Junction 2 Music was created in 2005 by Florence Arpin. It is a booking agency and Music PR (Press and Radio). It aims at promoting a wide range of musics by artists/bands from around the world, but also the UK! Junction 2 Music books, produces and promotes tours in the UK and Ireland. It works on promoting artists' music and developing artists' profile to UK medias as well as a wider British audience.
**The Groanbox Boys - hobo folk blues trio**
Root music trio, The Groanbox Boys will be on the road from beginning of March 2009 to beginning of April 2009.
For tour dates, please visit www.myspace.com/thegroanboxboys
For the amazing press they got for their debut album Fence Comes Come, check out their website www.groanboxboys.com
Junction 2 Music is delighted to be the UK home for Bassekou Kouyate and his wonderful Ngoni Ba band.
2009
JANUARY
16 - Celtic Connections @ Old Fruit Market
17 - Celtic Connections @ Concert Hall
MARCH
26 - Guilford International Music festival
27 - Manchester The Royal Northern College of Music
28 - Edinburgh The Queens Hall
30 - Cambridge The Junction
31 - Reading The Town Hall
APRIL
1 - Milton Keynes The Stables
2 - Bristol The St George
3 - Dartington The Great Hall
4 - Norwich The Arts Centre
JULY
10 - Heavenly Planet Festival in Reading
OCTOBER
TBC
2008
JULY
11 - Small Nations Festival
12 - Bracknell Festival
12 - World Sounds Streatham
13 - Rise Festival (London United Against Racism)
27 - WOMAD Festival
30 - BBC Awards for World Music Concert (part of the Proms)
AUGUST
2 - Cambridge Folk Festival
3 - 7 Songs Festival, Manchester
SEPTEMBER
29 - Barbican, London
** Project: Recapturing The Banjo **
2008
APRIL/MAY
with Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Otis Taylor, Alvin Young Blood Hart and Don Vappie, for the first time ever on the same stage to celebrate the history of the BLACK Banjo.
Tour supported by the American Embassy in London and the Arts Council England, in Media Partnership with fRoots magazine.
Recapturing The Banjo full line-up @ Barbican May2008!
** Romanian Gypsy Brass Band Fanfare Ciocarlia **
2008
MAY - Brighton Dome
JANUARY - UK tour incl. Celtic Connections Festival
2007
JULY - Cambridge Folk Festival
** Project: Legendary Gypsy Queens & Kings concert **
APRIL 2008 - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
MAY 2007 - The Barbican 1000 Year Journey Festival
** Dani Wilde **
2008
MARCH - Burnley Blues Festival
