Brighton What's On Guide

SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE

Folk Music - Listings from January 21st until the end of February

The listings on this page are taken from the paper magazine The Folk Diary. This paper magazine is now also available on line and each issue will be on-line as soon as it is prepared. As well as the listings, The Folk Diary has lots of useful adverts for folk festivals, shops and services as well as pages of reviews of recent folk and world music albums. Click on the symbol to go to the on-line version

Click HERE for details of the free, regular sessions of tunes, songs (or both!) in this area. Generally these are weekly or monthly sessions, but the webmaster will also help to publicise one-off sessions.

Thursday 21st January
• BING LYLE - The very engaging local singer of traditional songs, songwriter and a talented multi- instrumentalist. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email
• RATTLEBAG - THE STAG. All Saints Street, Hastings Details: 01424 460218 or email

Friday 22nd January
• CHRIS DAVIES & JOHN GRIFFITHS - Chris,[the younger] runs the successful Willows folk club, Arundel. John [the older] sing and plays 50’s and 60’s songs. Together, they sing and play a range from traditional to modern day music, all to a high and very entertaining standard. - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , THE SEAFORD & DISTRICT CONSTITUTIONAL CLUBCrouch Lane, Seaford. - Details: email
• CAROLE & ALAN PRIOR - ELECTRIC VOICES, THE GUILDFORD INSTITUTE, Guildford. Box Office 01483 871443

Saturday 23rd January
• SEAFORD TEA DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Alfriston Village Hall 2pm, Details 01403 790464
• COME-ALL-YE with spotlight on JILL THOMPSON - A chance for an old friend of the club to do an extended spot. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email

Sunday 24th January
• FOOL PROOF - A compelling mix of country and folk with blues and gospel overtones delivered by a combination of dynamic lead and harmony vocals. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653

Monday 25th January
• BURNS NIGHT - Scottish music and dancing & haggis! - CROYDON FOLK CLUB Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. 8pm Enquiries - 020 8698 5322 or 0770 3210 795

Tuesday 26th January
• PIGGIE'S OPEN MIC ROOM - THE PIG & BUTCHER Five Ash Down, Uckfield Enquiries - 01825 767206
• CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB - ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. Details 01273 509552

Wednesday 27th January
• RUDE MECHANICALS - THE FERRY INN, Shoreham Details: 01273 452957 or 461950
• COME ALL YE - OPEN STAGE NIGHT - WILLOWS FOLK CLUB, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road Every Wednesday at 8.00pm Details: 07790 51105
• BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB - The Pond, Gloucester Road, nr. Brighton Station Every Wednesday 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056

Thursday 28th January
• SARA GREY'S 70th BIRTHDAY PARTY. - We give a party for the American singer and banjoist who has made very many appearances in Lewes since the 1960s and made a huge contribution to the folk scene on both sides of the Atlantic. She appears with her song Kieron and surprise guests. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email

Friday 29th January
• COLVIN QUARMBY - FOLK ON THE COAST Bognor Regis Town F.C. Nyewood Lane PO21 2TY 8pm Enquiries - 01243 820187 or 07751 594285
• RICHARD GRAINGER - Richard is a guitarist, singer, songwriter , writer and entertainer . An innovator who likes to perform to a wide audience.. He is one of the most prolific and diverse artists on the Folk Scene today, working tirelessly to promote the music and folk arts in general to an ever widening audience. - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , THE SEAFORD & DISTRICT CONSTITUTIONAL CLUBCrouch Lane, Seaford. - Details: email

Saturday 30th January
• JOHN WILLIAMS & JOHN ETHERIDGE - SPYBOY,Town Hall, Lewes. Details and box office 01323 841414
• OPEN MIC NIGHT - GARY'S LIVE MUSIC CLUB COOLHAM VILLAGE HALL RH13 8QN Enquiries - 01403 785674
• ANAIS MITCHELL - At a time when the music industry seems to be using flash and dazzle campaigns to distract us from the dubious quality of some the acts they present, Anaïs Mitchell is an artist who grew up on a sheep farm and makes small-sounding, big-thinking folk albums that play like a front-porch serenade. Listening to this young singer/songwriter perform her meticulously written songs, fervently singing them in a distinctive, almost childlike voice, you’d think it was her life mission to rouse the hearts and minds of her listeners with an acoustic guitar. - ACOUSTIC SUSSEX CHEQUER MEAD ARTS CENTRE East Grinstead. Details: 01342 302000 or email
• DYER:CUMMINGS - A high-energy young band from Somerset with fiddle, bouzouki, accordion, guitar, flute, bassoon, oboe & voices. These 'New Roots' competition finalists featured at many 2009 festivals including Sidmouth & run their own local sessions. They will play for a few dances as well as songs & tunes for listening. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• POKEY LaFARGE & THE SOUTH CITY THREE - The amazing band from Louisiana. - BLAKEWOOD THE BLUE COCONUT, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, Details: 07771 966435 or email

