Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Folk News 28thMarch-3rd April

I'm rather doubtful that some of the sessions listed might not actually be running anymore.  I'll make some attempt to check things out, but, as always, don't take my word for it - check with venue before setting-out.

FR 28 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON open stage


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD Singers and Musicians Night Another circular evening of music, song and laughter. All welcome


ASHCROFT ARTS FAREHAM EMILY SMITH


ROPETACKLE LISA KNAPP £15


UNI OF CHI 7pm A NIGHT OF JAZZ & FOLK free


PETERSFLD MARKET AIMEE


BBC4 10pm GENIUS OF BERT JANSCH 1.5 hrs; 12.30am BBC4 sessions Bert Jansch (2003)


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm Live at South Bank Centre: FAY HIELD & HURRICANE PARTY, + musci from St Lucia
SA 29 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES VIC & TINA SMITH - note early start at 7.30 p.m. £5 At the end of 2013 Vic & Tina stepped down from running the excellent Royal Oak Folk Club in Lewes. Tonight, as well as singing & playing, they will give a presentation on their 50 years of running traditional music clubs, with wonderful anecdotes & nostalgic pictures. This will be very entertaining – and instructive to anyone interested in what makes a good folk club.
SU 30 HORSHAM open floor


The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056


Woolston & Bursledon FC Southampton folk orchestra


OLD HOUSE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS (Old House at Home, Locksway Rd Milton, Ports joining In Playround/Jamming Session


SUNDAY SINGAROUND -JOLLY BREWER, Ditchling rd BN1 6JA 9pm on Enquiries - 01273 383056 or 692849


The EDINBURGH, 67a UPPER GLOS RD, BTON BRING A SONG ALONG 9pm acoustic jam session

WOODIES, Clapham Villge Hall spotlight on CLJ


BULL INN, DITCHLING evening? Session last Sunday


BOURNEMOUTH OCEAN VIEW HOTEL MARTIN SIMPSON


FARNHAM MALTINGS TANNAHILL WEAVERS
MO 31 The Foundry,13-14 Foundry Street, BN1 4AT. SESSION (mainly Irish but mixed). 9pm. Mandy Murray, Ben Paley and Jim Birch, musicians and singers welcome. Might not be running currently.
TU 1 CFSC TICH FRIER


NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW feature night


ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB 01273 509552 singarounds + occ theme nts


JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE & FRIENDS OPEN MIC
WE 2 WILLOWS ARUNDEL BLUE COCONUT ORCHESTRA £4


RED LION, SHOREHAM THE RUDE MECHANICALS about 8.30


HOBGOBLIN YORK PLACE BTON BRIGHTON TIN WHISTLE ORCHESTRA 7.30 -9 £5 D-D (2 OCTAVES) new members can join at any time


BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB -Pond Gloucester Rd singaround from 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056


STAR SESSIONS, STAR INN HORSEFAIR, ROMSEY session with a culture of encouraging people hesitant of joining a session; not a folk club, gd balance of songs/tunes/styles. Brucemarshallthescot@yahoo.co.uk


DORKING FOLK CLUB singers' night


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround


WINCHESTER FC RAILWAY INN club night featuring Fairfolk


BARNS GREEN -QUEEN'S HEAD Q HEAD ACOUSTIC CLUB music from 8pm org:Gary Holder: Alex Parry; illogical pear; Peter Buxton; Michael Faunce Brown; Terry Eldridge & Roger Kidd; Greenhill Boys


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music: folk clubs +a perf by M Carthy rec @ HoCommons
TH 3 ROYAL OAK LEWES closed for good


FOLK AT THE JOLLY JOLLY BREWER DITCHLING RD, BTON 9PM-CLOSING -singing, instruments, poetry, jokes


JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)

GOLDEN SLIPPER, FERRY INN, Hight St SHOREHAM 8.30 for 9pm Cellar bar

GUN INN, FINDON 1st Session; Last-singaround

BUN PENNY PH, LEE-ON-SOLENT singaround

SNOWDROP INN, SOUTH ST LEWES SO LAST CENTURY STRING BAND 9pm free


FARNCOMBE MUSIC CLUB OLIVER WAKEMAN & GORDON GILTRAP'S RAVENS & LULLABIES BAND

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Folk News 21st - 27th March

No guarantees of accuracy! Check with venue first, if in the slightest doubt.  If you know different, please let me know of closures, changes - and new ones! - email: folkforall[at]chr1431[dot]org[dot]uk

