From: Rick Townend [rick.townend_at_gmail_dot_com]

Sent: 28 July 2015 09:21

Subject: Bluegrass & Old-Time Music in SE England

 

Thanks for sending me your gig details - always room for more!

 

Very best

 

Rick Townend

 

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Tue 28/07/15

The High Chaparrals

The Horse & Stables, Lambeth North

London

Tue 28/07/15

Ray & John's Acoustic session - Bluegrass/Old-time welcome

The Pig & Butcher, Five Ash Down, TN22 3AN

07964 147805 / 01825 765779

Brighton/Lewes

Wed 29/07/15

Superstrings

The Willows Folk Club, Arundel Football Club, Mill Lane, BN18 9PA

07790 511054

Sussex W

Wed 29/07/15

Picking session with Mick Allchorne & friends

Pembury Bowls Club, Recreation Ground, Lower Green Road, Pembury TN2 4DZ

call Mick on 07949369127 when you arrive - complex venue

W.Kent

Wed 29/07/15

Bluegrass night

The Stag, 14 All Saints St, Old Town Hastings TN34 3BJ

01424 425734

Hastings

Thu 30/07/15

Sacred Harp singing

The Old Nun's Head 15 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ

7.30-9.30

London

Fri 31/07/15

Bow-legged Skeeter + John Burgess

Down by the Riverside, The Riverside Club, 6 Laleham Road, Staines, Surrey TW18 2DX

Staines

Sat 01/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Bluebirds, 137 Snargate Street, Dover

9.30pm

E.Kent

Sat 01/08/15

The Wakin' Snakes

The Queens Head, Rye

Hastings

Sun 02/08/15

Session - old-time

The Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA

020 8552 8308

London

Sun 02/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Duke of Cumberland, Barham, CT4 6NY

3pm, 4pm

E.Kent

Mon 03/08/15

Session (mainly bluegrass)

The Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Rd, London N1 1DF

020 7607 3303

London

Tue 04/08/15

Grand Ole Orpy -jam session/try a new instrument

Orpington Liberal Club, 7 Station Rd, BR6 0RZ

07515 486379

London

Wed 05/08/15

Sacred Harp singing

Bethnal Green Meeting House, Pott St, E2 0EF

7.15-9.30pm; 07770 210067

London

Wed 05/08/15

ROOTS - Rainham Oast Old Time Sessions

Granary Close, ME8 7SG (nr rail station)

01634 260281

N.Kent

Wed 05/08/15

Bluegrass night

The Stag, 14 All Saints St, Old Town Hastings TN34 3BJ

01424 425734

Hastings

Sat 08/08/15

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston

Wickham Festival, Blind Lane, PO17 5HD

12noon

Portsmouth

Sat 08/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Harpers Bar, Broadstairs

9pm

E.Kent

Sat 08/08/15

Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival - Chris Moreton, Howard Burton, Nigel Canter, Andrew Perry & Good Company +  more

Mickleham Village Hall, nr Dorking RH5 6EE

Dorking

Sun 09/08/15

Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival - Chris Moreton, Howard Burton, Nigel Canter, Bow-Legged Skeeters +  more

Mickleham Village Hall, nr Dorking RH5 6EE

Dorking

Sun 09/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

The Black Pig, Staple, CT3 1LE

4-6pm

E.Kent

Mon 10/08/15

Session (mainly bluegrass)

The Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Rd, London N1 1DF

020 7607 3303

London

Tue 11/08/15

Sacred Harp singing

Heath St Baptist Church, 84 Heath St, Hampstead NW3 1DN

7.30-9.30pm; 07770 210067

London

Tue 11/08/15

The Longhill Ramblers

Broadstairs FolkWeek

E.Kent

Wed 12/08/15

The Longhill Ramblers

Broadstairs FolkWeek

E.Kent

Wed 12/08/15

Bluegrass night

The Stag, 14 All Saints St, Old Town Hastings TN34 3BJ

01424 425734

Hastings

Wed 12/08/15

American Old-Time Session

The Lamb, Fisher St, Lewes, BN7 2DG 

01273 471431

Brighton/Lewes

Wed 12/08/15

Contraband

Willows Folk Club, Arundel FC, Mill Lane, Arundel

Sussex W

Thu 13/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs

9pm

E.Kent

Thu 13/08/15

Bluegrass Welcome at the Uckfield Folk & Blues Night

Ringles Cross pub, TN22 1HG

Eastbourne

Fri 14/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Boomtown Fair

Hants

Sun 16/08/15

Session - old-time

The Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA

020 8552 8308

London

Mon 17/08/15

Sacred Harp singing

St George's, Bloomsbury, WC1A 2HR

7.15-9pm; 07770 210067

London

Mon 17/08/15

Session (mainly bluegrass)

The Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Rd, London N1 1DF

020 7607 3303

London

Mon 17/08/15

Session with the Bow Creek Ramblers

The Castle, 15 Grosvenor Rise E, Walthamstow E17 9LB

020 8509 8095

London

Tue 18/08/15

Grand Ole Orpy -jam session/try a new instrument

Orpington Liberal Club, 7 Station Rd, BR6 0RZ

07515 486379

London

Wed 19/08/15

ROOTS - Rainham Oast Old Time Sessions

Granary Close, ME8 7SG (nr rail station)

