I paid a rare visit to a London folk club last night persuaded by a friend to see The Whitetop Mountain Band from Virginia. It was the first date of their tour in the UK and their first trip to Europe. I have to say that I was very much impressed. They have that hard driving style on the tunes and some nice harmonies and a good variety in material. Two of the girls in the band also do some wild dancing. If you are into "old time" string bands and appreciate te real thing then you should try not to miss them.If you want to check out their dates they are on their website.
I haven't enjoyed a folk club gig like this for ages.
Islington Folk Club deserve much praise for putting them on. I understand that they are in London again on 27th September, Coulsdon TONIGHT and then various dates many of which are in the south west.

Hoot