Jacey Bedford Agency

LES BARKER's funeral: 2.00 Wed 1st March at Flintshire Memorial Park and Crematorium, Oakenholt Lane, Northop, Flintshire, CH7 6DF Afterwards at, Beaufort Park Hotel, Mold, CH7 6RQ. You will need an invitation for the Beaufort as numbers are limited. Phone me: 01484 606230

@al_robertson @GreenNote The lovely OVER THE MOON are on tour from Canada. They've just gone to Ireland for a few gigs and then on 16th April will be at The Green Note in London. Photo by Al Robertson, taken at the Folklore Rooms, Brighton.

There are isolation exemptions for UK artists returning to England or Scotland from Europe. Or exemptions for international artists entering the UK. Applications must come via an established venue. #section-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">artscouncil.org.uk/covid-19/self-…

For all those of you who haven't been able to get to a Les Barker gig since before lockdown, he'll be committing his brilliant comedy poetry online at Live to Your Living Room on Friday. This can ve seen from anywhere in the world. Details: livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/les-bar…

Music folks, you can now sign up for Jacey's author newsletter for details of her upcoming book THE AMBER CROWN, due from DAW on 11th Jan 2022. Next newsletter on Thursday with a sneak preview. jaceybedford.co.uk/contact.htm

“It is vital that our members are able to survive this closure period, which will be far lengthier than for most other workers” MU General Secretary Horace Trubridge welcomes £1.57bn cultural fund, calls on Government to close gaps in support huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/governme…

UK Music's Acting CEO @Tomkiehl calls on Government to honour "parity" pledge of support for the self-employed. Read more here: bit.ly/3gAqzbM

With concerts and festivals in the UK closed down while we're under lockdown, please support musicians by watching their music online and contributing if they have a tip jar available. Folk musos live from hand to mouth and many fall through cracks in gov. payouts.

Any musicians/entertainers entering the UK on a Tier 5 Certificate of Sponsorship and intending to transit in via Ireland, should note that you need an Entry Clearance Form BEFORE TRAVELLING. The form is downloadable - Entry Clearance Through Ireland form assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

This is still a problem. Incoming musicians/actors/entertainers entering the UK on Tier 5 Certificates of Sponsorship please take note. DO NOT USE THE ELECTRONIC PASSPORT GATES - use the manned gates to activate your permission to work.

Union Jill are on the Road Again - mailchi.mp/9f54c12355ee/u…

@Gatwick_Airport Reporting a complaint is not the same as getting the error corrected and you can't do that unless you can SPEAK to someone. You make is so difficult. Nothing but automated switchboards and no real person to ask to connect me to the right person. Terrible service.

@folkagent Hi Jacey. Passport Control is staffed and managed by UK Border Force. If you have a complaint about your experience with them, you can report this here: gov.uk/government/org… Thanks. - Sarah

@Gatwick_Airport Your Border Force officer entered an incorrect exit date on a Tier 5 entry stamp. Australian performer leaves 29 Oct but officer enetered 26 Oct (incorrectly using CoS expiry date rather than CoS end date). How can we fix this? Who do we contact? Help please.

For all my musician friends from outside the EU who are coming in to play in the UK.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for non-EU musicians coming in to play in the UK and travelling via Ireland, or spending some time there before doing UK dates. There have been important changes in procedure at Dublin airport. folkagent.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/ire…

@vickiswan Government is intending to change the early May bank holiday date in 2020. Vicki Swan says: The number of festivals this impacts is ridiculous. With 11 months notice, did the government not think this through? Please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2424…

#Brexit might affect the UK music industry and culture. Our CEO ⁦@MichaelDugher⁩ wrote to the PM to convey music industry concerns. Read here, along with the Government’s response: bit.ly/2TSoCuw