Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Folk News 1st-7th August


Di & Steve Nevil, good friends of Folk For All, are hosting the singaround at Lewes on Saturday.  Mick & Pete at Chichester FSC on Tuesday, The Willows have Greg Russell & Cieran Algar, and Paul Downes  at Telscombe (well worth the trip) on Thursday.  As always, best to check that clubs are open, and especially at holiday time.




FR 1 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix CLOSED 1/8 (reopens 8/8?after extn work)


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON summer non-break singaround experiment


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD SUMMER BREAK RESTART 12TH Sept

POETS CORNER PH, MONTGOMERY St HOVE HOVE FOLK CLUB 8pm residents: Robb Johnson, Robert Ranklin

Copsale Acoustic club - mufti sessions C Vill Hall Copsale Rd April-Oct (closed Aug) 2/5 6/6 4/7 5/9 3/10 closed all winter


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm-1am Commonwealth connections - last in series around UK - Shooglenifty, Bellowhead, uillean piper Jarlath Henderson & bahpiper Ross Ainslie; 9Bach.
SA 2 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES Come-all-ye:Fairs, Fun & Frolics (hosts-Di & Steve Nevil)

VILLAGE FOLK CLUB, PARISH ROOM, HIGH ST, TITCHFIELD CLOSED FOR AUG


RADIO2 3pm CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL
SU 3 HORSHAM summer break-restart 7th Sept


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


WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC no info


SUNDAY SINGAROUND -JOLLY BREWER, Ditchling rd BN1 6JA 9pm on Enquiries - 01273 383056 or 692849
MO 4 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.

THE BRIGHTON ACOUSTIC SESSIONS The Prince Albert, Trafalgar St Bton (110 yds Bton Stn) singaround w featured guests


RADIO2 10pm WAR HORSE with songs/music by John Tams, John McCusker, Andy Cutting, &CBS (repeat)
TU 5 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB MICK RYAN & PAUL DOWNES


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 6 WILLOWS ARUNDEL GREG RUSSELL & CIERAN ALGAR


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


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround


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


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM higlights of cams folk fest


RADIO2 10pm DAVID ATTENBOROUGH & THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FOLK ® ABOUT HIS SERIES THE Song Hunter 60 yrs ago w Bob Copper & Peter Kennedy
TH 7 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)

FERRY INN, SHOREHAM GOLDEN SLIPPER CLUB. Short folk & blues spots

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


TELSCOMBE VILLAGE CLUB (approach via Gorham's Lane) PAUL DOWNES (byo; hat collection)

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Folk News 11th-17th July

The one not to miss is ANDREW MACKAY & CAROLE ETHERTON at Chichester Folk Song Club (Tuesday 8.30), mainly modern songs, sometimes of the Gower Peninsula's past, sometimes humourous, but all in a traditional style. 
FR 11 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON summer non-break singaround experiment


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD SUMMER BREAK RESTART 12TH Sept

FOLK ON THE COAST FOOTBALL GRND, BOGNOR no FOTC until after Sept's Southdowns festival 26-28th


GRAYSHOTT CATHRYN CRAIG & BRIAN WILLOUGHBY +support: Wayfarer (VENUE:Haslemere Educational Museum, 72 High Street, HASLEMERE, Surrey GU27 6LA)


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pmBrazilian songer/songwriter Tulipa; music from Bangladesh
SA 12 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES Mat Green-English fiddle; Andy Turner-English dance music for concertinas

RUSTINGTON singaround alternate Saturdays


LIMEBURNERS ARMS, nr BILLINGSHURST Burnfest in aid of Reach (assoc for children w upper limb deficiency) incl Aimee
SU 13 HORSHAM summer break-restart 7th Sept


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


WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC no info


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 7.30 spotlight on Jo & Graham

BLUEBELL, COCKING informal singaround

LABOURING MAN, COLDWALTHAM session 6.30



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MO 14 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.

ROYAL OAK, WINEHAM BN5 9AY 8pm Sangboc Folk Club - eng folk song, music and sea shanties ianbush@sjpp.co.uk 079 57 433894

ELIZABETH & SANDRA'S PELHAM ARMS, LEWES 8pm



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TU 15 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB ANDREW MACKAY & CAROLE ETHERTON


NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW session


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


JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE & FRIENDS OPEN MIC

JANE ELIZABETH'S now moved from RAM INN FIRLE to 2nd MONDAY Pelham Arms. Lewes


SELHAM 3 MOLES folk session led by Des McFarlane




WE 16 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 DAVE ELLIS & BOO HOWARD


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround


WINCHESTER FC RAILWAY INN singaround (Hyde Tavern)

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


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music.  Sandra Kerr about her new album Sweet Visitor.
TH 17 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)


LANTERN TH, MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL, ROMSEY FOLKLIGHTS:PHILLIP HENRY & HANNAH MARTIN

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Folk News 4th-10th July

World music crops up quite a bit in the Chichester Festivities, there's Andy Clarke at the Foc's'le (can't go! damn!!), Jim Causley at Lewes (can't go! damn!!), Eliza in St. John's Chapel on Saturday (can't go! damn!!), a good friend of Folk For All, Jeff Henry (in fine form last weekend), is one of the Bargate Balladeers at Bursledon on Sunday (can't go! damn!!), and Mick & Pete at Hambledon (a 'must see'!).  If Tonbridge is too far on Monday, Carole & Andrew are coming to Chichester Folk Song Club on the 15th (can't go! damn, damn, damn!!).

