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| Date | Venue | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th September 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Singaround | Bring your songs and your voices. |
| 11th September 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Richard Allen & Friends | An evening of poetry and music. Richard brings his edgy, hilarious verse, machine-gun delivery and formidable
memory. Who else will he bring? |
| 18th September 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Damien Barber | One of our finest exponents of traditional song, whether unaccompanied or with concertina or guitar. Damien also brings contemporary material from the likes of Peter Bellamy, Mike Waterson and Al Stewart. Contributor to a number of lauded musical projects over his 30-odd years in the business. |
| 25th September 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Nigel Stevens & Will Allen | Will has appeared at the Club as melodeon player with Brown Boots and Tower Ravens. Also part of Club Débris he can turn his hand seamlessly to fiddle as required. Nigel provides the songs. |
| 2nd October 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Simon Prager & Wendy Lanchin | Acoustic music from country blues to ragtime, through jazz and skiffle, to swing and humour. Simon (guitar, vocal) has been a name on the British blues scene since the 60s, once accompanying harmonica legend Sonny Terry. Wendy Lanchin (vocal) has worked in musical theatre, cabaret and jazz, appearing at The Vortex and Pizza Express, before coming to folk music. |
| 9th October 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Broomdasher | Richard Cryan, Deena Marcus-Jedamzik, Margaret Moore and Jo Swinhoe sing four-part a cappella harmonies.
Regular performers at folk clubs and fes-tivals, they have hosted their own radio specials, toured cathedrals and written their own folk musical. 'Harmonious and truly entertaining' - fRoots |
| 16th October 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Daria Kulesh & Tristan Seume | Originally from Ingushetia, Daria, a mul-tiple award winner, has toured extensively in the UK and Europe: 'One of the finest voices ... on the present folk scene' Mike Harding Accompanying will be brilliant guitarist Tristan Seume -- 'one of the finest of the new acoustic generation' - Gordon Giltrap |
| 23rd October 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Rattle on the Stovepipe | Perennial favourites playing mainly American Old-Time with a smattering of English music. Pete Cooper (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Dave Arthur (guitar, banjo, melodeon, vocals), Dan Stewart (banjo, guitar, fiddle) are master musicians all. A class act. |
| 30th October 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Simon Hindley and The Abstract Truth Band | Time for our resident bluesman Simon Hindley to blow our troubles away. Once again Simon's impeccable voice and guitar-work will be complemented by Francesca Shaw (double bass), and Little Paul (voice/harmonica/mandolin).
No need to wake up in the morning, just be there for 8pm. |
| 6th November 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | James Delarre & Saul Rose | James is a superb fiddler and a founding member of critically acclaimed bands: Topette!! and Mawkin. Other credits in-clude: Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy, Jools Holland's 'Later' and various TV and film scores. Saul Rose, vocalist and melodeon-player extraordinaire, is also a veteran of Eliza Carthy's band and a third of power-folk band Faustus. Pedigree reigns -- an outstanding evening in prospect |
| 13th November 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | J Eoin and friends | Vastly experienced London-based singer/guitarist/writer originally from Limerick.
Over a long career, J Eoin has taken his repertoire, rooted in Irish traditional song, far and wide -- from Kazakhstan to Norway -- supporting the likes of Lunasa, Donal Lunny & Michael McGoldrick along the way. 'Good stuff' -- Mike Harding |
| 20th November 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Paul Downes & Mick Ryan | Two top-level artists who have been around and done it all. Mick, acclaimed singer and wordsmith, is joined by Paul, fine singer and brilliant instrumentalist (guitar, banjo, mandolin).
Paul was with us last year, but this is Mick's first visit. 'This duo were always meant to sing to-gether' -- Rachel Cunliffe, Songlines (5 stars) |
| 27th November 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones | Two established folkies from West Yorkshire who recently came together with voices, fiddle, guitar and traditional songs. Glowing reviews abound. 'Straight-up, beautiful and bold folk singing' Mark Radcliffe -- BBC Radio 2 |
| 4th December 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | John Hegley | The Bard of Luton returns to delight us with tales of his French grandmère, bungalows, and guillemots. Come early to avoid the front row and remember to leave your contact lenses at home. Audience participation obligatory. 'Marvellous joyful fun' -- The Daily Telegraph 'An incurable entertainer' -- The Guardian |
| 11th December 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Georgia Shackleton with Aaren Bennett | Top fiddler and fine singer. Georgia creates new arrangements of old songs, and new compositions in traditional style. Aaren Bennett provides guitar and harmonies. A distant relation of Ernest Shackleton (hence Georgia), but the music is why she's back with us again. 'Beautiful' -- Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 |
| 18th December 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Christmas Party & Sing Around | |
| 25th December 2025 | Brewhouse & Kitchen, 2a Corsica Street, London, N5 1JJ | Club closed | Happy Christmas |
If you're interested, here is a list of previous guests, since 1997.
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