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Folk London Diary - Updated 27 February 2010
The Regular Events section has been combined with the venues list
| Saturday 27 February | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Leon Rosselson LEWES WORKSHOPS Coope Boyes & Simpson - Vocal harmony plus Georgina Boyes - Folklore (participatory talk) |
| Sunday 28 February | ACOUSTIC INSURGENCY Rob Johnson EFDSS Family Barn Dance with Jane Pfaff and the Black Pig Band. FAB CLUB Get A Floor Spot TWICKENHAM Alan Prosser WALTHAMSTOW Martin Simpson |
| Monday 1 March | CROYDON Singers and Musicians Night HERGA Open Night MONDAYMONDAY The Kittiwakes/Black Peak TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Alchemy WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround - optional theme "Pictures" |
| Tuesday 2 March | DARTFORD Mad Agnes (USA) HOY AT ANCHOR Ruth Notman ROMFORD FOLK CLUB Laurie Walker (Note change of guest) SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 3 March | FAVERSHAM Judy Cook FOLKLAHOMA Emily Portman Lucy Farrell & Jonny Kearney FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Simon Oliver SOFTLY SOFTLY Taff Thatcher + Ed Sheeran + Sean Taylor |
| Thursday 4 March | CAJUN BARN Jesse Lege ISLINGTON Pete Cooper and Richard Bolton LEWES ROYAL OAK Andy Turner and Matt Green ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Paul Downes TWO FOR JOY (PC) Chumbawamba + O'Hooley and Tidow |
| Friday 5 March | ARTSDEPOT Cara Dillon ELECTRIC VOICES (GI) Tom Kitchen and Gren Bartley ORPINGTON FRIDAY Landermason (Folk, jazz, Blues) RAM CLUB Pete Coe |
| Saturday 6 March | CELLAR UPSTAIRS The Klezmer Klub HADDENHAM Phoenix plus Appalachian Magic in concert LEWES SATURDAY Jim Glover and Chris Skinner |
| Sunday 7 March | FAB CLUB Get A Floor Spot TWICKENHAM Martyn Joseph WALTHAMSTOW Pete Coe |
| Monday 8 March | CROYDON Wendy Arrowsmith HERGA Open Night WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround |
| Tuesday 9 March | DARTFORD Tom Lewis HOY AT ANCHOR Damien Barber & Mike Wilson ROMFORD FOLK CLUB Singers Night SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 10 March | FAVERSHAM Chris Wood FOLK MOB PA Night HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session TWO FOR JOY (QH) Damien Barber + Mike Wilson |
| Thursday 11 March | FOLKLAHOMA Oliver Knight & Marry Waterson ISLINGTON Wizz Jones LEWES ROYAL OAK Tim Van Eyken ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers and Musicians Night TRAVELLERS REST Lyre Celtica |
| Friday 12 March | GOOSE IS OUT (MAGNOLIA) Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham KALAMAZOO CLUB Los Chinches ORPINGTON FRIDAY Dave Gibb (Self penned and trad) RAM CLUB Steve Ashley |
| Saturday 13 March | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Matt Quinn and Tom Moore LEWES SATURDAY Damien Barber and Mike Wilson LONDON BARN DANCE Lynne Render and Skylark |
| Sunday 14 March | ELSDALE Bluegrass Cruise 1 to 4 pm TWICKENHAM Ben Bedford WALTHAMSTOW Mai Hernon |
| Monday 15 March | CROYDON Singers and Musicians Night HERGA Open Night MONDAYMONDAY Wendy Arrowsmith ON BOUGE GIG CB TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Taliesin WALTHAM ABBEY Pete Grassby |
| Tuesday 16 March | DARTFORD Keith Pearson's Coup de Grass HOY AT ANCHOR Craobh Rua ROMFORD FOLK CLUB Singers Night SHARPS Tom Lewis |
| Wednesday 17 March | FAVERSHAM Angles FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session SOFTLY SOFTLY Conor Doherty + Benjamin Shaw + Jeremy Mendonca |
| Thursday 18 March | BROOK THEATRE St Patrick's Night Party with the McManigan Academy of Irish Dancers EFDSS Martin Simpson ISLINGTON Jimmy Woodland LEWES ROYAL OAK Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Chris Parkinson (advance booking only) ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner |
| Friday 19 March | CAJUN BARN Bearcats ELECTRIC VOICES (GI) Isambarde GOOSE IS OUT (DHFC) Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy and Chris Parkinson plus support KNEES UP Ceilidhography caller Cat Kelly (NB change from published diary) ORPINGTON FRIDAY Jim Bainbridge(Trad) RAM CLUB Ian Bruce |
| Saturday 20 March | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy and Chris Parkinson EFDSS London Gypsy Orchestra HAVERING FOLK CLUB Saturday Special with The Askew Sisters plus Dennis Homes LEWES SATURDAY Matt Quinn and Tom Moore |
| Sunday 21 March | FAB CLUB Club In The Pub-Jim Bainbridge TWICKENHAM Ralph McTell WALTHAMSTOW Tom Lewis |
| Monday 22 March | CROYDON Kittiwakes HERGA Craig Morgan Robson WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround |
| Tuesday 23 March | DARTFORD Allan Taylor HOY AT ANCHOR Open Night featuring Arfur Doo & The Toe rags ROMFORD FOLK CLUB Singers Night SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 24 March | FOLK MOB PA Night with Mitch Hiller HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session |
| Thursday 25 March | ELSDALE Sing Around with Guest Performer ISLINGTON Askew Sisters LEWES ROYAL OAK Jim McFarland TWO FOR JOY (PC) Urban Folk Quartet |
| Friday 26 March | ELECTRIC VOICES (FM) Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy MUSICAL TRADITIONS Jim MacFarland and The Rakes ORPINGTON FRIDAY Steve Turner (Trad) RAM CLUB Phil Beer |
| Saturday 27 March | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Closed GBH CEILIDH Steam Chicken with caller Fee Lock (last ever GBH ceilidh) KALAMAZOO CLUB(UC) Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham KIT AND CUTTER Alasdair Roberts and Elle Osborne LEWES SATURDAY Ben Paley LEWES WORKSHOPS Ben Paley - Fiddle |
| Sunday 28 March | FAB CLUB Get A Floor Spot TWICKENHAM Krista Detor WALTHAMSTOW Tom MacConville |
| Monday 29 March | HERGA Open Night WALTHAM ABBEY Singaround |
| Tuesday 30 March | DARTFORD Tom Kitching and Gren Bartley HOY AT ANCHOR Askew Sisters ROMFORD FOLK CLUB Singers Night SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 31 March | FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLK MOB Singaround TWO FOR JOY (QH) The Queensbury Rules + Jed Grimes |
| Thursday 1 April | ISLINGTON The Drones ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers & Musicians Night |
| Friday 2 April | FILE GUMBO Cajun Company ORPINGTON FRIDAY Singaround RAM CLUB Closed |
| Saturday 3 April | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Closed HADDENHAM Chalktown plus Roy Bailey in concert |
| Sunday 4 April | FAB CLUB Closed TWICKENHAM Easter Singers Night WALTHAMSTOW Closed |
| Monday 5 April | CROYDON Closed HERGA Closed MONDAYMONDAY Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts/Ski Jordan TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Musicians and Singers Night |
| Tuesday 6 April | DARTFORD Liz Simcock with Warwick Jones and Ian Newman HOY AT ANCHOR Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts SHARPS Sam Lee |
| Wednesday 7 April | FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLKLAHOMA Turkish night w. Dogan Mehmet & the Deerhunters + more tbc FOLK MOB PA Night HAVERING FOLK CLUB Kiss the Mistress TWO FOR JOY (QH) Bruce Molskey |
| Thursday 8 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (FM) Kathryn Tickell Band ISLINGTON Attilla the Stockbroker ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers & Musicians Night (open mike in the bar) TRAVELLERS REST Hickman and Quinn TWO FOR JOY (PC) Mordekkers + Pepino + Shona Foster |
