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. . For reviews etc. look at: Go to our 'Contact Us' page and click there to join the Horsham Folk Club mailing list. You'll be kept up to date with Folk Club activities and guests - and it's free! 2024               Sunday 3rd November   Wild Willy Barrett's Roaring Touring 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. STOP PRESS: Jane Williams is not well and will not be appearing, but we'll be welcoming Mary and Willy, who are more than capable of an evening's worth of entertainment! Admission £10 (Members £7)         Sunday 10th November   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         Sunday 17th November   Open Floor & SPOTLIGHT on Julie and David Roberts 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         Sunday 24th November   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         Sunday 1st December   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         Sunday 8th December   Jim Causley Admission £10 (Members £7)         Sunday 15th December   Maypoles to Misletoe Maypoles to Mistletoe tracks the year through folk song, narration, Morris dance, music and tradition. The format begins with Spring and Summer for the first half and then Autumn and Winter ending the show. This was first performed back in 1972 and some of the original cast are still with us in the shape of The Broadwood Men, Arkies Toast and we were later joined by the Magog Morris ladies this has continued each year at the Yuletide, excepting two years while the covid pandemic prevailed. We are so delighted to be performing this again and people say that their Christmas does not start until they have seen Maypoles to Mistletoe. There will be 2 performances: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Doors open 45 minutes before each performance with a pay-bar available before the performance and in the interval (approx. 30 mins). The whole event will last approximately 2 ½ hours. Tickets must be purchased in advance. You can get tickets from 1st October either from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/horsham-folk-club at a cost of £15, or by visiting the club on a Sunday evening up to December 8th at the cost of £12.         Sunday 22nd December   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. There will be NO bar this evening, so bring your own tipple. And something to drink it out of, if you're that refined! Flasks of tea or coffee also acceptable. Admission: Members £2; Non-members £4         CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR                   Click here for our links page.