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Late entries can be found at the end of the listings. Last update 11 July 2010

Folk London Diary - Updated 15 July 2010

The Regular Events section has been combined with the venues list

Thursday 15 JulyANCHOR FOLK CLUB Singers Night
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB John Barden and the Bardets
Friday 16 JulyKNEES UP Closed until 17 September
ORPINGTON FRIDAY Sandragon
RAM CLUB Vin Garbutt
Saturday 17 JulyLEWES SATURDAY Come-All-Ye with Carole Taylor
Sunday 18 JulyFAB CLUB Sandragon
PULL UP THE ROOTS Roy Bailey
TWICKENHAM Run
VOICES Marta Sebestyen - Balazs Szokolay Dongo - Matyas Bolya
Monday 19 JulyCROYDON Residents Night
HERGA Folk Roots winner (tbc)
MONDAY MONDAY (CK) The Road
TONBRIDGE (NELLIES) Steve Turner
VOICES Etran Finatawa
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 20 JulyDARTFORD Toy Hearts
HOY AT ANCHOR Open Mic
ROMFORD Singers from Waltham Abbey FC
SHARPS Singers Night
VOICES Taraf de Haidouks
Wednesday 21 JulyFAVERSHAM Singers Night
FOLK MOB Singaround
HAVERING Open Session
OTHER EVENT Bayou Seco - Leytonstone Festival - Holy Trinity Church - 4 Holloway Rd E11 4LD - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Thursday 22 JulyANCHOR FOLK CLUB Singers Night
CAJUN BARN Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Doug Field and Brian Cope
OTHER EVENT Lau - Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY
VOICES Yasmin Levy
Friday 23 JulyFILE GUMBO Sarah Savoy and the Francadians
ORPINGTON FRIDAY Singaround
RAM CLUB Tony Cox
VOICES Rachel Unthank and The Winterset
Saturday 24 JulyHAVERING Saturday special cancelled
LEWES SATURDAY Hector Gilchrist
Sunday 25 JulyFAB CLUB Get a floor spot
TWICKENHAM Singers Night
Monday 26 JulyCROYDON Closed until 6 September
HERGA Open Night
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 27 JulyDARTFORD Paul Downes
HOY AT ANCHOR Kittiwakes
ROMFORD Singers Night
SHARPS Singers Night
Wednesday 28 JulyFAVERSHAM Capriole
FOLK MOB PA Night
HAVERING Open Session
TWO FOR JOY (QH) Mama Rosin + Ottersgear with guest club For Folk's Sake
Thursday 29 JulyANCHOR FOLK CLUB Bruise
ELSDALE Fish and Chip Singaround
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night
Friday 30 JulyORPINGTON FRIDAY Singaround
RAM CLUB Hank Wangford with Brad Breath
Saturday 31 JulyLEWES SATURDAY Jan Creaye and Roger Brasier
Sunday 1 AugustFAB CLUB Closed until 5 September
TWICKENHAM Closed until 5 September
WALTHAMSTOW Closed until 5 September
Monday 2 AugustHERGA Open Night
TONBRIDGE (NELLIES) Terrifany
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 3 AugustDARTFORD Closed until 7 September
HOY AT ANCHOR Dave Ellis and Boo Howard
ROMFORD Ploughman's Lunch
SHARPS Singers Night at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, NW1 2HR
Wednesday 4 AugustFAVERSHAM Singers Night
FOLK WITH WELLY Spootiskerry and Lucy Dagg
HAVERING Phil Duffield
OTHER EVENT Queen Esther and Hilda with Chutzpah - Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Thursday 5 AugustANCHOR FOLK CLUB Singers Night
ISLINGTON Closed until 2 September
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night
TRAVELLING FOLK Closed until 2 September
Friday 6 AugustFILE GUMBO Closed until 3 September
RAM CLUB Closed until 3 September
Saturday 7 AugustLEWES SATURDAY Come All Ye
Sunday 8 AugustOTHER EVENT Klezmer in Richmond - Richmond Synagogue Lichfield Road, Richmond-on-Thames, Surrey TW9 1AP
Monday 9 AugustHERGA Open Night
PULL UP THE ROOTS Rachel Harrington and Rod Clements
UNION CHAPEL Tumbalalaika - Yiddish songs of Love and Romance
