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