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KentFolk Bluegrass Fridays in East Kent2010KentFolk is aiming to set up regularBluegrass / 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 : |
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The first gig in this series was :
19th February 2010 (3rd Friday) - The Biggin Hillbillies - Kicking off with a local Kentish Bluegrass group -
www.bigginhillbillies.co.uk
- 5-piece bluegrass with James Lin on fiddle.
Well I was very pleased with how the initial event went, lots of positive comments afterwards.
People came from as far as Chatham, Dover and Sevenoaks, indicating that the venue location was indeed accessible for most of East Kent.
For photos and an excellent review of the first gig, posted by Leslie & George of Wild Sarsaparilla Old Timey Music see :
Bluegrass 2010-02-19 - The Biggin Hillbillies - Photo Report & Review
March - no event - too many conflicting events on 3rd Friday.
16th April 2010 (3rd Friday) - A Band Like Alice -
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.
This event also attracted uniformly extremely positive comments afterwards;
Photos and video at :
www.kentfolk.com/gig_reports/2010/2010-04-16_ABandLikeAlice_GroveFerry/
22nd May 2010 (3rd Saturday) - Duo
Allison Williams (clawhammer banjo, vocals) & Chance McCoy (fiddle, banjo, vocals),
£10 Book
are over, touring, from the Southern States, having just evaded the ash cloud by flying via Germany.
On their 2009 tour they played the London Barbican (see the video); Chance McCoy is a West Virginia champion fiddler, and has played the Kennedy Centre and Carnegie Hall.
Tickets are going fast ... I have just trailered in some more chairs - when they are gone that is it .....
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18th June 2010 (3rd Friday) - Grassroots -
5-piece bluegrass with Rick Townend on fiddle : British Bluegrass Hall of Honour - Grassroots website : www.grassrootsband.co.uk
£7 Book
July - no event - Summer break.
20th August 2010 (3rd Friday) - The Water Tower Bucket Boys
- 4 young traditional musicians from Portland, Oregon with Josh Rabie on fiddle : bluegrass / old time / country
- band website :
www.watertowerbucketboys.com/
£10 Book
The Venue :The Boathouse at :The Grove Ferry, Upstreet, Canterbury, CT3 4BP 01227 860 302 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. Get there early and chill-out on the verandah by the river, or go for a walk on the marsh or by the river, then have dinner. 
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Map & DirectionsVery 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, but please park in the 'overflow' space, not right ouside the pub.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. June 18th : If you were coming via the A257, the road to Grove Ferry from Littlebourne and Wickhambreux may still be closed for road works. There is a diversion from the A257 via Wingham and Preston. Or you may be better to come via the A28, turning off at Upstreet. 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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