Show of Hands present 'The Best One Yet'. The complete show recorded live at Marshwood Manor in Dorset. Watch the 2021 Autumn Tour show from the comfort of home. Available to view on YouTube from Fri 17th December until Mon…

Autumn Tour 

Change of line-up 

Over the years you may be aware that Steve and Phil have never worked for set fees but for a percentage of the total ticket sales - this has been their business model from the…

Folk supergroup Show of Hands are finally reuniting to perform on the neglected stages of the UK. 

Music legends Phil Beer, Steve Knightley, Miranda Sykes and Cormac Byrne will return to captivate audiences with live renditions of their award-winning hits…

Abbotsbury Online 18-25 July 2021

Abbotsbury Summer Family Festival has been rescheduled to 2nd July 2022. All of this year's artists have recorded sets for you to enjoy from the comfort of home, streaming on YouTube from Sunday 18 -…

'The Dark Side Of The Frome'

On 23rd May Steve & Phil will be streaming sixteen rarely played songs from Show of Hands back catalogue.

The concert will be pre-recorded then streamed via a private YouTube link.

There will be…

Show of Hands

Live Duo Gigs June 2021

After over a year of inactivity Steve and Phil take to the road again this June in the duo format that launched their careers over 25 years ago. 

Folk awards, sell-out…

On Sunday 11th April Steve Knightley & Phil Beer will be streaming a special request concert from Steve's shed.

To make a song request please comment on the video post at the top of Show of Hands Facebook page here…

On Sunday 21st March 7.30pm Show of Hands will be streaming the double header film of Show of Hands with The Urban Soul Orchestra live at Shrewsbury Folk Festival plus 'Making the Waking' a track by track account of the…

As You Like It Festival 

26 July – 30 July 2021 

You are guaranteed an amazing time at the boutique outdoor folk festival AS YOU LIKE IT. 

This isn't your usual folk festival ....your home will be the stunning 16th…

Film Stream Sunday 31st January 7.30pm 

In 1997 Show of Hands toured India for six weeks. In 2020 they performed with renowned Sikh percussionist Johnny Kalsi. With original footage and extensive interviews Steve and Phil recall the tour and reveal…

Celebrate the Solstice with Seasonal Songs and Carols from a candle-lit medieval barn overlooking the Moors. 

With Geoff Lakeman, Rob Murch, Miranda Sykes, Chris Hoban, Jim Causley, Paul Downes,
Odette Michell, James Studholme and Seth Lakeman. 

Live chat with Steve…

On Saturday October 31st Steve and Phil were joined by Cormac Byrne and Miranda Sykes at Exeter’s prestigious Northcott Theatre to capture what promised to be a very special occasion. 

A small, restricted audience were present as the band filmed…

One of the most anticipated live tours is coming to living rooms this month as folk supergroup Phil Beer, Steve Knightley, Miranda Sykes and Cormac Byrne reunite on stage for a captivating performance – also available on a new double…

Banish the lockdown blues and immerse yourself in a double CD of Show of Hands taken from the most successful tour of their long and illustrious career. 'Now We Are Four' Live is a chance to re-live the complete 2019…

 Streaming for one night only on Sunday 11th October at 7.30pm 

Show of Hands with Johnny Kalsi.

Filmed at the stunning Sezincote House & Gardens

Free to view on YouTube or Show of Hands Facebook page 

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Steve & Phil invite you to join them aboard Amadeus Provence to experience the best food, wine, art, architecture, scenery and history along with some amazing music. It all comes together in glorious harmony in the South of France.

For…

Join Phil and Steve in April 2021 at the magnificent Eaves Hall in the Ribble Valley for a 2 night mini-break open to both performers and non-players, put together by our friends at Harmony Voyages. 

The programme will include workshops…

In July, some 23 years after the original song appeared on their acclaimed 1997 album Dark Fields, multi award-winning singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer will unveil a stunning revamp of the Knightley-penned track. 

The new version, produced…

See our shop for digital downloads of Songbooks 3, 4 and 5 featuring lyrics and musical scores from many of Steve's most popular songs

Tour merchandise now up on the website! Limited stocks and sizes, free CD single with every purchase and free tote bag with all purchases over £25 (excluding postage) while stocks last! See www.showofhands.co.uk/shop to purchase.

We are pleased to announce we now have all ticket links and on sale dates for the 'Songs of the People' and Sea and Stone this May:

Songs of the People - Music from the English Radical Tradition features Steve…

Phil kicks off his 2020 Solo Tour in earnest on the 5th March at Selsey Folk and Music Club, Chichester, but you can see him before then for a one off on January 19th at Hitchin Folk Club. Tour finishes…

Steve Knightley's Solo tour kicks off on January 24th at the Plough Arts Torrington and carries on through to April 18th at Calstock Arts - for all dates and to book tickets see 

https://www.showofhands.co.uk/steve-knightley-tour-dates

See you out there somewhere!

Whilst in Fowey in May, Steve and Phil together with Richard Shindell each made a drawing of a dove and signed it for the charity 'Doves for Peace', in aid of Unicef.

'Doves for Peace' was established in 1999 by…