A first visit from Sound Tradition who hail from the East of England. They are Linda Baddley, David Bartlett, Catherine Legge and Moose and I know many of you are already familiar with the group because of their appearances at our local festival at Alcester.  For the rest of you expect some lovely arrangements of some fine traditional songs with harmonies that are gathering praise up and down the country. Don’t worry all you joiner inners you will have plenty of opportunity to participate.

***Ticket night*** Yes you saw them at the Albert Hall or the Sage Gateshead but tonight you can hear them at the Lamp. Teesside’s famous singing family “The Wilsons” are coming to help us celebrate our 52^nd Birthday. The expression the wall of sound could have been invented for these guys, with five strong voices singing the songs they love in their unique way. From a repertoire spanning 40 years they sing songs of the land and sea, certainly about British heroes, but mainly about the common man who toiled to feed the family.Their stories are imbued with the dignity of labour served up with commitment. They will raise the roof but also raise a smile with their banter. Come early, but come with a ticket, as it will be a sell out.

Bob and Gill Berry makes their first visit to us as a duo but many of you will know them as organisers of Chippenham festival. Equally at home in the intimate surroundings of a folk club (they run one themselves) they will fit right in here. Their repertoire covers a variety of songs both Traditional and Contemporary. They have two lovely rich singing voices with many of their numbers accompanied by Bob. They will serve up a feast of singing. A night to look forward to.