David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star). Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to parents who were factory workers, he moved to Canada when he was twelve. For decades, he worked across Canada in rail yards, construction sites, and in the Yukon bush, all the while writing poetry, setting it to melodies in his head and singing it to himself as he worked.

A truly authentic folk singer, Francey is a documentarian of the working person who never imagined earning a living from his music. But when he was in his 40s, his wife, artist Beth Girdler, encouraged him to share his songs and sing in public. The reaction was instant. His first album Torn Screen Door came out in 1999 and was a hit in Canada. Since then, he has released eleven albums, won three Juno Awards and has had his songs covered by such artists as The Del McCoury Band, The Rankin Family, James Keelaghan and Tracy Grammer.

Francey also had the honour of receiving the prestigious SOCAN Folk Music Award as well as taking home the Grand Prize in both the International Acoustic Music Award and in the Folk category for the John Lennon Songwriting Award.
Admission £8 (members £5)

This is a concert at St Mary's Church, Causeway at 7:30 on Saturday 22nd October.
Members of the folk club will be singing songs that Henry Burstow used to sing, reading from his book 'Reminiscences of Horsham' and Classical Folk will be playing Sussex music. All rounded off at the interval by Broadwood Morris dancing down the aisle.

In the second half the Bernardi String Academy will be playing 'The Lark Ascending' and Warlock's 'Capriol Suite' before we all sing 'To be a Pilgrim', the tune of which is a Vaughan Williams adaptation of the tune to 'Our Captain cried all hands', a tune that he called 'Monksgate' because that's where he collected it.

The St Mary's bells will be rung before and after the concert - because Henry was also a bellringer of course.

Admission by ticket - on sale at the club - £10 (£12 on the night).

Dr Bluegrass play foot stompin’, thigh slappin’ bluegrass from the deep south (of England).

They were a big hit on the Horsham Folk Club stage in the Carfax during the Horsham Festival so we invited them back to do a full evening of their lively take on songs from every genre.

Admission £8 (members £5)