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Joint Fixture List for Kimber’s Men and Joe Stead.

 

2012

May 4th (KM) Sheepscombe Village Hall, Gloucestershire.

May 5th (KM) Minstead Village Hall, Hampshire.

May 9th (KM) The Works, Sowerby Bridge with Martyn Joseph

May 19th (KM) Deal Royal Marine’s Association.

Jun 13th (KM) The Works, Sowerby Bridge with Flossie Malavialle, Bram Taylor, Will Kaufmann, Little Giants, O’Hooley and Tidow in a special charity concert for Eve Williams.

Jun 22nd (KM) Teignmouth Folk Festival, Devon.

Jun 23rd (KM) Teignmouth Folk Festival, Devon.

Jun 24th (KM) Teignmouth Folk Festival, Devon.

Jul 11th (KM) The Works, Sowerby Bridge with The Carrivick Sisters

Jul 21st (KM) Music on the Marr, Town Foot Farm, Castle Carrock, Cumbria.

Jul 22nd (KM) Hull Festival of the Sea

Jul 27th (KM) Port Isaac with Fishermen’s Friends – To be confirmed

Jul 28th (KM) Dolphin Hotel, Beer, South Devon – To be confirmed

 

STORYTELLING CAFE and TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM NEWS

http://www.TradArtsTeam.co.uk

This month we have the opening of a new Storytelling Café in Worcester and a traditional music workshop with the multi-talented Alistair Anderson.  As well as listing all our May events there is advance notice of a community storytelling festival in June.

Thursday 3 May 8:00pm
Traditional song session, Kings Heath
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/song-sessions.html

Sunday 13 May 11am - 5pm
Traditional music workshop with Alistair Anderson
Open to all musicians but only a few tickets left
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=351

Sunday 13 May 8:00pm
Alistair Anderson in concert
Tower Of Song, Kings Norton
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=352

Tuesday 15 May 7:30pm
Wednesbury Storytelling Café
TALES
AND VEILS
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Sandwell-Storytelling-Cafe.html

Wednesday 16 May 7:30pm
Birmingham Storytelling Café
DAVE TONGE
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Birmingham-Storytelling-Cafe.html

Sunday 20 May 8:00pm
Traditional music session, Moseley
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html

Monday 21 May 7:30pm
Worcester Storytelling Café
Opening night with GRAHAM LANGLEY
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/Worcester-Storytelling-Cafe.html

Wednesday 23 May 8:00pm
Tales and Ales storytelling session
The Lamp Tavern
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/tales-and-ales.html

Friday 22 and Saturday 23 June
Martineau Gardens Storytelling Festival
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/storytelling_festival_2012.html

 

BOLYGOMUSIC PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:

 

LUCY WARD + JONO MCCLEERY (SOLO) + VANITA & THE LOVE

 

Thursday 17th May 2012

 

Ronnie's Bar

(Upstairs)

Ronnie Scott's

47 Frith Street

Soho

London

W1D 4HT

 

Tel: 020-7439-0747

 

Doors: 6.00pm

 

Showtime: 8.30pm

 

Admission: £8 In advance from mrbolygo@bolygomusic.com

 

                £10 On the door

 

Vin Garbutt – April Gigs

27 MOORSHOLM LIVE. Moorsholm Village Hall, Cleveland. 07867 744253
www.moorsholmlive.co.uk 01287 660462

Home Roots Music, 52 Micklow Lane, Loftus, N. Yorks. TS13 4JE.

http://www.vingarbutt.com

Vin's Agency: Jacey Bedford Management. http://www.jacey-bedford.com

agency@jacey-bedford.com

 

A Ceilidh in Retford, Nottinghamshire.

 

Retford  is launching a ceilidh night on Saturday 28th April, 8-10.30pm  at Goodwin Hall, Chancery Lane, DN22 6DF,  just along from Asda towards the Square.  Lambskinnet will be playing and Chris Rose will be calling.  Coffee and tea will be available but you are welcome to bring your own drinks and nibbles.  Please tell and bring your friends.  Families with children are encouraged to come and join in.  You do not need to know how to dance, just come and be prepared to give it a go.  Tickets are £4.00 per person.  Children under 16 free.  To book a place and find out more contact Kathy Cowbrough 01777 706880 or email  kathy.cowbrough@virgin.net

 

Malton,  Yorkshire

 

MALTON'S FIRST BLUES FEST, Open Mike on Fri 18 May 7.30-11.30pm(Adm.FREE), Sat 19 May (Tickets £5) 12.00a.m-2.30pm,BLUES HIRING FAIR, 3.00-11.30pm SMOKESTACK SUNRISE, HALF DEAF CLATCH, DODGY JIM'S BLUES BAND, THE BLUES QUIZ, BIG DAVE 'T' , DECLAN & THE DELTA'S, 'THE WHITBY WAILER' ROGER SUTTCLIFFE ,Special Guest HARROGATE BLUES BAR'S FINEST THE SHARON COLGAN BAND, 8 real ales and good food on tap, call 01944 738422 to book your Hiring fair (25mins) spot@SUDDABY'S CROWN, WHEELGATE,MALTON, YO17 7HP

 

Sarah McQuaid May-June 2012 UK Tour

Wed 2 May. Philleigh Folk Club, The Roseland Inn, Philleigh-in-Roseland, Truro, Cornwall TR2 5NB
Tel 01326 270379 -- Tickets £7.00 -- From
7.00 p.m.
 
