Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Folk News 20th-26th May


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

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)

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