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Thread #106539   Message #3259145
Posted By: Vic Smith
18-Nov-11 - 03:51 AM
Thread Name: Royal Oak, Lewes - Thursdays
Subject: RE: Royal Oak, Lewes - Thursdays
FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK
Station Street, Lewes
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Thursdays at 8pm. Prompt Start!

Nov 24th * £7.00 * DIAMIK
Another coup for the Royal Oak as we offer you the top Breton combination of singer Brigitte Kloareg and Yann-Fañch Perroches (of Skolvan) on diatonic accordion

Dec 1st * Free Admission * LATE NIGHT SHOPPING OPEN NIGHT
Lots of the fine singers & musicians who have been in and around the shops of Lewes will join us for this rather special evening.

Dec 8th * £6.00 * NOEL DUMBRELL
The lovely voice and harmonica playing of this great character who grew up in the village of Ashurst give us an insight into old Sussex.

Dec 15th * £7.00 * RATTLE ON THE STOVEPIPE
The exhilarating combination of Dave Arthur, Pete Cooper and Dan Stewart make a regular and very welcome return.

Dec 22nd * Free Admission * GRAND CHRISTMAS SONG & DANCE NIGHT
Chairs back against the walls as our resident singers form a dance band, open to all to join in and it's a party with a song followed by a dance all evening. Free admission but a huge raffle for the school we help to support in The Gambia.

Dec 29th * CLOSED

Jan 5th * £7.00 * PETE MORTON

Great songs flow regularly from the pen of Pete Morton with his really mesmeric performances of these plus a few traditional songs making up the evening.

Jan 12th * £7.00 * POTIPHAR'S APPRENTICES
The first visit from a newish trio from Essex, Adrian May and Sue & John Cubbin. They specialise in the songs that Vaughan Williams collected in their county.

Jan 19th * Free Admission * "HERE'S A HEALTH TO THE BARLEY MOW"
An Open Night but in the last hour or so we will be giving a preview showing of the hugely popular new BFI double DVD of vintage film of British folklore, song and dance. Copies will be on sale at £8 below RRP.

Jan 26th * £6.00 * ALAN DAY & MIKE AINSCOUGH
Two excellent musicians combine their considerable talents on anglo-concertina and string instruments to bring us a selection from their huge and catholic repertoire.

Our Future Guests will include:-
JEFF DAVIS * DAVE SWARBRICK * BARTRAM, BROOKES & WEATHERALL * JUDY COOK * JOHN KIRKPATRICK * ANDY IRVINE * JIM MacFARLAND & JERRY O'REILLY * SISTERS UNLIMITED * JERRY EPSTEIN & RALPH BODINGTON



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