LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB PROGRAMME

July August September October November and Beyond
5 JULY COME ALL YE £5 cash Bring songs, tunes, poems, stories. Vocal & instrumental groups are welcome. A good night to try performing in public for the first time to friendly listeners. Derek Seed is in the chair. 12 JULY PETER & BARBARA SNAPE £10 cash https://thesnapes.org.uk/ Traditional & music-hall songs & tunes from the North-West of England, with a mighty range of melodeons, authentic singing & plenty of good humour. 19 JULY BELVER £10 cash https://www.facebook.com/belverband New, powerful young band playing mainly English traditional songs & music: Harry Abel (vocals, fiddle, stomp box),Dom Doran (vocals, whistles, pipes, concertina) & Jack Hogsden (vocals, guitar, melodeons). 26 JULY DENISE & STUART SAVAGE £10 cash Denise and Stuart have performed for many years in a number of groups. Now as a duo, they focus on a mixture of traditional, Music Hall and their own written material, often in harmony - with English concertina accompaniment.
AUGUST 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 COME ALL YE £5 cash
6 SEPTEMBER ALAN DAY £8 cash Traditional & music-hall songs, tunes & monologues with Anglo concertina. 13 SEPTEMBER SCOLDS BRIDLE £10 cash https://www.facebook.com/p/Scolds-Bridle-100063539583625/ Sue Bousfield & Liz Moore sing their own songs, beautiful, funny & thought-provoking, in delightful vocal harmony, with guitar. 20 SEPTEMBER JOHN KIRKPATRICK £15 cash https://www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk/ Email to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the night John Kirkpatrick is a superb singer, great writer, fine dancer & the best English squeezer bar none. He is one of the great solo acts on the folk scene & has played with the Albions, Steeleye Span, Brass Monkey, Band of Hope & many more. JOHN KIRKPATRICK WORKSHOP: PLAYING FOR MORRIS DANCING (ANY INSTRUMENT) 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day SUNDAY 21st SEPTEMBER JOHN KIRKPATRICK WORKSHOP: SHROPSHIRE CAROLS IN HARMONY 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day 27 SEPTEMBER LEVERET £15 cash https://www.leveretband.com/ Email to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the night Leveret features three of England's finest folk musicians in an exciting collaboration. Andy Cutting (melodeon) Sam Sweeney (fiddle) & Rob Harbron (English concertina) are each masters of their instrument & are involved in numerous collaborations with a huge range of artists. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery & captivating spontaneity. ANDY CUTTING MELODEON WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day ROB HARBRON CONCERTINA WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day SAM SWEENEY ENGLISH FIDDLE WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day
4 OCTOBER TOM KITCHING & MARIT FAELT £12 cash http://www.tomkitching.co.uk/ 'WHERE THERE'S BRASS' Tom is an inspired fiddler with his own style & an accomplished writer. Marit is a brilliant Nordic mandola player. 'Where There's Brass' tells the story of the contemporary London waterways: a floating slum at worst, a bohemian, alternative, vibrant community at best. It is a love letter to the waterways & a rallying cry for what they can be in the future. The stories old and new are interwoven with a specially composed suite of music. 11 OCTOBER THE WILDERNESS YET £15 cash https://www.thewildernessyet.com/ Email to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the night Rosie Hodgson (voice, songwriter, guitar, banjo) Rowan Piggott (fiddle, voice) & Philippe Barnes (flute, guitar) mix Irish, Scottish, Swedish flavours into traditional & new songs with a deep love of the natural world. ROWAN PIGGOTT: SWEDISH FIDDLE WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day PHILIPPE BARNES: IRISH FLUTE WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day 18 OCTOBER ALISTAIR BRAIDWOOD & TIM LAYCOCK £12 cash https://www.timlaycock.co.uk/ Email to reserve tickets, bring the right money in cash on the night Tim Laycock is a fine singer, Crane duet concertina player, songwriter, actor & storyteller with a deep love of the songs & music of Dorset. Alistair is a singer, actor & highly skilled with more than one sort of yarn. They present a mixture of songs, tunes & stories from the West country & beyond. 25 OCTOBER GEOFF LAKEMAN £10 cash https://www.geofflakeman.co.uk/ Geoff sings entertaining & thoughtful English & Irish trad songs, Americana & jazz with Crane duet concertina. He’s the dad of Seth, Sean & Sam & father-in-law of Cara Dillon & Kathryn Roberts.
1 NOVEMBER RACHAEL ROSE EDMUNDS £8 cash Traditional & new songs in a glorious, compelling voice, unaccompanied & with shruti box. 8 NOVEMBER ANDY TURNER & MAT GREEN £10 cash https://www.andyturnermusic.uk/mat_andy/ English trad songs & tunes with fiddle & anglo concertina. Mat & Andy are founder members of the band Magpie Lane. Mat was Squire of Bampton Morris for 25 years & Andy is now the musician for Headington Quarry Morris Dancers. 15 NOVEMBER JESS & RICHARD ARROWSMITH £12 cash https://arrowsmithmusic.co.uk/ Email to reserve places, bring the right money in cash on the night Traditional English music & song, plus songs by Jess, in vocal harmony with fiddle & melodeon. With Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Jess & Richard are half The Melrose Quartet. They are also top dance musicians. JESS & RICHARD ARROWSMITH VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP 10:45 - 16:45 £45 cash (2 under-25 year olds £22) Email to reserve places, bring cash on the day Teaching will be by ear, but with dots & words provided. 22 NOVEMBER DEREK SEED Derek has been a folk performer for decades, first in Liverpool & then as a resident of Lewes Saturday Folk Club. He founded the Shellback Chorus, which toured extensively abroad. Derek specialises in sea songs & industrial songs of all sorts. Come ready to join in with plenty of choruses. 29 NOVEMBER BING LYLE £8 cash Bing is a fine accordion player & singer of traditional English songs & tunes & many he has written himself. He's a member of the Sussex Pistols dance band & for years was in a duo with fiddler Ben Paley. He is a great promoter of the traditional music of Ukrainian refugees in Sussex & performs with them.
LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB MUSIC WORKSHOPS 2025 (more to come) The workshops mostly last a full Saturday or Sunday & the tutor performs at the Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ, on the Saturday evening. Email for places, pay cash on the day.
13 Dec Jackie Oates - English fiddle 13 Dec John Spiers - Melodeon