Sunday Evenings at 8 pm (doors open 7:45) at: The Normandy Centre Denne Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 1JF Acoustic folk club - Licensed bar - Non members welcome Admission varies between £2 and £8 (discounted for members) Stop Press!!! - Membership prices held for yet another year!!!! Why not become a member and save money? A subscription will entitle you to price concessions on admission to events. Join at events - there are membership application forms on the desk.. Annual membership is only £15. Under 21s are free on any evening.     (click on a picture to see the bigger picture....) Sunday 26th May   Open Floor Our open floor nights are an opportunity for anyone to try a song, a tune or a poem knowing they have a sympathetic audience, although there is no obligation to perform, and those who simply like to listen (and taste the excellent and inexpensive beer) are welcome. Admission £2 (members £1)   Sunday 2nd June   Vicki Swann & Jonny Dyer Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer have developed a strong reputation for a delivering great performances time and time again. Once known mainly for their instrumental skills with Scottish smallpipes, accordion and Swedish nyckelharpa, they are now being accepted as impressive song arrangers and writers. Vicki & Jonny effortlessly blend traditional material with contemporary interpretations whilst equally creating original self penned tunes and songs that are entirely at home in the tradition. Out of this combination they have developed a sound that is both familiar and fresh. Strong believers in letting the music tradition live and breathe through sensitive interpretation, Vicki and Jonny allow the melody to sing without any constraints. Vicki Swan (Scottish Smallpipes, Vocals, Nyckelharpa, Flute, Double Bass) Having begun the music ladder at the age of five, Vicki went on to study the double bass at the Royal College of Music, becoming the principal double bass and winning the solo double bass competition. Following in her father's footsteps as a piper, Vicki has studied under all the best pipers including Hamish Moore, Davie Taylor and Gary West, taking the most radical and innovative techniques from each. Vicki is now following her mothers music from Sweden with the addition of the Swedish nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle). Jonny Dyer (Vocals, Guitars, Accordion) Composer and competition-winning guitar player; Jonny’s outstanding technical ability, coupled with a wide-ranging musical taste has made him a tireless and forceful musical innovator. Jonny has been singing choral music and playing soul, jazz and folk for as long as he can remember. Their sense of humour shows through in their web site H&S warning: “An evening with Vicki and Jonny may contain songs with a high death count and plenty of love (quite often at the same time). You are guaranteed to find out more about the nyckelharpa, bagpipes and have a generally good time. Free smiles with every performance.”  Admission £6; (members £4) Sunday 9th June   Open Floor Our open floor nights are an opportunity for everybody to have a go with a sympathetic audience (song, tune, poem). We even welcome people who are just there to listen - or to join in the chorus - (and taste the excellent and inexpensive beer), provided that they cheer and clap. Admission £2 (members £1)   Sunday 16th June   Tattie Jam With their distinctive brew of songs ranging from dark ballads and protest songs to off-the wall humour and tunes, Tattie Jam are always welcome visitors from north of the border. Using a variety of slow airs to energetic jigs and reels much of the material is given a playful or funky contemporary twist, with contrast provided by the occasional a capella song or unaccompanied tune. Seylan Baxter and Ruaridh Pringle are highly accomplished singer/instrumentalists offering a varied but harmonious blend of reinterpreted traditional Scottish songs and tunes, as well as contemporary songs and tunes written by Ruaridh. Thoughtful arrangements and harmonising vocals overlaying instrumental elements of lead, rhythm and percussion give Tattie Jam a sound that's unmistakable and which surprises new listeners with its size and scope. Seylan Baxter, from Milngavie near Glasgow, is one of Scotland's best-known and most accomplished traditional cellists, having collaborated with several of the country's foremost artists. Habitually nomadic but presently based in Glasgow, Ruaridh Pringle is an accomplished singer and multi-instrumentalist with a highly distinctive style, as well as a prolific and prize-winning writer of both songs and traditional-style tunes. Admission £6; (members £4) Sunday 23rdJune   Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman Admission £6; (members £4) Sunday 30th June   Song and Dance Songs, tunes and poems from members & guests plus dancing to our excellent ceilidh band. Beginners and experts alike are welcome and our experienced callers ensure everyone can work their way through the dances with enjoyment. Admission £2 (members £1)   SUMMER BREAK!!! Sunday 1st September   Song and Dance   Sunday 8th September   Open Floor   Sunday 15th September   Askew Sisters   Sunday 22nd September   Open Floor   Sunday 29th September   Kate Bramley   Sunday 6th October   Andy Turner & Mat Green   Sunday 13th October   WinterWilson   Sunday 20th October   Jim Bainbridge   Sunday 27th October   Open Floor   Sunday 3rd November   Happy Trails   Sunday 10th November   Song & Dance   Sunday 17th November   Open Floor   Sunday 24th November   Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley   Sunday 1st December   Mike Nicholson   Sunday 8th December   Maggie Boyle Christmas Tree   Sunday 15th December   Jim Causley   Sunday 22nd December   Song & Dance Xmas Party   Sunday 29th December   Open Floor   Click here for our links page.