KentFolk News June 2006

IMPORTANT :
please see the item in Venues => Bottleneck Blues on a planning application that may badly affect an important blues venue. Your support is needed.

Good venues are rare and have to be well supported and preserved.
We have already lost the Broadstairs Cultural Centre recently;
For a photo-report from there see : www.kentfolk.com/photos/2005/2005-04-10_Prague-Castle-Orchestra_BCC

But the above news of a planning application that affects the The Soul Café (Zaffa) in Week Street, Maidstone, ME14 1RH is very bad news. John puts on world class acts there, people like myself who appreciate the quality of this music travel from all over Kent and beyond to attend. We are fortunate in Kent to have such music - the "South East" region extends up to Milton Keynes but it is Kent that has this jewel in the Blues crown.
For a photo report from 2005, including video clip see : Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers.

I have been plugging the virtues of The Yew Tree Inn, Barfrestone, Nr. Dover. CT15 7JH for a while, but I will do so unashamedly again - regular music every Thursday ! The young new publicans Heather and Charlie run a good house, with a wide range of excellent beers.

And I will also put in another plug for the re-vamped Orange Street Music Club, 15 Orange Street, Canterbury, CT1 2JA; www.orangestreetmusic.com/
KentFolk paid a visit .... : A good crowd there, many friends, made an enjoyable evening.

So once again, do support good venues, good music.

SEFAN Seed funding - Risk and Start-up Fund :
This year SEFAN will be suporting up to 5 projects with £100 each, see the entry in the Jobs, Auditions + Funding news.

Angelic Music - New label offers springboard for female artists :
A brand new record label has launched a competition for female singer/songwriters, with first prize of a free national press and radio promotional package and a performance at the label launch party in London later this year. See the entry in the Jobs, Auditions + Funding news.

Exodus: Auditions for Thanet musicians :
If you know of any Thanet musicians please point them at the Auditions listed in the Jobs, Auditions + Funding news.

New multi-level directories of News :
Do keep sending me news and items for the calendar - now that I have built this new format news section things are flowing much easier.
Please see the info at the bottom of the news pages for guidance as to good formats to send me news items for these pages, and event listings for the calendars.
cheers, Beau.