FR 21 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON STEVE & KRISTI NEBEL


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD MATT QUINN

MURRELL ARMS, BARNHAM Traditional Singaround


ASHCROFT PHIL BEER BAND


MUSIC INSTITUTE ALASDAIR ROBERTS


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm live at South Bank Centre: Claudia Aurora (fado); music from Botswana; commonwealth connections (Sierra Leone)
SA 22 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES JUDY COOK £6 Touring from America, Judy brings a huge range of splendid traditional songs & ballads, including some logging & cowboy songs. + Ballad Forum on Sunday Places £25 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
SU 23 HORSHAM LUCY WARD


The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056


Woolston & Bursledon FC singaround


OLD HOUSE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS (Old House at Home, Locksway Rd Milton, Ports joining In Playround/Jamming Session


SUNDAY SINGAROUND -JOLLY BREWER, Ditchling rd BN1 6JA 9pm on Enquiries - 01273 383056 or 692849


The EDINBURGH, 67a UPPER GLOS RD, BTON BRING A SONG ALONG 9pm acoustic jam session


ANVIL ARTS BASINGSTOKE CLANNAD - MARY BLACK
MO 24 The Foundry,13-14 Foundry Street, BN1 4AT. SESSION (mainly Irish but mixed). 9pm. Mandy Murray, Ben Paley and Jim Birch, musicians and singers welcome. Might not be running currently.


GLIVE SALSA CELTICA
TU 25 CFSC, 4 CHESNUTS club night


NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW no info


ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB 01273 509552 singarounds + occ theme nts


JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE' & FRIENDS OPEN MIC


SWAN, WORTHING singaround


SELHAM 3 MOLES folk session led by Des McFarlane
WE 26 WILLOWS ARUNDEL come all ye - open stage


RED LION, SHOREHAM THE RUDE MECHANICALS about 8.30


HOBGOBLIN YORK PLACE BTON BRIGHTON TIN WHISTLE ORCHESTRA 7.30 -9 £5 D-D (2 OCTAVES) new members can join at any time


BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB -Pond Gloucester Rd singaround from 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056


STAR SESSIONS, STAR INN HORSEFAIR, ROMSEY session with a culture of encouraging people hesitant of joining a session; not a folk club, gd balance of songs/tunes/styles. Brucemarshallthescot@yahoo.co.uk


DORKING FOLK CLUB singers' night


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround


IRISH CLUB, PORTSMOUTH traditional music session, celtic/Irish/Scots/Cape Breton, some Eng, some songs. Org- Simon Cattermole


ROOTS AT CHICHESTER INN Roots Around the World presents:MOUNTAIN FIREWORK COMPANY £12 doors 8 for 8.30st - exploring link between Irish and americana


NEW SUSSEX HOTEL, SOUTH ST LANCING OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm til late; ample free parking (01903 763344


ASHCROFT, FAREHAM FAUSTUS


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music + JULIE FOWLIS in session (new album Gach Sgeul- Every Story)
TH 27 ROYAL OAK LEWES closed for good


FOLK AT THE JOLLY JOLLY BREWER DITCHLING RD, BTON 9PM-CLOSING -singing, instruments, poetry, jokes


BLUE COCONUT CLUB residents: Jimmy Lee; Steve Ball; Jonny Wigg + guests


JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)



Thursday, 13 March 2014

Folk News 14th-20th March

Usual disclaimer: details might be inaccurate, event or club not running, mis-spelt, mistaken... Check with organisers/venue first!

