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What's On 2012
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31 May 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Na-mara
Acclaimed St Albans based folk duo - Paul McNamara (vocal & guitar) and Rob Garcia (mandolin, mandola, guitar & vocals). Their repertoire is varied and ranges across the Celtic world, and includes music from the British Isles, Brittany, Asturias and Galicia. Website
Supported by Owen Woods
Owen is a solo melodeon player who plays music from Britain, Scandinavia and Quebec. Prepare for strange time signatures, fluctuating rhythms and lush harmonies. Website
Sorry to report that Stuart McNair has had to cancel but we're looking forward to seeing him again in 2013 |
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7 June 2012 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature Event with Alan Francis in aid of  RNLI
One of our most regular and welcome contributors, Alan brings a wealth of experience as an entertainer and a huge repertoire of songs, ballads and blues that appeals to a wide audience. Website |
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14 June 2012 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature Event with Al Neville in aid of Cancer Research 
Al writes his own songs, often funny, sometimes serious - but always seriously good. see for yourself here
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21 June 2012 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with The Willows Band
With a sound that is both beautiful and contemporary, The Willows intricately weave traditional and modern roots music within their well-crafted songs. Website
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28 June 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature event with Mistaken Identity
We enjoyed them so much last July. These four fellas sing mainly a cappella four-part harmony from pop and easy rock to traditional folk music, from the serious to the whimsical, but all seriously good. Website
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5 July 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with John "Daddio" Clarke
John’s original compositions range from classical guitar pieces, to chorus songs, social comment, romantic and plain silly. Hear for yourself Website |
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12 July 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Simon Oliver
Our popular Romford singer and songwriter is back ! website
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19 July 2012 - Entrance £2
Mixed Sessions with Jason and Davida
Jason and Davida make up darklights, a singer and pianist duo who perform a mixture of their own original material and covers done in their own unique style. Music that is beautiful, moving and marvelously meloncholy. Website
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26 July 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with The Jones Boys
Featuring award-winning accordion and melodeon player Sam Sloan plus Gordon Jackson on mandola and whistle this duo powerfully play traditional music and songs from Ireland, England, Shetland, Scotland and around Europe. Website |
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2 August 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Tim Graham
With a guitar style compared to Bert Jansch and Martin Simpson, Tim is one of the new generation of musicians who are breathing new life into the folk songs of Britain. Website |
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9 August 2012 - Entrance £2
Mixed Sessions with James Kirsch
Pop infused choruses with fingerstyle guitars and the melancholia of Cohen, all via the Seattle grunge sound.
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Mike Cobb
Mike is a veteran of the original Loughton Folk Club (Mother Hubbard) and also of the Troubadour and Bermuda Folk Clubs. His music is both traditional and modern, Irish and American songs and encourages audience participation. Once described as feigning ineptitude, Mike’s renditions of some of the best known Irish songs have an individual interpretation.
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Damian Clarke
Damian sings and plays (beautifully) Hammer Dulcimer, Hurdy Gurdy and Guitar. He likes to challenge preconceptions in his art and music. "A sparkling programme of refreshing' wandering-minstrel' takes on trad songs (English, Breton, Plat Deutsch - all sung in the original language), interspersed with tunes. Folk Roots More here
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16 August 2012 - Entrance £4
Charity Feature with the Broadoak Bluegrass Band
An absolutely terrific Bluegrass band who swept us off our feet with their musicianship and sheer vitality in November 2011 they have generously agreed to perform in aid of Cancer Research. Website |
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23 August 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Sam Sallon
Sam's music speaks for itself. A fine voiced, very professional performer writing polished and pertinent songs, not bound by genre. He has something to say - and says it beautifully. See for yourself here
Supported by:
Dan Whitehouse
Dan writes music steeped in timeless roots traditions, laced with lyrical twists that narrate modern life. Website
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30 August 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Christina Brodie
Christina Brodie is a creative powerhouse with astonishing artistic talents who surprises with unusual, instruments melodies and singing! Website |
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6 September 2012 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature Event with Les Elvin - in aid of MS
Les plays guitar, harmonica and bouzouki, and his entertaining repertoire includes blues, ballads, ragtime and guitar instrumentals. Expect class! Both contemporary and traditional.