Sunday 31st January
• SONG & DANCE - Fun for everyone! A session of easy to learn ceilidh dances interspersed with songs and tunes from the floor. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653

Monday 1st February
• CHRIS HARRIET & MATT - THE WHITE HORSE Bodle St. Green Nr. Herstmonceax. Details: 01435 812201 or 01435 864271
• DANNI NICHOLS - Brighton Acoustic at THE NELSON Trafalgar St, Brighton (100 yards from Brighton Stn.)
• BOB LEWIS - TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB Rose & Crown, High Street TH9 1DD 8pm Details: 01892 822945 or email
• MUSICIANS' & SINGERS' NIGHT - CROYDON FOLK CLUB Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. 8pm Enquiries - 020 8698 5322 or 0770 3210 795

Tuesday 2nd February
• SINGERS AND MUSICIANS EVENING - THE SIX BELLS Chiddingly Enquiries - 01825 873337 or email
• OPEN MIC - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• JEFF LANG ( with GRANT CUMMERFORD - Australia's leading blues/roots man, doing things to guitars you don't normally see or hear - with 'earthy' lyrics this is a plugged in gig with edge and energy.- AMBERLEY FOLK CLUB - The Black Horse, Amberley. Check website for details or phone: 01798 875476
• CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB - ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. Details 01273 509552

Wednesday 3rd February
• RUDE MECHANICALS - THE FERRY INN, Shoreham Details: 01273 452957 or 461950
• ISAMBARDE - With an unusual and winning combination of guitar, fiddle and oboe, coupled with full-on vocal harmonies, this young trio has taken the club and festival scene by storm, breathing fresh life into a repertoire of mainly traditional songs. - EASTBOURNE FOLK CLUB, The Lamb, High Street, 8.30pm
• BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB - The Pond, Gloucester Road, nr. Brighton Station Every Wednesday 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056
• SHOWCASE SPECIAL - Extended sets from some of the finest local talent around! This Showcase Special features two more great bands! Amazing vocal harmony group HARVEST HOME have consistently wowed Willows audiences whenever they've played at one of our Open Stage Nights, with their superb blend of voices and terrific selection of material from across the folk spectrum. Alongside them are legendary local folk rock band TOUCHSTONE, who will be debuting a specially-prepared acoustic set, tailor-made for folk clubs and other smaller venues, and featuring the beautiful lead vocals of Bonnie Flitney (formerly Bonnie Burden) WILLOWS FOLK CLUB, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road Every Wednesday at 8.00pm Details: 07790 51105

Thursday 4th February
• MARTYN WYNDHAM READ & IRIS BISHOP - One of the finest voices on the folk scene in the company of one of the most talented and sensitive accompanists. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email
• NANCI GRIFFITHS - DE LA WARR PAVILION, Bexhill Details: 01424 229111
• ACOUSTIC MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY - BLAKEWOOD THE BLUE COCONUT, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, Details: 07771 966435 or email

Friday 5th February
• MADISON VELVET - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• CLIVE CARROLL - ,The HAWTH Crawley Details: 01293 553636
• CLAUDE BOURBON - Claude Bourbon, who trained for many years in Switzerland and has performed and studied all over the world, has crafted an inspired fusion of classical and blues, with ethereal Eastern influences, Spanish and Latin elements with strains of Western folk. This accomplished artist offers tender, compelling performance through highly developed precision. His sound instantly creates ambience – from haunting Spanish moods to lyrical, romantic jazz, Claude Bourbon provides a real treat for music lovers. The unique Monsieur Bourbon is a formidable performer. He may have his roots in the blues, but he is inspired by music and song from all around the world, taking these sounds and weaving them into a performance of blues, rock, jazz, songs and melodies that defy a label, all delivered with a gravely voice. - BRIGHTON FOLK & BLUES CLUB The OPEN HOUSE (formerly The Springfield) Springfield Road, Brighton. Details: 01273 822695 or 736514 or email
• SINGERS & MUSICIANS NIGHT - - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , The British Legion, Claremont Road BN25 2BJ; Details: phone 01323 899405 email
• MICK RYAN & PAUL DOWNES - ELECTRIC VOICES, THE GUILDFORD INSTITUTE, Guildford. Box Office 01483 871443

