We have given a platform to a wide range of writers and performers
(significant number of appearances in brackets)

3DV, A Morris, Abigail Zammit, Alan Alvarez (9), Alan Swift (8), Alan Wenn, Alec Bell, Alison Rostron, Amy Wevodau, Andrew Hurley, Andy Andrews & Chris Bissell, Andy Darby, Andy Hopkins, Andy Robertson, Angela Kenny, Angela Martin, Angus  Macmillan, Ann Wilson (11), Anna Gupta, Anna Percy, Antony Christie, Arthur Horne, Barry Wright, Bernard Alvarez, Brian Gilham (6), Brighid Webster (6), Brindley Hallam Dennis, Byron Vincent (12), C Kitchen, Carla Scarano, Carol Godbert, Carole Baldock, Carole Coates, Caroline Adams, Caroline Gillfilin, Cassie Earl, Cate Jacobs, Charles Bennett, Charlotte Peters-Rock, Chris Culshaw (9), Clair Williamson, Clare Kirwen, Colin Tweddle (8), Critchley Spint (7), Cumbria Creative Writing Students, D Holt, Damien Hern, Damien Robertson, Daniel Savage, Dave Downes, Dave Morgan, Dave Patton (8), David 'Stickman' Higgins, David Forknall, David J, David Riley, David Tait, Dean McPhee, Debbi & Sara, Degsy Jones, Dixon Otto, Donald Read, Duncan, E Sosnowski, Edward Callais, Edwin Stockdale, Eli Brownlee, Eliza Mood, Esther Davies, Fiona Brundish, Francis Stringfellow, Fred Scholfield, G Goldbert, G Townsend, Gareth Jones, Gary Smillie, Gemma Arnold, George Green (14), Gill Hands, Gisela Renolds, Gordon Woodhead, Graeme Kenna, Gray Hamm, H Downes, Han, Haslingden Writers, Heena Patel, Helen Clare, Helen Stephens (16), Helen Thomas, Hendryk Korzeniowski, Hilary Walker, Hovis In Wonderland, Iain Colley (24), Ian Blower, Ian Clarke, Ian Marchant (10), ImprovXpress, In A Jiffy, Iris Woodford, J Buxton, Jack Mitchell, Jackie Galley, Jacob Polley (6), James Hewitt, James Knight, Jan Peterson, Jane Hanmer, Jane Routh, Jane Scargill, Janet Wilson, Jean Hall (8), Jean Letton, Jennifer Copley, Jenny Collyer, Jezz Colclough, Jim  Turner, Jim Barrass, Jim Donaghy, Joe Dargue, John Freeman, John Hall, Jomar de Vrind, Jon Weaver, Joy Ahmed, Julia Adams, Julian Jordan, Julie Simmons, Justin Hill, Ken Walton, Kevin McVeigh, Kim Moore, Leslie-Anne Rose, Lewis Charlesworth, Lewis Dean, Lewis Hall, Lisa B., Loraine Palmeri, Lucius Michael Redman, Lynne Crook, Lynne Jones (7), Maria Stoianova, Marian Hughes (14), Marian Hughes & Mollie Baxter, Marian McCraith, Mark Charlesworth, Mark Ellis, Mark Mace Smith, Mark Neafcy, Mark Syred, Martin Ferguson, Martin Lucas, Martin Peacoc, Marvin Cheeseman, Mary Smith, Mary White, Mary Winter, Mathew Clegg, Matt Carter, Maura Dutton, Michael Durrant, Michael Murphy, Michelle Collins, Mihkel Hassan, Mike Barlow, Mike Barlow & Chris Culshaw, Mike Garry, Mollie Baxter (14), Mother's Ruin, Mr Wyrd, Mystery Act, Nat Clare, Niall Scott, Nick Pemberton, Nigel Jay, Nikki Johnson, No Wedding, No Herring, Norman Hadley (8), Nygel Harrot (6), Off The Wall Puppet Theatre, Oliver Turrell, Olver Turrell & Ed Lomax, Pam Leeson, Pam Pottinger, Pam Sandiford, Pam Sandiford & Alec Bell, Pascal Desmond (15), Paul Blackburn, Paul Davies, Paul Emmett, Pauline Keith, Penny Sowerby, Peter Baxter, Peter Brunton, Peter Crompton, Peter Donaldson, Peter Edge, Polar Bear, Rachel Adamson, Rachel Mars, Rachel Pass, Ray Ford, Rebecca Willmott, Rhiannon Hooson, Richard Chamberlain, Richard King, Richard Mason, Richard Thomas, Robert Johnson, Robert Perica, Ron Baker (22), Ron Baker & Tim Stevens, Ron Scowcroft, Rosie Robinson, Rosie Whitmore, Roy Smith (7), Ruth Gregson, Saleel Nurbhai (16), Sally James, Sam Barker, Sarah Fiske (26), Sarah Gasson, Sarah Hymas (6), Sarah Hymas & Steve Lewis, Sarah Miller, Scott Devon, Sid, Simon Baker (12), Simon Botley, Simon Unsworth, Sonia North, Stages, Steeve The Poet (28), Stella Barnes, Steve Ashton (9), Sue Paylor (6), Sue Wilson, Susan Heward, Suzie Depreli, T James, Terry Shirt, Trevor Wynne, The Two Williams, The Beansprout Division, The Collectable Jennifers, The Ism, Tim Stevens & Wendy Corbett, Tom Stone, Tony Walsh, Tracy Mansell, Vik Bennett, Viki Lawless, Vivien Jones, William Park, Yusra Warsama, Zosia Culbard


