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| Sunday 30th June |
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Song and Dance |
Songs, tunes and poems from members & visitors 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: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| SUMMER! |
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| Sunday 1st September |
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Song and Dance |
Songs, tunes and poems from members & visitors 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: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 8th September |
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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 are welcome.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 15th September |
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Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT
on Dave Algar
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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 are welcome.
Tonight Dave Algar will have the spotlight all to himself (with the possible exception of a spoon player) for a while.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 22nd September |
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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 are welcome.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 29th September |
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George Sansome and
Matt Quinn
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George Sansome (he of Granny's Attic) and Matt Quinn sing folk songs, both unaccompanied and with guitar and mandolin.
'Inspiring...Two stalwarts of the English folk scene.' - Irish Music Magazine
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 6th October |
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Song and Dance |
Songs, tunes and poems from members & visitors 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: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 13th October |
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Cathryn Craig and
Brian Willoughby
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Cathryn Craig has sung with Chet Atkins, Shel Silverstein, The Righteous Brothers and Jorma Kaukonen.
Her great-grandfather Jacob Sowder was recorded by Cecil Sharp and featured in his book English Folk Songs From The Southern Appalachians.
Brian Willoughby is best known for his virtuoso performances on electric and acoustic guitar, with progressive folk/rock band Strawbs and also with Mary Hopkin, Joe Brown, Roger Whittaker, Bridget St.John, Jim Diamond and Monty Python.
Both Cathryn and Brian have accompanied and recorded with Nanci Griffith.
In 2019, Brian rejoined Strawbs for their 50th. anniversary concerts in the USA and Cathryn was invited to sing with the band.
In August 2023, the duo performed as members of Strawbs, for the band's Cropredy Festival appearance.
Their Alice’s Song was an Aled Jones Highlight of the Year on BBC Radio 2 and Strawbs’ recording of the song, was used by The National Autistic Society, as its theme tune for Autism Awareness.
Cathryn was Simon Mayo's star guest on BBC Radio 2Day, live from Nashville.
The Telegraph’s Martin Chilton named the duo as his Folk Gig Pick of the year.
Folking.com nominated Cathryn and Brian in their “Best Duo” category.
Long live traditional music, even when it's only just been written (The Living Tradition)
… sublime guitar work and one of the finest voices around (Folking.com)
"I love that duo ... what a perfect combination ... great songs, great singing and of course,
there’s Brian's spellbinding guitar work .. just magic." Noel Casey (Dublin City FM)
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 20th October |
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Open Floor and
Mountain Retreat with
Jan Creaye |
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 are welcome.
Tonight Caroline will be grilling Jan about the music in her life.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 27th October |
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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 are welcome.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 3rd November |
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Wild Willy Barrett's
Roaring Touring
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Wild Willy Barrett is back in town!
Willy has had a long and varied career. He has toured with artists as diverse as Madness and Steeleye Span, and his wonderful acoustic guitar playing is featured on The Contemporary Folk Guitar album alongside Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Gordon Giltrap & Ralph McTell.
The group's singer, Jane Williams, has worked with some of the best in the business (including Van Morrison) and adds a wonderful burst of energy to this quirky ensemble. Her effortless but highly emotive vocals draw you in and leave you wanting more.
Mary Holland imparts warmth and sensitivity with her cello weaving beautifully in and out, adding both melody and bass to the arrangements.
If you've never seen this group before, come prepared to be entertained with a wide variety of musical styles. Willy's off-the-wall humour has audiences laughing out loud between numbers, as the group perform original material on instruments including the guitar, cello, fiddle, banjo, ukulele and keyboards.
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 10th November |
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Song and Dance |
Songs, tunes and poems from members & visitors 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: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 17th November |
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Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT
on Julie and David Roberts
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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 are welcome.
The second half of the evening will be the domain of Julie Roberts, who sings folk, blues and swing amongst others, and David Roberts, reciter of amusing and important poetry and words.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 24th November |
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Open Floor and
Seventies night!! |
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 are welcome.
Tonight we invite you to sing, play or recite something from the seventies - perhaps connected to a particular event in your life. Or not, for those who ignored the seventies as being inferior to the sixties, as you choose.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 1st December |
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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 are welcome.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 8th December |
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Jim Causley |
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 15th December |
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Maypoles to Misletoe |
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 22nd December |
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Song and Dance and
Christmas party |
Songs, tunes and poems from members & visitors 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: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR |
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