Saturday 6th February
• SOCIETY - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• MIKE NICHOLSON - Beautiful songs in a voice of 99% cocoa solids with stylish guitar accompaniment. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• KATE'S KITCHEN BAND - ceilidh - Hanover Community Centre, Southover Street, Brighton BN2 9UF Details 01273 834498

Sunday 7th February
• HORSHAM WORKSHOP - 2.30pm SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Guide HQ Denne Road Details 01403 790464
• NORTH BRIGHTON SINGAROUNDS - The Jolly Brewer, Ditchling Road, Brighton. Phone 01273 383056 or 509552 for details.
• THE HOFNERS - The Hofners are: Martin Burley (acoustic guitar, electric bass, acoustic bass, mandolin, mandola, ukulele and vocals) and Duncan Campbell (acoustic slide guitar, ukulele and vocals). They've played together for years in differing formats from trios to big bands and everything in between. Now it feels right to be playing as a duo presenting an eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional music with bluesy overtones. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653
• CARA DILLON with special guest COLE STACEY - SPYBOY,The Pavilion, Hailsham. Details and box office 01323 841414

Monday 8th February
• A.J. CLARKE - THE BEACON, Nr Tunbridge Wells Details: 01892 782326
• JEFF LANG - Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Lang is world renowned as a prolific artist who has defied categorization by bending and blurring genres to create his own ever-evolving sound from the base ingredients of folk, rock, blues, experimental and world music styles. The road he has travelled over this past decade has yielded the rewards of many a hard-working musician's dreams - 13 studio albums, widespread acclaim, a devoted fan base, an exemplary back catalogue, an ARIA Award in addition to countless nominations, invitations to the world's most prestigious festivals, and coveted tours with such icons as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. Blending rock, roots, folk, blues, ballads, instrumentals, improvisation and a devastatingly high level of musicality, Jeff Lang is a singularly unique performer in our world. - ACOUSTIC SUSSEX THE RAVENSWOOD, Sharpthorne. Details: 01342 714810 or email
• JEZ LOWE - CROYDON FOLK CLUB Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. 8pm Enquiries - 020 8698 5322 or 0770 3210 795

Tuesday 9th February
• COLE STACEY - Young, talented, good looking & from Devon, you can hear Cole writes from the heart & sings with a passion. He can create an intimate atmosphere, even in the most austere of venues, a real gift- AMBERLEY FOLK CLUB - The Black Horse, Amberley. Check website for details or phone: 01798 875476
• CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB - ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. Details 01273 509552

Wednesday 10th February
• MID-SUSSEX FOLK SINGERS CHORUS AND HARMONY NIGHT - THE FOUNTAIN INN, Ashurst near Steyning. Details: 01444 443280
• RUDE MECHANICALS - THE FERRY INN, Shoreham Details: 01273 452957 or 461950
• BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB - The Pond, Gloucester Road, nr. Brighton Station Every Wednesday 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056
• COME ALL YE - OPEN STAGE NIGHT - WILLOWS FOLK CLUB, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road Every Wednesday at 8.00pm Details: 07790 51105

Thursday 11th February
• JEZ LOWE - The golden-voiced singer from the North-East returns with another selection of his superb compositions. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email
• HOUNDS OF LOVE - THE MUSIC OF KATE BUSH - Kate Bush only toured once, in 1979. With the blessing and personal involvement of her of her former tour manager and Kate herself, Hounds of Love is the first time that a live interpretation of her music has been toured in the UK. This is no pastiche or cabaret act. Fronted by the passionate and impressive Josie Mills, this dedicated band of musicians are bringing to life songs that deservedly appeal to generations of music lovers. The band's programme includes many of Kate's hit's including Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, The Big Sky, Wow and Running Up The Hill, amongst others. Without attempting to emulate the voice of Kate Bush, Josie finds the expression to communicate Kate's songs with impressive, passionate sympathy.. - ACOUSTIC SUSSEX CHEQUER MEAD ARTS CENTRE East Grinstead. Details: 01342 302000 or email
• ACOUSTIC MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY - BLAKEWOOD THE BLUE COCONUT, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, Details: 07771 966435 or email

