We had a great crowd at The Snickleway Inn in York on Sunday – nice to be playing in daylight!

Thanks as always to Bob Mitchell for his great photographs!

This year we’re going to try some Sunday teatime gigs at our favourite pub, The Snickleway Inn on Goodramgate in York.

Here’s our gig list going into 2026::

• Thursday 22 January – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Sunday 1 February, 3.30pm – Black Swan, Peasholme Green, York
• Sunday (yes, Sunday) 22 February, 5pm to 7pm – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Sunday 22 March, 5pm to 7pm – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Thursday 23 April, 9pm – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Sunday 31 May, 5pm to 7pm – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Saturday 6 June – TBC
• Thursday 18 June, 9pn – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York
• Thursday 2 July, 9pn – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York

The York Food Festival in on all week and there’s music every evening in the marquee on Parliament Street, as well as in St Sampson’s Square.

Leather’o will be playing in the main marquee on Parliament Street on Wednesday 24 September from 7.30pm to 9pm. It’s always a great atmosphere, with great food and drink.

The festival is raising money for St Leonards Hospice.

See you there!

We have a very special private function gig to look forward to in August, then we’re delighted to be returning to The Bluebird in Acomb – our last gig there was a sell-out and we’ve got lots of new tunes to play this time. Then in November we’re heading north for a folk club gig in Saltburn. What could be better?!?

And we have confirmed dates for our monthly gig at The Snickleway Inn in York:

Thursday 18 September
Thursday 16 October
Thursday 20 November
Thursday 18 December

See you there!

We’ve been quiet for a while, but working away in the background on half a dozen new sets of tunes – some Scottish, some Irish, one Northumbrian. One or two traditional but mostly recent compositions by the new Celtic players. Come along to one of our gigs to hear them!

Leather’o will be playing a special one-off gig at Rise – the evening venue of the Bluebird Bakery in Acomb, York on Saturday 31 August. Doors open at 8pm and tickets are £5 – buy them in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leathero-tickets-974379514357

Thanks to everyone who came along to our election night gig – it was a party atmosphere and great craic!

We’ll be playing at The Snickleway Inn on Goodramgate in York on these Thursdays in the Autumn:

12 September

24 October

14 November

19 December

See you there!

We don’t play many Ceilidhs (what we English would call barn dances) but when we have to, we can play the tunes a bit slower and less complicated. And what a Ceilidh it was! Congratulations to Gracie for a great job as caller and thanks everyone for dancing like wild things!!

Sunday 9 June, 2.30pm – City of York Folk Festival, The Black Swan

Thursday 20 June – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York

Thursday 4 July – ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL at the Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York

Thursday 18 July – The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate, York