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| Sunday 9th March |
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Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT on
Caroline Kendall
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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 we are lucky enough to have Caroline in the Spotlight for a short while, always a great pleasure.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 16th March |
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Rigmarollers
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The Rigmarollers pack out exhilarating shows with their unique take on the blues.
A trio with a massive sound, they put vocals, harmonica, guitar and sousaphone over an irresistible backbeat.
Harmonica virtuoso Ed Hopwood learnt his craft in acclaimed UK blues bands. Guitarist Julian Marshall has travelled across America and Europe to play with blues and trad musicians. Ewan Penkey is rightly lauded and in demand for his mastery of the sousaphone and bass.
Together they blast out an original musical mix, bringing the party everywhere they play.
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 23rd March |
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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 30th March |
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Open Floor and
Musical Odyssey with
Lawrence Long
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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 back in the chair, grilling poet and music mastermind Lawrence Long (not his real name) - probably mainly about music, but you never know with Lawrence.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 6th April |
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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 April |
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Cohen Braithwayte-Kilcoyne
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Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is at the forefront of his generation of English folk musicians as both a powerful and commanding singer and a masterful player of the Anglo concertina and melodeon. Since bursting onto the scene in his teens, Cohen has amassed a string of awards and nominations, including a nomination for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Horizon Award in 2018, and has toured extensively across the UK and abroad, both as a soloist and with the much-loved energetic trio Granny’s Attic. Expect traditional songs and tunes along with some self-penned material and a few surprises along the way.
A spine-tingling traditional folk performer, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (Granny’s Attic) is a fine player of both the melodeon and Anglo concertina. His rich voice soars through a range of historical ballads, industrial songs and shanties, with a particular penchant for material from the West Midlands, where he’s lived for much of his life.
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 20th April |
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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 27th April |
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Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT on
Sally Wilton
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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 Sally Wilton will have the spotlight to herself as she entertains us with her beautiful, clear interpretations of folk - and other - songs.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 4th May |
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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 11th May |
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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 18th May |
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Monkey see monkey do
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Monkey See Monkey Do met in Southampton's bustling folk scene, where Sam grew up and Helen and Matt didn't.
After many well-spent evenings at folk music sessions in Hampshire pubs, the band came together in the summer of 2015. Combining vocals with fiddle, guitar, bodhran, clarinet and the occasional squeeze of melodeon, Monkey See Monkey Do take traditional and modern material and make it their own, describing their upbeat sound as ‘folk-ish’.
Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 25th May |
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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 1st June |
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Themed Open Floor -
CHORUS SONGS |
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's theme is chorus songs, although if the song you particularly wish to sing hasn't got a chorus, sing it! We want to hear it anyway.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 8th June |
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Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT on
Mike Gigg
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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 Mike Gigg will have the spotlight to himself, and no doubt there'll be a few shanties amongst his chosen songs.
Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4 |
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| Sunday 15th June |
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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 22nd June |
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Ramskyte
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Admission £10 (Members £7) |
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| Sunday 29th 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 HOLIDAYS! |
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