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Welcome to issue 119 October/November 2023 issue of Around Kent Folk I hope many of you have had a good time at various folk festivals over the last couple of months. I did not manage to make many this year as I was very busy with organising the 30th Tenterden Folk Festival and had the builders and decorators in at home, and do not have the stamina I had a few years ago. If you are used to reading AKF online you will have noticed that the last issue only appeared on our website, www.aroundkentfolk.org.uk, as a PDF rather than being available as fl ip page magazine on Issuu. That is because we have been using their free subscription and they have now limited the number of issues we can upload for free. I hope to fi nd an alternative free or economic provider soon. There are always last minute problems and unexpected costs when organising an event but I did not expect to get a message from Tenterden Town Council cancelling our regular booking for the Town Hall Assembly Rooms. Like all public buildings they have to have regular health and safety reviews and this time the structural engineer visited to assess the adequacy of the fi re escape and was immediately condemned. Of course, the Council then had to cancel all bookings for major events in the assembly Rooms whether it was a folk festival, a wedding or a public meeting. We had just fi nalised the programme for printing but luckily printing had not started. Then followed a quick review of the programme of events and list of venues and fl urry of emails. Eventually by changing a few timings we were able to relocate some events to The Tenterden Club, and the Woolpack Barn and one concert each to St Mildred’s Church and the Church Hall. Of course this all comes with extra costs and the festival’s fi nances and cashfl ow are always tight, so we also launched a quick crowdfunding campaign. At the time of writing at the end of August we are approaching our initial target to fund these extra costs. Anything we can raise over and above those will go towards the general direct costs of the festival and help to ensure we can continue to promote Tenterden Folk Festival in future years. You can fi nd the campaign at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-30th-tenterden-folk-festival. Who would be a folk festival organiser! Alan Castle (Editor) PS: You can make a donation to Tenterden Folk Festival or this magazine via our websites or by post (see payment details on last page). Thank you. www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk www.aroundkentfolk.org.uk Front cover: Morena Slovak Dancers. Photo: Philip L. Hinton Find us online at www.aroundkentfolk.org.uk and on Twitter as @AroundKentFolk, where you can always fi nd a link to the latest and past issues of AKF. Please pass this link on to your mailing lists and place it on your social media so that as many as possible of our regular readers can fi nd AKF online until we are able to get back to a full print run and physical distribution of the printed magazine. Stay well and take care in these diffi cult times Donate Now
Scene & Heard Oh the summertime has come and been and went… a plethora of local festivals braving squalls, tempests and rail strikes to bring pleasure to the Kentish scene. Pig’s Ear, Chickenstock and the new Herne Bay Day all faced challenges overcome by goodwill and the weather eventually bringing in its sunlit uplands. The dedication and expertise of stage managers, sound personnel and artistes was outstanding, and the resilience of audience can’t be understated. Greenfi eld stewards and loo-checkers deserve medals. Musically I enjoyed Danny Tonks’ exploration of the woodier bits of his Taylor at Hildenborough, replicated later by Brian Carter, once. Huge tension from Carthyesque low strings- don’t try that at home! Suffi ce it to say that Steve Moreham and I had a great time but won’t be sporting the dramatically colourful glam of Message From The Ravens anytime soon… a burgeoning electric quartet from Hastings full of vigour and challenge. Both Capella and Sally Ironmonger showed, with sets of their greatest hits, why they are so widely admired. James Kerry, Euan Headley, the inexhaustible Chris Basford and crew ensured the fl ame stayed lit… The aforementioned rail strike and a lunchtime hospice fundraiser in Deal took me on to Herne Bay, a delightful set from Open Water who showed how to master a resonant hall (play quieter) in the absence of stolen frontline. Good to see Graham Knibbs and Matthew English, fi ddlers delightful, in full fl ow, and Ray Fielder in Irish mode on mandolin. I will get to Chickenstock one day! Our local clubs sported a fi ne array of guests: Border Crossing and Dave Gibb at Faversham, powerful narrative songs strongly sung, bracketing the irrepressible Hilary Spencer’s a cappela wink and a nudge; Deal Bluesmeister Dave Ferra and the masterful Dan Walsh solo on clawhammer banjo; Tonbridge Tony Wilson of the many instruments whose involvement in his song strengthened their lyrics. A doubleheader with the Moreham fi ddle at Dartford and Tony & Lesley Petty was a lot of fun- reminiscence of the 80s folk scene in North Kent with quite a few who were there. Grand to catch up with Phil Burkin and several Hartley regulars, the Good Intent crowd and a regular audience of local listeners. Good to see. Joe Whittaker has more on the forthcoming 50th anniversary on 3 October. August, traditionally quiet in the clubs, brought Hilary Ward and Sue Harris to the Chequers with a feast of recently written songs from many sources across the country- all carrying the reminders of where you fi rst were when you heard them- and Henty & English, splendid tunes and songs of character. Please do let S&H know of particularly good gigs you’ve been toalways keen to develop the fuller picture. In particular we could do with more dance news, both Morris and Barn, exploits and anecdotes we can print! I gather from friends that there has been a strong
