| FR | 20 | THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL | closed for this week only |
| FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON | “ANYTHING GOES” SINGAROUND | ||
| ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD | SINGERS AND MUSICIANS NIGHT | ||
| SPRING | CALAN Welsh trad £12.50/11.25 | ||
| Royal British Legion, Blandford Forum | WESSEX ACOUSTIC:GERRY COLVIN | ||
| RADIO 3 | WORLD ON 3 11pm Kathryn Tickell presents new music plus a live session from Celtic fusion band Niteworks. | ||
| SA | 21 | LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES | JEFF WARNER WORKSHOP ON SONGS CROSSING THE ATLANTIC- BOTH WAYS |
| SPRING | THE SOUNDS OF SIMON £13/11 | ||
| SU | 22 | HORSHAM | MEAN MARY ADMISSION £8 (MEMBERS £5) "KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY FOR LIGHTNING-FAST FINGERS, HAUNTING VOCALS, AND INTRICATE STORY SONGS, SHE TRAVELS THE GENRES OF FOLK-ROCK, BLUEGRASS, AND BLUES WITH BANJO, FIDDLE, AND GUITAR. ANYTHING FROM GHOST PIRATES TO DEMON GUITARS COULD ROMP THROUGH A MEAN MARY SHOW!" |
| The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton | RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056 | ||
| WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC | ZIMRMEN (GEORGE WILSON & JEFF HENRY, CELEBRATING BOB DYLAN'S 75TH BIRTHDAY) | ||
| 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 | JUS GEOFF WITH HIS HARMONIUS(SIC) GUESTS | ||
| WESTGATE CHAPEL, HIGH ST LEWES | LEWES FOLK IN THE CHAPEL 2.30pm £5 Proceeds to Oyster Project (self-help disability charity): JACK HOGSDEN & TOM EVANS; THE FULL SHANTY; JOY LEWIS & DERRICK HUGHES | ||
| HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE | KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN | ||
| MO | 23 | ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON | TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm |
| TU | 24 | 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 | ||
| SWAN, WORTHING | singaround | ||
| WE | 25 | WILLOWS ARUNDEL | FINAL FLING (SOLD OUT) |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 26 | JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON | FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction) |
| GUN INN, FINDON | 1st Session; Last-singaround | ||
| STEYNING: STEYNING CENTRE (FESTIVAL MARQUEE CUTHMAN'S FIELD & St ANDREW'S CHURCH | STEYNING FESTIVAL: STEVE KNIGHTLEY 7.30 |
Folk News Guide - no guarantee of accuracy! Best to check with venue before setting out! Use at your own risk. Info taken from the Sussex Folk Guide and Solent Waves websites, club websites, venue and artist websites and anywhere else. Please email corrections/updates etc to folkforall^at^chr1431^dot^org^dot^uk - thank you!
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Folk News 20th-26th May
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Folk News 13th-19th May
| FR | 13 | THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL | singaround club with an eclectic mix 8.15 meet&greet music from 8.30 |
| FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON | "Three singers will take in turns to give you songs that may or may not have some connection with the previous song. Winchester-based Heather Bradford (formerly with Sarah Morgan in Hen Party, and in several of Mick Ryan’s shows), our own Dusty, and someone else" (Steve Turner is unwell)
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| ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD | NA MARA "ROB GARCIA AND PAUL MCNAMARA PERFORM SELF-PENNED SONGS IN TRADITIONAL STYLE ON A RANGE OF CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL TOPICS AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL SONGS AND TUNES FROM ACROSS THE BRITISH ISLES, THEIR OWN TRANSLATIONS SONGS FROM THE BRETON, FRENCH AND QUEBECOIS TRADITIONS AND A WIDE VARIETY OF TUNES FROM ASTURIAS, GALICIA, BRITTANY AND NORTHERN FRANCE" | ||
| RADIO 3 | WORLD ON 3 11pm live session from Faith I Branco (English circus accordian & Roma violin); Sam Lee with nightingales in Sussex. | ||
| BBC2 | 11.30pm LATER LIVE WITH JOOLS HOLLAND with "Toronto-born folk singer Basia Bulat" (extended repeat of last Tuesday's show) | ||
| SA | 14 | LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES | THE BIG PETTOS £6 JANE & TONY PETTO WITH PETE COLLINS |
| RUSTINGTON | singaround alternate Saturdays | ||
| TURNER-SIMS | EMILY PORTMAN & THE CORACLE BAND | ||
| ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM | ANTONIO FORCIONE & SARAH JANE MORRIS 8pm £15 | ||
| SU | 15 | HORSHAM | OPEN FLOOR |
| The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton | RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056 | ||
| WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC | SINGAROUND/SESSION | ||
| 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 | ||
| ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM | SAM LEE 8pm £15 | ||
| KOMEDIA | 9BACH | ||
| HAVANT FOLK CLUB (Hockey/Cricket pavilion | 7.15-10 free parking (voucher from clubhouse) no fee, but £3 donation welcomed | ||
| CON CLUB, LEWES | MARTIN SIMPSON | ||
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 10am rptd 20.55 INHERITANCE TRACKS Katie Derham discusses music by Villa-Lobos and James Taylor | ||
