Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Folk News 1st-7th April


FR 1 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix


FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON GEORGE WILSON £5/4


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD SOVEREIGN SEAS FESTIVAL: "A DIP IN THE BRINY" WITH HARD PRESSED & CHARLOTTE & SPONG


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


ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM ROVING CROWS 8pm £12


MUSIC INSTITUTE GUILDFORD ROSIE HODGSON & ROWAN PIGGOT (Rosie is from Midhurst & was a Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominee 2013, and has played with Crossharbour; Rowan is son of Charlie Piggot of De Dannan)


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm incl nominations for the Songlines Music Awards


BBC6 MUSIC 4am (i.e. Sat morning) Musical History of Greenwich Village part1 of 2
SA 2 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES TUNE & SONG SESSION LED BY BRYAN CREER & VALMAI GOODYEAR £3


VILLAGE FOLK CLUB, PARISH ROOM, HIGH ST, TITCHFIELD NO INFO


BILLINGSHURST (UNITARIAN CHAPEL, LAKERS MEADOW BILLINGSHURST 8pm £3 regular nights, more for occasional professional guest. Guest: DAVE TOYE


SPRING, HAVANT CAFÉ BAR MUSIC BITES: STEPHEN QUAINT original folk/rock world music


NEWHAVEN LIFEBOAT HOUSE Sat 2-5 Flow Tide Concert: HARD PRESSED; MALCOLM WARD; STEVE & DIANE NEVILL. 7.30pm High Tide Concert: JOHN CONNOLLY; JOHN CAVE; STEVE & DIANE NEVILL; MALCOLM WARD; HASTINGS SHANTY SINGERS


BBC6 MUSIC 4am (i.e. Sun morning) Musical History of Greenwich Village part2 of 2
SU 3 HORSHAM GRANNY'S ATTIC £7 RADIO2 YOUNG FOLK AWARD NOMINEES


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 JACKIE & MIKE'S 55 -COME-ALL-YE


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.


NEWHAVEN LIFEBOAT HOUSE 2.15-5pm Ebb Tide Concert: JOHN CONNOLLY; MIKE NICHOLSON; CHARLOTTE & SPONG; HARD PRESSED.


SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE 8pm BELLA HARDY £15/13
MO 4 ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm


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


FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT #N/A


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TU 5 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


RINGWOOD FOLK CLUB Elm Tree Inn, Ringwood, BH24 3DY. 01425 673713 www.ringwoodfolk.org.uk GEORGE PAPAVGERIS


BBC RADIO 3 LATE JUNCTION – Sam Lee with collected Navajo songs
WE 6 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 Tavern, Gloucester Road, BN1 4AP BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB 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:Golf Club, Deepdene Ave, Dorking RH5 4BX no info


BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround






WINCHESTER FC RAILWAY INN ATTIC AT THE RAILWAY -SINGAROUND


FOREST ARTS CENTRE NEW MILTON MADDY PRIOR with GILES LEWIN & HANNAH JAMES


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music with MEGSON and new album Good Times Will Come Again
TH 7 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


ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAM 8pm £16.50


HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR


DOCKYARD CLUB, ONSLOW RD SOUTHSEA PO5 2NH THE PRODUCERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR £12


BBC RADIO 3 LATE JUNCTION – Irish harpist Aine O'Dwyer & fiddler Laura Cannell.

Wednesday, 23 March 2016

FOLK NEWS 25th-31st March

FR 25 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix

FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON SINGAROUND (1ST HALF THEME: "DRIVE-IN")

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD NO CLUB TONIGHT (GOOD FRIDAY)


ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM PHIL BEER 8pm £17

FOLK ON THE COAST FOOTBALL GRND, BOGNOR JASON HINCHEY (CHRISTY MOORE TRIBUTE) + CELTIC SIMBEL £9/8


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm new releases and live session from Spanish group El Naán
SA 26 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES EASTER & THE EQUINOX - THEMED SING/TUNEAROUND, WITH HOME-MADE EASTER BISCUITS.


SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE JUAN MARTIN 8 pm £16
SU 27 HORSHAM OPEN FLOOR ADMISSION £2 (MEMBERS £1)

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

WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC closed for Easter

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

WESTGATE CHAPEL, HIGH ST LEWES LEWES FOLK IN THE CHAPEL 2.30pm £5 Proceeds to Oyster Project (self-help disability charity) MARILYN BENNETT & IRIS BISHOP, STUART COUPE and ROSIE HODGSON & ROWAN PIGGOTT.


BULL INN, DITCHLING evening? Session last Sunday
MO 28 ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm
TU 29 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB PETE MORTON

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


BBC RADIO 3 11pm LATE JUNCTION: with Ali Farka Touré from 2006
WE 30 WILLOWS ARUNDEL SUPER SHOWCASE: MICKEY & CHRIS JANMAN; ALBERT TAYLOR; JUS' GEOFF; DOUBLE DEEZE NB looking for a new organiser from end of May

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 Tavern, Gloucester Road, BN1 4AP BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB 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:Golf Club, Deepdene Ave, Dorking RH5 4BX Steve Turner

BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround

ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON Acoustic session with BEN PALEY & TAB HUNTER from 8.30


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


KOMEDIA JACQUI McSHEE'S PENTANGLE


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music with Jarlath Henderson
TH 31 JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)