| Friday 9 April | KALAMAZOO CLUB Los Pistoleros MUSICAL TRADITIONS Janet Russell ORPINGTON FRIDAY Moses and The Ref RAM CLUB Bruce Molskey |
| Saturday 10 April | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Andy Turner and Mat Green FOLKLAHOMA (other venue) Kingsplace : Folkworks Festival Irish Stories and Tunes LONDON BARN DANCE Mark Elvins and English Contra Dance Band |
| Sunday 11 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (FM) June Tabor and Huw Warren FAB CLUB Get a floor spot TWICKENHAM Dave Ellis and Boo Howard WALTHAMSTOW Bruce Molskey |
| Monday 12 April | CROYDON Dick Miles HERGA Hilary Ward |
| Tuesday 13 April | DARTFORD Lee Collinson HOY AT ANCHOR Mawkin:Causley SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 14 April | FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session |
| Thursday 15 April | ISLINGTON Wild Willy Barrets Sleeping Dogz ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Ben Little & Roger Resch |
| Friday 16 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (GI) The Mighty Quinns KNEES UP Stickshift caller Adam Hughes ORPINGTON FRIDAY Loc't Up Together OTHER EVENT She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble, Green Note, Parkway, NW1 7AN RAM CLUB Brookes Williams |
| Saturday 17 April | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Pegleg Ferret KIT AND CUTTER tbc LEWES WORKSHOPS Shirley Collins - Traditional song masterclass |
| Sunday 18 April | FAB CLUB Paul Downes and Mick Ryan LEWES WORKSHOPS Shirley Collins - Traditional song masterclass WALTHAMSTOW Roy Bailey |
| Monday 19 April | CROYDON Michael Marra HERGA Open Night TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner |
| Tuesday 20 April | DARTFORD Boyle, Tyrrall & Boyle HOY AT ANCHOR Open Night with Jo and Joe SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 21 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (FM) Michael Marra FAVERSHAM Fraser Nimmo FOLKLAHOMA PBS6 - mixing traditional music hiphop + more FOLK MOB Dave Swarbrick HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session |
| Thursday 22 April | BROOK THEATRE Harvey Andrews ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Fraser Nimmo |
| Friday 23 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (GI) Askew Sisters ORPINGTON FRIDAY Steve and Kristi Nebel RAM CLUB Tannahill Weavers |
| Saturday 24 April | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Chris Coe and Johnny Adams LEWES WORKSHOPS Issey Emeney - Melodeon |
| Sunday 25 April | FAB CLUB Get a floor spot |
| Monday 26 April | CROYDON Andy Smythe Band HERGA Open Night |
| Tuesday 27 April | DARTFORD Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne HOY AT ANCHOR Tim Laycock SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 28 April | ELECTRIC VOICES (ET) Brass Monkey FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session TWO FOR JOY (QH) Hobopop Collective - Kirsty McGee and Mat Martin |
| Thursday 29 April | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers & Musicians Night |
| Friday 30 April | ORPINGTON FRIDAY Singaround RAM CLUB Chris Sherburn & Denny Bartley |
| Saturday 1 May | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Kevin and Ellen Mitchell HADDENHAM Polkaworks plus Magpie Lane in concert KIT AND CUTTER Martin Carthy Mayday Special |
| Sunday 2 May | FAB CLUB Closed FOLKLAHOMA (other venue) Southbank Centre - Folk against Fascism - Club Peripherique LOKSANSKRITI MANCHA Laila Banu + Babu and Shoma (Bengali folk and protest songs) |
| Monday 3 May | CROYDON Singers and Musicians Night FOLKLAHOMA (other venue) Cecil Sharp House - Folk against Fascism - Nought As Queer As Folk HERGA Closed MONDAYMONDAY Galley Beggar/Ellen Mary McGee TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Closed |
