We are delighted to be able to tell you that Martin Carthy MBE has agreed to become our patron. Despite his well earned fame, he continues to champion folk clubs and this link to him emphasises our commitment to promoting live folk song and music and to try and bring the best acts we can to as wide an audience as possible.
Our Song & Ale Weekend this year will take place 22-24 June 2012, starting 7.30 pm on the Friday evening and running through to 5 pm Sunday afternoon. Held in the Village Hall and Social Club at North Boarhunt, there is camping available just down the lane from the hall, on the village recreation ground.
And if camping is not your thing, we can arrange b&b at a hotel close by at a very reasonable rate. Similarly, for our guest nights if the journey home is too long.
Our programme of guest nights –
Monday 16 January 2012 - Steve Knightley
Tickets £12 non members, £10 members
Steve Knightley is the songwriting force behind Show of Hands, widely acclaimed as the finest acoustic roots duo in England and with three Royal Albert Hall sell-outs to their name. The Exeter-based singer-songwriter writes the majority of material for the band, which also features multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer, and together they won the Best Live Act title in the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – the only category voted for by the public. Steve is renowned for his strong, trademark narrative songs which reflect the escapades, hopes and fears not only of people in his native West Country but beyond and he pulls no punches when writing highly literate songs about bigger, global issues.
Monday 20 February 2012 - Breabach
Tickets £12 non members, £10 members
Monday 19 March 2012 - Vin Garbutt
Tickets £12 non members, £10 members
Vin Garbutt is one of the best known performers on the music scene today and won Best Live Act 2001 in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. His song writing is witty and powerful, tackling thought-provoking issues which others prefer to avoid, and he is an accomplished guitarist and fine whistle player. Despite the years of performing, the songs always remain fresh and vibrant, and the repertoire is always changing. Vin is also genuinely funny and his quirky observations of life are always very much part of the act, delighting audiences everywhere.
Monday 16 April 2012 - Brass Monkey
Tickets £12 non members, £10 members
Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick naturally lock into one another's playing with an ease and precision that can only come of playing together for over thirty years. Sharing the vocals, and sometimes singing together in unison, they bring the fruits of years of experience to this band with an explosive freshness that is clearly driven by the excitement they all feel by playing together.
Monday 21 May 2012 - Fairport Acoustic Convention
Tickets £22 non members, £20 members
Monday 11 June 2012 - Le Vent du Nord
Tickets £14 non members, £12 members
The Quebec-based quartet exploded onto the folk music scene in the early eighties delighting crowds with their mix of fiddle, guitar, accordion and hurdy-gurdy. They perform original songs and many taken from the traditional Canadian repertoire sung in their native French. Combining great stage presence with an energetic, dynamic flair they are great for festivals and concerts alike. The band is now one of the most-loved Quebec folk outfits throughout the world. The group’s current line-up consists of singers / multi-instrumentalists Nicolas Boulerice, Simon Beaudry, Olivier Demers, and Réjean Brunet. On stage, these four friends achieve peaks of happiness they eagerly share with any and all audiences. Le Vend du Nord know how to deliver music that will move any crowd – to their feet and in their hearts! This is undoubtedly music of the here and now. Le Vent du Nord is constantly on the road, playing mostly in North America and Europe.
Monday 18 June 2012 - Double bill: Landermason / The Askew Sisters
Tickets £10 non members, £8 members
Landermason
Fiona Lander and Paul Mason collectively known as 'Landermason' have been writing, recording and performing together for ten years. Multi instrumentalist Fiona (vocals, piano, whistles, saxes, clarinet and recorder) and Paul (guitars and vocals) have developed a unique sound which displays their undoubted talents. They combine both traditional and contemporary folk with jazz and other styles in their beautiful and striking arrangements.
The Askew Sisters
Emily and Hazel Askew are a young duo making waves on the folk scene with their energetic brand of English folk music. Using fiddle and melodeon, they play and sing with an infectious enjoyment and love for the music, winning them fans wherever they go. From rhythmic foot stomping tunes to powerful interpretations of songs and ballads, their playing always guarantees to engage and inspire those who hear.
Special offer – buy tickets for both June guest nights at a combined cost of £20 non members, £16 members
Monday 16 July 2012 - Calan
Tickets £12 non members, £10 members
Our young photographer John Shillitoe has been busy with his new video business so do follow the links for a reminder of our events:
For photos of the Richard Digance concert in March please follow the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJ3ZxnaEHg. With many thanks to John Shillitoe for all his help and hard work. Please follow the links for photos of Kerfuffle from the concert in December. It can be found here...(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnkG2lqxYWo), then for the Peggy Seeger/Watersons evening at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u2qHvn_fxs, then Folgazán http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7z2R5EJk6A, and Little Johnny England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXgea0wL1NQ.
Singarounds free with jug collection
For further information on FOREST FOLK and to book tickets, please ring Charles on 01329 833625, Janet on 023 9226 4288, or email info@forestfolk.co.uk. To purchase tickets, please send cheque payable to FOREST FOLK (together with sae) to Forest Folk, 12A Ashling Gardens, Denmead PO7 6PR and we’ll send tickets by return. Membership costs £7 per person for 2009 but does give really good value.
Why not email us at info@forestfolk.co.uk and join our email-out to receive regular updates of Forest Folk news and events.
To find us, take the B2177 from Wickham to Southwick. Trampers Lane is second left (at North Boarhunt), Forest Folk is held in the Village Hall and Social Club, about half a mile down the road on the right, opposite the bottle bank sign. There is some parking behind the hall – please use it if there is space.
If coming from further afield, from the East, leave the M27 at Junction 10, take the A32 Alton road and fork right at the Shell Garage in Wickham. Turn right by St Nicholas Church onto B2177 to North Boarhunt, and after approx 1½ miles take second left into Trampers Lane, Forest Folk is at the Social Club and Village Hall half a mile down the lane on the right. From the West, double back along M27 from Junction 11 to Junction 10, then follow directions above. For anyone reliant on their sat nav, the venue post code is PO17 6DQ.
Thank you for all your support, and we hope to see you in 2010/2011!
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