The Charlotte Carrivick Band
Saturday 10th October 2026
The Carlile Institute, Meltham, Huddersfield
Thanks to everyone who came out for this fantastic performance by Charlotte and her band!
Sensational quartet The Charlotte Carrivick Band performs a fabulous mix of bluegrass, folk, Americana, jazz and country roots. Charlotte Carrivick is a flatpicking guitarist of international renown, in demand both as a performer and teacher for her inventive lead guitar playing. A hugely talented multi-instrumentalist, Charlotte has been playing music since a young age and is regarded as an expert interpreter of fiddle tunes on the acoustic guitar. She has been performing with her twin sister Laura for the last two decades in the folk-roots duo The Carrivick Sisters, releasing six albums to date and touring regularly. Charlotte also found acclaim as a founder member of all-female Anglo-Irish bluegrass band Midnight Skyracer, the first British act to be nominated for an award by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), and with other musical projects including Americana band Cardboard Fox and her banjo-fiddle old time duo with Kieran Towers.
The whole line-up is made up of equally talented musicians. Eleanor Cross (Charlotte’s Midnight Skyracer bandmate) is known on the UK bluegrass scene as one of our finest proponents of double bass, and master mandolinist Evan Davies (The Often Herd, Sugarwell Hill) has just returned from the Herd’s debut tour of the USA. After winning the IBMA’s 2025 International Band Grant, this summer they performed to great acclaim at some major American festivals and fabled venues including the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Fiddle ace Kieran Towers has previously performed and recorded with Hot Rock Pilgrims and Hannah Read among many more. Every member of this brilliant band brings their musical skills to the collective, and their evident enjoyment in playing music together elevates the sum of the parts even more.