Folk Music
AT THE ROYAL OAK
STATION STREET, LEWES
THURSDAYS AT 20:00
Train departs from
London Road Brighton (eastbound) at 19:43 arriving at
Lewes at 19:55. The Royal Oak, Station Street, is just 3 minutes walk up from the station towards the High Street.
Artists are featured on the Club's
MYSPACE Page
***** WE ARE CLOSED DURING AUGUST *****
9th Sept * £6.00 * TAFFY THOMAS & AIMEE THOMAS
Britain’s first Laureate for Storytelling and an MBE for services to storytelling and charity shares the evening with his daughter’s lovely singing voice.
16th Sept * £6.00 * JOHN CONOLLY
The internationally-respected songwriter with his universally known “Fiddlers’ Green” and many other fine songs
23rd Sept * free admission * OPEN NIGHT
In response to many requests, we are putting in some extra Open Nights into our programme to give more opportunity for our many floor singers to have more of a chance to perform
30th Sept * £6.00 * THE CLAQUE
Tom Addison, Barry Lister, Dave Lowry and Sean O’Shea. Distilled from the legendary groups of old, four voices of depth and maturity blended to bring warmth and harmony to the English Tradition.
7th Oct * £10.00 (£8.00 in adv.) * JOHN KIRKPATRICK
One of the most talented and popular attractions on the folk scene. John plays for the opening night of the Lewes Folk Festival. (http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/)
Our Future Guests will include:-
DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON * SYLVIA BARNES AND CAROLE & ALAN PRIOR
Our websites are at:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic and
http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes
Those of you who arrange listings are politely requested to include all of the above.
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LEWES FOLK FESTIVAL 7 -10th OCTOBER 2010.
The two Lewes folk clubs are combining their efforts to promote this festival, largely based in their own clubrooms and other venues in the town. It will include folk club evenings, dance displays, presentations, workshops, singarounds and tune sessions. Watch this circular and elsewhere for updates on the guests/programme etc. If you would like to receive an email of the programme for the festival (as it stands at the
moment) please email tinvic@globalnet.co.uk and the .doc file of the programme will be sent to you or you can read the details on-line at
www.lewesfolkfest.org/LFFprogramme.php
The website is at
www.lewesfolkfest.org/LFFindex.php
An outline of events is given at
www.lewesfolkfest.org/LFFprogramme.php
Tickets from the paying events are now on sale by cheque or by Paypal
and these are:-
JOHN KIRKPATRICK Thurs 7th October 8pm £8
SHIRLEY COLLINS presents "AMERICA OVER THE WATER" Fri 8th October 8pm £8
NIGEL BAGGE & EDDIE ARMER Fri 8th October 8pm £6
STEP DANCE WORKSHOPS 9th October 10.45am £4
GORDON HALL presentation Sat 9th October 12 noon £4
West Gallery Singing Workshop Sat 9th October 2pm £4
FESTIVAL DANCE 9th October 8pm £8
SUSSEX SINGERS CONCERTS 9th October 8pm £8
PEPPERS’ GHOST MAGIC LANTERN SUSSEX SHOW 9th October 8pm £8
HENRY HILLS OF LODSWORTH presentation Sun 10th October 11am £4
An hour with PETE COE Sun 10th October 12.15pm £4
These are the advanced tickets prices. It will be £2 more for each event if you pay on the door – so book your tickets at -
www.lewesfolkfest.org/LFFtickets.php
We are delighted that Shirley Collins has agreed to become the festival’s patron.
Advance tickets are now ob sale and are starting to sell well!!!
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SONG & TUNE SESSIONS
As well as our regular club nights on a Thursday, we are now holding Sunday afternoon sessions on the last Sunday afternoon of each month from 3.30 - 5.30 pm. These try to give an equal mixture to songs and tunes.
....And the pub does an cheap but excellent Sunday roast dinner if you want to turn up a bit earlier.