Folk news 19th - 31st Dec

Most clubs' Xmas Parties are' members only', but there's a few events perhaps worth a long trip, and one or two local ones well worth it.  A happy xmas and a peaceful & healthy new year to all Folk For All listeners.

FR	19	THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL	Christmas Party
		FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON	Christmas Party
		SPRING, HAVANT	JOHNNY COPPIN "ALL ON A WINTER'S NIGHT" songs carols stories & folklore
		ST MARY IN THE CASTLE, HASTINGS	MADDY PRIOR & CARNIVAL BAND: CAROLS & CAPERS
		GUILDFORD INST	ELECTRIC VOICES present "HARK, HARK": Coope, Simpson, Fraser & Freya £10 8pm(sold out)
		RADIO 3	WORLD ON 3 11pm prev unb'cast highlights from Womad (Polish group Caci Vorba & Canadian fiddler Gordie MacKeeman)
SA	20	LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES	Christmas Party
		CITY HALL, SALISBURY	MADDY PRIOR & CARNIVAL BAND: CAROLS & CAPERS
		SIR CHARLES NAPIER, HANOVER SQ, BTON	SOUTH DOWNS FOLK SINGERS w NAPIER QUIRE: BTON PUB CAROLS
SU	21	HORSHAM	song & dance & the xmas party
		The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton	RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056
		WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC	Annual FOLK CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY – Fancy Dress with a theme of ‘P’
		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
		HAVANT FOLK CLUB (Hockey/Cricket pavilion	7.15-10 free parking (voucher from clubhouse) no fee, but £3 donation welcomed
		LAMB, BILSHAM	acoustic music from 4pm
		HAYMARKET THEATRE, BASINGSTOKE	MADDY PRIOR & CARNIVAL BAND: CAROLS & CAPERS
		WEALD & DOWNLAND OPEN-AIR MUSEUM- incl in entrance fee at 2pm	SHEPHERDS ARISE! SUSSEX FOLK CAROLS, DANCE TUNES, MUMMERS' PLAY compere SHIRLEY COLLINS 2-3.30
MO	22	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.
		PARTRIDGE INN, P GREEN	PARTRIDGE FOLK 8.30 session
		ELECTRIC THEATRE GUILDFORD	MAYPOLES TO MISTLETOE w Martyn Wyndham-Read, Mike Nicholson,
		HANGER FARM, TOTTON	ALBION XMAS BAND
TU	23	CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB	XMAS PARTY
		NONSUCH, BISHOP'S WALTHAM SOCIAL CLUB, HOUCHIN RD, BW	singaround
		ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton	CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB 01273 509552 pre-xmas singaround
		JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD	DAVE TOYE & FRIENDS OPEN MIC
WE	24	WILLOWS ARUNDEL	closed until 7th Jan
		RED LION, SHOREHAM	THE RUDE MECHANICALS about 8.30
		BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB -Pond Gloucester Rd	singaround from 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056
SA	27	LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES	Remembering George Oakley
SU	28	St MICHAEL'S CH LEWES 4pm	SUSSEX FOLK CAROLS, DANCE TUNES, MUMMERS' PLAY compere SHIRLEY COLLINS
TU	30	CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB	singaround