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Here is our programme for the beginning of 2012. Download a PDF of the January - March 2012 programme (242 KB)
| Date | Artist | |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd December 2011 | Christmas Party | Pass the parcel! Free sandwiches!! An opportunity to perform your party piece, however eccentric, and rare chance to get to play with The Angel Band. Bring a kazoo... |
| 29th December 2011 | Closed | Happy Christmas! |
| 5th January 2012 | Sharp Folkus | With a mainly trad repertoire, the Sharp Folkus kaleidoscope is always changing. Singing in ones, twos and threes, a cappella or accompanied by melodeon, whistle, guitar, the folk in this colourful five-umvirate (Andrew Shaw, Alison Frosdick, Jack Burnaby, Claire Rakich and Amanda MacLean) were thrown together at Sharp's Folk Club in Camden Town and are now hitting the bright lights of Islington. Expect tears, laughter, boas, and plenty of choruses. |
| 12th January 2012 | Askew Sisters | Two fine young musicians who sing and play trad English on fiddle and melodeon. We first met them when they started doing floor spots at the club, now they're stars at festivals and clubs across the nation. NB. We can't guarantee this for all our floor singers. |
| 19th January 2012 | Blue Thursday | A homeopathic dose of the blues to help you get over Blue Monday, the most miserable day of the year, according to the media. London bluesmen Simon Hindley and Chris Bluestreet, ably assisted by surprise guests. Damn right they got the blues. |
| 26th January 2012 | Moth Broth + Simon Vaughan + Laura Smyth | Tunes from Simon Booth of Ran Tan Band fame on harmonica and melodeon and percussion by Rob Twisse, of whom it has been said. Songs expertly performed by two of our TRAD2MAD discoveries from last year and this. |
| 2nd February 2012 | Mary Humphreys & Anahata | Established stars of the folk club and festival scene perform sometimes unusual versions of trad English and Welsh songs and tunes with masterly melodeon, Anglo and English concertinas, cello and banjo. |
| 9th February 2012 | Reg Meuross | English singer-songwriter that we rather like, and we're not alone... "Reg tells it with Soul" Nick Lowe "There's something special about the way he writes and delivers a song" Townes Van Zandt |
| 16th February 2012 | Wizz Jones | Return of a legend! An influence on virtually every British guitarist that followed him, John Renbourn, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards have all named him as an important early influence. He's also very funny. |
| 23rd February 2012 | Broken Biscuits Bizarro | Mandola/guitar and serious cello-scraping from Geoff Coombs and Kathryn Locke, who somehow make sense of the poet, Bernard Puckett's, strange songs with ukulele and guitar, ranging from balladry to Bollywood. It may be strange! Member of audience: "Will the second half be as bizarre as the first?" Kathryn: "I do hope so!" |
| 1st March 2012 | Brian Peters | English mostly traditional songs and tunes from a consummate master of the melodeon and virtuoso on the concertina. He's not bad on the guitar, too. |
| 8th March 2012 | Tony Hall | Crikey! Another consummate master of the melodeon. You wait for months, then two come along together. A true sui generis legend (with an ever so slightly surreal sense of humour). |
| 15th March 2012 | Leon Rosselson | Yet another legend! We're spoiling you. Acclaimed singer and songwriter performs many of his classic compositions. The World Turned Upside Down box set is now available for purchase. Bring cash. |
| 22nd March 2012 | The Drones | They call themselves a contemporary quartet, which leaves plenty of leeway. Good-humoured, quirky music, sometimes using musical instruments. Anything could happen, including the Toy Symphony. |
| 29th March 2012 | David Rovics | Songs of Social Significance. David Rovics has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. He and his songs are featured on national radio around the world. "Listen to David Rovics." Pete Seeger. "Phil Ochs is not dead, He's reincarnated in the body of David Rovics." Folkworld magazine |
| 5th April 2012 | Tom McConville | |
| 12th April 2012 | New Deal String Band | |
| 19th April 2012 | Suffolk Surprise | |
| 26th April 2012 | Pete Morton | |
| 3rd May 2012 | Katie Howson and Jeannie Harris | |
| 10th May 2012 | Anne Price & Steve Suffet | |
| 17th May 2012 | tba | |
| 24th May 2012 | tba | |
| 31st May 2012 | tba | |
| 7th June 2012 | Maggie Boyle & Paul Downes | |
| 14th June 2012 | tba | |
| 21st June 2012 | tba | |
| 28th June 2012 | tba | |
| Notes by Alex Szyszkowski |
If you're interested, here is a list of previous guests, since 1997.
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