Rowan Piggott is paying his first visit to the Diamond. A fine singer and fiddler who hails from the west coast of Ireland. His fine, light and infectious voice matches well the strains of his fiddle playing. Expect songs and tunes of England and Ireland, both contemporary and traditional. A thoughtful and committed young man who’s star is in the ascendency and well deserved. He has quite a following so come early for a seat.

Sue Burgess is no stranger to the club as she has appeared here in many guises down through the years, including a long stint with Regal Slip.Tonight we get the chance to hear her as a soloist. One of our finest traditional singers, she has for some time been re arranging her repertoire to give a fairer representation of female characterisation in folk song. A night not to be missed, bring your voices.

Notts Alliance are past masters at getting an audience joining in not that we need to much prodding! Three guys who have an enviable reputation for tight and inventive harmony singing. They draw their material from a wide range of styles and are always adding to their repertoire. All sung with a love of performing and easy going humour.

Graham Pirt and Val Marsden will be known formally to you as two of the members of Cockersdale and we are looking forward to seeing them at the club as a duo. They are both long-time stalwarts of Whitby Folk week and have amassed a vast collection of songs both traditional and contemporary material down through the years that they can sing individually or in harmony. I am sure we will hear a few numbers from the late Keith Marsden’s pen. Bring your voices.