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13 September 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Chris Flegg
Chris is an accomplished Jazz and Folk singer songwriter of the first order Website
Supported by Peter Walters
Performing a mix of traditional folk, bawdy broadsides and art songs, Peter likes to bring good singing and good fun to his audience
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20 September 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with J. Eoin
"London-based Irish singer songwriter J. Owen has a strong and traditional voice that he wraps around his own totally modern and enchanting songs to great effect. Gergeous acoustic arpeggios and sumptuous strings flavour tales of urban experience. Very highly recommended". Musician Magazine Website |
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27 September 2012 - Entrance £7
Guest Event with Ewan McLennan
‘he sings beautifully, with great sincerity and great empathy, he's terrific!’. Mike Harding
His guitar playing, described as 'stunning' , is influenced by the rigour and technique from his years of studying classical guitar, while retaining a unique and compelling sound in which his immersion in folk music is evident. Website |
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4 October 2012 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Fake Thackray
John's Watterson's appreciation and love of Jake Thackray's music is obvious to his audience. His performance is a celebration of the man that was Jake Thackray - his work, his genius and his very essence. John is a talented guitarist and vocalist and has that engaging quality that makes you want to listen to his performance. Website
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11 October 2012 - Entrance £6 A rare treat!
Guest Event with Steve Tyler and Andy Clarke
Stephen Tyler began playing the hurdy gurdy in 1993, adding this instrument to the sound of the recently formed medieval music ensemble Misericordia, which he founded with Anne Marie Summers. It's hard to imagine a more accomplished hurdy player! He also plays Gothic Harp, Cittern and Citole. Website
Andy Clarke has a repertoire of mainly traditional song from the British Isles including the South West of England. His reputation as a strong performer continues to grow with increasing appearances at folk festivals and folk clubs across England. Website |
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18 October 2012 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature Event with Foxen - in aid of 
John plays guitar, violin, concertina and mandolin - Margaret plays autoharp, bowed psaltery and hammered dulcimer.They write, sing and play funny and serious songs. Website |
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25 October 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Dave Beckett
We don't see enough great acoustic blues players - Dave is the real thing! he makes great music. Listen for yourself Here |
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1 November 2012 - Entrance £2
Mixed Sessions with Spootiskerry
Neil, Jan & Richard play fiddle, mandolin, guitars, whistles & mandolinand have played together in various formations since 1985 pursuing their interest in playing for tradional dance, and harmony singing. Website
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The Raven
A duo blending intricate finger picked guitar and voice from Stephen Moncrieff and voice and flute from Carolyn Forbes. Beautiful traditional songs tell their stories and tunes get feet stomping. “Quite simply brilliant!! Fabulous musicians and wonderful songs” Folk at the Pump House, July 2011 Website |
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8 November 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Black Scarr
Johnny Black and Emma Scarr have embarked upon a very exciting duo adventure. Their fondness for a good old fashioned styled duet's has inspired them to write some up to date duets for our times, and their place – Walthamstow, Leytonstone, and not very much further beyond. Their distinctive voices, instrumental styles and mix of hard-hitting (his) and understated but plain-spoken (hers) writing have produced a set of songs that are musically striking and lyrically captivating. Website |
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15 November 2012 - Entrance £10
Special Guest Event in the main hall with Magpie Lane
Magpie Lane perform traditional English music and song. They combine powerful vocals with vigorous dance tunes - inventive arrangements on acoustic instruments. Christmas starts here! with Andy Turner, Mat Green, Ian Giles, Sophie Thurman and Jon Fletcher. "The Oxfordshire-based quintet marry a deep love of their material with an unflashy musicality and a seriousness of purpose that is never solemn. This is traditional music with nothing taken out and just the right soupçon of seasoning."
