Issue 234 of THE FOLK DIARY is now published. The free twelve page magazine gives listings of virtually all the folk and word song and dance events in and around Sussex as well as adverts for music shops, instruments makers, performers etc. To obtain a copy of this, just send an SAE to

Vic Smith
26 Ferrers Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1PZ

Alternatively, you can read the magazine on-line at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/fd.htm The contents of each page have been uploaded separately and are as follows:-

ISSUE No. 234 DECEMBER 2008 - JANUARY 2009

Page 1 (913kb) Zoox gigs, Barber and Taylor at the Good Companions (see ** below), The Rude Mechanicals (Weds). Brighton Folk & Blues Club (Fris) (see *** below), Tacet Ensemble/ Spiers and Boden "Junctions" tour
Page 2 (1409kb) Piggies Open Mic Uckfield (Tues), Greg Harper, Lamb Eastbourne (Weds), Hobgoblin Music, Spyboy presentations
Page 3 (1201kb) Komedia Brighon, Royal Oak Lewes (Thurs) - Advertising rates and copy dates
Page 4 (2498kb) Willows Arundel (Weds), CD Reviews
Page 5 (1346kb) Brighton Acoustic sessions (Mon), Horsham Folk Club (Suns), CD Reviews
Page 6 (410kb) Brighton Folk, CD Reviews.
Page 7 (622kb) SEFAN Strategic conference, Taverners' Christmas Party, Barry Murphy banjos, Richard Thompson at Brighton Dome, Maypoles to Mistletoe at Hawth Crawley
Page 8 (832kb) Fee Calls Ceilidhs, Elsie's (Sats), Beacon Tunbridge Wells (Mons), Six Bells Chiddingly (Tues), Brighton Singers Club (Suns & Weds), Meltdown Ceilidhs Haywards Heath (Sats,) Brighton Cellarfolk (Tues)
Page 9 (1984kb) Croydon Folk Club (Mons), Sussex Folk Association, Acoustic Sussex
Page 10 (1395kb) Seaford Folk Club (Fris), Dansez Francais, Mid-Sussex Folk Singers, Spinning Jenny Dance Band.
Page 11 (1288kb) Twagger Band, Jolly Brewer Brighton (Thurs), Vince's fiddles, Electric Voices (Guildford area), White Horse Bodle Street Green (Mons)
Page 12 (657kb) Lewes Arms Lewes (Sats)

** Since going to press this gig has been cancelled - see http://www.myspace.com/barberandtaylor for possible alternative venue.

*** Since going to press this club has left the Good Companions. The December 5th gig with Ben Paley and Tab Hunter will take place at Circus Circus at Preston Circus, Brighton. Details of a new home for the club will be announced at their website at http://www.eclipsefolkandbluesclub.piczo.com/

The copy date for issue no 235 covering February and March 2009 is December 31st. If you would like details of the advertising rates, please email Vic Smith at folk@brighton.co.uk