Friday 12th February
• AMANDA SHAW - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• TITUS - We are always happy to spend an evening in the company of this popular and talented group from Hastings. - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , The British Legion, Claremont Road BN25 2BJ; Details: phone 01323 899405 email

Saturday 13th February
• MARTYN WYNDHAM READ - Don't miss the chance to hear one of England's best. - ELSIES, Details: 01732 862862
• ELLE OSBORNE - A vibrant, touching voice & dashing fiddle playing.. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• LEE'S COMPANY present "The Ballad of the White Mansions" * GRAHAM TROTMAN & GEORGE WILLIAMSON * THE MAYPOLE BAND - GARY'S LIVE MUSIC CLUB COOLHAM VILLAGE HALL RH13 8QN Enquiries - 01403 785674
• BOLDWOOD & caller BOB ADAMS - MELTDOWN CEILIDHS, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. Details: 01273 541453 or email
• HORSHAM DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION The barn, The Causeway RH12 1 HE Details 01403 790464
• HASTINGS DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Ninfield Memorial Hall Details 01424 753684
• NORA RENDELL & BRIAN MILLER plus ADRIAN O - A special night of Irish music and stories. - TENTERDEN FOLK CLUB, The White Lion Saddlery, High Street, Tenterden Details:- 01233 626805 or email

Sunday 14th February
• NORTH BRIGHTON SINGAROUNDS - The Jolly Brewer, Ditchling Road, Brighton. Phone 01273 383056 or 509552 for details.
• GRACE NOTES - Grace Notes, in the forms of Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle and Helen Hockenhull, perform a cappella and accompanied arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs in three-part harmony. Their ethereal and enchanting vocals are supported by an impressive range of instruments with Maggie on flute and bodhran; Lynda on recorder and Helen on keyboard and concertina. Now in their 17th year, their highly praised harmonies and thoughtful repertoire making them one of the folk scene's best-loved female groups. Individually they have a much longer history of live performance and recording sessions with Nic Jones, James Horner, The Chieftains, Mountain Ash Band, John Tams, Bert Jansch, New Victory Band & Muckram Wakes and many more. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653

Monday 15th February
• CLUB NIGHT WITH FLOOR SINGERS - THE WHITE HORSE Bodle St. Green Nr. Herstmonceax. Details: 01435 812201 or 01435 864271
• TERRY LEES - TONBRIDGE FOLK CLUB Rose & Crown, High Street TH9 1DD 8pm Details: 01892 822945 or email
• MUSICIANS' & SINGERS' NIGHT - CROYDON FOLK CLUB Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. 8pm Enquiries - 020 8698 5322 or 0770 3210 795

Tuesday 16th February
• SINGERS AND MUSICIANS EVENING - THE SIX BELLS Chiddingly Enquiries - 01825 873337 or email
• OPEN MIC - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• THE TWAGGER BAND - A sumptuous array of musical instruments c/o the 'Twaggers' makes this a very special gig. They play an entertaining repertoire, including traditional and early music with superb musicianship - AMBERLEY FOLK CLUB - The Black Horse, Amberley. Check website for details or phone: 01798 875476
• CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB - ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. Details 01273 509552
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Wednesday 17th February
RUDE MECHANICALS - THE FERRY INN, Shoreham Details: 01273 452957 or 461950
• BRIAN STIMPSON - Our versatile guitar and banjo picker presents a lively mix of American roots music. - EASTBOURNE FOLK CLUB, The Lamb, High Street, 8.30pm
• BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB - The Pond, Gloucester Road, nr. Brighton Station Every Wednesday 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056
• NORAH RENDELL & BRIAN MILLER - A sublime duo on tour from Canada! Norah is best-known to UK audiences as lead singer with contemporary Celtic band The Outside Track, and was a recent finalist for Traditional Singer of the Year in her native Canada. Brian is a highly respected musician both in Ireland and the US. Showcasing a mixture of songs both traditional and contemporary from both sides of the Atlantic, showing off Norah's gorgeous vocals, and with instrumentals from the Celtic tradition played on guitar, whistles and flute, it's not surprising that these two are in demand from acoustic music fans all over the world! Please come along and enjoy a Willows debut from two superb young talents! - WILLOWS FOLK CLUB, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road Every Wednesday at 8.00pm Details: 07790 51105

