Fridays 8.00pm at the The Lamp Tavern, Barford Street, Highgate, B5 6AH.
To those of you who are regulars, visitors and guest to the club and who have always been interested in our fairly unique backdrop and in recognition of the recent changes to it, we thought you might like a potted history.
We welcome back this wonderful singer songwriter from the North East, Many of his songs have entered the genre. With 11 albums under his belt he has spotlighted both the heroes and the life and trades of the working class people of the area. Richard is also a fine shanty singer so there will be lots of opportunity to sing along.
Cockersdale are Val, John and Graham. They can turn their hand to both serious and comic songs and a love for the tradition is self-evident. The rapport between them is a joy to behold, as is the humour and ease that belies the solid harmonies nurtured through the many years they have worked together. Look out for the songs that pepper their performance from the late great Keith Marsden. They have also agreed to perform some of the Sheffield carols.
Damien is no stranger to the club as we were one of the first clubs to book him and he has continued to charm us with songs both traditional and contemporary.Tonight he brings Tom on his first visit. Damien plays guitar, concertina and button accordion while Tom plays guitar and flute and is a member of many cutting edge groups on the folk scene today.
Listen and You Shall Hear is a show about the folk song collector Lucy Broadwood gleaned from letters to and from her friends as well as her diaries and is performed by Irene Shettle narrator, vocals and duet concertina and Ralph Jordan duet concertina, guitar, bouzouki. Such is the legacy of her collecting that many of the songs and tunes will be well known to you. See url below.
Grace Notes are Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle and Helen Hockenhull. They perform a cappella and accompanied arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs in three-part harmony. Now in their 16th year, their highly praised and thoughtful repertoire make them one of the folk scene's best loved female groups. You will have plenty of opportunity to join in.
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