SE England Bluegrass & Old-Time Music
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July 2008:
| Sat 5 | Grassroots | Dallington Village Festival (E.Sx) - |
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| Sat 5 | Lake Marie | Rifleman, St Johns Road/Camden Road, Sevenoaks |
| Sat 5 | American Barn-dance with The Newtowners - £5 incl.BBQ - old-time musicians welcome | OLOP Social Club, 338 Wokingham Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7DA - tickets/enq. 0118 9677408 |
| Sun 6 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 7 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Tue 8 | Lucy Quinn & friends | Cross Keys, On the Green (The Kinecroft), Wallingford - 01491 835 122 |
| Tue 8 | Southern Tenant Folk Union | City of London Festival, Finsbury Circus Gardens, Moorgate, London, London and South East EC2 (12-2pm) |
| Wed 9 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Wed 9 | Old-Time Music - Michi 01273 471431 | Black Horse, Lewes |
| Wed 9 | Monroe's Revenge + Holly Golightly | What's Cookin', The Sheepwalk, High Road, Leytonstone |
| Thu 10 | Foghorn Leghorn | The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3BL |
| Thu 10 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Fri 11 | The Coal Porters | Bluegrass-Plus Club, Netherne Football Club, Woodplace Lane, Netherne, nr Coulsdon CR5 1NE |
| Fri 11 | Ben Paley & Tab Hunter | Court Sessions Folk Club, the Selkirk, 60 Selkirk Road, SW17 0ES |
| Fri 11 | Southern Tenant Folk Union | the Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. Tel: 020 7485 989 |
| Sat 12 | Biggin Hillbillies | The General Wolfe, Weseterham |
| Sun 13 | Southern Tenant Folk Union | What's Cookin' Sunday Picnic, Henry Reynolds Gardens, Bush Rd/High Road Leytonstone, London, London and South East E11 (2pm) |
| Sun 13 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 14 | Session with Grahame Turner 07767 623831 | The Prince of Wales, Hertingfordbury, nr Hertford |
| Mon 14 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Mon 14 | Punch Brothers | The Arts Theatre , 6/7 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JB London |
| Tue 15 | Grassroots & friends | Eight Bells, Hawkhurst Moor (1m S of Hawkhurst centre) |
| Tue 15 | Little Sister - Roger 07871 844332 | The Norman Arms, Norman Road, St Leonards-on-Sea |
| Wed 16 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Wed 16 | ROOTS | Oast Community Centre, Rainham, Kent ME28 7SG (very near rail station) |
| Thu 17 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Thu 17 | Biggin Hillbillies | Farningham Village Club, High St, Farningham |
| Sat 19 | Biggin Hillbillies | The Three Horseshoes, Knockholt |
| Sun 20 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 21 | Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike | Zebra Club, 15-17 King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1BA - 01622 744481 |
| Mon 21 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Mon 21 | Woody's Kitchen - 01892 784714 (Ron) | Foresters Arms, Tonbridge (¼ mile S of rail station) |
| Tue 22 | Session with Grahame Turner 07767 623831 | The Goat, Codicote, nr Welwyn |
| Wed 23 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Thu 24 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Fri 25 | Slow Pick with Graham Anstee | Oast Community Centre, Rainham, Kent ME28 7SG (very near rail station) |
| Sat 26 | (afternoon) Biggin Hillbillies | Brasted Recreation Ground (Summer Fete) |
| Sat 26 | Toy Hearts | the Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. Tel: 020 7485 989 |
| Sun 27 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Sun 27 | Toy Hearts | TwickFolk Cabbage Patch Pub, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ |
| Mon 28 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Mon 28 | Cherryholmes | Zebra Bar, King St, Maidstone ME14 1BA |
| Tue 29 | Open Mike Night with Ray Whiteway Roberts 07904 701406 | Pig & Butcher, Five Ash Down (N of Uckfield) TN22 3AN |
| Tue 29 | Open Mike Night with Contraband | The Golden Lion, 99 Alresford Road, Winchester , Hampshire SO23 0JZ |
| Wed 30 | Pickers Night | Tunbridge Wells Bluegrass & Acoustic Club Beacon Hotel, Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9JH |
| Wed 30 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Wed 30 | Cherryholmes | the Luminaire 311 High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 7JR |
| Thu 31 | Kent Carters (to be confirmed) | The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Kemsing TN15 6NA |
| Thu 31 | Taube Marks & friends - 01865 552111 | Fox & Hounds, 279 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TJ - 01865 722210 |
| Thu 31 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
August 2008:
| Sat 2 | Grassroots |
Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival, Mickleham Village Hall, nr Dorking |
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| Sun 3 | continues | Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival, Mickleham Village Hall, nr Dorking |
| Sun 3 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 4 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Tue 5 | Little Sister - Roger 07871 844332 | The Norman Arms, Norman Road, St Leonards-on-Sea |
