Traditional song and music at the Lewes Saturday Club, Elephant and Castle, White Hill, Lewes, Sussex

Lewes Saturday Folk Club

White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ.

8:00 to 11:00 every Saturday evening

Our interest is mainly (but not exclusively) in British traditional music and song and contemporary folk music/song derived from the tradition.
Entry is usually £3 for Come-All-Ye's and between £5 and £7 for guest nights but see the programme for details.
No membership necessary.
Floor singers and musicians very welcome.

SHEPHERDS ARISE IS BACK!
SUSSEX FOLK CAROLS
from SUSSEX CHURCH MSS BOOKS

For this Christmas's performances, click here.

For tunes contributed to our regular Zoom tunes session, click HERE

We are tentatively emerging into the light.
We will reopen the club when it is safe to do so.

5 March BOB FOX £10
https://www.bobfoxmusic.com/

BOB FOX has long been regarded as one of 'the iconic voices' of British folk song.
Deeply influenced by the working class culture and industrial folk song prevalent in his native County Durham he has become a first rate exponent of storytelling through song.

WORKSHOPS 2022 (10.45 am - 4.45 pm) £35

The tutor performs at the club in the evening. Booking forms from club website about four months in advance. Half-price places for 2 under-25 year-olds.

9 April RHEINGANS SISTERS: FIDDLE

Details and booking

30 April DAOIRÍ FARRELL: BOUZOUKI

Details and booking

11 June EMANUEL PARISELLE & DIDIER OLIVER

DANCE MUSIC from GASCONY

9 July JIM MAGEAN, BARRIE & INGRID TEMPLE

THE SEA: A PLACE OF WORK & SONG

23 July JOHN KIRKPATRICK: CONCERT BAND

24 July JOHN KIRKPATRICK: VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

17 Sept ALISTAIR ANDERSON: NORTHUMBRIAN TUNES

17 Sept DAN WALSH: CLAWHAMMER BANJO

15 Oct ANDY CUTTING; MELODEON

15 Oct ROB HARBRON: CONCERTINA

16 Oct SAM SWEENEY: FIDDLE

22 Oct SARAH GREY & KIERON MEANS

evening performance

29 Oct BEN PALEY: FIDDLE

19 Nov RILEY BAUGUS: US OLD-TIME BANJO

Residents:
Brad Chick, Carole Chick, Bryan Creer,
Dave Earl, Valmai Goodyear, Don Morgan,
Diane & Steve Nevill and Derek Seed.

If you would like to be put on our mailing list to receive our newsletters about forthcoming events, email Valmai Goodyear.
If you have a particular interest (song, instrumental, specific instrument) let us know so we can tell you about workshops that might suit you.

The Lewes Favourites tune book is now available.

Click for details.

We are now offering two half-price places per workshop to under-25's. Contact Valmai (contacts) in advance to secure a place.

Last amended 18/02/21

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