| MO | 16 | ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON | TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm |
| FOREST FOLK, N.BOARHUNT | JIM CAUSLEY £12/10 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Old Milton Road, New Milton | FOREST ARTS CENTRE:Lady Maisery | ||
| TU | 17 | CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB | THEME A TOUR ROUND THE UK |
| 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 | ||
| KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON | SIMON & GARFUNKEL - THROUGH THE YEARS a multimedia presentation with live performances by "Bookends" £12 | ||
| St.George's Church, Kemp Town, Brighton BN2 1ED | 7.30 - 10.00 pm FRETFUL FEDERATION MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA CONCERT with guests SPARE PARTS CONCERTINAS The programme will include some lovely folk tunes, some with a Sussex connection, plus the Federation's prize-winning BMG Festival programme and the youth orchestra. Tickets from https://www.brightonfringe.org/box-office/shows/view/evening-fretful-federation-mandolin-orchestra | ||
| BBC RADIO 3 | LATE JUNCTION 11pm incl new music by American folk cellist Leyla McCalla | ||
| WE | 18 | WILLOWS ARUNDEL | PIED MERLIN £5 NB Yvette & Keith Holyoake will take over running the Willows from the 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 | 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 | ||
| ROPETACKLE, SHOREHAM | KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN 8pm £12.5 | ||
| R2 the folk show MarkRadcliffe 7PM | trad & contemp folk & acoustic music | ||
| TH | 19 | JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON | FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction) |
| BBC RADIO 3 | LATE JUNCTION 11pm incl Balkan drone music by Cimbalomduo |
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Folk News 6th-12th May
| FR | 6 | THE CITY FOLK CLUB, GUIDE HALL | singaround club with an eclectic mix 8.15 meet&greet music from 8.30 |
| FO'C'SLE, Richmond Inn, Portswood SOTTON | GENTILE & WOOD, JIM CHORLEY AND SINGAROUND. "IT’S A VARIETY SHOW! WE PROUDLY PRESENT A NEW AND LOCALLY-BASED VIOLIN/CLARINET DUO AND A FINE LOCAL SONGWRITER - AND ANYONE ELSE CAN SING, PLAY, RECITE ETC TOO." | ||
| ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SEAFORD | JIMMY AND SID "JIMMY ALDRIDGE AND SID GOLDSMITH "PLAY TRADITIONAL AND ORIGINAL FOLKSONG OF THE BRITISH ISLES. THEY TELL STORIES OF HARDSHIP, JOY, STRUGGLE AND CELEBRATION HELD TOGETHER WITH DRIVING BANJO AND GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS AND CLOSE VOCAL HARMONIES." | ||
| POETS CORNER PH, MONTGOMERY St HOVE | HOVE FOLK CLUB 8pm residents: Robb Johnson, Robert Ranklin | ||
| RADIO 3 | WORLD ON 3 11pm Songlines music awards + live sessions | ||
| SA | 7 | LEWES SATURDAY, LEWES | MANDY & AISLING MURRAY £6 IRISH SONGS & TUNES (MANDY IS CHAMPION ALL-IRELAND ANGLO CONCERTINA) |
| 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. FINGERSTYLE GUITARIST MICK WILLS; VIC & TINA SMITH £3 | ||
| KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON | FADO WITH CLAUDIO AURORA | ||
| ASHCROFT ARTS CENTRE OSBORN ROAD, FAREHAM, PO16 7DR. 01329 223100 WWW.ASHCROFT.ORG.UK | SAM CARTER £13.00 TO £14.00 | ||
| GRAYSHOTT VILLAGE HALL | JEZ LOWE & THE BAD PENNIES adv£18 door£22 | ||
| GUILDFORD St MARY'S CHURCH | LUKE JACKSON TRIO; GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR; NINEBARROW; TALISK; LONG LANKIN & more); STAR INN 9-11 SAM KELLY TRIO | ||
| SPRING | MUSIC BITES (free): ROUND THE EDGES Portsmouth-based mix of Celtic, folk & country tunes | ||
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 10pm TOM ROBINSON with Nick Harper (son of Roy) | ||
| SU | 8 | HORSHAM | JULIE ROBERTS AND MICHAEL HINTON; TONY ELPHICK AND FRIENDS |
| The Snug Bar, The Mitre, Baker Street (London Road shops), Brighton | RENATA'S SINGAROUND from 9pm. Details:- 01273 383056 | ||
| WOOLSTON & BURSLEDON FC | SINGAROUND/SESSION | ||
| 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 | MERRY MONTH OF MAY OPEN MIC | ||
| BLUEBELL, COCKING | informal singaround | ||
| MO | 9 | ADMIRAL ALEHOUSE, 2 ELM GROVE BTON | TRAD IRISH MUSIC SESSION with BEN PALEY & MANDY MURRAY 9pm |
| ELIZABETH & SANDRA'S | Sandra's house, LEWES 8pm | ||
| TU | 10 | CHICHESTER FOLK SONG CLUB | GREG RUSSELL |
| 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 | JEFF WARNER (NB Jeff at CFSC 7th June) | ||
| SHOREHAM - DUKE OF WELLINGTON | singaround/session/ | ||
| BBC2 | 10pm LATER LIVE WITH JOOLS HOLLAND with "Toronto-born folk singer Basia Bulat" | ||
| WE | 11 | 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 | JEFF WARNER | ||
| BROADSIDE, OLD HOUSE AT HOME, PORTSMOUTH | singaround | ||
| HAMBLEDON FC; YOUTH CLUB (adj the Vine), WEST ST, H | GREG RUSSELL | ||
| 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 | 12 | JUNCTION, St DENYS, SOTTON | FOLK AT THE RIVERSIDE -singaround, guests from 8pm (now again at the Junction) |
| VILLAGE COMMUNITY CENTRE, MILFORD-ON-SEA, HANTS | MILFORD-ON-SEA FOLK CLUB:LYNNE HERAUD AND PAT TURNER | ||
| Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR | ANVIL ARTS:Eric Bibb at The Anvil |
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