FR 4 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON STEVE TYLER & ANDY CLARKE

POETS CORNER PH, MONTGOMERY St HOVE HOVE FOLK CLUB 8pm residents: Robb Johnson, Robert Ranklin

Copsale Acoustic club - mufti sessions C Vill Hall Copsale Rd April-Oct (closed Aug) 2014: 5/9 3/10 closed all winter


St John's Chapel Plastikes Karekles Tickets from £6.00 Internationally acclaimed Greek band Plastikes Karekles entertain and thrill with songs and music from their homeland. Led by the young, charismatic and joyful Pavlos on the bazouki, this group will radiate the sunshine, humour and pathos of the Greek soul.


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm Seychelles music from Jean-Marc Volcy & music from St. Vincent & the Grenadines
SA 5 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES JIM CAUSLEY £6

VILLAGE FOLK CLUB, PARISH ROOM, HIGH ST, TITCHFIELD no info

BILLINGSHURST (UNITARIAN CHAPEL, LAKERS MEADOW EVERSHED ARTS FOLK CLUB: singarounds w featured guests 8pm BYO -last until after work on chapel, prob Dec.


connaught th studio ANDREW FOSTER £12.50


ST JOHN'S CHAPEL ELIZA CARTHY TRIO Tickets £17.50
SU 6 HORSHAM summer break-restart 7th Sept


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


WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC BARGATE BALLADEERS (JEFF HENRY/ALI CAMPION/MARY LEE/BARRY WAKE


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

FOLK 'N' BLUES AT THE 'BUCK: THE ROEBUCK LAUGHTON BN8 6BG 0

FOLK AT THE ELSTED, MIDHURST 8.30pm Trad. Eng folk music & song in the bar. Free entry, all welcome.


ST JOHN'S CHAPEL AccordDuo Tickets from £10.00 Award-winning Serbian accordionists Miloš Milivojevic and Živorad Nikolic have performed together since childhood across Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, their sophisticated programme includes Vivaldi's Seasons, Sarasate's Introduction & Tarantella and Argentinian Tango, interspersed with stunning traditional music from their homeland.


BBCR4 EXTRA 5.30pm What's so great about …Bob Dylan
MO 7 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.

THE BRIGHTON ACOUSTIC SESSIONS The Prince Albert, Trafalgar St Bton (110 yds Bton Stn) Druthers brothers + support from GEORGIA LEWIS


FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT singaround


TONBRIDGE (NELLIE'S) CAROLE ETHERTON & ANDREW McKAY
TU 8 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB club night


NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW singaround


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


JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE & FRIENDS OPEN MIC

Good Intent pub, College Street, Petersfield, GU31 4AF Petersfield Acoustic folk music session Mainly English, Irish and Scottish traditional tunes, but also songs and anything unplugged and folk/roots 7-10 Free entry (2012:Apr10 May8 Jun12 Jul10)

SHOREHAM - DUKE OF WELLINGTON singaround/session/
WE 9 WILLOWS ARUNDEL SIX-FIFTEEN


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

HAMBLEDON FC; YOUTH CLUB (adj the Vine), WEST ST, H MICK RYAN AND PETE HARRIS £10

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


ST JOHN'S CHAPEL Zanubia Tickets from £12.00 (ex VAT £10.00)-Early Arab Christian Chants: A rare opportunity to hear chants from Syriac and Byzantine traditions, harking back to the time of Queen Zanubia's reign in Palmyra. Presented by Arabic song specialist Merit Ariane Stephanos, Lebanese priest Abouna Shafiq Abouzayd and multi-instrumentalist Jon Banks on qanun and santur.


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music: session from Mischa MacPherson Trio
TH 10 ROYAL OAK LEWES closed for good


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


BLUE COCONUT CLUB not running afaik


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


ST JOHN'S CHAPEL She'Koyokh Tickets from £13.00: Britain's best Klezmer and Balkan music band (Songlines)- Inspired by wandering nineteenth century klezmorim, spinning tales of love, squabbling Jewish mothers, philosophy and jumping goats, She'Koyokh returns to Chichester to perform songs and dance music from their third album, reflecting a decade of spent sponging up folk music of Eastern Europe, Turkey and the Balkans.