Thursday 18th February
• CHRIS BARTRAM, NEIL BROOKES & TONY WEATHERALL - An exciting evening in prospect with this trio from Shropshire. Chris is a really engaging singer with a great repertoire of songs and Neil's fiddle and Tony's melodeon blend in an exciting manner. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email
• ACOUSTIC MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY - BLAKEWOOD THE BLUE COCONUT, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, Details: 07771 966435 or email

Friday 19th February
• NORA RENDELL AND BRIAN MILLER - Vancouver singer and flute player Norah Rendell and Minnesotan guitarist Brian Miller met while studying and living in the southwest of Ireland. Ireland’s Munster Express wrote that their music “brings sunlight into your heart and set your feet a dancing.” - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , The British Legion, Claremont Road BN25 2BJ; Details: phone 01323 899405 email
• SAM SWEENEY & HANNAH JAMES - ELECTRIC VOICES, THE GUILDFORD INSTITUTE, Guildford. Box Office 01483 871443

Saturday 20th February
• PORTLAND - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• STEVE TURNER: CONCERTINA WORKSHOP - SONG ACCOMPANIMENT (all systems) - 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m Booking forms,& full details available from the club. Steve is a beautifully inventive & dazzling English concertina player. He is also an excellent singer, cittern & mandolin player. The workshop will cover choice of accompaniment styles & instrument, different approaches to accompaniment, finding chords, singing techniques, arrangement & presentation. Some music will be sent in advance. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• STEVE TURNER - An evening performance by the workshop leader. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• EASTBOURNE SPRING DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Upperton United Reform Church, Watts Labe Hall Details 01323 640599
• CHRIS JAGGER'S ATCHA and THE SPIKE DRIVERS - SPYBOY,The Pavilion, Hailsham. Details and box office 01323 841414

Sunday 21st February
• DERRIN NAUENDORF - ,The HAWTH Crawley Details: 01293 553636
• NORTH BRIGHTON SINGAROUNDS - The Jolly Brewer, Ditchling Road, Brighton. Phone 01273 383056 or 509552 for details.
• JIM CAUSLEY - Jim Causley is renowned for his warm, rich and mature singing voice, (quoted as being akin to the fruitiest of real ales) his natural gift for interpreting traditional song and his wry and cheeky stage presence.Most recently Jim has been performing with Essex four piece Mawkin as Mawkin:Causley and collaborated with John McCusker as part of the specially commissioned Celtic Connections/ Cambridge Folk Festival project 'Under One Sky'. Jim has recently produced solo album number two 'Lost Love Found'. An intimate disc showing off his voice to startling effect backed by James Dumbleton of Waulk Elektrik fame. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653

Monday 22nd February
• MARTIN CARTHY - THE BEACON, Nr Tunbridge Wells Details: 01892 782326
• BRIAN PETERS - CROYDON FOLK CLUB Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon. 8pm Enquiries - 020 8698 5322 or 0770 3210 795

Tuesday 23rd February
• OPEN STAGE - - AMBERLEY FOLK CLUB - The Black Horse, Amberley. Check website for details or phone: 01798 875476
• CELLARFOLK SONG CLUB - ROUND GEORGES, Sutherland Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. Details 01273 509552
• PIGGIE'S OPEN MIC ROOM - THE PIG & BUTCHER Five Ash Down, Uckfield Enquiries - 01825 767206

Wednesday 24th February
RUDE MECHANICALS - THE FERRY INN, Shoreham Details: 01273 452957 or 461950
• BRIGHTON SINGERS CLUB - The Pond, Gloucester Road, nr. Brighton Station Every Wednesday 9pm Phone 01273 692849 or 383056

Thursday 25th February
• PETA WEBB & KEN HALL - Two great singers whose voices combine wonderfully well. Their repertoire of songs come from England, Ireland and America and they are noted experts on traditional singing. - THE ROYAL OAK, STATION STREET, LEWES Details: 01273 478124 or 881316 or email
• ACOUSTIC MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY - BLAKEWOOD THE BLUE COCONUT, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, Details: 07771 966435 or email
• COME ALL YE - OPEN STAGE NIGHT - WILLOWS FOLK CLUB, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road Every Wednesday at 8.00pm Details: 07790 51105

