Ringwood Folk Club September/October 2009
Tuesdays at the Elm Tree Inn, Hightown, Ringwood. Times: 8.15-11.00.
From A31, turn off at Hightown. Follow the signs to the Raptor sanctuary;
that'll take you past the pub.
- November 3rd 2009
- Pete Harris & Hugh Budden
Great Blues duo with Pete playing stunning acoustic guitar & vocals, brilliantly accompanied on harmonica
by Hugh. Check out some great material on his website and youtube. Pete has performed onstage with some
of Blues greats. You may have been lucky to have heard Pete when he did extended floor spots when
Ragamarag, Chris Foster and New Deal string Band were the guest artists.
Hugh is a brilliant harmonica player.
MC/support Dave Hunt with his new group. Entrance £5.00
More at:
http://www.peteharrisblues.com/home.htm
- November 10th 2009
- Informal singaround (tunes, songs and poems)
- November 17th 2009
- Magpie Lane
Quintessential Southern English Folk. Wonderful 5 piece group from Oxford. Great English singing and
playing. The five of them epitomize Southern English Traditional music and song. Bags of instruments
including Cello & Hurdy Gurdy, Percussion, Fiddle, Concertina, Bouzouki, Flute & Guitar.
They all sing beautifully. There’s too much to say about them here, visit their web site. English
Songs from all the seasons in particular those from Oxfordshire.
Entrance £8.50
More at:
http://www.magpielane.co.uk/
- November 24th 2009
- Johnny Silvo
Johnny has been performing in Folk, Skiffle & Jazz venues for over 40 years.
He has made about a 1000 TV and Radio appearances. He is a consummate performer who’s full of energy
with an amazing voice, and a great guitar style & a brilliant sense of humour. These days he lives in
Norway and is seldom seen in the UK. His pedigree includes The Monty Sunshine Jazz Band, Diz Disley
& a duo with Sandy Denny.
He really is a great performer, you’ll definitely go home smiling after one of Johnny’s gigs.
"He was the first artist I ever saw in a Folk club back in 1970, I was immediately hooked."
(Rod Biggs).
Entrance £6
More at:
http://www.perrottsfolly.com/JohnnySilvo.html
or at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O40J0vHjUms
- December 1st 2009
- Quinns Quinney, Cath Burke, Paul Openshaw, Innominata
Quinns Quinney are an amazing 10 piece Skiffle band who have enough energy to power the National
grid. Umpteen instruments inc. Banjos, Basses, Mandolin, guitars, percussion, ukelele, whistle & harmonica plus loads of singers. At their last gig over half the audience were up & dancing, be prepared to to enjoy yourselves.
Cath Burke plays mandolin, guitar and whistle & flute and is a really good singer. She plays in
Djambo, Quinns Quinney & other bands.
Paul Openshaw is a fine singer/songwriter who plays guitar & Banjo. His songs such as Mr & Mrs Grumblybottom are very original and highly entertaining.
Innominata (4 piece Trad.multi-instrumentalist/vocal group) are veterans of the folk scene
appearing at many Festivals and clubs & numerous recordings over a long period.
Entrance £3
More at:
http://www.myspace.com/quinsquinney
and at:
http://www.myspace.com/catherine.burke
and at:
http://www.innominata.org.uk/
- December 8th 2009
- Siansa
A long overdue return of the 6 piece traditional Irish band featuring Harp, 2 Uilleen pipers, Fiddle,
Guitar, Bhodran and vocals. They are based in London but also play in Holland and France. They make a
great sound. Support tonight is from Limerick singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Hinchey
Entrance £8/50
More at:
http://www.siansa.com
- December 15th 2009
- Informal singaround (tunes, songs and poems)
- December 22nd 2009
- The Melstock Band’s Christmas Show
Carols and Christmas Music from the English Tradition. Christmas show combining west gallery and folk
carols with festive music, poetry and stories.
Appearing in costume they play music & sing material from the era of Thomas Hardy, they are very popular. They’ve appeared all over Europe Africa and America. They play numerous instruments including concertina, fiddle, clarinet, flute, shawm, serpent, ophicleide, trombone, oboe, cor anglais. They are all fine
singers. Suitable for all the family. Come early!
Entrance £8/50
More at:
http://www.mellstockband.com/
- December 29th 2009
- Informal singaround (tunes, songs and poems) Free Entry Tonight
Coming soon :
- January 5th 2010 Les Barker.
- January 19th 2010 The Bully Wee Band.
- February 2nd 2010 John Kirkpatrick.
- February 16th 2010 Martin Carthy.
- March 9th 2010 Chris Wood.
- March 30th 2010 Ragmamarag.
More info Tel 01425 673713
Or, for further details and updates check
http://www.ringwoodfolk.org.uk
-- our web site.
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