local and ex-Kentish showing at Warwick, Sidmouth and Whitby, movers and shakers all. Beneath the feathers and tatters there are new hearts beating new life into folk music, many choosing to celebrate the traditional English repertoire alongside the British and World infl uences so widely popular. Something Rosslyn Court’s initiative will doubtless be exploring... watch that space… Broadstairs, as ever, was something else…! Fun in the sun, a week of incredible variety, blessed with hot blue weather, tradition and a new wave of performers to join the hardy veterans. Some sadly missed voices: Malcolm Ward in particular with his range from maritime, joyfully strident and dubiously comic songs from Sailing Club and Neptune; others sing Pete Collins’ songs, but never so lowwww… Good to see Mike Nicholson back, Keith Kendrick, Sylvia Needham, Moor & Coast, Derek Gifford, Lynne Heaud, Pat Turner… all those and many we share memories with… Along the prom Morris and horses, in the town a real buzz. More elsewhere. Broadstairs regulars will be saddened to hear that Tom Brown, who with Barbara ran the cracking evening Sing in delightful style for 30 years, succumbed recently to the illness he’d borne so bravely. Tom always wore his incredible knowledge of folk music and personal acquaintance lightly, and their Meet The Guest slot was a joy- questions polite and pertinent. More in the next issue. Rolling on through into autumn, full programmes resume- always a key time to build audiences and sessions. So much to look forward to… Tenterden Folk Festival Weekend, its 30th, the resurgence of Singers’ Night attendances as weary travellers return, scanning the C# website, sitting on the patio with the setting sun gleaming on banjo strings… well why not? Ah, that’s my neighbour…. If my G string’s tight, I’m all right… according to the Garter family. Happy days Bob Kenward DEAL FOLK CLUB 1st and 3rd Thursdays 7.15pm-10pm St Andrews Church Hall, West Street, CT14 6DZ 12 October – Singers Night 19 October – Jez Lowe 2 November – Singers Night 16 November – Four Gone Confusion Admission: £7 Guest Nights, £3 Singers Nights Tea & coffee £1 or bring your own drink www.dealfolkclub.org.uk Information 01-304-360877
FOR UPDATES AND FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE & FACEBOOK PAGES DARTFORD WORKING MENS CLUB Essex Road, DA1 2AU EVERY TUESDAY 8.00 TILL 10.30 FEATURED GUESTS 03 October - Downes & Beer ** THE CLUB’S 50th BIRTHDAY! ** 10 October - Colum Sands 17 Oct - “Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn - with special guest Dariush Kanani” 24 October - Jez Lowe 31 October - Rosie Hood Band 07 November - Wildwood Jack 14 November - Steve Tilston 21 November - The Lost Trades 28 November - Barber & Taylor Dartford Folk Club BBC Radio 2 Best Folk Club of the year 2008 www.dartfordfolk.org.uk Enquiries: [email protected] FLOOR SINGERS WELCOME (PLEASE BOOK) *** PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW START TIME OF 8PM *** DOORS OPEN AT 7.15PM
Tenterden Folk FesƟval Registered charity No. 1038663 CONTACT INFORMATION: FesƟval director: Alan Castle, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA E: alan@tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk CraŌs & stalls: Margaret White E: info@tenterdencraŌfair.org.uk Chief steward: E: chiefsteward@tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk Dance co-ordinator: Spud Jones E: dance@tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk info@tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk Join us for the 30th Free Music Stage & other showcase guests Ashford Folk Band, Ceol Na Mara, Discovery, Drywood, Goudhurst u3a Folk Band Highworth Folk Band, Invicta Ukulele Club Band, Milton Hide, Howlerz Band, Yardarm Folk Orchestra More to be confirmed Ticketed events include: Thursday evening concert, concerts, barn dance, special shows, workshops, meet the guests, folk clubs, Sea songs and shanƟes session and much more Free events include: CraŌ & street stalls, free music stage, dance stage, Morris dancers, dance displays, procession, song & music sessions, street theatre, etc. Guests will include: Regular and local guests Bob Kenward, Chris Roche, Foot Down Gavin & Julie Atkin, Jerry Crossley, John & Di Cullen, Morrigan, Portside, RaƩlebag, Roger Resch, Spare Parts, Sue Watson, Travelling Folk, Vic & Tina Smith, Vic Ellis Up to 50 Morris sides and dance display teams Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th October hursday 5th to Sunday 8th October 2023 Tenterden “Tenterden the Jewel of the Weald”
Dartford Folk Club Fifty Years 3rd October sees Dartford marking its 50th year - that’s 50 years since Johnny Silvo opened the club at the now demolished Railway Hotel after Pam and Alan Colls moved the Club they had fi rst set up at the Running Horses in Erith to Dartford. Pam and Alan built the Club to become one where local, national and international folk artists sought to play and where appreciative audiences came to listen and join in. With over 2200 Main Guest Nights and nearly 900 guests on the roll of honour then Dartford has done much through the decades to keep working musicians working and managing to have a Main Guest every week - now one of a dwindling number of clubs across the UK doing that. August sing arounds were only introduced in 1998 when folk festivals became much more popular and numerous acting as a magnet for Dartford’s regulars. Notable among many things was the night Tom Paxton turned up and did a fl oor spot, the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Folk Club in 2008 and a hugely deserved Dartfordian award to Pam and Alan from Dartford Council. The Club continues to book upcoming and established artists and has managed to contain entry pricing so that as many people as possible can benefi t from the music we are all passionate about. Do look at www.dartfordfolk.org.uk for what’s coming up and there’ll be a write up on the very special night that 3rd October will be in the next issue. Joe Whittaker The 30th Tenterden Folk Festival A new musical show based on the life of shanty John Short aka Yankee Jack of Watchet will be premiered on Sunday in The Tenterden Club from 15:00 to 17:00. John Short was a shanty singer in the great days of the sailing ships and his songs are among the earliest sea shanties. Written by Phil Underwood and based on sound research, the cast is Keith Kendrick, Sylvia Needham, Moose Rosser (Sound Tradition), Denise Dryburgh and Phil Underwood (DryWood). Keith and Sylvia sing mainly English traditional and traditionally infl uenced contemporary songs and work extensively all over the globe. Phil and Denise are DryWood – a folk duo from Stony Stratford performing both lively and soulful original and traditional songs. Moose Rosser is a fi ne harmony singer and a member of the acappella folk group Sound Tradition. Shantyman is a thoroughly musical and entertaining show telling John’s life through narrative, stories, sea shanties, puppetry and poetry. There will be a preview at the 30th Tenterden Folk Festival before the show tours theatres and arts centres in 2024. Buy you tickets now Buy you tickets now either by post or online at http://tenterdenfolkfestival.com/Buy-Tickets/
2nd October Bruce Watson 16th October The Rabbitts 6th November Wildwood Jack 20th November Johnny Campbell 4th December Gavin & Julie Atkin 18th December Bob Kenward Tonbridge Folk Club (Nellie’s) Ye Olde Chequers Inn, 122 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1AS First and third Mondays of each month, 7.30 - 10.30 pm Subject to the Covid 19 emergency, please check our website for the latest information tonbridgefolkclub.org Tel: 01892 822945 [email protected] www.tonbridgefolkclub.org
Tenterden Folk FesƟval Registered charity No. 1038663 Thursday evening concert 5th October 2023 THE TENTERDEN CLUB (upstairs) Church Road, Tenterden, TN30 6AT 7.30 to 10.30 p.m. (Doors open at 7.00 p.m.) Tickets from £12:00 Real ale bar PromoƟng folk song, music, dance, craŌs and tradiƟons TICKET AVAILABLE FROM: Tenterden Folk Day Trust, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA E: W: Or online Pete Coe Sound TradiƟon Your compere for the evening is Sue Watson olk estival 2023 Tenterden “Tenterden the Jewel of the Weald”
The 30th TENTERDEN Folk Festival Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th October 2023 Ordered by: Information may be stored for the use of Tenterden Folk Festival only FULL WEEKEND TICKETS: Admits holder to all Festival events except Thursday evening concert and camping, which must be booked separately. Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Prices from 1st May to 31st Aug. Full Weekend Adult £75.00 Youth 10 -16's £35.00 and Under 10’s £5.00 when bought with an adult ticket Caravan / Campervan £30.00 Tent £28.00 Thursday evening concert £15.00 Prices from 1st Sept. Full Weekend Adult £85.00 Youth 10 -16's £40.00 and Under 10’s £5.00 when bought with an adult ticket Caravan / Campervan £35.00 Tent £33.00 Thursday evening £16.00 Name Address Town Postcode Telephone Email Date Terms and conditions apply Where did you first hear about Tenterden Folk Festival Details of ticket holders (use extra sheet if insufficient room) First name Surname Adult / Under 16 Prices £ Total £ Total £ CAMPING Up to 4 nights from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning Vehicle Registration(s) No. Prices £ Total £ Caravan / Campervan Tents TOTAL PAYABLE £ HOW TO PAY (also available online from www.musicglue.com/tenterdenfolkfestival/tickets/ Make cheques payable to "Tenterden Folk Day Trust". Send cheque and details of the tickets you require, together with 2 x A5 stamped and addressed envelopes (for tickets and free programme) and a list of the full names of all ticket holders and age if 16 or under, to Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA
Broadstairs Folk Week 2023 It has been said before – the days of Broadstairs Folk Week are long, packed with intense experiences – but the week fl ashes by in an instant. The team behind Folk Week – the committee, and Tess Watkins, the Festival Administrator par excellence, often fi nd that the event they really wanted to see – turns out to have been on the day before, when they were busy ferrying water to thirsty volunteers, driving a minibus or selling beer to hundreds of festival goers! This year, it seemed to go by even more quickly. The weather behaved itself just in time for the fi rst day and there was a real feeling around the town of ‘at last! Summer is here!” The Urban Folk Quartet opened the series of concerts at the Baptist Centre and wow – they lifted the audience out of their seats, dancing and clapping – it was the perfect start to the week. Folk Week’s return to this 2019 venue was a great success, and coupled with Astra Sound’s expert PA, it meant that all the bands commented on how great it was to perform to a listening audience. Home Service was a triumph – and a reward for persevering with the gig, despite John Tams dropping out, and Graham Taylor having a bit of a dodgy cataract. Bob Fox was a fi tting replacement. Some people declared that it was the best thing that they had ever seen at Folk Week! It was sad to cancel the Harmonia gig due to illness -and they are such a unique band that it meant they were replaced with something completely different – the Ciderhouse Rebellion, who went down a storm. Even more exciting – Will Page wrote a song for us! As we were slogging away, trying to get everything ready in time and wondering if the mountain of things to do would ever end – Will sent the video of his incredibly uplifting song that lifted our spirits and made us remember why we organise a festival – give it a listen -it’s terrifi c - https://youtu.be/ jplcSFJPQug Seth Lakeman came and duly conquered – with much appreciated support from Honey & the Bear. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when the late Paul Sartin’s sons played as Patakas. Musicians with local connections did themselves proud – James Kerry’s Source, Will Allen and Club Debris and of course, Festival Patron Tim Edey who shared the stage with a couple of up-and-coming performers, which was appreciated by everyone, especially those who remember Tim performing on the bandstand when he was a teenager. Shake Me Up Sally’s Two Rivers show and Bob Kenward’s Where are You Going To? were packed out by audiences who relish creative stories with strong local links. Banter’s Fancy Dress ceilidh brought out the best in the Broadstairs dancers – with a range of Sixties Icons that included the Addams Family, Star Trek and assorted fl ares, fl owery shirts, and headbands.
The country dance programme remembered the founder of Folk Week with Jack’s Night Ceilidh, and the music danced to throughout the week included Klezmer, Cajun, Belgian, French and a mash up of East European, punk and folk rock cabaret. A fi rst for Folk Week was a gentle, dementia-friendly ceilidh with Krista and the Ceilidh Shapes. It was very touching to see the participants enjoying themselves so much. The tiny Sailing Club was full to bursting. Hosts John and Di Cullen welcomed a top-class range of guests, as did Sally Ironmonger in Acoustic hour and Morag Butler at the Folk Club. We have just received the sad news of the death of Tom Brown, husband of Barbara. Many of you will remember their amazing contribution to Folk Week which spanned 36 years. As is usual with Folk Week, the venues for their singarounds and Face the Music changed over time, from the Crown, the Neptune, the Charles Dickens, the Cultural Centre and to the Sailing Club. Both Tom and Barbara expected high standards and were meticulous in their research of their Face the Music guests, who were a rollcall of the best names in folk music. In their 30th year at Folk Week in 2009, their guests included Roy Bailey, Vin Garbutt, Dan Walsh and Will Pound. They are still missed, and our sincere condolences go to Barbara and their daughters. Workshops had a great year -with hundreds of participants brushing up their ukulele skills, joining the choir, writing songs and African drumming, amongst others. There’s lots to mention: the creativity of Inspiration Creative at the bandstand, entertaining generations of families with the Hooden Horses and Clarence the Dragon; the Morris sides dancing in the heat – and in the sea; the diverse range of bands in the pub gigs – (thank you Jenny and Sally), but I’ll leave the last word to Ian K Brown, our ukulele workshop leader. “What a magnifi cent Folk Week it was. I think that the most important thing for me about the festival has to be the people - those that make it happen and those who come along and make it worthwhile.” I couldn’t have put it better myself. Join the Friends of Folk Week please and help us return next year, 9-16 August 2024 www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk Follow us on Facebook – The Offi cial Broadstairs Folk Week Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BroadstairsFW/ and Twitter @FolkWeek Instagram: broadstairsfolkweek_2023 Jo Tuffs
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Sussex Folk News In a couple of months when we will see a lot of the top names on the folk scene returning to Sussex, it is diffi cult to pick out the most attractive evening but it may be one of these two. On Thursday 5th October at 7:30 one the great names in Irish music, Andy Irvine, will be back in Lewes where he has performed many times successfully over the years. This time he will be at the Con Club in the High Street. Vying for that most attractive spot would be the concert by The Copper Family and the renowned John Kirkpatrick. John is always a welcome guest here in Sussex. They will be sharing the concert stage in Rottingdean at The Whiteway Centre on Saturday 28th October. The results successful folk song oral history project on London clubs which carries the title “Sweet Thames: The London Folk Club Heritage Project” culminated in a series of events in London which combined talks, exhibitions and performances in the capital are now being extended into Sussex with the project’s main mover, Sam Carroll has managed to obtain two extra performances in the south. Both will have Ewan Wardrop’s Musical verbatim theatre performance as the centre piece of the event. The extra dates will be on Saturday 21st October 2023 at New Port Arms, The Lady Bee Marina, Southwick, BN42 4EG. Doors open 7pm with project exhibition viewing and performance starts at 8pm ends 10pm. On the following afternoon between 2.45 and 5.30 the performance mover to the Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS with the addition on this performance of fl oor spots from the audience as would take place in a folk club. Staying in Lewes we can move on to the Saturday night folk club there at the Elephant and Castle and as we move into the autumn they are ramping up their programme with some very attractive nights. On the Tenterden Festival weekend, one of their resident singers Don Morgan will be leading an evening of ‘Songs of the Sea’. This will be followed by the excellent Jack Rutter on 14th, The New Scorpion Band on 21st and the lively Suntrap on 28th. Moving into November they will be closed on Lewes Bonfi re night and are back on the 11th with excellent combination of Bryony Griffi th and Alice Jones. Then on the last Saturday of the month, James Delarre and Saul Rose will be combining their talents in a high energy show. One of the unique aspects of the Lewes Saturday Club is that when they book artists that like to share aspects of their talent, they will book then to run daytime workshops on their speciality and there will be four of these during these months. On 21 October New Scorpion Band have a workshop day called ‘Early Music for Folk Musicians’ and that is followed by three in November on 11th by Bryony Griffi th (Vocal harmony on Christmas songs) and two on the 25th James Delarre (Fiddle) and Saul Rose (Melodeon). Moving north in the county to Horsham Folk Club which meets on Andy Irvine taken at his most recent local appearance in Lewes at the Elephant & Castle. Continued Overleaf...
Sunday evenings at The Normandy Centre Denne Road, Horsham, RH12 1JF. They have two guest performers during this period. On 15th October there is another opportunity to hear John Kirkpatrick who has been dancing, singing, and playing his way around the English folk scene since he joined Hammersmith Morris Men in 1959 at the age of twelve. On 26th November they present Steve Turner. A great singer, Steve is also is a multiinstrumentalist, who accompanies himself on the concertina and cittern. One of Britain’s longest running folk clubs meets at The Chichester Inn, 38 West Street, Chichester on Monday evenings. Their current policy is to book guest artists once a month. On 2nd October they have the inspired now combination of George Sansome & Matt Quinn. Their November guests will be the leading band in the UK for Old Time American music. Based in Brighton, they are The Long Hill Ramblers. Eastbourne’s folk club meets at The Lamb on the fi rst and third Wednesdays of each month, upstairs at The Lamb Inn, High Street, Old Town, Their October meetings both feature singer/ songwriters. There on 4th October 2023 it will be who has emerged as a song writer of real talent and on 18th It’s Liz Simcock who is one of the country’s fi nest female singer songwriters. Her songs – often autobiographical and highly personal – are immediately accessible to audiences and injected with poetry, emotion and splashes of humour. November 1st sees a return of the local outfi t, the Twagger Band. They have had a recent change of line-up and now feature Joy Lewis, Derrick Hughes, Sue Evans, Keith Phillips, Tom Evans and Ian Chisholm. Formed in 1968 and still going strong, Hunter Muskett will be there on 15th November. They are Terry Hiscock, Doug Morter and Rog Trevitt and they play acoustic, electric, slide and bass guitar, mandolin, piano as well as all being singers. Vic Smith TENTERDEN FOLK SESSIONS Free folk song, and music sessions at This Ancient Boro 3 East Cross, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6AD The second Monday of every month from 7:30 to 10:30 Tenterden Folk Club has been running consistently since 1993 For informaƟon contact Alan Castle E: info@tenterdenfolkfesƟval.org.uk T: 01233 626805 W: www.tenterdenfolkfesƟval.com/Tenterden-Folk-Sessions/
CD Reviews Carla Fuchs - Songbird Talking Elephant Records TECD487 The name Carla Fuchs, from Germany, may not mean anything to you, but when I say that Carla wrote the music but the lyrics come from the pen of Sandy Denny I’m sure that you will suddenly become more interested. Carla became interested in Sandy’s songs back in 2020 and started to sing some of them to her own piano accompaniment and even uploaded a few to YouTube. She then started to talk to Sandy’s daughter, Georgia Lucas, online and then sent her a copy of her own song, “Songbird” and her setting of Sandy’s lyrics “Sixpence”. George then suggested that Carla should make a whole album of Sandy’s lost lyrics, songs which Sandy had written or partly written but never completed, set to music or recorded. Carla and Georgia, together with Elizabeth Hurtt, went through all Sandy’s notebooks of lyrics and Georgia also went through Sandy’s sketches to fi nd drawings suitable for a CD cover. The outcome was the album “Songbird”, nine sets of unheard lyrics from Sandy set to music by Carla plus “Songbird”. There is also a bonus track where Sandy’s daughter, Georgia, reads an extract from her mother’s diary on which the song “Winter Elms” is based. When Sandy died in 1978 aged only 31 she left behind over 21 songs and parts of songs which were not found until 2010 and became known as the “lost lyrics”, so there could yet be another album to follow. Carla does not try to sound like Sandy but uses her own talents and styles to pay tribute to her. All the setting are clear and not over complicated, with simple guitar or piano accompaniments with a few guest musicians and other instruments, many played by Carla herself, where they are needed or blend into the settings. The CD comes with a booklet with all the words to the songs and copies of some of Sandy’s original lyrics, complete with crossings out and revisions, notes and sketches. A really interesting, enjoyable and well recorded album. Sarah Deere Jones - A Little Piece of Eden FPCD016 www.sarahdeere-jones.co.uk Sarah sings, plays harp, English concertina and keyboards on this, her forth album, with added concertina, melodeon and guitars from Phil Williams. Four of the tracks are original songs written by Sarah in a folk style, one, Dark Swift and Bright Swallow was written by Martin Simpson, and the remain 10 are more traditional. The traditional tracks include Searching for Lambs, The Female Smuggler, Derwent Water/Orange in Bloom/Haste to the Wedding and By the Green Grove, and there is also Thomas Hardy’s poem The Darkling Thrush set to music by Sarah herself. Sarah, who also comes from Dorset but now lives in Cornwall, has set many Hardy poems to music. The album comes with a booklet with all the words to the songs and details of the tune tracks. The harp makes it slightly unusual for an English folk album but it is well worth a listen. Alan Castle (Editor)
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CD Reviews Jim Causley and friends - Songs of Dartmoor Hroc Music HROC08 www.jimcausley.co.uk Jim has previously recorded three excellent CDs of songs from Devon, Dumnnonia, Devonshire Roses and Devonia, and thought that was the last of that trilogy. However after doing some work with the Museum of Dartmoor Life in Oakhampton he was commissioned by Dartmoor National Park to record a Dartmoor themed album. The album was designed to appeal to tourist visiting the area (hence the slightly exaggerated accent on some tracks, but don’t let put you off) but will also appeal to followers of folk music. The friends referred are too many to mention here but include Josephine and Ross Causley on backing vocals as well as The Mariners Away Shanty Crew on chorus vocals. Many of the songs featured will be known to you and include Adam the Poacher, Tavvystock Goozey Vair, and Widdicombe Vair. Jim has also included some newer material such as The Archangel Way which he wrote a couple of years ago for another Dartmoor project. There is also one song The Dinky Farm Nigh Burrator which Jim says has probably not been performed for at least 100 years. Another particularly interesting track is the Dartmoor POW Medley which is made up of three poems written by Joseph Valpey, an American prisoner of war in Dartmoor prison in the early 1800, which Jim has set to music. The insert tells you a lot about the source and origins of each song. This is a very interesting and entertaining album. Alan Castle (Editor)
Peter The Punter Broadstairs Heart-warming to see the sun shining on a full week in Broadstairs, with its delightful emphasis on family festival fun mingling with over 300 events in the programme alone. A quick stroll along the prom and the traditional opening Singers’ night at the Sailing Club , town bars in full swing from ska to blues… something for everyone, including the Urban Folk Quartet… heading for the campsite and the Hub I met some morris and the rest is a blur… A silvery sea for Saturday, dancers in force on the promenade and the Hobby Horse Club Where’s Wally at the bandstand, tatters and bright colours jingle-jangling… by mid afternoon there had been belly-dancing, bodhran and banjo workshops, songs to listen to, songs to sing at the Nep, tune sessions in the George, the Woodshed in the Wrotham Arms… day by day always so much choice that it was impossible to do it all. Dance at the Sarah Thorne I barely saw, but was busy all week… and much more. Plenty too of pop-up sessions with familiar faces dotting in and out as their timetables allowed- Graham Knibbs fi ddling everywhere, Peter Palmer, Paul Lucas, that Bob Kenward, Dr Bob Howlett, Hartley, Victory... and right at the heart the indefatigable Lisa Bradley here there and everywhere demonstrating the sheer delight of traditional music. Most of the sessions were full wherever I went, one or two Broadstairs legends like Peter Collins and this year the mighty Malcolm Ward sorely missed- it was good to see Mike Nicholson back alongside familiar faces like Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner. Many younger performers from past years are now fi rm regulars, guesting at sessions and stalwarts of the wider folk community. Good to see Pip Ives, James Kerry, Danny Tonks, Erin Mansfi eld alongside festival favourites like Tim Edey, Triality, Crisis and Skinners Ratsbest wishes to Ian Cutler of Hot Rats- and the debut of Aaron Clark who, with his father Andy, took the place by storm. Along the prom was Matthew English on the violin- we’ll see more of him, I’ve no doubt. The Craft Fair had more music by the bar and the technicolor presence of kaftans and tiedye- with the Bandstand acts attracting more and more sunseekers onto the bleachers. Loose Women fi zzed across the grass... Goodies from the music stalls kept popping into view, can I just try this? Shall I buy my grandchildren harmonicas? They spent a lot of time the old fashioned way, building sandcastles. They’ll be back, if, say, Luna Barge encourage their kazoos! The QRBC Auditorium I liked- comfortable seating, sighting, ventilation and a regular sound crew. Will Allen in Club Debris kicked their set off in high spirit, with stunning French- Canadian dance too. Must-see concerts were Dave Ellis/ Boo Howard and Home Service, HS with Bob Fox on vocals- their complete rig of brass, guitars and drums especially well mixed with
vocals and Graeme Taylor’s trademark lead Strat beautifully clear, and the Suthering/ Granny’s Attic shindig. Both the latter are now among the top acts in the country, with George Sansome, Lewis Wood and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne leading the way in stunning tunes and on-stage callisthenics… once seen, never forgotten…. Good to see all of them making their own ways too, the future’s in good hands… Always interesting to see what’s on at the Crampton- again, most of the concerts there were sold out. Local rivalry between Woolwich and Chatham enlivened Two Rivers, Tony & Lesley Petty, Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter’s cheery maritime spree; Girl Talk and Seasons Of Change I missed, but were much praised; Where Are You Going To by Kent Song Collective was a rollercoaster of serious history and jolly joining-in- from quayside hubbub to poignant separation ballad to music hall and 1935 radio… Tuesday Evening’s Music Hall was one of the best- a cast of thousands ably assembled by Mesdames Heraud and Turner, accompanied by Lizzie Stephens and chaired by the wise-cracking Russ Chandler- laughter and mayhem… The Sailing Club as ever hosted a wallto-wall range of high quality variety. Every morning John & Di Cullen hosted local acts such as Sue Watson and Roger Resch before festival guests Helen North et al, followed by a listeners’ Acoustic Hour including Wildwood Jack and Morag Butler’s eclectic Folk Club with the likes of Falle Nioki, Bo & Ruby Tipple… with Singers later on always a friendly welcome and one of the best breakfasts in town. Crawling up to the Campsite after concerts and impromptu singalongs always proved a good call. The bar crew were fantastic, Moor & Coast provided Yorkshire hospitality, yes, really, and the Hub gave everyone a chance to let their hair (all of it…) down. Driving it all on, cajoling, bubbling, forever dancing was Lisa Gale whose energy kept shanties, jigs, reels, pirates and veteran folkies bounding along. Many festival guests were to be seen late night jamming- always a joy and well worth the season ticket. On Friday I charted through everything I hadn’t seen and found that I could easily have gone to four different festivals consisting of the other acts and workshops I’d also have been interested in. So big thanks to Jo Tuffs and Tess Watkins, all the Trustees, the Committee, and the tireless volunteers who made such a fantastic event happen- a highlight of the season and glorious sunshine too. So much more will linger in the memoryit really is a family friendly festival as well as a carnival of folk music by the sea. Peter The Punter
October - November Yes, Faversham Folk Club is open every Wednesday, 8 pm til 1030... we welcome performers and audience to our popular Singers’ Nights. On Guest nights, fl oor spots are welcomed by M/Cs if you arrive soon enough. A warm welcome is always available at The Limes! All other nights Singers £2 - all welcome We’ve had a full programme this year- hoorah! And well done Pat, our Booking offi cer! Tell us who you’d like to see at the club and we’ll see what we can do. 4th Oct Katie Spencer - UK progressive singer/songwriter/ guitarist from Hull, recent cd The Edge Of The Land highly regarded... and recommended by our Al, no less- not to be missed. £9/10 11th Oct Brian Peters - Fascinating traditional singer, multiinstrumental, banjo, Anglo concertina, guitar, you name it...a wealth of knowledge at his fi ngertips - and generous warm style. £9/10 25th Oct John Watterson - The wonderful and world-wise songs of Jake Thackery revived for our delictation and amusement. £9/10 8th Nov Lowering The Tone - Local shanty crew with plenty to sing along to- up the creek with a barge! £7/8 15th Nov Celebration Gala Night tba - Put it in your diary... 29th Nov Damien Barber - Norfolk to West Yorkshire, fi ne exponent of the tradition on guitar and English concertina, gripping narratives fi nely sung. £9/10 13th Dec Jim Causley - Pre Christmas revelry and seasonal succour with one of the West Country’s fi nest- a treat to round off the year. £10/11
The 30th Tenterden Folk Festival The 30th Tenterden Folk Festival runs from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th October and offers a wide range of folk events from concerts to workshops, Morris dancing to a procession, a craft fair to a free music stage and much more. This year’s festival includes a special series of sea song and shanty events. My Friend Stan Hugill Chris Roche will present a new audio visual show in The Saddlery on Friday from 15:30 to 17:00. Chris says; “Who was my friend Stan? I fi rst met Stan Hugill in November of 1972 when he and his boys Martin and Philip sang at Teachers Folk in the New Kent Road a whole day later I started looking for his then out of print book Shanties from the seven seas along the way I found his other books and started to collect recordings of the sea shanty as he had sung it. Over the years I gained greater interest in mercantile maritime history and the sea shanty collected books recordings and took aboard such an interest that I went to sea myself in square rigged sailing ships. Stan Hugill: came from a seafaring family he went to sea at an early age a young man aged 16 he was wrecked on his fi rst overseas voyage and while ashore in New Zealand found he had a knack with languages he had a degree in oriental languages Japanese and Mandarin sponsored by his shipping company Blue Funnel, he could draw and paint, talk for hours and was something of a hypnotic speaker. He hoboed across the Americas North and South and the Caribbean he had to suddenly leave one port when the bombs fell he was there at several key points in history wrecked in the last big square rigger the British had taken as a POW WWII. Writer of 5 books including the seminal works `Shanties from the Seven Seas` and `Sailor Town` while serving as Bosun at the Outward Bound School Aberdovey. He trained boys at Gordonstoun school and sailed in the big four Mast barque `Passat` rescued from a scrap yard, was discovered and revered by British, American, French and Poles alike for his skill with song, history, language, knowledge of the sea, he worked with National Geographic looking to fi nd Francis Drakes lead coffi n and sea grave”. My friend Stan is an illustrated talk and personal reminisce and runs for one and a half hours in story, song, sound clips and slides. ŚƌŝƐ tŽŽĚ &ƌŝ ϲƚŚ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ʹ 'ŽĚŵĞƌƐŚĂŵ Θ ƌƵŶĚĂůĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ,Ăůů͕ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ &ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ŽŶǀĞŶƚŝŽŶ ^ƵŶ ϮϮŶĚ KĐƚʹ ŚŝůŚĂŵ sŝůůĂŐĞ ,Ăůů ^K> Khd ^ĂůƚůŝŶĞƐ dŚĞ 'ŝŐƐƉĂŶŶĞƌ ŝŐ ĂŶĚ Θ ZĂLJŶŽƌ tŝŶŶ ʹ ƵƚŚŽƌ ʹ dŚĞ ^Ăůƚ WĂƚŚ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϭƚŚ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ʹ 'ƵůďĞŶŬŝĂŶ͕ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ ^ŬĞƌƌLJǀŽƌĞ tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJ ϮϮŶĚ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ʹ 'ƵůďĞŶŬŝĂŶ͕ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ ĞǀĞƌůĞLJ ƌĂǀĞŶ Θ :ƵĚŝĞ dnjƵŬĞ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ϮϰƚŚ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ʹ ŽůLJĞƌͲ&ĞƌŐƵƐƐŽŶ ,Ăůů͕ ĂŶƚĞƌďƵƌLJ ǁǁǁ͘ĨŽůŬŝŶƚŚĞďĂƌŶ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ
Traditional songs and music with Julie and Gavin Atkin x Look out for Julie’s new CD and Bandcamp album featuring her singing, some with Gavin’s gentle accompaniments. It has been called ‘lovely’, ‘gorgeous’ and even ‘sublime’. Contact us (below) for a copy or see us at Tenterden Folk Festival x Our first and third Sunday night Zoom sessions are free, fun, friendly and safe. Email to join us x We run tunes sessions at The Peacock Inn, Iden Green from 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month, and regular daytime country dance tunes-playing meetings with Goudhurst U3A. Please email for details x We also play and sing a varied repertoire of trad and old fashioned songs and tunes, including with the Tonic barn dance and ceilidh band x Contact: [email protected], singdanceandplay.net 6 Pleasant View Pl, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7BL Th ursdays @ 8pm 01959 532 754 020 8325 6513 Website: www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk E-mail:[email protected] Orpington Folk Music and Song Club exists to promote folk music and song. It is a non profi t making organisation and is for those who wish to listen to or take part in an informal evening of folk music and song. For those who wish confi rmation of guest(s) nights they can call any of the telephone numbers below. Farnborough Social Club OCTOBER 5th, 12th & 26th Singers & Musicians Night 19th Bob Kenward NOVEMBER 2nd, 9th, 16th & 30th Singers & Musicians Night 23rd Hunter Muskett All club nights 8.Ͳ0 to 1Ͳ.͵0pm Entrance fee £4.00ȋ Ȍ Enquiries to Chris Wil 07821 606076 Friday 13th October Friday 10th November MOORE orLESS FOLK CLUB Oast Community Centre, Granary Close, Rainham, Kent, ME8 7SG (next to Rainham railway station)
FOLK AT THE DRUM The club meets every Monday evening at The Drum Inn, Stanford, Stone Street (TN25 6DN), between Canterbury and Hythe, from 7 till 10pm. If you enjoy playing or listening to acoustic music of all types (folk, blues, country, rock, etc), you are very welcome to join us in the function room of the pub for a relaxed and entertaining evening. Nominal £2 entry fee. For more information, contact Jeff on 01303 813188
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Egerton Folk and Blues Club The George Inn, Egerton (TN27 9DJ) NOTE we now meet every first Thursday of the month, from 7pm. All welcome. No paid guest performers, just residents, itinerants and wayfaring strangers (rich or poor). PA available if you need it. Hat collection (if you need one). Contact details: Jerry ‘Hatrick’ Crossley Phone - 07387 382050 Facebook - EgertonFolkandBluesClub
CD Reviews Ian Bruce - Together Forever Ruglen Record Company LUMS CD 0117 This rather unusual double album was crowdfunded by Ian Bruce to mark what he calls his “coming of age”. Ian is probably best known for his work with his brother Fraser, his Burns’ renditions and his songwriting but this album brings together a much broader selection of songs including Knight on the Road, Down to Old Maui, Sixteen Tons, Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice, Jimmy’s Gone to Flanders, Morningtown Ride, The Last Thing on my Mind, Unicorns, and Raglan. As you might expect Ian gives some of the songs and extra Scottish twist. The most unusual thing about this double album is that on each of the 33 tracks Ian is joined by a guest such as Jez Lowe, Jim Mageean, Paul Hutchinson, Allan Taylor, Barbara Dickinson, Mike Sliver, Bob Fox, and the late Rab Noakes, just to name a few. The result is an album that incorporates traditional and contemporary English and Scottish folk songs, sea shanties, comedy songs, Americana and some unclassifi able songs but they are all excellent. The package includes a 16 page booklet with Ian’s comments on all the songs and their backgrounds. In his forward to the album Ian says that this could be his last CD, not because he is retiring or stopping recording, but because of the move to downloads and streaming. Like Ian, I still much prefer to hold a physical CD in my hand and enjoy the cover notes and artwork. Alan Castle (Editor)
Always great live acoustic music 62 Sweyn Rd, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2DD 07902140248 Doors 7pm Bar, Seated concerts, on one level £12 if you can afford it please, otherwise £6, no questions asked 1st hour only livestreamed 7.30 YouTube www.rosslyncourt.com/events Oct 5 Jon Wilks Oct 12 CJ & Dave Reay Oct 19 Dave Ferra & Katie Bradley Oct 26 Mossy Christian Nov 5 (Sun) James Kerry, James Delarre, Tom Kitching, Danny Tonks Nov 9 Sam Baxter Nov 16 Maddie Morris Nov 25 George Sansome & Sophie Crawford Nov 25 - Workshop "Queer Folk" 2 - 4pm £10 George Sansome Monthly... Every 3rd Tuesday Irish session 8pm pay what you can Every 3rd Wed Jazz at 8 with Tony Hudd and guests £10 Every last Monday Scratch band with James Kerry 6-8 £10 all instruments all levels, fun workshop in the bar Every last Sunday French Connection -play or dance, £5 French/Flemish/Breton dances - live music & caller 12-4.30
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CD Reviews Ninebarrow – The Colour of Night (Winding Track 9BTCON) When we were asked to review Ninebarrow’s latest album, we jumped at the chance, being dedicated fans, and with good reason. This, their fi fth since forming in 2012, sees Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere continue as exceptional wordsmiths and interpretive musicians. Peter Sallis once said “When you listen to Vaughan Williams ‘The Lark Ascending’, you are listening to England.” The same could be said of Ninebarrow and their beloved Dorset, although some of the songs on this album cast further afi eld. Jon and Jay’s sublime vocal harmonies and musicianship, joined once again by the Ninebarrow band members Lee Mackenzie (Cellist), John Parker (Double bass) and Evan Carson (Percussion), all equally talented in their own right, create an album that takes you on a colourful journey of light and shade, height and depth, with fragility and strength, as they tackle both original compositions and their interpretations of others songs. “At the core of the sound are Jon’s multi-instrumental skills (piano, ukulele, tenor and octave mandola) with Jon and Jay sharing duties on the distinctive reed organ and vocals”. Five of the songs are original compositions by Jon and Jay. Names in the Sky is inspired by a Radio 4 programme on the ‘sonic memory garden’ created by Justin Wiggan at a children’s hospice. Walk with Me, written by Jay, is an “ode to sharing time”. Cast to the Waves recalls an old May Day tradition in Abbotsbury, Dorset. Kitty’s Song (about the legend of Kitty Jay) the only instrumental track, was originally commissioned by the Off the Map dance company for a show. Ten Miles by Two, about Purbeck’s quarrying history, has a stronger, more percussive beat. House is a cover version of a song by Patrick Wolf, which we fi rst heard on one of their lockdown livestreams, and celebrates all things ‘home’. Among the Boughs is adapted from ‘The Blackbird’, a poem by Dorset dialect poet William Barnes. The Snows They Melt the Soonest is their interpretation of the traditional song which they have long wanted to record. Their cover of Jimmy MacCarthy’s classic Ride On is popular at Ninebarrow gigs and one of the fi rst songs Jay remembers adding a harmony to in his early days at folk clubs. The melody of The Colour of Night is adapted from a traditional Icelandic melody and the lyrics are written by Jay out of his experience of sitting at night in the Ninebarrow Woodland (a woodland of 1000 trees planted by them in 2021). The album is completed by their version of River Man as a homage to Nick Drake. This album is a worthy addition to the Ninebarrow catalogue and is available from 1st September. Highly recommended! Dave and Eileen Masterson
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