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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
Admission usually varies between £4 and £10 (discounted for
members):
Under 21s get free admission to all events.
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| SUMMER BREAK! |
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| Sunday 6th 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 and, in some cases, hilarity.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 13th September |
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Jim Causley
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Jim Causley is an all-round entertainer and during the past decade Causley has been nominated no less than six times for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award. He was nominated as “Singer of the Year” at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Causley’s unique voice and persona have helped him become one of the most well-known and respected figures of today’s contemporary roots and folk scene.
A prolific collaborator, he has worked with iconic groups The Devil’s Interval and Mawkin:Causley as well as playing, touring and recording alongside Waterson:Carthy, John McCusker, Eddie Reader, Graham Coxson, Shirley Collins, Michael Morpurgo, Show of Hands, Kate Rusby, David Rotheray of Beautiful South fame and, more recently, Miranda Sykes.
Admission: £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 20th September |
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Open Floor and
SPOTLIGHT on
Phil Jarrett
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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 Phil will have the spotlight to himself for a while and no doubt he'll amuse us with some of his favourite songs.
In the late 1960s Phil formed the Penny Gaffs with two friends, an unaccompanied folk song trio. In the 1980s he was a member of the Shanty Crew, who performed in folk clubs and at shanty festivals and aboard the Cutty Sark at Greenwich. The Crew also appeared at shanty festivals in Poland, France and Holland. From 2001 for nearly ten years he was the drummer for Marling's Morris clog-dancing side. He is also a percussionist in John Kirkpatrick's Festival Band at Sidmouth.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 27th September |
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Open Floor and
Joe Griffin's
Musical Odyssey
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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 Caroline will be talking to Joe about the music in his life, which we understand is entirely independent of cows.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 4th 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 11th October |
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Nigel Bagge, Mike Piggott and Derek Bond
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Nigel Bagge is an outstanding blues guitarist who has played with some of the big names, toured Europe, been there, done that. A singer, composer and performer of stunning ability.
Mike Piggott is well-known to club members as a wizard of the violin. In his hands it's not just a fiddle, it's a dazzling firework of an instrument, played to entertain.
Derek Bond is a bass guitarist who has not only played with Sylvia and Peter of Bohemian Café, but was also in a band with Paul and Ringo, and did a couple of tours in Hamburg. A man with top-class credentials.
Three great and entertaining musicians!!
Admission: £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 18th October |
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Wild Willy Barrett
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Willy Barrett is advertised as an 'experimental' musician, but this fails to gives sufficient emphasis to his astounding abilities with the guitar and violin, and the sheer entertainment value of his performances.
With Mary Holland the couple produce some of the most exciting, interesting and moving music you'll hear at Horsham Folk Club. Be prepared to be astonished, mesmerised and more.
Admission: £10 (Members £7)
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| Sunday 25th October |
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Open Floor
70s 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 is an opportunity for some of our younger members who were alive in the 70s to let it all flare out again. If you're an older person, don't forget that there's still plenty of good music to choose from: Eagles, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Abba, Bee Gees, Olivia Newton-John...and the rest! Possibly not Queen.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 1st November |
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Open Floor and
SPOTLIGHT on
Jean and Keith
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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 Jean and Keith will have the spotlight to themselves for a while - expect very traditional folk, with perhaps a surprise or two?!
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 8th 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 15th November |
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Ned Clamp and Pat Smith
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Originally from Dorking and once a frequent visitor to Horsham Folk Club, Ned wandered into Wales, and never quite found his way back. He met Pat, then a member of the duo Calennig, and many years later they teamed up as a duo themselves to become stalwarts of the South Wales folk scene; together, individually, or with their dance band. They have been fixtures at numerous folk festivals, including Shrewsbury and Whitby. They have also made a number of forays abroad: touring New Zealand three times, playing Auckland, Dunedin Celtic, and Tui Farm Festivals. They have also travelled to Asturias in Spain, and to the USA, their most recent visit being to Milwaukee with Calennig Arbennig (their concert band) to play at the North American Festival of Wales.
With their accomplished musicianship and easy humour Pat and Ned guarantee an unforgettable experience.
“Ned & Pat tore the house down, especially with “Moving Day”... excellent!”
– Lyceum Folk Club of Newport.
Admission: £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 22nd November |
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Adur Ukrainian Choir
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The Ukrainian Voices Choir, many of whom are refugees who found safety and new beginnings in the
UK, was founded in Brighton in 2022. United by their love of music, they share a rich repertoire of traditional and
contemporary Ukrainian songs.
Since its founding, the choir has performed concerts across the South East, receiving
heartfelt praise for its moving performances that transcend language and culture.
Beyond music, the choir provides friendship, emotional healing, and a sense of
belonging, while also celebrating Ukrainian heritage and strengthening community ties
through the universal language of song. The choir is joined by members of Nebo i
Zemlia choir, founded in Lewes, both under the Directorship of Lyudmilla
Kulakova, who brings these two choirs together.
Admission: £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 29th November |
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Steve Tilston
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Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else.
In 2011, Tilston released his solo album, The Reckoning, on his own Hubris label. In October 2011, he performed "Oil & Water" from the album on 'Later...with Jools Holland'. In February 2012 the title track from The Reckoning was awarded Best Original Song at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Admission: £10 (Members £7) |
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