London Catters

Subject: London Catters
From: Mrrzy
Date: 10 Jan 25 - 09:20 PM

I'll be in London with a really, really musical friend this May 12-15... With whom can we connect?

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: The Sandman
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 03:47 AM

Iwould asvise you to visit two folk clubs in the london area,loughton on the central underground line and cecil sharp house, sharps folk club. These in my opinion are the best Folk clubs in london

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 04:02 AM

Ho Mrrzy, London born and bred here.

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: David C. Carter
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 04:28 AM

I second The Cecil Sharp House.They have all kinds of events there.

Location is;2 Regents Park Rd,NW1.

Tel.[phone] Metro:Camden Town.That Metro is sometimes closed on Saturday because of the immense crowd heading for Camden market.
The alternate station would be Chalk Farm.

Good luck.

Subject: RE: Title & Singer of 1950s Song
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 10:06 AM

^^^^^ crill

Jennifer Reid, 21st century singer & researcher of Lancashire dialect work songs and Victorian broadside ballads, has it in a talk she gave[2024?] referring to Henry Cunliffe's 1886 'A Glossary of Rochdale-with-Rossendale' :

Crill is C, so that's a creeping chill

https://www.theportico.org.uk/jennifer-reid-transcript

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: GUEST,Spiggy Topes
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 11:52 AM

My recommendations are ...

Islington Folk Club - Thursdays and not far from the centre of town - Hu(http://www.islingtonfolkclub.co.uk/ifc.html)

The Cellar Upstairs - Mondays and in The Alpaca pub on Essex Road, Islington (https://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk/),

Both are near tube stations.

A favourite venue of mine is Green Note on Parkway in Camden Town - well worth checking out who's on during your visit.

https://www.greennote.co.uk/events-page/


I must add for the record that The Sandman's recommendation of Loughton FC is rather off the wall. Loughton isn't even in London (it's in Essex) and is almost an hour's journey by tube train from the the centre of the city.

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 12:47 PM

I hope some local catters come forward with suggestions.
Meanwhile here are some bookmarked liks you could be perusing.

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NEWS
?London Folk Musicians
https://facebook.com/groups/292998307472673

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CLUBS
Folk London
online listing page :
https://folklondon.co.uk/club-guide/ (undated)

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INSTRUMENTAL
Irish Traditional - venues, by Karen Ryan
www.karenryan.net/index.php/irishmusicinlondon/wheretohear
& her Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/438913179470637/

links to TheSession :
west
https://thesession.org/sessions/nearby?latlon=51.5,-0.3
central
https://thesession.org/sessions/nearby?latlon=51.5,-0.1
east
https://thesession.org/sessions/nearby?latlon=51.5,0.2

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GIGS
Folk & Honey
https://www.folkandhoney.co.uk/london/?date=all

London Alt Country & Folk
https://facebook.com/groups/492848030739654

Ents24
https://www.ents24.com/whatson/london/folk,world,celtic,acoustic

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DANCE
Irish Music And Dance In London
www.facebook.com/profile/100064851751989/search?q=session&filters=eyJycF9jaHJvbm9fc29ydDowIjoie1wibmFtZVwiOlwiY2hyb25vc29ydFwiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D

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from UK Folk Links
https://ukfolklinks.wordpress.com/

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 12:54 PM

& UK wide listings where there will be London stuff.

In particular the 'Folk Club Map' & the 'Folk Music Map' will give you a good idea of the geography and should have links for the places already recommended.

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SEARCHABLE
Bandsintown      
https://www.bandsintown.com/all-dates/genre/folk
      
Folk Club Map
https://folkclubmapuk.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/open-the-map/

Folk Music Map
https://folkmusicmap.wordpress.com/

The LIST
https://list.co.uk/whats-on
> categories > acoustic > folk ,,, etc

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PRE-SORTED
Tradfolk
- events calendar
https://tradfolk.co/events
As with the other listings it relies on clubs\artists\agents to submit gigs.
2025 seems only a couple of bands have submitted gigs.

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ASSORTED
allgigs
https://www.allgigs.co.uk/browse/folk_and_world.html
Covers the UK, not particularly folky
Use the search box, top right

English Folk Events
Public Facebook group
https://m.facebook.com/groups/372199279563994

What The Folk's On
https://m.facebook.com/groups/165273930307527
?mainly Scottish gigs?

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: GUEST,Spiggy Topes
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 01:18 PM

You need help, Fred!

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: David C. Carter
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 01:36 PM

From a "Local catter",the Scots Hoose,now known as The Spice of Life,Still operates all kinds of music.

Located at Cambridge Circus,smack bang in the heart of London.Walk up from Leicester Square tube station.If you so desire.

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: David C. Carter
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 01:45 PM

I should say for clarity,I was pretty "local" when I lived locally.

I'm now local where I live.

Subject: RE: London Catters
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Jan 25 - 08:52 PM

Woot, thanks, guys! SPB, love to put faces to handles!