SE England Bluegrass & Old-Time Music

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July 2008:

Sat 5 Grassroots Dallington Village Festival (E.Sx) -
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
Sons of Navarone
Wood Wire & Words
Buffalo
Chris Moreton
Howard Burton

Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival, Mickleham Village Hall, nr Dorking
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
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
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