GUN INN, FINDON 1st Session; Last-singaround


KOMEDIA KRIS DREVER


Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR ANVIL ARTS:Bella Hardy at The Forge

Thursday, 17 March 2016

Folk News 18-24 March


FR 18 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix

FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON MICK RYAN & PETE HARRIS £9/7

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD RICHARD GRAINGER


ROPETACKLE YVES LAMBERT TRIO (Yves ex-=La Bottine Souriant) 8pm £16


ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, BLANDFORD FORUM WESSEX ACOUSTIC:JEZ LOWE & KATE BRAMLEY


GUILDFORD MUSIC INSTITUTE MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & IRIS BISHOP


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm live session from Jamie Smith's Mabon
SA 19 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES CHARLOTTE & SPONG £6 NB AT THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET


Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR ANVIL ARTS:Marry Waterson and David A Jaycock at The Forge
SU 20 HORSHAM KIM LOWINGS & THE GREENWOOD £7 "KIM IS AN ENCHANTING SINGER AND SONG WRITER. WITH EXCITING ARRANGEMENTS FROM DAVE SUTHERLAND, TIM ROGERS, AND ANDREW LOWINGS ON GUITAR, BOUZOUKI, APPALACHIAN DULCIMER , DOUBLE BASS AND PERCUSSION, THEY BRING A MIXTURE OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY SONGS AND TUNES"

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

HAVANT FOLK CLUB (Hockey/Cricket pavilion 7.15-10 free parking (voucher from clubhouse) no fee, but £3 donation welcomed

FLORENCE ARMS SESSION, F RD S'SEA Sun12-230 0
MO 21 ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm


FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT SINGAROUND

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 22 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB CLUB NIGHT SINGAROUND

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

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 23 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 Tavern, Gloucester Road, BN1 4AP BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB 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:Golf Club, Deepdene Ave, Dorking RH5 4BX 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


R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM trad & contemp folk & acoustic music
TH 24 JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction)


SPRING, HAVANT KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN 8pm £16 (14.40 conc)


OSBORN ROAD, FAREHAM, PO16 7DR ASHCROFT ARTS CENTRE:MARRY WATERSON & DAVID A JAYCOCK


CHURCHILL WAY, BASINGSTOKE, RG21 7QR ANVIL ARTS:ANDY CUTTING AT THE FORGE


WINCHESTER DISCOVERY CENTRE PHIL BEER

Thursday, 10 March 2016

Folk News 11th-17th March


FR 11 THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL singaround club with an eclectic mix

FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON SINGAROUND THEME SONGS FROM AMERICA

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD MEL HAYES & TERRY LEES AMERICANA & TRAD FOLK & BLUES


ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM FAUSTUS 8pm £12


HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE 4SQUARE


MUSIC INSTITUTE, G'FORD RACHEL NEWTON (The Shee, Emily Portman Trio) (harp, gaelic singing) £10/9 DOOR; IN ADV£9/8


Osborn Road, Fareham, PO16 7DR ASHCROFT ARTS CENTRE:CRAOBH RUA


BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 2.10pm INHERITANCE TRACKS: RALPH McTELL w tracks by i.a. Robert Johnson


RADIO 3 WORLD ON 3 11pm live session from Aliya Marquardt (British/Iraqi singer)
SA 12 LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES PETE COE & ALICE JONES WORKSHOP ON FRANK KIDSON'S FOLK SONG COLLECTION NB AT THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET

RUSTINGTON singaround alternate Saturdays


SHELLEY THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH MARTIN SIMPSON


CON CLUB, LEWES LADY MAISERY, O'HOOLEY & TIDOW, GRACE PETRIE £14/10


EMSWORTH BAPTIST CHURCH BREABACH


Old Milton Road, New Milton FOREST ARTS CENTRE:CRAOBH RUA
SU 13 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 SOUTHAMPTON FOLK ORCHESTRA -part concert, part barn dance

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 SPOTIGHT:RICHARD HOWELL SINGS TOM PAXTON


TALKING HEADS, SOTTON BLACKBEARD'S TEA PARTY

BLUEBELL, COCKING informal singaround
MO 14 ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm


FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT POOZIES £12/15

ELIZABETH & SANDRA'S Sandra's house, LEWES 8pm


BBC RADIO 3 4.30pm IN TUNE with fado singer Mariza
TU 15 CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB CLUB NIGHT SINGAROUND: THEME:CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR

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


PETERSFIELD- UPSTAIRS AT THE FOLLY PETERSFIELD WRITE ANGLE POETRY & MUSIC with GREG HARPER 7.30

JOLLY TANNERS, STAPLEFIELD DAVE TOYE & FRIENDS OPEN MIC
WE 16 WILLOWS ARUNDEL CARRIVICK SISTERS £6

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 Tavern, Gloucester Road, BN1 4AP BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB 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:Golf Club, Deepdene Ave, Dorking RH5 4BX singers' night

BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH singaround

WINCHESTER FC RAILWAY INN HYDE TAVERN- SINGAROUND


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


BBC RADIO 3 4.30pm IN TUNE with choirs, early music and "TRADITIONAL MUSIC FOR St. Patrick's Day".


BBC RADIO 2 8PM Jo Whiley with Yorkshire folk singer/songwriter Billie Marten (born Isabella Tweddle)


BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 8.30pm THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL - the story behind the Bob Dylan song