From: Roger Jones [roger_at_jones71_dot_myzen_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 30 August 2016 08:44
Subject: DARTFORD FOLK CLUB UPDATE
For
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.
For enquiries concerning the club please contact Marj or Rob on 01322 277218 or by email at hawleymkm_at_aol_dot_com.
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 Marj or Rob on 01322 277218.
* Bar
includes up to 15 real ales! Draught
ciders, coffee & tea also available.
FORTHCOMING GUESTS:
SEPTEMBER
6TH ? NICK BARRACLOUGH?S BROKEDOWN PALACE
Named after the Grateful Dead song, this is a
new band that Nick has put together from bits of Telephone Bill & the
Smooth Operators - Steve Reynolds and Chris Cox - and two new Cambridge voices,
Lizzie Taylor and Phil Meyler. As
eclectic as you'd expect, they plunder the worlds of country, bluegrass, white
gospel and old-time, interspersed with the occasional lollipop. Heavy on the harmonies and wryly delivered,
we gather they went down well at Folk on the Pier (the Cromer Festival) so we
should be in for a real treat - mark their words!
SEPTEMBER 13TH
? DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON (USA)
(http://www.robinsongs.com/)
Dana and Susan Robinson blend roots and
tradition with contemporary song writing, bringing to their performances an
understanding of America's musical heritage.
Dana writes songs and tells stories about America, the land and its
people. Together, in concert, you'll
hear two rich, intimate voices, intricate and powerful guitar and banjo playing
with a handful of fiddle and mandolin thrown in. They are one of the Club?s favourite acts and
it will be a real pleasure to see them again.
SEPTEMBER
20TH ? COOPER & BOLTON
(http://petecooper.com/cooperandbolton.htm)
Pete Cooper is well known to Dartford regulars as
fiddle/mandolin player and vocalist in the band ?Rattle on the Stovepipe?. He also teaches, composes and writes about
traditional fiddling and is Director of the London Fiddle School. Pete first teamed up with Richard Bolton
(cello, guitar & vocals) in 1999 and together they perform a mixture of
British and American folk songs, their own compositions and dance tunes from
various folk traditions. Expect an
evening of the highest quality.
SEPTEMBER
27TH ? THE WILLOWS
(http://www.thewillowsband.co.uk/)
The Willows are a young band from Cambridge who have been making a big name for themselves over the past few years, performing at clubs and festivals around the UK and supporting the likes of Lau, Seth Lakeman and Peatbog Faeries on tour. They deftly straddle the worlds between Americana and English roots music and Jade Rhiannon, their lead singer, has received much attention for her husky vocals. Also in their number is Ben Savage, who we saw in April accompanying Hannah Sanders.
October 4th ? Vin Garbutt (http://www.vingarbutt.com/) - Club?s
43rd Birthday
October 11th ? Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris
Newman (http://www.maireandchris.com/)
October 18th ? Andy Irvine (http://www.andyirvine.com/)
October 25th ? Gilmore & Roberts (http://www.gilmoreroberts.co.uk/)