Folk News 12th-18th June

Up from Cornwall, Geoff Lakeman, who gave several super sets at Bude Folk Festival recently, is at Lewes.  Archie Fisher MBE is at Chichester Folk Song Club, and J.D. Walker at Arundel's Willows.  Les Barker presents his skewiff view of the world in his wacky poetry at the Foc's'le.

FR	12	THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL	singaround club with an eclectic mix
		FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON	LES BARKER – A POET, A COMIC GENIUS, A ONE-OFF! WE HEAR SOME OF HIS POEMS AT THE CLUB BUT WE HAVEN’T HEARD THE MAN HIMSELF HERE FOR YEARS. THIS IS A TICKET-ONLY EVENT, £6 FOR MEMBERS FROM MAY 1, £9 NON-MEMBERS FROM MAY 15, AT THE CLUB OR AT TICKETS@FOCSLE
		ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD	GEOFF HIGGINBOTHAM
		RADIO 3	WORLD ON 3 11pm new tracks plus trad Greek music on bouzouki by Stelios Vamvakaris & Greek guitarists.
SA	13	LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES	GEOFF LAKEMAN £6
SU	14	HORSHAM	DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON £8
		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
		TALKING HEADS, SOTTON (front bar)	Traditional Irish Acoustic Session -every Sunday afternoon Pat Begley & friends
		ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON	SINGERS' NIGHT hosted by Woody Woodham from 9pm
		WOODIES, Clapham Villge Hall 7.30	SPOTLIGHT ON JUS' GEOFF
		BLUEBELL, COCKING	informal singaround
MO	15	ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON	TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm
		FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT	NOT THIS WEEK
		SHOREHAM SESSIONS BRIDGE INN HIGH ST SHOREHAM	8.30 for 9 round table mainly traditional session songs & tunes.
		STEYNING, CHEQUER INN	MID-SUSSEX SINGERS' CLUB: CHORUS & HARMONY NIGHT
TU	16	CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB	ARCHIE FISHER
		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
		BBC RADIO3	11pm LATE JN with recent releases from EMILY PORTMAN, MARTIN SIMPSON
WE	17	WILLOWS ARUNDEL	J D WALKER £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: Regency Room, FriendsLife	singers' night
		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
TH	18	JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON	FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)