Fri 4 May. South Lakes Music Partnership, Ulverston Sports Club,
Priory Road, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9HT
Tel: 07743 555227 -- Tickets £6.00 -- From 7.45 p.m.
http://www.slmp.btinternet.co.uk
 
Sun 6 May. East Anglia Guitar Festival, High Barn, Great Bardfield,
Essex CM7 4SL
Tel 01371 811291 -- Tickets £12.00 -- From
7pm
http://eastangliaguitarfestival.com
Sarah will also be giving a DADGAD guitar workshop at
4pm on the same day.
 
Wed 9 May. Llantrisant Folk Club Windsor Hotel,
Llantrisant Road, Pontyclun, Wales, CF72 9DQ
Tel 01443 226892 -- Tickets £6.00 -- From
8:30 p.m.
http://www.folkwales.org.uk
 
Fri 11 May. The Poly,
24 Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3EG
Tel 01326 319461 -- Tickets £10.00 -- From
7:30 p.m.
http://www.thepoly.org
Sarah will also be giving a DADGAD guitar workshop at
2pm the following day.
 
Sun 13 May. Halfpenny Folk Club -- The Greyhound Inn, Oldwalls, Llanrhidian, Gower SA3 1HA
Tel 01792 850803 -- From
8:00 p.m.
http://www.halfpennyfolkclub.com
 
Tues 15 May. Marlow FM 97.5 Longridge, Quarry Wood Road, Marlow, Bucks SL7 1RE
Tel 01628 488975 -- 12:30pm
http://www.marlowfm.co.uk
 
Wed 16 May Folkmob, Blackheath Rugby Club, Kidbrooke Lane, Eltham, London SE9 6TE
Tel 07809 095237 -- Tickets £6.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.
http://folkmob.com
 
Fri 18 May. Farnham Maltings,
Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR
Tel 01252 745444 -- Tickets £8.00 advance (£10 door) -- From
7:30 p.m.
http://www.farnhammaltings.com
Sarah will also be giving a DADGAD guitar workshop at
5:30pm on the same day.

Sat 19 May. Sale Folk Club, United Services Club, Southern Road (off
Mersey Road), Sale, Cheshire M33 6HQ
Tel 0161 432 4317 -- Tickets £8.00 -- From
7:30 p.m.
http://www.salefolkclub.co.uk
 
Sun 20 May. Folk at the Manor -- The Old Manor Social Club,
Withens Lane, Wallasey, Wirral CH45 7NF
Tel 0151 678 1962 -- Tickets £5.00 -- From
8.00 p.m.
http://www.folkatthemanor.co.uk
 
Wed 23 May.
Trades Club Hebden Bridge, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks HX7 8EE
Tel 01422 8452656 -- Tickets £9.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.
http://thetradesclub.com
 
Thurs 24 May. House Concert, Pencaitland, East Lothian
Tel: 01875 341836 -- Tickets £15.00 -- From
7.30 p.m.
 
Fri 25 May. Partick Folk Festival,
Glasgow, Scotland
Details to be advised
 
Sat 26 May. International Ladies Night @ Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall, Kirkby Fleetham, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 0SH
Tel 01609 748259 -- Tickets £10.00 -- From 7.00 p.m.
http://www.kirkbyfleethamfolkclub.co.uk
For this show only, Sarah McQuaid will be be performing in the round with Flossie Malavialle and Wendy Arrowsmith.
 
Mon 28 May.
BBC Radio Lancashire, 20-26 Darwen Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 2EA
Tel 01254 841020 -- 11am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire
Sarah will be performing live on Sally Naden's lunchtime entertainment programme, which airs every weekday between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.
 
