Forest Sun - Gregg Sutton - Eric Taylor - Jack Tempchin - Paul Thorn - Karen Tobin - Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan - Greg Trooper - Teresa Tudury - Karen Tyler - Ian Tyson - Randy Weeks - Kevin Welch - Corrine West - Cheryl Wheeler - Wheeler Brothers - Kenny White - David Wilcox - Paul Williams - Peter Yarrow - The Young Dubliners