FR 14 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON singaround


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD MIKE NICHOLSON

FINDON ACOUSTIC CLUB, FINDON V.HALL Org: Gary Holder free tea & coffee


FARNCOMBE MUSIC CLUB 4 PARTS GUITAR: GORDON GILTRAP, RAYMOND BURLEY, JOHN ETHRIDGE, CLIVE CARROLL


ASHCROFT JOHN RENBOURN & WIZZ JONES


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm - studio sesssion Sid Touré; didgeridoo; Antigua
SA 15 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES JON HESLOP £5 Powerful writer & singer of songs in traditional style, with guitar, often on sea themes: Lifeboat Prayer, Cheap Boat for Sale & Candles are all his.


St ALBAN'S CHURCH HINDHEAD SAM CARTER TRIO w SAM SWEENEY+ JESS VINCENT


MARTLETTS HALL BURGESS HILL FESTIVAL CEILIDH CALLER ALEX CUMMING


KING'S TH S'SEA LEGENDS OF ROCK & FOLK: STRAWBS; CURVED AIR (w SONJA KRISTINA); MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH
SU 16 HORSHAM song &dance


The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056


Woolston & Bursledon FC singaround


OLD HOUSE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS (Old House at Home, Locksway Rd Milton, Ports joining In Playround/Jamming Session


SUNDAY SINGAROUND -JOLLY BREWER, Ditchling rd BN1 6JA 9pm on Enquiries - 01273 383056 or 692849


The EDINBURGH, 67a UPPER GLOS RD, BTON BRING A SONG ALONG 9pm acoustic jam session

WOODIES, Clapham Villge Hall Irish night

HAVANT FOLK CLUB (Hockey/Cricket pavilion 0

FLORENCE ARMS SESSION, F RD S'SEA Sun12-230 0

LAMB, BILSHAM acoustic music from 4pm
MO 17 The Foundry,13-14 Foundry Street, BN1 4AT. SESSION (mainly Irish but mixed). 9pm. Mandy Murray, Ben Paley and Jim Birch, musicians and singers welcome. Might not be running currently.


FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT JOHN KIRKPATRICK

SHOREHAM SESSIONS BRIDGE INN HIGH ST SHOREHAM 8.30 for 9 round table mainly traditional session songs & tunes. Might not be running currently.

STEYNING, CHEQUER INN MID-SUSSEX SINGERS' CLUB: CHORUS & HARMONY NIGHT


RADIO2 10pm Nitin Sawhney explores music from all cultures incl Flamenco & folk
TU 18 CFSC club night


NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW no info


ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB 01273 509552 singarounds + occ theme nts


JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE' & FRIENDS OPEN MIC
WE 19 WILLOWS ARUNDEL NORTH SEA GAS £5


RED LION, SHOREHAM THE RUDE MECHANICALS about 8.30


HOBGOBLIN YORK PLACE BTON BRIGHTON TIN WHISTLE ORCHESTRA 7.30 -9 £5 D-D (2 OCTAVES) new members can join at any time


BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB -Pond Gloucester Rd singaround from 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056


STAR SESSIONS, STAR INN HORSEFAIR, ROMSEY session with a culture of encouraging people hesitant of joining a session; not a folk club, gd balance of songs/tunes/styles. Brucemarshallthescot@yahoo.co.uk


DORKING FOLK CLUB JOE TOPPING


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround


BARNS GREEN -QUEEN'S HEAD Q HEAD ACOUSTIC CLUB music from 8pm org:Gary Holder

HYDE TAVERN, WINCHESTER SO23 7DY HAMPSHIRE SONGS MEETING (Trad songs of Hants) 7.30 Meeting, 9pm singaround bob_askew@hotmail.co.uk


CONNAUGHT STUDIO UNION PLACE WORTHING SAM CARTER TRIO w SAM SWEENEY 7.30 £13.50


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music live sesssion from Furrow Collective (Emily Portman & others)
TH 20 ROYAL OAK LEWES closed for good


FOLK AT THE JOLLY JOLLY BREWER DITCHLING RD, BTON 9PM-CLOSING -singing, instruments, poetry, jokes


BLUE COCONUT CLUB residents: Jimmy Lee; Steve Ball; Jonny Wigg + guests


JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)


ROPETACKLE FAUSTUS £12


ANVIL ARTS BASINGSTOKE TOM PAXTON & JANIS IAN


ASHCROFT PHIL BEER SOLO nb with Band Friday 21st