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Hartlepool
folk
Festival
3 - 5 October 2025

Johnny Handle& Chris Hendry


Chris is a fine Scottish singer who learnt much of her repertoire first-hand from such important source singers as Jeannie Robertson, the Stewart family and Norman Kennedy. After spending much of the 1960s on the Fife folk club scene, she moved to Tyneside, where (aside from a short stint working in the south of England) she’s remained ever since. The incomparable Johnny, of course, remains a vital mainstay of the north-east folk scene. He and Chris both bring to their performances a sense of constant pleasure equivalent to their commitment to the material they choose, naturally exhibiting a true pride in their heritage and traditions.
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