A NATIONAL award-winning folk duo is coming to entertain audiences at local village halls.

Melodeon, Fiddle and Two Fine Voices is a concert by John Spiers and Jon Boden, coming to the area next week.

They are described as 'the crown princes of English folk' and are coming to seven Worcestershire venues as part of the Shindig community arts scheme which brings top professional theatre and musicians to small rural venues.

The pair are promising their audiences 'a stylish and energetic journey of English traditional music and song' .

They came together in the Oxford Folk Session scene and are current holders of the Best Duo crown in BBC Radio 2's esteemed Folk Awards .

See 'arguably the hottest folk act on the circuit today' at Grimley Peace Hall Sinton Green on May 5 (01905 640563), St Luke's Memorial Hall, Headless Cross Redditch on May 6 (01527 545521), Avoncroft Arts Centre, Bromsgrove, on May 7 (01527 833829), Clows Top Victory Hall, Kidderminster, on May 8 (01299 832229), Cookley First School, Kidderminster on May 13 (01562 850397), Cookhill Village Hall, Redditch on May 14 (01527 892225) and Feckenham Village Hall on May 15 (01527 892130). To find out more about Shindig events, join the mailing list by calling the county council arts team on 01905 766337 or e-mailing artsenquiries@worcestershire.gov.uk.