Folk News 21st-27th August

It's summer, so if you're thinking of travelling any appreciable distance, check before setting-out that the event is on (although City Folk Club , Lewes Saturday, Woodies, Chichester Folk Song Club, the Ropetackle and The Willows are as certain-as-can-be).  I've not heard the band 'Summer Break', but they seem to have a lot of bookings at this time of year (tee-hee).

FR	21	THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL	singaround club with an eclectic mix
		FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON	CLOSED UNTIL 3RD SEPT
		ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD	SUMMER BREAK
		RADIO 3	WORLD ON 3 11.30pm latest releases + World Music Archive + a newcomer
SA	22	LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES	COME -ALL-YE THEME: THE DARK & THE LIGHT WITH SPOTLIGHT ON GAYNOR & JOHN LAMB
SU	23	HORSHAM	SUMMER BREAK-RESTART SEPT
		The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton	RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056
		WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC	SUMMER BREAK
		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	OPEN MIC NIGHT
MO	24	ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON	TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm
		PARTRIDGE INN, P GREEN	PARTRIDGE FOLK 8.30 session (now all-acoustic by popular request)
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TU	25	CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB	CLUB NIGHT SINGAROUND
		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
		SWAN, WORTHING	singaround
		SELHAM 3 MOLES	folk session led by Des McFarlane
		ROPETACKLE CENTRE, SHOREHAM	Ten Strings And A Goat Skin Starts 8pm Support comes from local folk heroes Laura Ward & The Risen Road TICKETS £12 “A seamless, polished, barrel-drum-tight, innovative and wildly entertaining trad music powerhouse” ~ The Guardian Nominated for two 2014 Canadian Folk Music awards, Ten Strings And A Goat Skin is a young bilingual trad/folk/fusion trio celebrating the music of the Irish, Acadien, French, and maritime cultures. Known for a rare musicality and for integrating modern and world rhythms with traditional and original tunes
WE	26	WILLOWS ARUNDEL	SHOWCASE SPECIAL: MICKEY & CHRIS JANMAN; KEY OF 3; RICK MONK; WILL WARMAN
		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	august break
		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
		NEW SUSSEX HOTEL, SOUTH ST LANCING	OPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm til late; ample free parking (01903 763344
		R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM	trad & contemp folk & acoustic music
TH	27	JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON	FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)
		GUN INN, FINDON	1st Session; Last-singaround

Folk News 13th-19th August

Many clubs closed for a summer break - even more a good idea to check with venue/organisers before setting-out, especially for a distance.

FR	14	THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL	singaround club with an eclectic mix
		FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON	CLOSED UNTIL 3RD SEPT
		ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD	SUMMER BREAK?
		FOLK ON THE COAST FOOTBALL GRND, BOGNOR	CLOSED UNTIL OCTOBER
		RADIO 3	WORLD ON 3 11pm studio session from Colombian singer Totó La Momposina
SA	15	LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES	COME -ALL-YE SESSION: THEME POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
SU	16	HORSHAM	SUMMER BREAK-RESTART 6TH SEPT?
		The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton	RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056
		WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC	SUMMER BREAK
		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
		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
MO	17	ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON	TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm
		FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT	SUMMER BREAK
		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	18	CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB	CLUB NIGHT SINGAROUND
		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
WE	19	WILLOWS ARUNDEL	COME ALL YE - OPEN STAGE £2
		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
		WINCHESTER FC RAILWAY INN
		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: CALAN Welsh group & new album Dinas
TH	20	JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON	FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)