01634 260281

N.Kent

Wed 19/08/15

Frimley Green Bluegrass Session

Frimhurst Family House, Guildford Road, Frimley Green, GU16 6NU

beginner banjo w/shop 7pm,  session 8pm; 07754 568584

Guildford

Wed 19/08/15

Bluegrass night

The Stag, 14 All Saints St, Old Town Hastings TN34 3BJ

01424 425734

Hastings

Wed 19/08/15

American Old-Time Session

The Snowdrop, South St, Lewes, BN7 2BU

01273 471431

Brighton/Lewes

Wed 19/08/15

Bluegrass/old-time session with the Vanguards & friends

The Builder's Arms, 65 Leslie Park Road, Croydon, CR0 6TP

020 8654 1803; https://www.facebook.com/groups/1527898510755041/

London

Fri 21/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Red Lion, Sittingbourne

N.Kent

Fri 21/08/15

The Wakin' Snakes

The Jenny Lind, High St, Old Town, Hastings

Hastings

Fri 21/08/15

Mardi Grass

The Binfield Club, RG42 4DU

01344 420572

Reading

Sat 22/08/15

The Wakin' Snakes

The Ypres, Rye

Hastings

Sat 22/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

The Dublin Man o' War, River

E.Kent

Sat 22/08/15

Porchlight Smoker

Memorial Hall, Bodle St (nr Herstmonceux)

Eastbourne

Sat 22/08/15

Ben Paley with BonnieDobson

Rosemary Lane Festival, Ticehurst

Hastings

Sun 23/08/15

Session - old-time

The Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA

020 8552 8308

London

Mon 24/08/15

Session (mainly bluegrass)

The Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Rd, London N1 1DF

020 7607 3303

London

Tue 25/08/15

Ray & John's Acoustic session - Bluegrass/Old-time welcome

The Pig & Butcher, Five Ash Down, TN22 3AN

07964 147805 / 01825 765779

Brighton/Lewes

Wed 26/08/15

Picking session with Mick Allchorne & friends

Pembury Bowls Club, Recreation Ground, Lower Green Road, Pembury TN2 4DZ

call Mick on 07949369127 when you arrive - complex venue

W.Kent

Wed 26/08/15

Bluegrass night

The Stag, 14 All Saints St, Old Town Hastings TN34 3BJ

01424 425734

Hastings

Thu 27/08/15

Bluegrass Welcome at the Uckfield Folk & Blues Night

Ringles Cross pub, TN22 1HG

Eastbourne

Sat 29/08/15

The Wakin' Snakes

Martello Beach, Pevensey

Eastbourne

Sun 30/08/15

The Wakin' Snakes

Wheatsheaf Beer Festival, Willingdon

Eastbourne

Sun 30/08/15

Session - old-time

The Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA

020 8552 8308

London

Sun 30/08/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Livestock Festival, Boundary Farm, Wingham

7-8pm

E.Kent

Sun 30/08/15

Grinch Mountain

The Lamb, 54 Holloway Rd, London N7 8JL

020 7619 9187

London

Mon 31/08/15

Kentucky to Kent UK:  The Kent Carters, Blue Mountain, Wood Wire & Words, Dave Plane & Joe Hymas - plus picking sessions, ROOTS open-mike stage, barndance

St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX

11am-11pm; 01732 458261

W.Kent

Mon 31/08/15

Session (mainly bluegrass)

The Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Rd, London N1 1DF

020 7607 3303

London

Tue 01/09/15

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston

Dartford Folk Club, WMC, Essex Rd, DA1 2AU

01322 222553

W.Kent

Tue 01/09/15

Grand Ole Orpy -jam session/try a new instrument

Orpington Liberal Club, 7 Station Rd, BR6 0RZ

07515 486379

London

Wed 02/09/15

Huncrytown

Ragged Trousered Folk, The Jenny Lind, Old Town High St, Hastings TN34 3EW

Hastings

Fri 04/09/15

Sweet Sunny South - Debby McClatchy, Native Grass, Alice Wylde

Fairlight Lodge Hotel, Fairlight, Hastings TN35 5DR

Hastings

Sat 05/09/15

Sweet Sunny South - Debby McClatchy, Native Grass, Alice Wylde

Fairlight Lodge Hotel, Fairlight, Hastings TN35 5DR

Hastings

Sat 05/09/15

The Gentlemen of Few

The Lighthouse, Deal

E.Kent

Sun 06/09/15

Sweet Sunny South - Debby McClatchy, Native Grass, Alice Wylde

Fairlight Lodge Hotel, Fairlight, Hastings TN35 5DR

Hastings

Sun 06/09/15

The Gentlemen of Few

Alexander Ctr, Faversham

5pm

E.Kent

Tue 08/09/15

Debby McClatchy

Dartford Folk Club, WMC, Essex Rd, DA1 2AU

01322 222553

W.Kent

Wed 09/09/15

Porchlight Smoker

The Willows Folk Club, Arundel Football Club, Mill Lane, BN18 9PA

Sussex W

Thu 10/09/15

Bluegrass Welcome at the Uckfield Folk & Blues Night

Ringles Cross pub, TN22 1HG

Eastbourne

Fri 11/09/15

Porchlight Smoker

The Jenny Lind, High St, Old Town, Hastings

Hastings

Sat 12/09/15

Mardi Grass

Hop Blossom pub, Long Garden Walk, Farnham, GU9 7HX

01252 710770

Guildford