Sam and Elaine performed at Costa Del Folk Mallorca and were a huge success – please click on the home page to view all future Costa Del Folk Festivals.

Sam from Belfast and Elaine from Liverpool performed on the folk scene in their respective cities and beyond during the 70s & 80s, completely unaware of each other, Sam with Therapy, Five Hand Reel and then as a renowned solo performer, Elaine with Seoda Ceoil.

Sam & Elaine Bracken married in 2001. They also formed a duo at the same time playing stunning folk music around the clubs in the UK and made a CD appropriately titled Once More Round The Block which got critical acclaim.

After working the folk scene of Northern Ireland playing blues and ragtime and gaining an awesome reputation, Sam and Dave packed in their jobs in October of 1969 and headed for England.

Armed with a change of clothes, two guitars and a copy of the English Folk Directory, they sent out hundreds of flyers to folk club organizers and did spots in exchange for a few quid in expenses, a meal and a bed. In 1971 they met Fiona Simpson at Farnborough Folk Club, she joined the boys, they formed the trio Therapy and went on to become one of the most influential acts on the folk scene.

In 1972 their LP of self penned songs Almanac Signs of the Zodiac released by the International label CBS became the folk album of the year. They also stormed the main stage at that year’ s Cambridge Festival.

We are so pleased that Sam and Elaine will be performing at Costa Del Folk, Mallorca this year.