Folk London Diary

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Venues
Late entries can be found at the end of the listings. Last update 14 October 2008

Folk London Diary - Updated 15 September 2008

REGULAR EVENTS

MONs STAINES: Weekly club The Bells 124 Church St, Staines TW18 4YA 0208 897 9227

TUE GREENWICH GTMC: The English Session at the Lord Hood, 300 Creek Road. Green.trad.org.uk

BLACKHEATH: British Oak Old Dover Road 8.30 All welcome

WED ELTHAM FOLK MOB: 8.30pm at the Tudor Barn, Well Hall PA & Acoustic Evenings

ROMFORD: Folk song club at the Old Oak South St, See diary for further information

FAVERSHAM: Folk Club every Wednesday at The Chimney Boy, 01795 534368

HAVERING FOLK CLUB: The Golden Lion, 2 High St, Romford RM1 1HR see advert

ST ALBANS: Weekly session at White Lion Sopwell Lane Trevor 01923 351739

WILLOUGHBY ARMS: Mid Week Music at Willoughby Arms, Kingston Paul 07922 120012

THUs ST ALBANS: Weekly session at the Rose and Crown. 01727 852111 Alison

TWITTON: Traveller’s Rest Folk Club at the Rising Sun 2nd Thursday monthly 8.30pm

FOLK CELLAR ACOUSTIC: Constitution Pub, 42 St Pancras Way NW1 0QT0783 2113578 Les

FRIs SURBITON: Club at Berrylands Hotel, Third Friday each month Peter 0208 241 0014

KINGSTON: Open Mic at the Willoughby Arms Last Friday each month 0208 241 0014

SATs WOOLWICH: Clancy’s Acoustic Folk Music Session 3rd Sats 9pm 0208 857 0760 Ken

KILBURN: Sir Colm Campbell, Trad Irish Music/Ballad Session 0207 624 7553 Denis

SUNs FIDDLERS ELBOW: Trad Irish Session Prince of Wales Rd, NW1 2pm Free

HARROW: O’Sullivans Trad Irish Music, Folk Session. 0208 863 4859 .


September 2008

MON 15 NELLIES FOLK CLUB: Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner. CROYDON: Musicians and Singers Night. HERGA :Open Evening WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 16 HOY AT ANCHOR: Queensbury Rules. SHARPS: Chris Sarjeant. DARTFORD: Groanbox Boys.

WED 17 ROMFORD: Guest Night featuring Chris Bennett. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night. HAVERING FOLK CLUB: Open Session. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: David Owen Exhibition – folk popart imagery from the Whitby based artist till Jan 2009 10-6. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 18 ISLINGTON: Jamie Rowen. ROYAL OAK LEWES : Dave Sealey. TRAVELLING FOLK: Fountain Inn, Cowden TN8 7JG Village Centre. ORPINGTON SONG SLUB: Geoff Higginbottom. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

FRI 19 KNEES UP CECIL SHARP: Boldwood and Will Hall. FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Singers Night hosted by Doug. SURBITON BERRYLANDS HOTEL: Club Night. RAM CLAYGATE: Carla Ulbrich.

SAT 20 LEWES ARMS WORKSHOP: Mary Humphreys and Anahata . Fenland Tunes (Any Instrument) LEWES ARMS FOLK CLUB: Mary Humphreys and Anahata. TRAVELLING FOLK- Nutley Windmill Ashdown Forest off Rd To Duddleswell. HACKNEY FREE RAGE FESTIVAL: Clissold Park (MagpiesNest) CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Frank Weston and Dave Stacey. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: What the Folk. Lecture to be confirmed 1pm. **Hellzapoppin’ Lindy hop 8-11.

SUN 21 TWICKENHAM: Chris Wood. RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Sam Lee and Hamish Currie.

MON 22 CROYDON: Steve Ashley. HERGA: Hex. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround Optional theme Harvest. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 23 HOY AT ANCHOR: Open Mike Night featuring Kiss the Mistress. SHARPS: Singers Night. DARTRFORD: Billy Mitchell. THE ELECTRIC THEATRE GUILDFORD: Martin Carthy and Dave Swabrick 01483 444789.

