This evening as part of our policy to introduce at least six new acts to the club a year we welcome  Laura Smyth and Ted Kemp. A young couple who are very sought after on the club circuit and it is easy to see why. They perform songs from the rich heritage of our tradition and while they are fine unaccompanied singers but they couple this with English concertina, 5-string banjo, cello, and guitar. I can’t wait to see them at the Diamond.

We welcome back Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman to the club where they have made many friends down the years. You will hear some of the finest songs in the tradition sung both as harmonies and solos. Each of them are more than capable of carrying a night single handed but then you would miss the gentle humour mainly directed at each other and the harmonies that flow from it. Dave with his song writer’s hat on is well respected by the folk community, so I know we will benefit from some of those as well. Bring your vocal chords.

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The Night Watch return to carry us back to earlier times by  playing a plethora of ancient instruments that they suck, pluck or blow. As Andy and  Ian are both fine vocalists they can conjure up songs that span hundreds of years. The shows, that they perform up and down the country, cover Shakespeare's wonderful body of work as well as others whose manuscripts they have researched and keep alive through vibrant performance. Come along and try to sing the choruses in your native tongue.

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Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer are back to delight you. They are in great demand and it is easy to see why, as they are equally at home on a big festival stage or in an intimate club room like ours. Vicki plays Scottish smallpipes, flute and Swedish nyckelharpa,  while Jonny plays guitar and accordion. If you’re greedy for more they also sing in harmony. Look out for the new CD that has had great reviews, it is called “Red House”