KentFolk Bluegrass Fridays in East Kent

2010

KentFolk is aiming to set up regular

Bluegrass / Southern / Old-Time / Appalachian / Cajun gigs,

in East Kent, on the third Friday of the Month, 8:30pm.

Now this may be too ambitious but :

KentFolk Music web page
www.kentfolk.com

The Events :

In May I have a tentative booking for : Allison Williams (clawhammer banjo, vocals) & Chance McCoy (fiddle, banjo, vocals),
who will be over, touring, from the Southern States.
On their 2009 tour they played the London Barbican; Chance has played the Kennedy Centre and Carnegie Hall.
youtube.com/allisonwilliamsmusic   myspace.com/chancemccoy
myspace.com/allisonwilliamsmusic   www.reverbnation.com/allisonwilliams
So if you want to hear them, do come to the initial gigs, then I will believe that there is an audience for them.

19th February 2010 (3rd Friday) -The Biggin Hillbillies - Kicking off with a local Kentish Bluegrass group - - www.bigginhillbillies.co.uk www.KentFolk.com/tickets - 5-piece bluegrass with James Lin on fiddle. £7 Book

March - no event - too many conflicting events on 3rd Friday.

16th April 2010 (3rd Friday) - A Band Like Alice(TBC) - www.abandlikealice.com - London 5-piece bluegrass with Bob Winquist on fiddle - Originally from Vancouver Island, UK's leading bluegrass fiddle player, and an organiser of the London Fiddle Festival. £8 Book

21st May 2010 (3rd Friday) - Allison Williams & Chance McCoy - if you show you want them. £10 Book

  Full Refund in event of cancellations.

Contact, tickets, further details

Beau_at_KentFolk_dot_com   01227 721 736   07544 915 464  

On Line Tickets : www.KentFolk.com/tickets


The Venue :

The Boathouse at :
The Grove Ferry,
Upstreet,
Canterbury, CT3 4BP
0122786 0302

The Boathouse has a verandah that overlooks the River Stour. It is adjacent to the main bar which has good beers and a log fire in winter.
The Boathouse interior - function room
The Boathouse exterior - function room
Photo by Danim

Map & Directions

Very central for all East Kent.

Car:

Along A28 from Canterbury towards Broadstairs, 7 minutes from Sturry - turn right when leaving Upstreet, cross railway and river, pub 1st left. Plenty of car parking space.

If you are coming from the North along the Thanet Way (A299) you can take the A291 at Herne Bay through Sturry, or overshoot and come back through Sarre, or (the shortest route), take the Reculver turning and come past the Gate Inn at Marshside.

Rail & Bus:

By Bus from Sturry Station :
Bus - 8A - Canterbury - Broadstairs - Direction: Westwood,
Depart Sturry, Railway Station (opp) (Stop ID: kntdptwp)
8 mins.
Arrive Upstreet, Grove Ferry Hill (opp) (Stop ID: kntdptmp)
Walk to Grove Ferry
About 8 mins.

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