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Pete Coe on Friday 8 May

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Pete Coe has been a professional musician since 1971, playing at festivals, concerts, clubs, dances and schools throughout Britain, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and the USA . During the ‘70s he toured and recorded with Chris Coe, was a member of the legendary New Victory Band and, with Nic Jones, Tony Rose and again, Chris Coe, he was a member of Bandoggs. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s he toured and recorded with Red Shift, but since 1985 he’s mainly worked as a soloist and earned an enviable reputation.
Pete’s strong, distinctive voice is enhanced by his instrumental versatility, the ringing strings of his bouzouki, the sweet chords of his mountain dulcimer, the plaintive frailing banjo and the pulsing reeds of his melodeon. He’s also a country dance caller, creator and band musician. He sings, plays and step dances, sometimes all at once!
Please let us know if you would like us to save tickets, using the contact details on the ‘Future events’ page. The evening starts at 7.30 pm.

Georgia Shackleton Trio on Friday 5 September

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Captivating songwriting and fiery tunes that combine mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo with powerful three-part harmonies. The unmistakable sound of The Georgia Shackleton Trio brings to life the stories of their native East Anglia, and beyond.

The trio features Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaron Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin and banjo}. Collectively the band draw influence from British, American and Scandinavian folk traditions, whilst Georgia’s flair for sourcing largely unsung material from East Anglia keeps the band firmly rooted in their local tradition.

The evening starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets (£15 non-members, £12 club members) can be reserved via the email link on our contact page. Payment is in cash on the door. Bring your own drinks. Teas and coffees available in the kitchen, 50p. We also have a donation box for a local food bank, if you would like to bring something along.

Winter Wilson on Friday 11 July

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Kip Winter and Dave Wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious humour and tales of life on the road. Kip (vocals, accordion, guitar, flute) ​”simply has a voice to die for” (​John Roffey, Maverick Magazine), whilst Dave (vocals, guitar and banjo) is now rightly recognised as being amongst the top tier of British songwriters, with his songs sung in folk clubs across the UK and beyond. Together, their voices are sublime.

Tickets (£15 non-members, £12 club members) can be reserved via email on our contact page. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee available, 50p.

The Wilderness Yet on Friday 11 April

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The Wilderness Yet combines the acclaimed talents of folksinger Rosie Hodgson, traditional fiddler Rowan Piggott, and guitarist-flautist Philippe Barnes. They have earned audiences’ esteem as consummate musicians and singers, weaving an eclectic tapestry of traditional and original songs with a cappella three-part harmonies and luscious instrumental arrangements.They have earned as 

From their eponymous debut The Wilderness Yet (2020), to their seasonal celebration Turn The Year Round (2021), to their last studio album, What Holds The World Together (2022), The Wilderness Yet have have consistently created genre-breaking music earning them hundreds of first-class reviews from the global music press, airplay on the BBC & RTÉ, and performances at festivals from Cambridge to Folk by the Oak.

The evening starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets (£15 non-members, £12 club members) can be reserved via the email link on our contact page. Payment is in cash on the door. Bring your own drinks. Teas and coffees available in the kitchen, 50p.

Reg Meuross on Friday 5 July

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Award-winning Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Albert Hall by Mike Harding as ‘one of this country’s finest’ and is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. Captivating audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, and with breadth and depth of material that is unparalleled, Reg has toured extensively for decades across the UK, Europe, North America and the Antipodes.

Reg accompanies his songs on a ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, harmonica, tenor guitar, banjo and dulcimer. Witnessing a Reg Meuross performance is to experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s most celebrated writers. Stories that need to be told; struggles that need to be known; injustice that needs to be uncovered; social conscience that needs to be celebrated – his music has an unrivalled power to reach and move the listener. His songs are ‘classic, with echoes of early Dylan, Tom Paxton and Leonard Cohen’ – The Guardian. Youtube: here 

The evening starts at 7.30 pm. Please let us know via our contact email if you would like tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members). Bring your own drinks. Teas and coffee available 50p. Contributions for the local food bank are much appreciated.

 

 

Christina Alden and Alex Patterson on Friday 5 May

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Christina Alden and Alex Patterson have been playing music since they were children and were both raised in musical households in the Norfolk and Suffolk countryside. They are multi-instrumentalist songwriters and have been working together for seven years. Their music is firmly bedded in the folk tradition of story-telling and their writing often reflects on the relationships between humans and the wild.

