SE England in July?

Subject: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 May 06 - 11:18 PM

Apart from the Travelling Folk Folk Ale what is happening in SE England or near-ish in July? Mr Happy criteria - cheap and mostly fringe, not that bovvered about big names behind big PA rigs.

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: The Barden of England
Date: 26 May 06 - 02:59 AM

Looked everywhere Richard and can't find a thing.

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 26 May 06 - 03:06 AM

Weird!

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 26 May 06 - 03:16 AM

Aha!

Got to http://members.aol.com/lewesarmsfolk/program.html for the Lewes Arms Folk Club programme for the whole year. No microphones, no stage, a room with a maxiumum capacity of fifty, all visiting floor singers put on to perform, and Harveys beer. We stay open in August too.

Nearer July, try the Sussex Folk Guide http://whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk/

Tootle pip,

Valmai

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Mick Ryan & Pete Harris - Songwriting & folk drama, 18th. February
Coope Boyes & Simpson - Vocal harmony, 1st. April
Georgina Boyes - Early song collectors in Sussex, 1st. April (p.m.)
Gavin Bird, Melodeon, 3rd. June
Martin Carthy - Guitar & song, 10th. June
Sandra Kerr - Concertina (all systems) 8th. July
John Kirkpatrick - Anglo concertina, 16th. September
Nancy Kerr - Fiddle, 7th. October
James Fagan - Bouzouki & cittern, 7th. October
Alistair Anderson - Concertina (all systems) 28th. October (a.m.)
Dave Townsend & Phil Humphries - West Gallery Carols, Saturday 18th. November
Dave Townsend - Sacred Harp, Sunday 19th. November
Phil Humphries - Early Music for Folk Musicians, Sunday 19th. November
Brian Peters - Melodeon, 2nd. December
Gordon Tyrrall - Whistle & Flute, 2nd. December
Brian Peters - Ballad Forum, Sunday 3rd. December

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Essex Girl
Date: 26 May 06 - 08:01 AM

Richard, nearest is the one at Sharps 22-23 July, or St Albans 30/06 -2/7. Otherwise it's Trowbridge or Warwick.

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 26 May 06 - 09:48 AM

Thanks all - Sharps is not possible to drink and travel and of course a caravan in Regents Park is a no-no. St Albans clashes with the Greyhound (and Crawley). However I did note Bluebell Railway 21/2/3 July in the Folk Diary.

Also a Guy Davis gig: he plays a Hagstrom H-22 and I am a Hagstrom nut.

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 26 May 06 - 06:11 PM

Bluebell Railway festival

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 26 May 06 - 06:15 PM

Hey-up!!

The Phatt-B'Stards iz in East Kent the forst weekend in July

Friday 30th June at the Prince Of Wales in Strood
Saturday 1st July at The (little) Albion Inn, Broadstairs
Sunday 2nd July at Churchill's Tavern in Ramsgate (Starts 3pm)

Ganna be 3 good 'uns an' aall

And.... Fredo's put a WHOLE set of new strings on eez guitar

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: growler
Date: 27 May 06 - 04:58 PM

Richard
How about setting one up at the Little Gem in Aylsford. It's got a new Landlady, but I quite enjoyed the W

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 27 May 06 - 05:17 PM

the "W"???

Whisky?
Wind up?
Sherman Tank?
Walk home?


Naah - I'll do something at some point in the Ship, and any of the regular folkies I know who want to can tent in my garden!

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: growler
Date: 27 May 06 - 05:26 PM

Go on then, get a barrel of what you had last time, and I'll bring the meat

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Grab
Date: 27 May 06 - 05:43 PM

It's end of June rather than July, but there's the Leigh festival. Free, but you'll presumably pay for B&B/camping. No big names either, although at the price (nil) we're not in a position to complain about that... ;-) We might make it if we're not otherwise engaged that weekend.

http://www.leighfolkfestival.co.uk

Graham.

Subject: RE: SE England in July?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 27 May 06 - 05:54 PM

No, Simon, I'm not organising a party. Too late now and too much hassle, the garden won't be ready, the pub no longer does that beer hardly anyone came to the last one, and I'm not spending £72 (even at mates rates) on a barrel of beer.

Leigh clashes with Knockholt, but thanks for the thought.