Our three Christmas shows, Cara Dillon, St Agnes
Fountain and Tuesday's Albion Christmas were all completely different,
but all entirely heart-warming and beautiful, and a perfect distraction
from the nauseating commercial conveyor-belt of forced merriment crap
that leads us ever more quickly towards that one day of the year that
is supposed to be better than all the others. For me every gig day is
like Christmas - the hours of preparation, the excitement of waiting
for show time to arrive, then the first chords are struck, and the show
builds, tales are shared and goosebumps abound at a particular harmonic
progression or key-change. Then everyone leaves smiling and humming a
tune, to-do lists forgotten for those few hours. It's endlessly
inspiring. I read today that people that regularly go to gigs live
happier lives. I'm not surprised, music is magic, it binds and bonds
and stops us in our hectic tracks for long enough to take a breath,
consider, absorb, appreciate and carry on again, but with a lilt in our
step and memories to savour.
This year has been amazing. A record number of concerts,
of tickets sold, and followers of FitB, both on here and on facebook.
Thank you thank you thank you. There's more to come... you tell me not
to stop, it seems we need it more than ever, a distraction from the
craziness that seems to be the state of our world these days. A
reassurance of all that is good about being human. It's a club, it's a
community, a family. it's a place to re-fuel, learn, share, laugh,
admire, belong. It's great, I love it, Big thanks and love to all the
musicians, crew, and supporters for making it possible. It's a massive
joint effort.
We wish you all a Christmas time filled with love and
joy and peace - and of course harmony, and look forward to seeing you
all in 2017. Merry Christmas x
Folk in the Barn will be back with 'Even
Cosier' 2017
Mike Silver
Sunday 8th January, The Black Robin Inn,
Online ?12, Offline ?13, Door ?14
Rodney Branigan
Sunday 15th January, The Black Robin Inn,
Online ?12, Offline ?13, Door ?14
Fleetwood Cave
Sunday 22nd January, The Black Robin Inn,
Online ?12, Offline ?13, Door ?14
And Folk in the Barn in association with
Gulbenkian Presents
Sarah Jarosz supported by Sam Brothers
Saturday 4th February,
Gulbenkian, Full ?17, Students ?10
Fairport Convention at 50
Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22 February,
Gulbenkian, ?25
Turin Brakes
Friday 3rd March,
Gulbenkian, Full ?20, Students ?18
You can read much more and book tickets at the website
www.folkinthebarn.co.uk
RIP our good friend and amazing bass player - Nick Quarmby
(ColvinQuarmby, The Phil Beer Band)
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