WED 24 ROMFORD: Singers Night. FAVERSHAM: Funi (Chris Foster and Bara Grimsdottir) HAVERING FOLK CLUB: Open Session. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 25 ISLINGTON: Chris Wood. ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB: Singers and Musicians Night in the bar. ROYAL OAK LEWES: Steve Turner. BROOK THEATRE CHATHAM: Wheeler Street. MAGPIES NEST: Louis Killen and Sam Bear.

FRI 26 ORPINGTON FRIDAY FOLK: Roger Sutcliffe hosted by TDL. WILLOUGHBY ARMS: Club Night,. RAM CLAYGATE: Anthony John Clarke. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

SAT 27 CELLAR UPSTAIRS: White Top Mountain Band (old time band from US) LEWES ARMS: Nick Hennessy.

SUN 28 TWICKENHAM: Eliza Gilkyson with Robert McEntee (USA) GREENSLEEVES WIMBLEDON COMMON: Acoustic Music Session. RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Ken Perlman.

MON 29 UNITY THEATRE: Singaround and social night. CROYDON: Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. HERGA: Open Evening. WALTHAM ABBEY: singaround. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 30 SHARPS: Singers Night. DARTFORD: DebbieMcClatchy. HOY AT ANCHOR: Tom Bliss


OCTOBER 2008

WED 1 ROMFORD: Singers Night. HAVERING FOLK CLUB: Guest artist Adrian Nation. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night.

THU 2 ISLINGTON: Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer. CAJUN BARN: Ray Abshire. ROYAL OAK LEWES: Mandy Murray. ORPINGTON SONG: Singers and Musicians Night. TRAVELLING FOLK: The Walnut Tree, Yalding ME18 6JB.

FRI 3 FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Singers Night hosted by Ralph. MUSICAL TRADITIONS: Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose with The Pigeon English Band. Ticketed evemt. RAM CLAYGATE: Dan McKinnon. GOOSE IS OUT: Jason McNiff plus Fran McGillvray and Mike Burke. 8pm Live music 9 – 11. free entry. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Kakehashi Koto Ensemble (for RNIB) FILE GUMBO: Petit et Grosse.

SAT 4 CELLAR UPSTAIRS : Closed HADDENHAM CEILIDHS: Bursledon Village Band with Hugh Rippon and Hoddesdon Crownsmen plus Roy Bailey in concert. LEWES ARMS: Heartree (Catherine and Martin Lee) CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Ralph Vaughan Williams day of events.

SUN 5 HORSESHOE LONDON BRIDGE: Lunchtime English Music Session. RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. TWICKENHAM: Martin Simpson TRAVELLING FOLK: The Vine, High St, Tenterden from 11 am Folk Festival Event. WALTHAMSTOW: Bob Fox and Stu Luckley. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: International Folk Dance Social.

MON 6 NELLIES FOLK CLUB: Come all ye performers and audience free admission. CROYDON: Singers and musicians night. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround, featuring Jim and Phil. HERGA: Open evening. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 7 MAGPIES NEST: Bruce Molsky. HOY AT ANCHOR: Tom Bliss. SHARPS: Singers Night. WOODFORD FESTIVAL: Martin Carthy, PetaWebb, and Simon Ritchie. 0208 504 5451. Redbridge Drama Centre. DARTFORD: Celebrate 35th birthday with Paul Downes and Phil Beer. MEDWAY FOLK CELLAR: Ruth Notman plus Skinners Rats.

WED 8 ROMFORD: Singers Night. HAVERING FOLK: Open session. FAVERSHAM: Flossie Malaville sea advert. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 9 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Bruce Molsky. ISLINGTON: Reubens Train. NRPINGTON SONG: Trialipy. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain TRAVELLERS REST TWITTON: Closed for Habwich Festival.