| Wed 6 | ROOTS | Oast Community Centre, Rainham, Kent ME28 7SG (very near rail station) |
| Wed 6 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Thu 7 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Fri 8 | tbc | Bluegrass-Plus Club, Netherne Football Club, Woodplace Lane, Netherne, nr Coulsdon CR5 1NE |
| Fri 8 | Grassroots 35th Anniversary Reunion Concert, with all present and as many past members as possible | The Music Room, Pizza Express, 32 Earl Street,
Maidstone
ME14 1PS 0207 734 3220 |
| Sun 10 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 11 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Mon 11 | Session with Grahame Turner 07767 623831 | The Prince of Wales, Hertingfordbury, nr Hertford |
| Tue 12 | Lucy Quinn & friends | Cross Keys, On the Green (The Kinecroft), Wallingford - 01491 835 122 |
| Wed 13 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Wed 13 | Old-Time Music - Michi 01273 471431 | Black Horse, Lewes |
| Thu 14 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Sat 16 | Biggin Hillbillies | The Bricklayer's Arms, Chipstead (nr Sevenoaks) |
| Sun 17 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 18 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Mon 18 | Woody's Kitchen - 01892 784714 (Ron) | Foresters Arms, Tonbridge (¼ mile S of rail station) |
| Tue 19 | Grassroots & friends | Eight Bells, Hawkhurst Moor (1m S of Hawkhurst centre) |
| Tue 19 | Little Sister - Roger 07871 844332 | The Norman Arms, Norman Road, St Leonards-on-Sea |
| Wed 20 | ROOTS | Oast Community Centre, Rainham, Kent ME28 7SG (very near rail station) |
| Wed 20 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Thu 21 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Thu 21 | Biggin Hillbillies | Farningham Village Club, High St, Farningham |
| Sat 23 | Biggin Hillbillies | Tonbridge British Legion, 26 Priory Road, Tonbridge |
| Sun 24 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
| Mon 25 | 11am-11pm - Celebrating the music of Andy Townend. Mike Artes, Mick Audsley*, Roger Churchyard, Chris Cox, Rosie Davis*, Adrian Farmer*, Peter Green*, Chris Moreton, Dave Plane, Rick Townend, Malcolm Walton, Alan Ward,Gerry Williams, Bob Winquist * subject to work commitments etc. |
Kentucky to Kent UK at St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent |
| Mon 25 | Bluegrass session - 020 8340 4683 (Caspar) | Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road London N1 1DF |
| Tue 26 | Session with Grahame Turner 07767 623831 | The Goat, Codicote, nr Welwyn |
| Tue 26 | Open Mike Night with Ray Whiteway Roberts 07904 701406 | Pig & Butcher, Five Ash Down (N of Uckfield) TN22 3AN |
| Wed 27 | Roger Churchyard & Friends 07871 844332 | Stag, Old Town, Hastings |
| Wed 27 | Pickers' Night | Tunbridge Wells Bluegrass & Acoustic Club Beacon Hotel, Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9JH |
| Thu 28 | Roger Churchyard & Friends - 07871 844332 | Royal Oak, Rye Foreign TN31 7SY - 01797 230494 |
| Thu 28 | Taube Marks & friends - 01865 552111 | Fox & Hounds, 279 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TJ - 01865 722210 |
| Fri 29 | Slow Pick with Graham Anstee | Oast Community Centre, Rainham, Kent ME28 7SG (very near rail station) |
| Sun 31 | Old Time Session - 020 8552 8308 (Frank Weston) | Shakespeare's Head, Arlington Way (behind Saddlers Wells), London EC1R 1XA |
September 2008: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Sat 6 | Southern Tenant Folk Union | The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3BL |
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| Sun 20 | Pete Wernick | details to be announced |
| Fri 12 | Debbie McClatchy, Mike Fenton, Down-Trodden String Band & more | Sweet Sunny South Festival, Fairlight Lodge Hotel 01424 812104 , nr Hastings |
Sat 13 |
Debbie McClatchy, Mike Fenton, Down-Trodden String Band & more | Sweet Sunny South Festival, Fairlight Lodge Hotel 01424 812104 , nr Hastings |
| Sun 14 | Debbie McClatchy, Mike Fenton, Down-Trodden String Band & more | Sweet Sunny South Festival, Fairlight Lodge Hotel 01424 812104 , nr Hastings |
| Wed 24 | Rattle-on-the-Stovepipe | Tunbridge Wells Bluegrass & Acoustic Club Beacon Hotel, Tea Garden Lane, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9JH |
| Tue 30 | Debbie McClatchy | Dartford Folk Club, Dartford WMC, Essex Rd |
October 2008: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Wed 1 | Grassroots | Famous Willows Folk Club, Arundel Football Club , Mill Road, Arundel |
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| Tue 7 | Bruce Molsky | Magpie's Nest folk club, The Old Queen's Head Pub, 44 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN |
| Thu 9 | Bruce Molsky | Royal Oak Folk Club, Station St, Lewes |
| Thu 23 | Peter Rowan | the Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. Tel: 020 7485 989 |
| Fri 24 | Peter Rowan | the Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. Tel: 020 7485 989 |
November 2008: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
December 2008: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Tue 23 | Keith Pearson's Coup de Grass | Dartford Folk Club, Dartford WMC, Essex Rd |
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