South East England Bluegrass & Old-Time Music (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London)
Please check on the contact no/web-site before travelling far
Bluegrass & More e-newsletter - from John Sheldon secretary@scottishblue grass.com*
Please let me know of any other events - rick.tow nend@gmail.com* - also if you'd like to receive a monthly email reminder
* please leave out the space when using these email addresses
Bluegrass on www.ukcountryradio.com: Bryan Chalker 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 London & SE England Gigs & Sessions
May 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Sat 18 | The Curst Sons | The Queens Head, High Street, Sutton Valance |
| Sun 19 | Porchlight Smoker | Duke of Wellington, Shoreham |
| Sun 19 | Mardi Grass | Rickmansworth Festival |
| Sun 19 | The High Chaparrals | The Horn, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3TE |
| Wed 22 | The Coal Porters | What's Cookin', The Crown, Leytonstone E11 3AA |
| Thu 23 | The So Last Century Stringband | The Constant Service, 96 Islingword Rd Brighton BN2 9SJ |
| Fri 24 | Hatful of Rain | Meadowlands Festival, Firle/ Elderflower Fields Festival , Nr Lewes |
| Fri 24 | The Long Hill Ramblers | Horse And Groom, 129 Islingword Rd, Brighton BN2 9SH - 01273 606546 |
| Sat 25 | Hatful of Rain | Meadowlands Festival, Firle/ Elderflower Fields Festival , Nr Lewes |
| Sat 25 | Mardi Grass | The Little Op'ry, Tom Thumb Theatre, Cliftonville Sea-Front CT9 2LB |
Mon 27 |
The Glorification Stringband, Josh & Pete Allen, Native Grass, The Kent Carters a day of American Old-Tme Music: workshops, dancing, barbecue, open-mike stage, picking and Concert |
St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
| Mon 27 | Hatful of Rain | The White Horse, Bodle Street, nr Herstmonceux, BN27 4RE |
| Fri 31 | ROOTS Americana Weekend | Vigo Inn, TN15 7JL |
June 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Sat 1 | ROOTS Americana Weekend | Vigo Inn, TN15 7JL |
| Sat 1 | Hatful of Rain | Court Sessions Folk Club, The Selkirk, Tooting |
| Sun 2 | ROOTS Americana Weekend | Vigo Inn, TN15 7JL |
| Thu 6 | Picking session with Rick Townend & John McDonagh | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
| Fri 7 | Rich Pickin's | The Dancing Dog Saloon, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, ME9 8QP - 01795 475474 |
| Fri 7 | Will Kaufman - Woody Guthrie: Hard Times & Hard Travellin' | The Amnesty International UK Auditorium, Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA |
| Sun 9 | Dana & Susan Robinson | Twickfolk, The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ |
| Fri 14 | The Curst Sons | The Jenny Lind, High Street, Old Town, Hastings |
| Sat 15 | The So Last Century Stringband with caller Ian Lamb | St Pauls Hoedown, Worthing - tickets £10 from http://www.wegottickets.com/ event/213295 |
| Sun 16 | The Curst Sons | The Queens Head, 9 The Borough, Farnham |
| Sun 16 | Dana & Susan Robinson | Walthamstow Folk Club, Ye Olde Rose & Crown, Hoe St, Walthamstow E17 4SA |
| Sun 16 | The Wagon Tales | London Fields Brewery |
| Tue 18 | Dana & Susan Robinson | Dartford Folk Club, Dartford WMC, Essex Rd (NW of town ctr) - 01322 222553 |
| Thu 20 | The Curst Sons | The North Laine, 27 Gloucester Place, Brighton |
| Thu 20 | Porchlight Smoker | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Thu 20 7.30 pm |
The So Last Century Stringband - BBQ evening | The Countryman Inn , Shipley RH13 8PZ - 01403 741383 |
| Fri 21 | Blueflint | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Sat 22 4pm | The Curst Sons | Mid Summer Majic, East Hoathley Pavillion, East Hoathley |
| Sat 22 | The Jolenes | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Thu 27 | The Curst Sons | The North Laine, Gloucester Place, Brighton |
| Fri 28 | Porchlight Smoker | The Jenny Lind, High St, Hastings Old Town |
| Fri 28 [mid-day] | The So Last Century Stringband | Street Diner food market, Brighthelm, Queens Road, Brighton BN1 1YD |
| Sat 29 | Hatful of Rain | Square Roots Promotions, Square Tower, Portsmouth PO4 9PN |
