British folk rock band, formed in early 1972 by Ian (later Iain) Matthews, formerly of Fairport Convention and Matthews' Southern Comfort, and Andy Roberts, previously of [a=Everyone (10)] and The Liverpool Scene.
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October 31, 2025
The Sound Lounge
London, England, United Kingdom1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
5. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
6. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
9. Call The Tune
Iain Matthews10. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
11. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
12. Sombre Winds
Richard Fariña13. Where The Coyotes Roam
Iain Matthews14. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Economics (Of the Rat and Snake)(Mark Germino and The Sluggers cover)
2. Old Man at the Mill([traditional] cover)
October 30, 2025
St Mary's Church
Twyford, England, United Kingdom1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
5. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
9. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
10. Call The Tune
Iain Matthews11. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
12. Sombre Winds
Richard Fariña cover13. Where The Coyotes Roam
Iain Matthews14. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
2. Old Man at the Mill([traditional] cover)
October 23, 2025
Kitchen Garden Cafe
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
5. The Falcon(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
3. Call the Tune
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Sombre Winds
6. Where the Coyotes Roam
7. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Economics (Of the Rat and the Snake)(Mark Germino and The Sluggers cover)
2. Old Man at the Mill([traditional] cover)
December 12, 2022
The Greys
Brighton, England, United Kingdom1. Wash Me Away
2. Southern Wind(Iain Matthews cover)
3. All in Good Time(Pierce Pettis cover)
4. Right as Rain(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
5. Bottom of the Garden(Andy Roberts cover)
6. Fourteen Months(Iain Matthews cover)
1. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Sombre Winds
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore(John Hartford cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
10. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. I Don't Want to Talk About It(Crazy Horse cover)
December 11, 2022
The Pigeon Loft
Pontefract, England, United Kingdom1. Southern Wind(Iain Matthews cover)
2. Bottom of the Garden(Andy Roberts cover)
3. Right as Rain(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
4. It's Not Just Stars That Fall
5. Fourteen Months(Iain Matthews cover)
6. Jenny(Hank Wangford cover)
1. Diesel on My Tail(Jim and Jesse cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Sombre Winds
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore(John Hartford cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
10. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. I Don't Want to Talk About It(Crazy Horse cover)
December 11, 2022
The Pigeon Loft
Pontefract, England, United Kingdom1. Wash Me Away
2. Mercy Street(Peter Gabriel cover)
3. All in Good Time(Pierce Pettis cover)
4. Seven Bridges Road(Steve Young cover)
5. All Around My Grandmother's Floor(Andy Roberts cover)
6. Joy Mining(Iain Matthews & Egbert Derix cover)
1. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Sombre Winds
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore(John Hartford cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
10. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Side Roads
2. I'll Fly Away(Rev. J.M. Gates cover)
3. I Don't Want to Talk About It(Crazy Horse cover)
December 8, 2022
St Mary's Church
Twyford, England, United Kingdom1. Southern Wind(Iain Matthews cover)
2. Bottom of the Garden(Andy Roberts cover)
3. Alone Again Blues(Iain Matthews cover)
4. Wash Me Away
5. These Days(Jackson Browne cover)
6. It's Not Just Stars That Fall
7. Seven Bridges Road(Steve Young cover)
8. All in Good Time(Pierce Pettis cover)
1. Diesel on My Tail(Jim and Jesse cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore(John Hartford cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Sombre Winds
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
10. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Side Roads
December 7, 2022
The Bulls Head Barnes
Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom1. Bottom of the Garden(Andy Roberts cover)
2. Fourteen Months(Iain Matthews cover)
3. Jennifer Falls(Tim Firth cover)
4. Right as Rain(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
5. Wash Me Away
6. God Looked Down(Iain Matthews cover)
7. All in Good Time(Pierce Pettis cover)
8. Been Down So Long(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
1. Diesel on My Tail(Jim and Jesse cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Louise(Paul Siebel cover)
4. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
5. Nobody Eats at Linebaugh's Anymore(John Hartford cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Sombre Winds
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
10. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Bold Marauder(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
August 12, 2021
The Half Moon
London, England, United Kingdom1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
4. Mercy Street(Peter Gabriel cover)
5. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
6. Call the Tune
7. Randolph Scott(Iain Matthews cover)
8. A Lamb in Armour(Iain Matthews cover)
9. Like a Radio(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
10. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
11. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
12. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
13. Blood Red Roses(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
14. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
15. Sombre Winds
16. Funk and Fire(Iain Matthews cover)
1. Seven Bridges Road(Steve Young cover)
2. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
August 9, 2021
The Greys
Brighton, England, United Kingdom1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
4. Mercy Street(Peter Gabriel cover)
5. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
6. Call the Tune
7. Randolph Scott(Iain Matthews cover)
8. A Lamb in Armour(Iain Matthews cover)
9. Like a Radio(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
10. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
11. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
12. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
13. Blood Red Roses(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
14. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
15. Sombre Winds
16. Funk and Fire(Iain Matthews cover)
1. A Meaning to Life(Iain Matthews cover)
2. Road to Ronderlin(Matthews’ Southern Comfort cover)
August 12, 2017
Cropredy Festival Field
Cropredy, England, United Kingdom1. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. The Falcon(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
4. Even the Guiding Light
5. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
7. Pack Up Your Sorrows(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
10. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
11. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
12. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
April 2, 2017
Private Venue
Berkeley, California, United States1. Christoforo's Eyes
2. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Even the Guiding Light
4. The Falcon(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
5. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
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Picture?7. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
8. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Sombre Winds
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Call the Tune
4. Penny Black
5. Stranded
6. Bold Marauder(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
8. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
a cappella2. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
October 19, 2016
De Harmonie
Edam, North Holland, Netherlands1. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. The Falcon(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
5. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Bold Marauder(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Even the Guiding Light
10. Pack Up Your Sorrows(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
11. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
12. Christoforo's Eyes
13. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
14. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
2. Lost John([traditional] cover)
October 18, 2016
Vestzaktheater Het Zwijnshoofd
Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands1. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. The Falcon(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
5. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Bold Marauder(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Even the Guiding Light
3. Pack Up Your Sorrows(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
4. Hard-Loving Loser(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
5. Economics (Of the Rat and Snake)(Mark Germino and The Sluggers cover)
6. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
7. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. From Galway to Graceland(Richard Thompson cover)
2. Penny Black
October 15, 2016
In the Woods
Lage Vuursche, Utrecht, Netherlands1. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
2. Reno, Nevada(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Raider(Judy Henske & Jerry Yester cover)
4. Sombre Winds
5. One Way Ticket(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Lemonade Lady(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
7. Mainline Prosperity Blues(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
1. Even the Guiding Light
2. Bold Marauder(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
3. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight(Red River Dave cover)
4. True Story of Amelia Earhart
5. Pack Up Your Sorrows(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
6. Yo Yo Man(Rick Cunha cover)
7. Sell-Out Agitation Waltz(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
8. Another Country(Mimi & Richard Fariña cover)
9. Lost John([traditional] cover)
October 11, 2016
Café Trianon
Nijmegen, Gelderland, NetherlandsOctober 10, 2016
De Parel
Utrecht, Utrecht, NetherlandsOctober 9, 2016
Karroessel
Geleen, Limburg, NetherlandsSeptember 24, 2016
The Warehouse
Carmel, Indiana, United StatesSeptember 14, 2016
High Noon Saloon
Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesPlainsong has released 59+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Les Cousins (The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club), Keep On Chooglin' - Vol. 37 / Gunda Din, Music From The Coronation Of Their Majesties King Charles III And Queen Camilla. Explore their complete discography on this page.
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