Tag Archives: Singer-songwriter

Josh Robins on Friday 5 April

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Josh Robins is a talented singer-songwriter who grew up in the folk world in the North of England and now lives in Cambridge. Josh’s first EP was released in September and received numerous positive reviews and radio plays during his recent tour of the UK and Ireland.

Josh has spent the last 5 years living, writing and studying from his self converted van in Cambridge, and has become well known in the local scene for his coherent, poetic, story-driven lyrics. In his voice can be heard the northern twang of his family and the rough countryside feel of the East Anglian fens in which he grew up. Video here: Blessed with a Mess

Click here for Josh’s Facebook page with many more songs, and here for our Facebook event. Please let us know via our contact page if you would like us to save tickets for you (£13 non-members, £10 club members). Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee available in the kitchen for 50p.

Pete Morton on Friday 2 February

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On Friday 2 February we welcome back Pete Morton – a singer and entertainer with a wealth of self penned songs that ‘express everything from the highly personal to the truly international’. Often referred to as an old-time troubadour, he delivers an unruly mix of humanism, politics, love, social commentary and humour, all wrapping its way around the folk tradition.

Since discovering the acoustic music scene at 16, Pete has been on a never-ending tour as a folk singer. With his powerful euphonious voice, storytelling and compelling stage presence, he continues ‘his merry niche’ of singing his anthemic folk songs with a fun-loving and approachable style. A new album ‘Fair Freedom’ is due for release in late February 2024! This will be his first album since the highly acclaimed ‘A Golden Thread’. Pete will be performing songs from both albums as well as a sprinkling of traditional ballads.

The concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members) can be reserved by emailing us via the contact page. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee available in the kitchen.

Steve Tilston on Friday 1 December

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Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated songsmiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music – the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else. “The more you listen, the more there is to discover.” (Bob Harris). The story of Steve’s “lost” letter from John Lennon thrust Steve into the

Photo copyright Shay Rowan

worldwide media spotlight and was the inspiration for a Hollywood movie. Danny Collins, starring Al Pacino in the title role, is now available to own on DVD.

Steve was also voted Fatea Awards Male Vocalist of the Year 2015 and Truth to Tell was chosen as one of The Telegraph’s top folk albums that year too. 2021 saw the release of Such Times and the continuation of the connection with Riverboat Records, begun with Distant Days, Steve’s solo acoustic retrospective, from 2018. In Such Times Steve takes on the role of social commentator and storyteller with 15 tracks of almost exclusively new material, recorded during the first national lockdown.

The evening starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members) can be reserved via the email form on our contact page. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee available in the kitchen for 50p.

Dan McKinnon on Friday 29 September

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On Friday 29 September at 7.30 pm we are very pleased to be welcoming Canadian singer songwriter and guitarist Dan McKinnon to the club. Dan has been performing for over thirty years – it was hearing Stan Rogers’ music in 1979 that first encouraged him to start, and the importance of that influence can still be felt in his own songs. 

Dan ‘blessed with a gorgeous baritone voice and an exceptional command of phrasing, light and shade’ (David Kidman, The Living Tradition) continues to convey his finely crafted songs to audiences through his yearly tours in the UK and performances in and around the Canadian Maritimes.

Tickets (£13 non-members, £10 club members) can be reserved by emailing us via the contact page. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee are available in the kitchen for 50p.  There is some parking for early arrivers – otherwise please park in nearby streets.

Anthony John Clarke on Friday 8 September

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On Friday 8 September we look forward to welcoming Anthony John Clarke. Described by Fairport Convention as a National Treasure, this singer-songwriter has been an integral part of the UK music scene for 30 years. Originally from Belfast, AJ emerged there with his songs ‘The Broken Years’ and ‘The Only Life Gloria Knows’, but now presents as one of the most humorous and entertaining acts around.

Audiences cannot resist the musical invitations to sing from this true gentleman of the music world. Expect a degree of sentiment, but also songs covering topics from the Man From Uncle to Car Boot Sales, Presidents, Karaoke Nights, Nuns, Grandchildren and how to avoid them (he has at least five), Camping, Bigots, and Hitchhiking. This man is perhaps the funniest at serious songs and the most serious about funny songs. Enjoy the ride with AJ and everyone is advised to bring all necessary medication!

Tickets £13 (£10 club members) can be reserved by emailing via the contact page. Bring your own drinks – teas and coffee available in the kitchen.

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.

Georgia Shackleton Trio: online guests on Friday 22 January

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On Friday 22 January we look forward to welcoming the Georgia Shackleton Trio, who will be performing two sets at the online song session. The group features Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin). Natural talents of the folk tradition, their self-penned material blends seamlessly with their imaginative yet authentic re-workings of traditional folk standards, influenced by British, American and Scandinavian folk traditions, with a regional twist from the group’s native East Anglia.

“Sparky, charismatic and intensely assured. An exciting and innovative young trio. A hefty thumbs up” fRoots Magazine

The session is free, with the option to contribute to the Trio’s tip pot (suggested contribution £5). You can join the Zoom meeting from 7.30 pm for an 8 pm start and we finish at 11 pm. Email us via the form on our contact page to get the link, and let us know if you would like to perform yourself. We will try to fit in as many other performers as possible.

Pete Morton: online guest on Friday 4 December

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We are pleased to be welcoming the highly acclaimed singer-songwriter Pete Morton to perform two extended spots at our online song session on Friday 4 December. Pete will be singing songs from his brand-new album ‘A Golden Thread’, as well as some old favourites.

‘As a chronicler of the human condition and wry observer of history and the march of progress, Morton is up there with fellow Englishmen Richard Thompson and Chris Wood’ GLASGOW HERALD.

The session is free, with the option to contribute to Pete’s tip pot (suggested contribution £5). You can join the Zoom meeting from 7.30 pm for an 8 pm start and we finish at 11 pm. Email us via the form on our contact page to get the link, and let us know if you would like to perform yourself. We will try to fit in as many other performers as possible.

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.

Jez Lowe on Friday 7 June

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Jez Lowe has long been one of the UK’s busiest folk performers, playing for audiences the world over, either solo, (with guitar, cittern and harmonica accompaniment), or with his band The Bad Pennies. His Men At Words tour of North America saw Jez joining forces with James Keelaghan and Archie Fisher for much-acclaimed concerts across Canada and the USA. And as part of The Pitmen Poets (with Bob Fox, Benny Graham and Billy Mitchell), Jez has helped to rekindle the fire in the tradition of mining songs and culture of his native region in a series of sell out theatre performances around the UK.

Over the last couple of decades, the likes of Fairport Convention, The Dubliners, The Unthanks, Wizz Jones, The McCalmans, Mary Black, The Duhks, Bob Fox, The Young Uns, Enda Kenny, Cherish The Ladies, Tom McConville, The Clancys and scores more, have queued up to adopt his songs for their own repertoires. No wonder no less than Richard Thompson has called him, ‘The best singer songwriter to come out of the UK for a long time’.

Our events start at 8 pm. Tickets are now SOLD OUT. Bring your own drinks. Teas and coffee available in the kitchen.