Ian Bruce makes one of his infrequent visits from his home in Scotland and we are very pleased to see him back in Brum. Not a performer to be buttonholed, he is equally at home singing a Robbie Burns ballad as he is performing one of his own well known songs. With a lovely stage presence and a wonderful rich singing voice he accompanies himself superbly on guitar. Come early for a seat.

We welcome back Martin and Shan Graebe to the club. They are held in high esteem for their knowledge and research into folk music in general, and in Martins case the work on the Sabine Baring Gould collection in particular. Tonight though it is the performance side of folk song that you will hear, as both are fine harmony singers and soloists. At ease on stage they will have no problem coaxing you into joining in the choruses.

Jeff and Elaine Gillett are collectively known as Discovery and it is your chance to see them perform for us for the first time in this guise, although Jeff is no stranger to the club as he has performed here many times with Ron Taylor. They have a vast range of songs garnered from the length and breadth of this country. We are expecting duets and solos, plus I’m sure a few tunes from Jeff, who is an outstanding guitar soloist as well as an excellent accompanist.

We welcome back Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham from Derby who can be relied upon for fine harmony singing, coupled with some wonderful concertina playing They are equally at home with a ballad, shanty or a Music Hall ditty. They will be lots of opportunity for you to join in. (This replaces Barrie and Ingrid Temple who have had to cancel due to illness. We shall rebook them later in the season).