Christina and Alex have toured extensively in the UK and Europe, including a 23-date concert hall tour with Show of Hands. They have headlined and played on the main stage at some of the UK’s most prestigious folk festivals. They have written and self-released four albums, composed music for a BBC Radio 4 documentary series and have had over a million streams on Spotify. Their 2021 album ‘Hunter’ was well reviewed and had lots of national airplay: ‘a bright, lively collection of songs that plays so sweetly it evokes the sensation of a summer folk festival’ (The Guardian).

Tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members) are available for this event by emailing via our contact page. Please note that this event runs from 7.30 to our new finish time of 10.15 pm. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee are available in the kitchen.

Song session showcase with The Marisca Trio on Friday 14 October

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Norwich band The Marisca Trio perform an eclectic range of music. Traditional songs from the North East, Music Hall monologues, Shetland jigs, twin fiddle Polkas, French mazurkas and South American tangos are just some of the directions they may head in on any evening; mainly playing piano and fiddles, but sometimes bringing out a guitar, banjo or musical saw.
The trio are Bob Hanna, piano and vocals, and Suzie Hanna and Lucy Ellis on fiddles. Bob started singing in folk clubs in the late sixties up in Shotley Bridge, and he ran the Sheffield University Folk Club in the early seventies. Suzie and Lucy are sisters and have been playing fiddles together since childhood, making their debut at Studio 4 in the 1960s. They all used to play in the Oily Rag Band in Norwich in the eighties, and Suzie played in an all girl country band Way Out West in the nineties. They reckon Bob is Norwich’s answer to Violet Tulloch, so prepare to tap your feet!
This event starts at 7 pm and is a song session showcase. There will be opportunities for participation in the first half of the evening, so do bring instruments and voices. There is no charge, but there will be a tip jar and raffle to help with expenses. Bring your own drinks, and there will be teas and coffee in the kitchen (50 p). Shirley’s donation box will be on the counter for any contributions that you can spare for the local food bank.

Winter Wilson on Friday 22 July

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Norwich Folk Club welcomes Winter Wilson at 7.30 pm on Friday 22 July. Kip Winter and Dave Wilson bring a sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, often hard-hitting original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with sometimes hilarious humour and tales of life on the road. Kip (vocals, accordion, guitar, flute) ​”simply has a voice to die for” (​ John Roffey, Maverick Magazine), whilst Dave (vocals, guitar and banjo) is now rightly recognized as being amongst the top tier of British songwriters, with his songs sung in folk clubs across the UK and beyond. Together, their voices are sublime.

Please let us know if you would like tickets (£10 members, £13 non-members) by emailing via the contact page. Bring your own drinks.

The Churchfitters on Friday 3 June

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At 7.30 pm on Friday 3 June we welcome The Churchfitters, a delightfully quirky band that plays a dazzling array of unusual items, from a motorcycle petrol tank to a glass harp, as well as a number of more conventional instruments, including fiddle, banjo, sax and whistle. Singer Rosie Short’s voice has been described as being ‘like Annie Lennox in full flow’ (Fab Nights Productions).

These three flamboyant characters present their uplifting and entertaining show with a unique dynamism and describe their music as ‘Folk Unlimited’. Mike Harding calls it ‘brilliant and beautiful’ while Dave Pegg says they are ‘the most musically inventive group I’ve seen in decades’.

Reserve your tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members) by emailing via our contact page. Bring your own drinks.

Reg Meuross on Friday 22 November

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Folking.com Soloist of the Year 2019, Reg Meuross is a fabulous singer-songwriter. The breadth and depth of his material is unparalleled in contemporary folk, with songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage.  If something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it.

Mark Radcliffe introduced Reg Meuross on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show as a ‘brilliant singer-songwriter and true troubadour with a social conscience’. As well as story songs that bring characters from history to life and comment on life around him, Reg also writes some of the most heart-aching love songs. ‘An insight into the human spirit and empathy with the plight of ordinary people.’ FRoots Magazine.

After the collaboration of his 12 Silk Handkerchiefs project, Reg’s new album RAW sees him return to the solo performance style that audiences across the land are so familiar with. Accompanying himself on his ’44 Martin six-string guitar, a tenor guitar, banjo, dulcimer and harmonica, RAW is the sound of one man and his songs.

Email us via the contact page for tickets £11 (£8 club members). Bring your own drinks. Teas and coffee available in the kitchen.