FRI 10 FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Geoff Higginbottom. THE GUILDFORD INSTITUTE: Belshazzars Feast. RAM CLAYGATE: Bob Fox and Stu Luckley. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

SAT 11 LONDON BARNDANCE CO: Andrew Swaine and Vertical Expression. CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Adam McNaughton. LEWES ARMS: JamesFindlay. CECI L SHARP HOUSE: Balkanplus dances from the Balkans.

SUN 12 RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Colum Sands. TWICKENHAM: Vin Garbutt.

MON 13 CRNYDON: Ken Perhman. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround. HERGA: Open evening. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 14 SHARPS: Singers Night. DARTFORD: Colum Sands. HOY AT ANCHOR: Baron Brady.

WED 15 ROMFORD: Singers Night. MAGPIES NEST: Frankie Armstrong and Emily Barker Band. HAVERING FOLK CLUB: Open session. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 16 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Pete Coe. THE TRAVELLING FOLK 25th Anniversary dinner Rose and Crown East Peckham. TN12 5HD Book in advance. ISLINGTON: Tom and Barbara Brown. ORPINGTON SONG: Baron Brady Duo.

FRI 17 KNEES UP CECIL SHARP: Climax Ceilidh Band and Chris Pitt. FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Steve Suffett and Anne Price (USA) RAM CLAYGATE: Coope, Boyes and Simpson. SURBITON BERRYLANDS HOTEL: Club Night.

SAT 18 CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Gordeanna McCulloch and Chris Miles (in association with Musical Traditions Club) at the Exmouth Arms Starcross St. LEWES ARMS: Georgina Boyes. Wassails, Carols & Winter Customs Seminar Royal Oak, Station St Lewes BN7 2DA. Lewes Arms workshop: Coope Boyes and Simpson, Vocal Harmony. Evening performance at the Lewes Arms. HADDENHAM CEILIDHS: The Big National Ceilidh with Random and Alan Simpson. CLANCYS: Irish Folk Session. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Fun Family Dance Jane & Black Pig Band 4.30 – 6pm Big National Ceilidh with Mr Gubbins Bicycle and John Kirkpatrick. What the Folk lecture. Peter Cox Set Into Song - McColl and the Radio Ballads.

SUN 19 RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Mawkin Causley. TWICKENHAM: Katy Moffatt (USA)

MON 20 NELLIES FOLK CLUB: Keith Kendrick. CROYDON: Catherine Craig and Brian Willoughby. PINNER ACOUSTIC FOLK AND BLUES: Club See advert. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround. HERGA: Open evening. STAINES: Singers Night. ON BOUGE FRENCH AND BRETON DANCE: Mistral and club musicians..

TUE 21 HOY AT ANCHOR: Open Mic Night with Pete Dunhill and Charlie Shelton. SHARPS: Steve Turner. DARTFORD: Chris While and Julie Matthews.

WED 22 ROMFORD Guest night featuring Mick Brown. HAVERING FOLK: Open Session. FAVERSHAM: Tom and Barbara Brown. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club night. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: BBC Electric Proms.

THU 23 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Pete Morton. ISLINGTON: Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton. ORPINGTON SONG: Singers and Musichans Night in the bar. MAGPIDS NEST: Ball Evans and Megan Lynch. BROOK THEATRE CHATHAM: Keith James & Rick Foot, the Songs of Nick Drake. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: BBC Electrick Proms.

FRI 24 FRIDAY FOLK ORPIFGTON: Singers Night hosted by Mo. THE GOOSE IS OUT: Martin Carthy (Sold ODp) WILLOUGHBY ARMS: Open Mic Night. RAM CLAYGATE: David Francey with Craig Werth. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

SAT 25 CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Rosie Davis, Joe Locker and Bob Winquist. LEWES ARMS: John Kirkpatrick – Modes for any instrument. Our 100th workshop. Evening performance at the Lewes Arms. RAYLEIGH ARTS FESTIVAL. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Dance Around the World.

SUN 26 GREENSLEEVES/WIMBLEDON: Acoustic Music Session. RUSKIN HOUSEL Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Martin Simpson. TWICKENHAM: Bob Fox and Stu Luckley 30th anniversary tour. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Dance Around the World.

