Hitchin Folk Club

Programme 2014
        
Admission         £12 members, £14 non members. All ticket events, with prices, stated below.
        
        Doors open 7.30pm (soundcheck permitting), concert starts 8.15pm.
        
        
        
October         
5th         The Urban Folk Quartet plus Mike Excell
12th         Lucy Ward Band plus Black Feathers
19th         Chris While & Julie Matthews
26th         Martyn Joseph This is an all ticket event. Members £13, non members £15
        
November         
2nd         John Renbourn & Wizz Jones plus Alan West , Adam Sweet & Steve Black
9th         "Songwriters Circle" with Amy Wadge, Pete Morton & Luke Jackson
16th         Wild Willy Barrett's French Connection
23rd         Megson plus Zoe Wren
30th         Gigspanner
        
December         
7th         Showcase Night hosted by Kelly Oliver and featuring some of acts that sit in our audience.
14th         St. Agnes Fountain (Sold out)
21st         Albion Christmas This is an all ticket event. Members £13, non members £15
        
January 2015
11th         Life & Times
18th         Churchfitters
25th         John Kirkpatrick
        
February         
1st         Bully Wee Band with Phil Beer
8th         Songwriters Special with Mike Silver & Johnny Coppin
15th         Tannahill Weavers
22nd         Jackie Oates & Tristan Seume
        
March         
1st         Jim Moray.
orLewes Saturday Folk Club
Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ 8.00 pm
http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
LOYALTY CARD: 6 visits = £5 credit.

2014
SEP 27 SET ON THE DOWNS £5
The Dorset Arms, 22 Malling St. Lewes BN7 2RD
Aisling Murray, Rowan Piggott, Joy Paley and Izzy Carroll
Four young musicians & singers of Irish, English and American traditional music, each with an impressive musical pedigree.

OCT 4 TERRY MASTERSON £5
Royal_Oak/Lewes'>The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
Traditional Irish songs with guitar & unaccompanied, presented with wit & charm.

OCT 11 HARVEST SUPPER in the presence of JOHN BARLEYCORN £4
Bring songs, tunes, poems & readings for the harvest. We serve home-made harvest loaves, English cheeses & apples. A Lewes Folk Festival event: http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/LFFindex.php

OCT 18 THE TWAGGER BAND £6
http://www.twaggerband.co.uk/The_Twagger_Band/Home.html
Mostly traditional music & song with concertinas, dulcimers, bagpipes, whistles, psaltery, harmonium, recorders, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, serpent & crumhorn.

OCT 25 MÁIRE NÍ CHATHASAIGH & CHRIS NEWMAN £10
Virtuoso Irish harp & guitar playing & singing. Entrancing.
MÁIRE NÍ CHATHASAIGH IRISH HARP WORKSHOP
http://www.mairenichathasaigh.com
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £35
Many times an All-Ireland and Pan-Celtic award winner, Maire has developed profoundly influential techniques for harp performance of traditional Irish music. She gives regular workshops in Ireland, the UK, USA and Europe. Learn some lovely tunes from the Irish tradition and discuss appropriate rhythm, phrasing, ornamentation and accompaniment - primarily by ear and imitation, though written music will be provided.
CHRIS NEWMAN GUITAR WORKSHOP
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £35 Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
Chris's playing is full of grace, brilliance & humour. As well as being steeped in traditional music he has played with Diz Disley & Stéphane Grappelli & Fred Wedlock. He is the guitar tutor on the Newcastle University traditional music degree course. The workshop will cover technical exercises, ways of playing cleanly and economically, and a look at several different musical styles. Music will be sent out in advance.

SATURDAY 1st. NOVEMBER 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £15
Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
SINGING FOR BEGINNERS DAYTIME WORKSHOP
Want to sing but a little nervous that the right sounds won't come out on demand?
Tutor HALEY STEVENS http://www.voiceworkshops.co.uk

NOV 1 MOIRAI http://www.moiraitrio.co.uk/ £6
Jo Freya, Sarah Matthews & Melanie Biggs sing & play saxophone, keyboard, fiddle & melodeon in this exciting new trio.

NOV 8 CAROLYN ROBSON & MOIRA CRAIG £7
Moira's silvery voice & Carolyn's warm, honeyed tones combine beautifully in songs from Scotland & Northumberland. As well as being distinguished solo singers, they were until last year two of the three members of the well-loved trio Craig Morgan Robson.
CAROLYN ROBSON & MOIRA CRAIG VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £30
Essentials of group singing; learning some songs in harmony; working out your own arrangements; using harmony to create interest & excitement in a song. Music reading is not essential but some music may be available if needed.

NOV 15 JODY KRUSKAL http://www.jodykruskal.com/ £7
Direct from Brooklyn NY, Jody is a master of the unruly Anglo concertina, squeezing out vintage US tunes & songs that are hilarious, gritty & true - often with strong bluesy flavours & fine choruses.
JODY KRUSKAL:US OLD-TIME & VINTAGE MUSIC for all concertina systems
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £35
A few American old-time songs & tunes for learning, simple techniques to get that American sound & develop elements of style & accompaniment. Some music will be sent out in advance.

NOV 22 DOVETAIL TRIO http://dovetailtrio.com/about.html £6
Fine young performers Matt Quinn (voice, melodeon, concertina, mandolin, fiddle) Rosie Hood (voice) & Jamie Roberts (guitar, voice) present England's traditional songs with a bold & fresh approach.

NOV 29 JERRY O'REILLY http://www.jerryoreilly.net/ £7
A commanding, spellbinding singer steeped in Irish traditions, beginning with singers in many generations of his own family. He helps to run the foremost traditional singing club in Ireland, An Góilín.
JERRY O'REILLY: IRISH TRADITIONAL SONG WORKSHOP
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £30
Vocal decoration, song selection, Irish broadsides & Irish language songs translated into English. Teaching will be by ear and will include listening to recordings of inspirational traditional singers.