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22 November 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Paula Ryan
The welcome return of our friend from York - She charms and beguiles audiences with her sheer delight, unmistakeable joy, potent lyrics, Celtic wit and humour! Website |
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29th November 2012 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
Two of the most experienced and established harmony singers on the folk scene. They have a leaning towards traditional English material, but occasionally diversify and perform their own material and Victorian/Edwardian songs. Their interpretation of both contemporary and
traditional material is sensitive, moving and has plenty of humour. They have trespassed, touted, marshalled, organised and appeared at clubs and festivals in careers spanning two millennia. They offer a wide range of musical material, traditional, Victorian, Edwardian, Contemporary, Rude, Silly and Self-penned, all delivered with their unique blend of harmony and humour, with generous use of spoons and floddling! Website |
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6 December 2012 - Entrance £3
Feature event with Anna Shannon
Anna's award winning solo work continues to earn acclaim. Her 12 string and harp like classical guitar styles and honest voice along with unusual instrumental pieces, makes refreshingly unique entertainment. Website
Supported by A Giant's Cause
A Giant's Cause are an up and coming folk duo from the North East. They combine delicately woven harmonies with innovative instrumentation and heart-thumping tunes
See for yourself here
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13 December 2012 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Wheres Spot
"They sing and the audience goes silent! The warm, well rounded harmonies fill the room. Oh yes! This is what makes it all worthwhile! We had to ask them back didn't we?" Website
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20 December 2012 - Entrance £2
Mixed Sessions with Alison Frosdick & Jack Burnaby
They perform mainly traditional British folk songs with Alison generally singing and Jack accompanying on melodeons/concertina. They have been known to throw in the occasional harmonious unaccompanied song too!Be prepared to join in with gusty choruses!
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Simon Rosser
Warmth and great chorus songs in good measure. Perfect!
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27 December 2012 - Entrance TBA
The Night of the Dead-Pantomime ... (cackle cackle!) |
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2013
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10 January 2013 Entrance £3
Feature Event with Green Diesel
Exciting young multi-talented band - Listen to them on Myspace - Excellent! Website |
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17 January 2013 Entrance £3
Feature Event with Jim Radford
Although Jim is best known for his sea-songs and shanties (sung acapella) he also has an extensive repertoire of British and Irish folk songs as well as well-known favourites from the English-speaking world such as Joe Hill and The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Website |
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31 January 2013 Entrance £3
Feature Event with Lizzie Shirley
Singer/songwriter - political and personal songs. Recent shows : Edinburgh Festival, plus numerous London venues. 3 WEEKS '.a blythe accoustic stance'.'.utterly lovely' TIME OUT ... equally talented in both arts'...' a rare and ringing voice.' South LONDON PRESS : '...a born performer'. Website |
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7 February 2013 Entrance £7
Guest Event with Jed Grimes
Mainly traditional songs with the occasional jig or reel, many from his native North East England, played with a contemporary, eclectic approach with strands from jazz, East European and Transatlantic inflections. Ready wit, always engaging the audience verbally and musically, with a restless, insouciant Geordie edge. “Versatile, exciting musicianship: roots music with flair and grace!” Rick Kemp, Steeleye Span. Website
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14 February 2013 Entrance £7
Guest Event with Thorn and Roses
Thorn & Roses are Rowena Metters, Sylvia Fletcher and Jinks Jenkin who joined forces a number of years ago inspired by their mutual love of unaccompanied close harmoney singing. The have been singing together ( Row & Sylv ) since the mid sixties, joining up with jinks 15 years ago. Jinks also has been in the folk scene since the sixties being the founder member of Jinks's Stack. They have a vast repertoire ranging from the true traditional to modern day hits. |
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21 February 2013 Entrance £4
Feature Event with Landermason
The Landermason live sound is impressive, full of variety and with plenty of audience interaction. The material is chosen from an ever increasing repertoire of songs and tunes, be it self-penned or traditional. Either way you can expect to hear uplifting melodies and superb harmonies within beautiful and skilful arrangements. Website |