MON 27 UNITY THEATRE: Singaround and social night. CROYDON: Musicians and Singers Night. WALTHAM ABBEY: Maria Cunningham. HERGA: Crucible. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 28 HOY AT ANCHOR: Tom Lewis. SHARPS: Singers Night. DARTFORD: Bob Fox and Stu Luckley 30th anniversary tour. ROUNDHOUSE CAMDEN: Emerging Folk Proms.

WED 29 ROMFORD: Singers Night. MAGPIES NEST: Steve Tilston + Lauren McCormick Trio. HAVERING FOLK: Open Session. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 30 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Ron Taylor & Jeff Gillett. ISLINGTON: The Other Band. ORPINGTON SONG: Steve Tilston.

FRI 31 FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Ghosts at Halloween hosted by Robin. RAM CLAYGATE: Gerry O’Connor and Donal O’Connor. UNICORN CEILIDH: Mawkin plus Barry Goodman. MAGPIES NEST: at the Roundhouse: Emerging Folk Proms.


NOVEMBER

SAT 1 CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Nancy Kerr & James Fagan. HADDENHAM CEILIDHS: Grand Union with Hugh Rippon and Haddenham Hoofers plus Johnny Collins in concert. LEWES ARMS: Will Duke, Ian Chisholm & Derrick Hughes. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: What the Folk Lecture. Brian Peters – Songs of Trial & Triumph –the British Ballad tradition.* 8pm Balkanplus.

SUN 2 HORSESHOE LONDON BRIDGE: Lunchtime English Music Session. RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Rubus. TWICKENHAM: David Francey (CAN) CECIL SHARP HOUSE: International Folk Dance Social.

MON 3 NELLIES FOLK CLUB: Musicians and Singers Night. CROYDON: Singers and Musicians night.

WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround – optional theme Things that go Bump in the Night. HERGA: Open evening. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 4 DARTFORD: Expatriate Game (Maggie Boyle, Duck Baker & Ben Paley) HOY AT ANCHOR: Martyn Wyndham Read. SHARPS: Singers Night.

WED 5 ROMFORD: Singers Night. FAVERSHAM: Pete Morton. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 6 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Jez Lowe. ISLINGTON: The Expatriate Game. ORPINGTON SONG: Brian Bruce and friends. MAGPIES NEST: Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson. TRAVELLING FOLK: The Kentish Horse, Mark Beech TN8 5NT. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club

FRI 7 MUSICAL TRADITIONS: John Kirkpatrick with Will Duke & Dan Quinn plus Susanna Marjala. Also celebrating Ken Hall’s 60th birthday – ticketed event. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Magpies Nest Ceilidh night with Braebach and Cut a Shine Barn Dance. RAM CLAYGATE: Cara Luft and Hugh McMillan. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: File Gumbo. FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Graeme Knights.

SAT 8 LONDON BARNDANCE CO: Henry Morgenstein and Chesapeake. CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Robin Laings(Whisky samples possible) LEWES ARMS: Peter Collins.

SUN 9 RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Maggie Holland. TWICKENHAM: Cara Luft with Hugh McMillan (CAN)

MON 10 CROYDON: Andy Smythe Band (support Sean Donnelly) WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround – optional theme Remembrance. HERGA: open evening. STAINES: Singers Night.

TUE 11 HOY AT ANCHOR: Young Coppers. SHARPS: Singers Nigh. DARTFORD: Cara Luft & Hugh McMillan (Canada) MEDWAY FOLK CELLAR: Martin Carthy.

WED 12 ROMFORD: Singers Night. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night. FOLK MOB ELTHAM :Club night/

THU 13 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Rory McLeod. ISLINGTON: Johan Hedin. ORPINGTON SONG: Singers and Musicians Night. MAGPIES NEST: Maeve Mackinnon TRAVELLERS REST TWITTON: The Amazing Mr Smith.