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 10 AugustHOY AT ANCHOR Steve Cherelle
ROMFORD Singers Night
SHARPS Singers Night at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, NW1 2HR
Wednesday 11 AugustFAVERSHAM Singers Night
HAVERING Open Session
UNION CHAPEL Klezmer Klimax
Thursday 12 AugustANCHOR FOLK CLUB Closed until 2 September
GREEN NOTE Dave Swarbrick
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night
TRAVELLERS REST Closed
Saturday 14 AugustLEWES SATURDAY Come All Ye
Sunday 15 AugustELSDALE New Essex Bluegrass Workshop and Cruise
Monday 16 AugustHERGA Open Night
MONDAY MONDAY (CK) Matthew Ord
TONBRIDGE (NELLIES) Jeff Warner
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 17 AugustHOY AT ANCHOR Open Mic Night featuring Toby Shaer and Friends
ROMFORD Singers Night
SHARPS Singers Night at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, NW1 2HR
Wednesday 18 AugustFAVERSHAM Singers Night
GREEN NOTE Andy Cutting
HAVERING Open Session
Thursday 19 AugustORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night
Friday 20 AugustKNEES UP Closed until 17 September
ON BOUGE Closed, back next month
VORTEX Gypsy / East European Night (folk and jazz)
Saturday 21 AugustLEWES SATURDAY Come All Ye
Monday 23 AugustHERGA Open Night
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 24 AugustHOY AT ANCHOR Rubus
ROMFORD Dave West and Chris Bennett
SHARPS Singers Night at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, NW1 2HR
Wednesday 25 AugustFAVERSHAM Singers Night
HAVERING Open Session
TWO FOR JOY (QH) Water Tower Bucket Boys
VORTEX She'koyokh
Thursday 26 AugustELSDALE Guest performer and singaround
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night
Saturday 28 AugustLEWES SATURDAY Come All Ye at the Black Horse, Western Road, Lewes, BN7 1RS
Monday 30 AugustHERGA Closed
WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround
Tuesday 31 AugustHOY AT ANCHOR Keith Donnelly
ROMFORD Singers Night
SHARPS Singers Night at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, NW1 2HR
Wednesday 1 SeptemberFOLK WITH WELLY Grae J Wall and Jo Weston
HAVERING Open Session
Thursday 2 SeptemberANCHOR FOLK CLUB Singers Night
ISLINGTON Maz O'Connor
ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Ian Petrie Solo
TRAVELLING FOLK The Crown, Otford TN14 5PQ
Friday 3 SeptemberFAVERSHAM Hop Festival Special with Craig and Willoughby
FILE GUMBO Crane River Cajuns
OTHER EVENT Demon Barber Roadshow - Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
RAM CLUB Benny Gallagher
Saturday 4 SeptemberCELLAR UPSTAIRS Beverly Smith and Carl Jones (from US)
CFA Chiltern Ball - Loretta Holz with Paul Dickenson and John Hymas. See display ad for full details.
LEWES SATURDAY Come-All-Ye with spotlight on Hilary Ward
OTHER EVENT Ashley Hutchins presents Morris On - Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
Sunday 5 SeptemberFAB CLUB Get a floor spot
OTHER EVENT The Imagined Village - Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre
TWICKENHAM Richard Shindell
WALTHAMSTOW Hans Theessink

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Changes

The Liffey - Willesden Green
These sessions have been discontinued.

Foresters
Folk at the Foresters has closed. A replacement session runs at the Seven Stars, Foots Cray High Street on Mondays

Havering Folk Club - Saturday Night Special - 24 July 2010
This event has been cancelled.

Rose and Crown Sessions - St Albans
These sessions have been discontinued.

Kit and Cutter
The Deptford Arms has closed. The club is looking for a new venue but we have no further information at the moment.

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