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14 March 2013 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with Tony Winn
Tony mixes the touching with the hard-hitting, the poignant with a laugh. He sings about Humankind and it's world, reflecting his own oblique views on life as a member of the human race (which he is determined to win!) and includes a selection of traditional songs and tunes on frailing banjo. Listen Here |
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21 March 2013 - Entrance £3
Feature Event with The Raven
A duo blending intricate finger picked guitar and voice from Stephen Moncrieff and voice and flute from Carolyn Forbes. Beautiful traditional songs tell their stories and tunes get feet stomping. “Quite simply brilliant!! Fabulous musicians and wonderful songs” Folk at the Pump House, July 2011 Website |
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28 March 2013 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland
A husband and wife duo from Co. Down in Ireland who perform a mixed programme of traditional and contemporary Irish songs accompanied by guitar and percussion. They present a lively fun evening of old and new material with plenty of choruses to give audiences lots of opportunities to join in. Website |
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11 April 2013 Entrance £4
Feature Event with Kate Denny
Denny’s voice has been described as both ‘striking’ (fRoots) and ‘lullaby-like’ (Mojo) bringing depth and range of expression to her songs and tunes that are haunting, poignant and whimsical. After three years of gigging with The Kittiwakes, Kate is no stranger to performing live, captivating audiences with the stories she weaves and gorgeous fiddle based tunes. Website
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25 April 2013 - Entrance £7
Guest Event with Martyn Wyndham-Read
Who better for Anzac Day than Martyn ? “Martyn is one of our best known and respected singers, with a laid-back, hypnotic style which never fails to relax and enthrall his audiences. He is a real craftsman, who sings from the heart.” Digital Tradition Website |
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9 May 2013 - Entrance £6
Guest Event with Hickman & Cassidy
Styled as Britain’s premiere transatlantic folk and roots duo. James Hickman provides emotive, soaring vocals and driving rhythm guitar while Dan Cassidy brings virtuosic fiddle playing to their unique interpretations of new and old folk music. Their show is presented with the quick-witted English homeliness of Hickman set against Cassidy’s dry humour and American drawl. It offers a dynamic musical journey from past to present that effortlessly celebrates the connection between the British and American musical traditions. Website
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23 May 2013 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Crownstreet
These astonishingly good North Essex musicians have a wealth of experience in
the local and national folk scene. Crownstreet perform songs and tunes, old and
new, on 4 voices and 12 different instruments which they strum, strike, squeeze
and blow. They blow us away every time! Website
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13 June 2013 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature with Steve O'Donoghue - in aid of TBA
Great to welcome Steve back. His thoughtful, provocative and well crafted songs will make you sing, think and laugh! Steve's Facebook Page
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27 June 2013 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with Haddo
Husband and wife duo Will and Nicky Pound combine rich and exotic melodeon harmonies with the dark tone of the viola, they take well known tunes and twist them 180 degrees. From morris to bluegrass, traditional tunes to their own compositions, Haddo are guaranteed to raise the roof. Website |
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11 July 2013 - Entrance £3
Charity Feature with Jessica Cheetham and Tom Dalton
 in aid of Send a Cow
A very welcome return of these New Roots 2011& 2012 finalists. Jess & Tom are passionate about singing traditional British song in as simple a way as possible using just a guitar and two voice harmony (They love listening to Bellowhead as well!). Website
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17 October 2013 - Entrance £5
Guest Event with David Gibb & Elly Lucas
David Gibb and Elly Lucas are an exciting young duo who play a mixture of original and re‐worked traditional folk material. David plays the guitars, melodeon and sings; Elly plays fiddle, viola and also sings. They produce distinctive vocal leads, haunting harmonies and a quite dense instrumental sound. Their singing is simple and unadorned. The pair were chosen as finalists in the prestigious BBC Young Folk Awards 2011 and, on the road, have supported such acts as Cara Dillon, Chris Wood,Coope, Boyes and Simpson, Jez Lowe, and Megson.. Website |
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