Tues 29 May. Amberley Acoustic Music Club, The George & Dragon, Houghton, West Sussex BN18 9LW
Tel 01403 711405 -- Tickets £8.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.
http://amberleyacousticmusicclub.com
 
Wed 30 May. Carrington Triangle Folk Club, The Gladstone Inn,
45 Loscoe Road, Carrington, Nottingham NG5 2AW
Tel 0115 955 2935 -- Tickets £7.00 (Members £5) -- From
8.00 p.m.
http://www.myspace.com/carringtontriangle
 
Thurs 31 May. Ash Keys Music, The Louisiana Cellar Room, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, Bristol BS1 6UA
Tel 07855 826228 -- Tickets £8.00/£10.00 -- From 7:30 p.m.
http://www.ashkeysmusic.com
 
Fri 1 June. St Mary's Church, Brixton,
Plymouth, Devon PL8 2BS
Tel: 01752 311013 -- Tickets £6 -- From
7:30 p.m. http://www.brixton-village.co.uk/stmaryschurchpages.htm
 
Sat 2 June. Wessex Folk Festival, Hope United Reformed Church,
Trinity Street, Weymouth DT4 8TW
Tel 01305 821611 -- Tickets £8.00 Advance (£10.00 door) -- From
7:00 p.m.
http://www.wessexfolk.co.uk
In addition to her Saturday evening concert, Sarah will also be giving a DADGAD guitar workshop as part of the festival -- workshop date and time TBA.

Sun 3 June. St Buryan Church Benefit Concert, St Buryan,
Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 6BX
Details to be advised

The Outside Track are delighted to announce the dates for their next UK tour in May/June 2012. The band will also be promoting the release of their 3rd album, Flash Company, out on May 1st. 

May 10           Edinburgh      The Queens Hall

May 11           St Andrews    The Byre Theatre

May 12           Moniaive        Moniaive Folk Festival

May 13           Glasgow         City Halls

May 15           Poolewe         West Coast Arts

May 16           Irvine             Irvine Folk Club

May 17           Kilbarchan     Steeple Hall

May 18           Berwick         The Maltings Theatre

May 20           Walton-on-Thames   Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre

May 22           North Berwick           St Andrew Blackadder Church

May 23           Inverness       Eden Court Theatre

May 24           Isle of Skye    Aros Centre

May 25           Oban              Skippinish Ceilidh House

May 26           Lyth                Lyth Arts Centre

 

Folk Music at the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) York

NCEM Box Office: 01904 658338, Web: www.ncem.co.uk

 

Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams

Wednesday 9 May | 7.30pm

An evening of fiery guitar playing and soulful vocals from cult English singer-songwriter Boo Hewerdine and American troubadour Brooks Williams.

Tickets: £15.00 (concessions £13.00)

Box Office: 01904 658338, Web: www.ncem.co.uk

 

BLOWZABELLA DAY

Friday 27 & Saturday 28 April 2012

Stamford Arts Centre (Lincs) Box Office 01780 763 203

 

A day and two nights packed with dances, concerts, workshops, sessions with Blowzabella and Esquisse (Brittany).

 

THE CELLAR UPSTAIRS

 

VENUE: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, London NW1 2HR (on the corner of Cobourg Street, near Euston and Euston Square stations; parking is easy), on Saturdays at 8.15pm

INFORMATION: 020 7281 7700; http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk (PUB: 020 7387 5440)

ENTRANCE: Members: £6, non-members: £7 (unwaged £1.50 less), except on nights marked *, when it will be £7 and £8. Membership: £2 for the year

ACCESS: The club room is up a short staircase.

RESIDENT PERFORMERS: Jim Younger, Gail Williams, Peta Webb, Ken Hall, Bob Wakeling, Frankie Cleeve

 

 

28 APR: JOHN HEGLEY (popular and witty poet, who also sings and plays ukulele, possibly Luton’s most famous son)

5 MAY: KLEZMER KLUB (songs and tunes from the Klezmer tradition, from joyful dance tunes to melancholy songs, played by accomplished band)

12 MAY : ROY BAILEY (popular singer with songs of the political and the personal, including songs by Leon Rosselson, Si Kahn, Judy Small and Robb Johnson)

19 MAY: JOHN KIRKPATRICK (singer and master of the melodeon, member of Brass Monkey and former member of many well-known bands, including Steeleye Span and Umps and Dumps; traditional and own songs, which include the much-loved Laundroloverette and A Length of Yarn)

26 MAY: NOTTS ALLIANCE (traditional and newer songs – including a few that are comic and/or political - in strong, fine harmony from three-man group from the East Midlands)

2 JUNE: closed for bank holiday

9 JUNE: RATTLE ON THE STOVEPIPE (great singing and playing of old American songs and tunes from Pete Cooper, Dave Arthur and Dan Stewart)

16 JUNE: LEON ROSSELSON (one of the UK’s greatest songwriters; comic, tragic and political songs)

 

 

GUITARIST WANTED

 

Folk duo/trio, based in Boston and Louth, would very much like to join up with a competent guitarist (M/F) who is familiar with folk and traditional tunes (e.g. Irish, American Old Time, Scottish, Northumbrian. etc.).

Ability to play melody occasionally and/or sing traditional folksongs would be a definite advantage. Must have own transport.

If interested, please email jjthemusician@hotmail.co.uk in the first instance.

 

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