FRI 14 THE GOOSE IS OUT: Dick Gaughan. FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Children in Need Concert

RAM CLUB CLAYGATE: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

SAT 15 CELLAR UPSTAIRS : Closed. GODALMING BOROUGH HALL: Whapweasel. CLANCYS: Irish Folk Bluegrass Session. LEWES ARMS: Johnny Collins. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: A Tribute to Bert celebrating centenary year of the birth of A L Lloyd see advert.*What the Folk Maddy Prior in conversation with Peta Webb. Part of tribute to Bert day.

SUN16 RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Tom McConville. TWICKENHAM: Dick Gaughan.

MON 17 NELLIES FOLK CLUB: Will Duke & Dan Quinn. CROYDON: Musicians & Singers Night. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround featuring Hamish Currie. HERGA: Tom Bliss. STAINES: Singers Night. ON BOUGE FRENCH & BRETON DANCE: Mistral and club musicians.

TUE 18 HOY AT ANCHOR: Open mic night with Sinead Orne. SHARPS: Tim van Eyken. DARTFORD: Johnny Silvo.

WED 19 ROMFORD: Guest Night featuring Mark Lunn. FAVERSHAM: Attila the Stockbroker. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 20 ROYAL OAK LEWES: Martin Carthy. ISLINGTON: Tim Laycock. ORPINGTON SONG: Hilary Spencer. TRAVELLING FOLK: High Brooms Tavern High Brooms TN4 9BQ. MAGPIES NEST: The Long Notes .

FRI 21 KNEES UP CECIL SHARP: Glory Strokes, caller Gordon Potts. FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Dave Gibb. SURBITON BERRYLANDS HOTEL: Club Night. RAM CLUB CLAYGATE: Mike & Ali Vass.

SAT 22 LEWES ARMS WORKSHOP: Roy Clinging & Neil Brookes Cheshire and North Shropshire tunes for any instrument. Evening performance at the Lewes Arms. CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Dave Sealey (ex Cosmotheka) CAJUN BARN: Bearcats.

SUN 23 RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW:Attila the Stockbroker. TWICKENHAM: Tim O’Brien (USA)

MON 24 CROYDON: Tich Frier. PINNER ACOUSTIC : Folk & Blues Club. WALTHAM ABBEY: Singaround. HERGA: Open evening. STAINES: Singers Night. UNITY THEATRE: Ring for confirmation of date.

TUE 25 DARTFORD: Janet Russell & Frances Watt. SHARPS: Singers Night. HOY ATANCHR: Mike & Ali Vass.

WED 26 ROMFORD: Singers Night. FAVERSHAM: Singers Night. FOLK MOB ELTHAM: Club Night.

THU 27 ROYAL OAK LEWES: JigJaw. Janet Russell, Rosie Davies , Kerry Fletcher & Frances Watt. ISLINGTON: Martin Carthy. ORPINGTON SONG: Singers and musicians night. MAGPIES NEST: The Long Notes. BROOK THEATRE CHATHAM: Dave Cousins and the Blue Angel Orchestra.

FRI 28 FRIDAY FOLK ORPINGTON: Singers Night. MAGPIES NEST: Bodega plus end of season party at the Old Boys Halt, 68 Boleyn Rd N16. WILLOUGHBY ARMS: Open Mike Night. RAM CLAYGATE: Dave Burland. UNICORN CEILIDH: Gloworms plus Cat Kelly. CECIL SHARP HOUSE: Scottish Ceilidh Club.

SAT 29 CELLAR UPSTAIRS: Dick Gaughan. LEWES ARMS: Andy & Barbara Hindley and Derek Seed.

SUN 30 GREENSLEEVES/WIMBLEDON:Acoustic Music Session. RUSKIN HOUSE: Club Night. WALTHAMSTOW: Vicki Swan and Johnny Dyer. TWICKENHAM: Steve Tilston.

Late Entries

Monday 10 November 2008
National Theatre - Private Peaceful, The concert. Michael Morpurgo and Coope Boyes & Simpson

Cajun Barn - 22 November 2008
Change of band - now Petit et la Grosse with guest fiddle player Pauline Groenendijk from top Dutch band Cajun Company. Please note that at one point the organisers expectged to have to cancel completely, please disregard any publicity material in circulation to that effect.