2 Anything Goes
Play or Sing, read a Poem, tell a Story, listen, fetch the beer, anything
9 Pete Coe
Pete sings and plays bouzouki, melodeon, Appalachian dulcimer and banjo, occasionally using step-percussion (yes probably all at the same time) and was described as "a one-man folk industry" by Jim Lloyd. He's toured for many years all over the UK and the planet and he's still as fresh as a daisy, newly enchanting listeners (seasoned and new) performing from his vast repertoire of traditional and original songs and dance tunes. His vital on-stage presence is legendary and the wry fun extracted from his view of the world comes out in some of his songs like ‘The Alimony Run' and ‘Sold Down the River'. Last seen singing 'The Pilgrim', requested by and accompanied by Spiers & Boden at the end of their performance on the main stage at Bideford Folk Festival 2009 to a hugely delighted capacity audience (with many young people)! Try not to miss him.16 Anything Goes with some of the regulars from the Windmill Acoustic Music Club in Ewshot, on the Hampshire/Surrey border
23 Simon Hopper Band
Last here solo in January 2008, Simon (voice, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, songs) plans to bring part of his 4-piece Band this time, not least Andee Price (bass, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, voice) described as the Band's “multi-instrumental jewel” who also sings beautiful harmonies, and possibly Leigh Trowbridge whose harmonies and thoughtful guitar are well-valued by the others. Simon has been performing around the folk/roots scene in London for 20+ years and in the 1990's he could also be found hosting Bromley Acoustic Music Club presenting (and supporting)
such icons as Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Davey Graham in addition to some solo headline gigs in Soho's 12 Bar Club where he was resident support to Jackie Leven in the mid-90's. In 2006, he “re-emerged with this fine new Band” and started building a following in the wider folk world. His songs on the CD 'A Land for the Many' highlight the human condition all around us, mostly about love, life and the state of England today and have been well praised by several BBC Radio Stations, especially Shropshire, Wiltshire, Cambridge and FolkWords and by such respected Magazines as fRoots, Shreds & Patches, Music Maker, Blues Matters and the MU Journal (among others) - BBC Cambridge tried to “cherrypick” the best songs and ended talking about half of them and saying some hung around in his head for hours afterwards, particularly 'Jeffrey and Robert and I' and some are very singable by listeners. Come along and find out yourselves.
30 Anything Goes
Play or Sing, read a Poem, tell a Story, listen, fetch the beer, anything
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