And showcased a wide variety of Singer/Songwriters, Duos,
Trios & Bands:

Ali Rigg, Andy Raven, Arlen Connelly, Balloondogs,
Barrie Marshall & Neil Harrison, Barrie Marshall & Paul Guppie, Ben Farmer, Betty's Blues, Bill Lloyd, Blanket Apology, Brian Freil, Bronek Szerszweski, C31, Castle & Broadbeck, Cats Chorus, Charlie Blueglass, Chas Ambler, Chas Ambler & Pete French, Chris Barlowe, Chris Saggerson, Chris Watkins, Chris Watkins & Nick Camm, Cine Croquet Tramps, Cogna, Colin Hastings, Dan Haywood, Dan Haywood's New Hawks, Daniel Ray, Dave Beale,
Dave Beale & Jonathon Hirst, Dave Roberts, Den Hardy, Disconnect,
DJ Donald, Domonic Halliday, Dorothy, Ezra, Fake Hearing Disorder, Flytipper, Frenchie, Greg Morgan & Chas Ambler, The Greg Morgan Quartet, The Greg Morgan Trio, Guy Scott, Harvey Lord, Helen Sargent, Horne, Howard Haigh, Ian Bawdley, James Wood, Janine Wells, Jennifer White,
Jo Spence, Joe Spence & Andy Raven, Jo Waite, Jo Waite & Viv Carradice, John Moore, Jonathon Hirst, Jude Driver, Kate Denman & Adrian, Kate Howden, Kate Howden & Paul Jones, Kath Cross, Katlama,
Kevin Lloyd, Kevin Wilkinson, Kriss Foster, Les Musiciens Du Lune,
Little Hero, Little Hero & Rachel, Lost Chords, Louise Martin, Makyo, Maria Brothers, Martin Chitty, Mary Davidson, Matthew Childs, Memphis Underground, Mick Murphy, Mihkel & James, Mikey Kenny, Mollie Baxter, Mollie Baxter & Jennifer White, Mollie Baxter & Ben Farmer, The Moll Baxter Band, Mood Index, Moonstone, N'tet, Nate Connelly, New Zealand Story, Nick Reay, Nigel Parrington, Paddy Garrigan, Paddy Joe Shannon, Paul Jones, Paul Jones & Pete Ball, Pete Ball, Pete Ball & Friends, Pete French & Melvyn Dodd, Pete Keogh, Pete Lashley, Peter Jewell, Plastic Man, Plastic Noons, Pop Idle, Rachel McCarron, Rashid Winter, Richard Turton, Ron Baker, Ruby In The Dust, Salamander Hipflask, Sarah Hymas & Steve Lewis, Scott Millington, Serious Point Of Order, Simon Botley, Simon Potthast, Skeleton Staff, Steph, Stephen Grew, The Stephen Grew Trio, Steve Brown, Steve Lewis, Stuart Anthony, Stuart Sandham, Suburbia, Sue Parish, Sue Parish & Jon Moore, The Sue Parish Band, The Christmas Belles, The Collectable Jennifers, The Irresistible Urges, The Jack Me Down Experience, The Jelly Bean Jug Band, The Lost Outposts, The Low Countries, The Narrowboat Fund, The New Potato Scene, The Puma Sutras, The Shady Jazz Trio, The Spiritual Poet, The Unwashed Mass, The Wisemen, Tim Stevens, Tom Bramhall, Tongue Tide, Verdigris, Viv Carradice & Chas Ambler, Warwick Fox, Will Harris,
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