| Sat 29 | The Curst Sons | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Sat 29 | The So Last Century Stringband | The Ancient Mariner, 59 Rutland Rd, Hove BN3 5FE |
July 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Thu 4 | The Coal Porters - part of the Sevenoaks Summer Festival | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
| Thu 4 | Mollie O'Brien | Twickfolk, The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ |
| Thu 4 | Leanne Thorose | Upstairs at the Ritzy, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton |
| Fri 5 | Rich Pickin's | The Dancing Dog Saloon, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, ME9 8QP - 01795 475474 |
| Mon 8 | A&E Old Time String Band | What's Cookin', The Crown, Leytonstone E11 3AA |
| Wed 10 | Hatful of Rain | Ragged Trousered Folk , Hastings , TN34 3EW |
| Sat 13 | The Down County Boys | The Bluegrass Plus Club, Hillcrest Halls Clockhouse, Frystone Ave, Coulsdon CR5 2PT |
| Sat 13 | Hatful of Rain | Greyshott Folk Club , Hindhead , Surrey, GU26 6TZ |
| Sat 13 | Will Kaufman - Woody Guthrie: Hard Times & Hard Travellin' | University of London, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL |
| Sun 14 | The Biggin Hillbillies | The Bricklayers Arms, Chipstead (nr Sevenoaks) TN13 2RZ |
| Mon 15 | The So Last Century Stringband | Uckfield Festival |
| Mon 15 | Dave Arthur | Nellie's Folk Club, The Foresters Arms, Tonbridge TN9 2RT |
| Tue 16 | Hatful of Rain | Amberley Acoustic Music Club, BN18 9LW |
| Fri 19 | The Curst Sons | The Volunteer, East Gate Street, Lewes |
| Sat 20 10.45am | Old-Time banjo workshop - Dan Stewart | Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, BN7 2DJ |
| Sat 20 | The Curst Sons | The Duke Of Wellington, 368 Brighton Rd, Shoreham-by-Sea |
| Sat 20 | Dave Arthur & Dan Stewart | Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, BN7 2DJ |
| Tue 23 | Chris & Wendy Moreton | Dartford Folk Club, Dartford WMC, Essex Rd, DA1 2AU - 01322 222553 |
| Thu 25 | Will Kaufman - Woody Guthrie: Hard Times & Hard Travellin' | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Fri 26 | Police Dog Hogan | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Sat 27 | Them New Essex Bluegrass Boys | The Little Op'ry, Tom Thumb Theatre, Cliftonville Sea-Front CT9 2LB |
| Sun 28 | Police Dog Hogan | Lounge on the Farm, Merton Farm, Canterbury |
August 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Thu 1 | Ben Paley | Telscombe Village Club, Gorham's Lane, Telscombe BN7 3HY |
| Fri 2 | Rich Pickin's | The Dancing Dog Saloon, Sheppey Way, Bobbing, ME9 8QP - 01795 475474 |
| Fri 2 | Mountain Firework Company | The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town NW1 7AN |
| Sat 3 (from noon) |
Old Grey Dogs, Chris Moreton, Howard Burton, Ghost Town Showdown, The Druthers Brothers | Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival, Village Hall, Mickleham RH5 6EE |
| Sun 4 (from noon) | Old Grey Dogs, Chris Moreton, Howard Burton, Bow-Legged Skeeters, Bob Winquist (+ workshops) | Surrey Mini Bluegrass Festival, Village Hall, Mickleham RH5 6EE |
| Mon 26 | Kentucky to Kent UK - Leanne Thorose, The A&E Stringband, The Kent Carters, Rick Townend | St Julians Club, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RX - 01732 458261 |
September 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Fri 13 - Sun 15 | Sweet Sunny South Festival - The Down Trodden String Band, Rattle-on-the-Stovepipe, Nick Peachey | The Fairlight Lodge Hotel, nr Hastings, TN35 5DR |
| Sat 28 | Hatful of Rain | The Little Op'ry, Tom Thumb Theatre, Cliftonville Sea-Front CT9 2LB |
October 2013: (highlights - see sessions for regular nights)
| Thu 3 | The Wagon Tales | Arlington Arts Ctr, Newbury RG14 3BQ - 01635 244246 |
| Sun 6 | Hatful of Rain | West Dean College Grow Cook Eat, nr Chichester |
| Sat 12 | Blueflint | Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable |
| Sat 12 | Them New Essex Bluegrass Boys | The Bluegrass Plus Club, Hillcrest Halls Clockhouse, Frystone Ave, Coulsdon CR5 2PT |
| Fri 25 | Will Kaufman - Woody Guthrie: Hard Times & Hard Travellin' | Tristan Bates Theatre, 1A Tower Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9NP |