| Tuesday 4 May | DARTFORD May Megson HOY AT ANCHOR Flossie Malavialle SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 5 May | FAVERSHAM Joe Broughton and Kevin Depsey FOLK MOB PA Night HAVERING FOLK CLUB Hillbilly Express |
| Thursday 6 May | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Paul Sirman |
| Friday 7 May | MUSICAL TRADITIONS Keith Summers Festival - advance booking advised ORPINGTON FRIDAY Roy Clinging RAM CLUB Claire Mann & Aaron Jones |
| Saturday 8 May | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Frankie Armstrong LONDON BARN DANCE Rhodri Davies and Vertical Expression MUSICAL TRADITIONS Keith Summers Festival - advance booking advised OTHER EVENT She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble, Inn On The Green, Ladbroke Grove, W10 5XL |
| Sunday 9 May | FAB CLUB Get a floor spot MUSICAL TRADITIONS Keith Summers Festival - advance booking advised |
| Monday 10 May | CROYDON Bob Wood HERGA Open Night |
| Tuesday 11 May | DARTFORD Steve Ashley HOY AT ANCHOR Wild Will Barrett SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 12 May | FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session |
| Thursday 13 May | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Dave Ellis & Boo Howard TRAVELLERS REST John Morgan |
| Friday 14 May | ORPINGTON FRIDAY Steve Suffet and Anne Price RAM CLUB Dave Swarbrick |
| Saturday 15 May | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Debby McClatchy HAVERING FOLK CLUB Saturday Special with Eileen McGann & David K. plus Foxen |
| Sunday 16 May | FAB CLUB Suffet and Price |
| Monday 17 May | CROYDON Singers and Musicians Night HERGA Open Night TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB (NELLIES) Sarah McQuaid |
| Tuesday 18 May | DARTFORD Vin Garbutt HOY AT ANCHOR Open Night with Lou Brown SHARPS Singers Night |
| Wednesday 19 May | ELECTRIC VOICES (ET) Lunasa FAVERSHAM Singers Night FOLK MOB Sarah McQuaid HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session |
| Thursday 20 May | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Hudson & Cutler |
| Friday 21 May | KNEES UP The Committee Band caller Nick Walden ORPINGTON FRIDAY Quidnunc RAM CLUB Jeff Warner |
| Saturday 22 May | CELLAR UPSTAIRS Brian McNeill EFDSS Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds LEWES WORKSHOPS Joe Penland - North Carolina song & social history |
| Sunday 23 May | FAB CLUB Get a floor spot |
| Monday 24 May | CROYDON Pamela Ward and Paul Cherrington HERGA Dan McKinnon |
| Tuesday 25 May | DARTFORD Debby McClatchy HOY AT ANCHOR tbc SHARPS Jeff Warner |
| Wednesday 26 May | FAVERSHAM Lyra Celtica FOLKLAHOMA Joe Penland and Jeff Warner FOLK MOB Singaround HAVERING FOLK CLUB Open Session TWO FOR JOY (QH) Fern Hill + The Gentle Good |
| Thursday 27 May | ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Singers & Musicians Night (open mike in the bar) - with special guests Hartley Morris |
| Friday 28 May | ORPINGTON FRIDAY Singaround RAM CLUB Liz Simcock Trio |
| Saturday 29 May | CASTLE Big Sing Special with Jim Mageean and Graeme Knights CELLAR UPSTAIRS Closed |
| Sunday 30 May | FAB CLUB Closed |
| Monday 31 May | CROYDON Closed HERGA Closed |
Lewes Workshops Ben Paley's fiddle workshop on 27th. March is sold out with a waiting list, but tickets for his solo performance that evening are still available.
Knees Up - 19 March 2010
The band will now be Ceilidhography not Gloworms as listed in the magazine. Caller is still Cat Kelly
New Club - Acoustic Insurgency
Last Sunday monthly, please see club guide and diary for details.
Action Folk (Haddenham Ceilidh) April 2010
Please note that the supporting morris side will now be Belles of London City and not as advertised in the February issue.