South East England Bluegrass & Old-Time Music (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London)
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Bluegrass on www.ukcountryradio.com: Lynne Butler 8pm on Thursdays (each repeated 4pm the next day)
Bluegrass on
www.bluegrassplanetearth.com: Lynne Butler's Eurograss 9pm Mondays (repeated Tues/Weds/Fri)
Old-Time on www.resonancefm.com: Carole Chant 2pm on Fridays
Graham Anstee has found a good list of International bluegrass radio shows (on-line) at http://radiotime.com/genre/c_63/Bluegrass.aspx
Click Here for a list of Regular Gigs & Sessions
February 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Sat 4 | Mardi Grass | The Retreat Pub, Reading |
| Sun 5 | Hatful of Rain | Woodies Folk Club , Clapham, Nr Worthing |
| Mon 6 | Rich Pickin's | The Rose & Crown, Lower Hartlip Rd, Hartlip, ME9 7SS [between Rainham & Newington] - 01795 842448 |
| Tue 7 | Hatful of Rain | Amberley Acoustic Music Club, The Black Horse |
| Tue 7 | Sacred Harp singing - details from 07770 210067 | Heath Street Baptist Church, 84 Heath Street, Hampstead, NW3 1DN (nr Hampstead tube |
| Sun 12 (afternoon) | Sacred Harp Singing - details from 020 7609 2758 | London SW3 |
| Thu 16 (afternoon) | House of Mercy Radio | |
| Thu 16 | The Wagon Tales | Monkeynuts, Crouch End N8 8TD - 020 8340 4466 |
| Thu 16 | Jeff Davis | Royal Oak Folk Club, Station Street, Lewes - 01273 478124 |
| Sat 18 11am-4pm | Home Counties Mid-Winter Sacred Harp Sing 2012 (details from Neil - 020 7609 2758 / website) |
Waltham Abbey Community Assn Hall, EN9 1QD |
| Sat 18 | The Curst Sons | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. - 020 7485 9899 |
| Sun 19 (all day) | London Fiddle Convention [Bob Winquist, Pete Cooper, Chris Haig and many more] | Cecil Sharp House, 2, Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY |
| Sun 19 4pm | The Curst Sons | The Seal, 6 Hillfield Road, Selsey |
| Tue 21 | Porchlight Smoker | Amberley Acoustic Music Club, The Black Horse |
| Fri 24 | Jeff Davis | The Musical Traditions Club, The King & Queen, Foley St, London W1W 6DL |
| Fri 24 9pm | Acoustic Astronauts and many more artistes | The Hope pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2PR, nr Carshalton rail station ** |
| Fri 24 | The Curst Sons | The Horse & Groom, 129 Islingword Road, Brighton |
| Sat 25 from 3pm | Acoustic Astronauts and many more artistes | The Hope pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2PR, nr Carshalton rail station ** |
| Sat 25 9pm | The Curst Sons | The Royal Oak, Grange Road, Crawley Down Village |
| Sun 26 12-3pm | Acoustic Astronauts and many more artistes | The Hope pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 2PR, nr Carshalton rail station ** |
| Sun 26 | Jeff Davis | Walthamstow Folk Club, The Old Rose & Crown, Hoe St, Walthamstow E17 |
| Sun 26 | Wembley Country Music Festival (incl.Ricky Skaggs) | Wembley Arena - tickets from www.ticketmaster.co.uk |
Wed 29 |
A Band Like Alice | Willows Folk Club, Mill Lane, Arundel BN15 9PA - 07790 511054 |
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| ** - ticket only, £6 in advance, £5 of which is redeemable to buy drinks at the bar |
March 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Thu 1 | Rick Townend & John MacDonagh + friends - bluegrass & old-time picking session | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
| Fri 2 | Southern Tenant Folk Union | Hall 2, Kings Place (Folk Union), London |
| Sun 4 | Hatful of Rain | The Neptune, Hove |
| Sun 4 | The Henry Brothers' Old-Time Music Revue, with special guests The Wagon Tales | The Windmill, 22 Blenheim Gdns, Brixton SW2 5BZ |
| Fri 9 | The Curst Sons | The Jenny Lind, 69 High Street, Hastings |
| Sat 10 10.30-4.30 | 14th Annual Staplefield Shape-note Singing Day (details from- 01273 623533/ 01580 753431) | Staplefield Village Hall, RH17 6ET |
| Sat 10 | The Carrivick Sisters | Turners Hill House Concerts, |
| Mon 12 | Rich Pickin's | The Rose & Crown, Lower Hartlip Rd, Hartlip, ME9 7SS [between Rainham & Newington] - 01795 842448 |
| 14th Annual Stapleford Shape-note Singing Festival | ||