Friday 26th February
• CLUB NIGHT - FOLK ON THE COAST Bognor Regis Town F.C. Nyewood Lane PO21 2TY 8pm Enquiries - 01243 820187 or 07751 594285
• LYNNE HERRAUD & PAT TURNER - Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner are two of the most experienced and established harmony singers on the folk scene. Their interpretation of both contemporary and traditional material is sensitive, moving and has plenty of humour. - SEAFORD FOLK CLUB , The British Legion, Claremont Road BN25 2BJ; Details: phone 01323 899405 email
• COOPE, BOYES & SIMPSON - " ELECTRIC VOICES, The Electric Theatre, Guildford. Box Office 01483 444789

Saturday 27th February
• CARLY BRYANT - GRUB CAFE AND MUSIC BAR 110-112 London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1EP Details: 01342 3131396 or email
• STOMP caller PETE REES - GBH CEILIDHS ELECTRIC VOICES, GODALMING BOROUGH HALL Box Office 01483 871443
• COOPE BOYES & SIMPSON: VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP - 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £30 Booking forms,& full details available from the club. Coope Boyes & Simpson have taken the English tradition of unaccompanied singing in radical new directions.Offering both written arrangements & the chance to harmonise by ear, the workshop will draw on the band's songwriting & a range of traditional material. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• GEORGINA BOYES: ENGLISH FOLKLORE: AN INTRODUCTION - a talk with participation. 2.00 -4.30 p.m. Places £8.00 in advance( here), £10 on the door at The Crown Inn, 191 High St, Lewes BN7 2NA Georgina Boyes is a folklorist whose depth of scholarship is combined with a lively & entertaining presentational style. Her talk will introduce the fascinating range of traditions covered by English Folklore Studies & will appeal to beginners as well as those with some knowledge of the subject. - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• COOPE BOYES & SIMPSON - An evening performance by the workshop leaders . - LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB (at Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ),   Details:- 01273 476757 or email
• OPEN MIC NIGHT - GARY'S LIVE MUSIC CLUB COOLHAM VILLAGE HALL RH13 8QN
• HORSHAM DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION The Barn, The Causeway RH12 1 HE Details 01403 790464
• MAGHAM TEA DANCE - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Hellingly Village Hall Details 01323 841127

Sunday 28th February
• SusFA WORKSHOP - SUSSEX FOLK ASSOCIATION Pulborough Village Hall 10.30am Details 01403 741431
• KATE WALSH - Two years ago, 26 year old Kate Walsh recorded her beautiful debut album in her producer's bedroom for £500. It became an iTunes sensation, knocking Take That from the No1 spot. Not bad for an album of delicately fragile and, some would say, confessional songs. Calling 26-year-old Kate a singer songwriter is like saying Van Gogh was a cartoonist. Kate is, er, different. She adores Debussy, studies cello, listens constantly to Classic FM (and little else) and bemoans the demise of vinyl and CDs. She's entertainingly scathing about the conventional music industry (”it’s fickle, selfish, impersonal and backstabbing”) – and has established her own cottage industry to do it her way. And when she sits down to write a song you’d better lock up your hearts for you instantly become Kate’s close personal confidante as she bares her soul with shocking candour. - ACOUSTIC SUSSEX CHEQUER MEAD ARTS CENTRE East Grinstead. Details: 01342 302000 or email
• NORTH BRIGHTON SINGAROUNDS - The Jolly Brewer, Ditchling Road, Brighton. Phone 01273 383056 or 509552 for details.
• SONG & DANCE - Fun for everyone! A session of easy to learn ceilidh dances interspersed with songs and tunes from the floor. - HORSHAM FOLK CLUB The Normandy Centre Denne Road.8pm Enquiries - 01403 251188 or 01306 875653

To book a barn dance or ceilidh band for events in this area, contact The Sussex Pistols - email here or have a look at their website.

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This page has been produced by VIC SMITH, email here

Most of the information is from the (paper) The Folk Diary , which is edited and produced by: Jim Marshall, 3 Chester Terrace, Brighton BN1 6GB (Tel/Fax: 01273 559750) and Vic Smith, 26 Ferrers Road, Lewes BN7 1PZ (Tel/Fax: 01273 478124) The Folk Diary is free and is available at most of the events listed here, plus information centres, libraries and tourist information offices. If you have difficulty in obtaining a copy, send an SAE to either Jim or Vic.

Copy date for next issue of The Folk Diary:
February 26th for the April/May issue.
Next update of this page will be on February 18th