From: Roger Jones [roger_at_jones71_dot_myzen_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 29 April 2015 09:16
Subject: DARTFORD FOLK CLUB UPDATE
BBC Radio 2 Folk Club of the Year 2008 ? check out the following link:
http://www.dartfordfolk.org.uk/dfc_award08.htm
Dartford Folk Club meets on Tuesday from 8.30 to 11.00 p.m. at Dartford Working Men?s Club Ltd., 40 Essex Road, Dartford DA1 2AU.
* Floor Singers Welcome ? ring Pam or Alan on 01322 222553.
* Drinks
at club prices, including up to 15 real ales!
Draught ciders, coffee & tea also available.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
BBC Radio2 Folk Award Winners for Best Group The
Young?Uns, who will be with us in June, and to Folk Singer of the Year Nancy
Kerr, who is booked for Dartford in October (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Rdcvm12ST6lY2vctrhK8k5/folk-awards-2015-the-winners).
Also, to Spiral Earth Award Winners The Askew
Sisters (best traditional folk album), The Carrivick Sisters (best debut as
part of Cardboard Fox), Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman (best duo) and The
Young?Uns (best live act) all of whom are on Dartford Folk Club?s guest list
for 2015 (www.spiralearth.co.uk/spirals-2015/).
We always try to bring you the best of live folk
and acoustic music at Dartford!
FORTHCOMING GUESTS:
MAY
5TH ? KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN
(http://www.kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com/)
Kathryn
& Sean first came to notice in 1995, Kathryn in a duo with Kate Rusby and
Sean as one of the Lakeman Brothers. As
a duo they play both traditional English folk and contemporary music, including
their own compositions. Kathryn is a
delightful singer who plays piano, flute, clarinet and sax. Sean is one of the finest guitarists and
arrangers on the scene and frequently works with his brother, Seth
Lakeman. In 2013 they were voted best
duo in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
MAY 12TH ?
CLOUDSTREET TRIO
(http://www.cloudstreet.org/)
Nicole Murray and John Thompson have
both played in various line-ups, first coming together as a duo in 1997. Nicole plays flute, tin whistle, guitar and
violin, and is a fine writer of songs and flute tunes. John plays guitar, English concertina and
whistle. Over the years they have toured
extensively in the UK and have a big following.
This time they are returning as a trio, with special guest Emma Nixon
(fiddle) who joined them on their latest album ?Clouded House?. This is an act not to be missed!
MAY
19TH ? JEFF DAVIS (USA) & BRIAN PETERS
(http://www.jeffdavisoldmusic.com/index.html
& http://www.brian-peters.co.uk/index.html)
Brian and Jeff have been performing together off
and on for 16 years. Brian?s music is
essentially English folk, while Jeff?s is often categorised as American
Old-Time, but they share a love for traditional music and work intuitively as a
duo. Both are multi-instrumentalists and
their voices blend beautifully in harmony.
A concert might include ballads from the old world or the new, sea songs,
cowboy songs, and all kinds of instrumentals, often featuring the unusual
combination of concertina and mandocello.
MAY
26TH ? KIERAN GOSS
(http://www.kierangoss.com/KieranGoss_homepage.html)
Kieran Goss is one of Northern Ireland?s leading singer songwriters. He began gigging as a law student at Belfast University and this led to support slots for the likes of Christy Moore and Elvis Costello. A successful album followed and Mary Black soon covered two of his songs. However, it is live on stage where he really shines with an ?amazing ability to reach out and connect with an audience?. Tonight he is joined by Annie Kinsella, his wife, on vocals.
COMING UP IN JUNE
June
2nd ? Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton (http://www.petecooper.com/cooperandbolton.htm)
June 9th ? Bob
Fox (http://www.bobfoxmusic.com/)
June
16th ? The Young?Uns (http://www.theyounguns.co.uk/)
June
23rd ? Clive Carroll (http://www.clivecarroll.co.uk/)
June
30th ? Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar (http://www.russellalgar.co.uk/)
For
more information on the club (including directions on how to get there) and
listings of guest performers past, present and future, please visit our website
at http://www.DartfordFolk.org.uk.
Enquiries concerning the club are generally best addressed to Pam or Alan on 01322 222553 or by email at pam_at_collsp_dot_plus_dot_com.