| Thu 15 | Judy Cook | Royal Oak Folk Club, Station Street, Lewes - 01273 478124 |
Thu 15 |
Hatful of Rain | The Lamb, 10 Fisher Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2DG - 0871 951 1000 |
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| Thu 15 | The Wagon Tales | Monkeynuts, Crouch End N8 8TD - 020 8340 4466 |
Fri 16 |
The Curst Sons | The Star Inn, Bentworth, Hants |
Fri 23 |
Hatful of Rain | Seaford Folk Club, Royal British Legion, Legion House, Claremont Rd, BN25 2BJ - 01323 899405 |
Sun 25 4-6pm |
Porchlight Smoker | Queen's Head, Icklesham, nr Hastings |
Tue 27 |
The Wagon Tales | The Slaughtered Lamb, 34-5 Gt Sutton St, Clerkenwell EC1V 0DX |
Wed 28 |
The Carrivick Sisters | Willows Folk Club, Mill Lane, Arundel BN15 9PA - 07790 511054 |
Thu 29 |
Peta Webb & Ken Hall | Royal Oak Folk Club, Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DE - 01273 478124 |
Sat 31 from 1pm |
Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton and many more | Tabernacle Folk, Powis Square, London, W11 2AY |
April 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
Sun 1 from 1pm |
Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton and many more | Tabernacle Folk, Powis Square, London, W11 2AY |
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| Thu 5 | Rick Townend & John MacDonagh + friends - bluegrass & old-time picking session | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
Thu 12 |
The Jolenes | The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL - 020 7253 4285 |
Fri 13 |
The Curst Sons | The Volunteer, 12 Eastgate Street, Lewes |
Thu 19 |
Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones (£8 advance/£10 on the door) |
Willesden Folk Union, The Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU |
Thu 19 |
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart + Naomi Bedford [tickets £10 from 02392 382888 or www.wegottickets.com/event/146103] | The Gun Room, The RMA Tavern, Cromwell Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, PO4 9PN |
Sat 21 |
The Curst Sons | The Royal Oak, Grange Road, Crawley Down Village |
Thu 26 |
Hatful of Rain | Ropetackle Centre , Shoreham by Sea |
May 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
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| Thu 3 | Rick Townend & John MacDonagh + friends - bluegrass & old-time picking session | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
Thu 17 |
The Carrivick Sisters | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN. - 020 7485 9899 |
Thu 17 |
The Foghorn Stringband (£8 advance/£10 on the door) |
Willesden Folk Union, The Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU (venue tbc) |
Sun 27 7.30pm |
Hunter Robertson | Walthamstow Folk Club, Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, 53 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17 4SA |
Wed 30 7pm |
Adam Hurt |
Willesden Folk Union, The Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU (venue tbc) |
June 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
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| Thu 3 | Gathering of former music-pupils of Brian 'Fuzz' Townend - will include bluegrass & old-time music | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
Sat 30 |
The Toy Hearts + Jamie Freeman Agreement + Early Ghost | All Saints, Lewes - see unionmusicstore.co./events |
July 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
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| Thu 5 | The Kent Carters present "The Story of Appalachian Music" - part of the Sevenoaks Summer Festival | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
Thu 5 |
Aaron Jonah Lewis (£10 advance/£12 on the door) |
Willesden Folk Union, The Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road, London, NW10 5NU (venue tbc) |
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August 2012: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
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Mon 27 11am-11pm |
Kentucky to Kent UK | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |