Our New Year programme has variety to suit all tastes – traditional as well as exciting new acts – and always good!

 

Don’t forget that annual Club membership also renews in January – you don’t have to be a member to come along on any evening, but members do make a saving on every guest evening throughout the year. 

 

25 January 2012

PETE MORETON                                                                         Entrance £8
Folk singer, songwriter and performer originally from Leicester, Pete started out as a busker on the streets of Europe and has entertained all over the globe, recorded 5 solo albums and worked with the good and the great.

With a wealth of wonderfully crafted songs and great stage presence, his show has great variety: traditional and dynamic one minute, approachable and fun-loving the next.

With a passionate, strong voice and strident guitar style, traditional songs often rub shoulders with Pete's current writing with remarkable ease. His songs are an unruly mix of humour, politics, love and social comment, wrapping their way around the folk tradition.

www.petemorton.com

 

 

01 February 2012
SINGERS NIGHT   (What’s a singers’ night?)                                               Entrance £3

    `Join in’ tune:  Winster Processional:  key of G

 

 

08 February 2012

TIM VAN EYKEN                                                                          Entrance £8
One of the most outstanding members of the new folk generation who have taken the folk tradition as inspiration, Tim won the 1998 BBC Young Folk Award and was soon snapped up by folk’s  best loved band, Waterson:Carthy, touring and recording four albums with them.   In 2007 his own band Van Eyken won the Award for Best Traditional Track for their version of the traditional English song (John) Barleycorn, and also formed Dr Faustus with Rob Harbron, Benji Kirkpatrick and Paul Sartin.

A melodeon and guitar musician of great vivaciousness and excellent songs, Tim also appeared in the National Theatre production of the acclaimed `War Horse’ as the Songman – a tale of bravery, loyalty, and the extraordinary bond between a young recruit and his horse set in World War 1 , now an award winning new film.

With such talent, Tim is bound to give us an excellent evening.

www.timvaneyken.co.uk

 

 

15 February 2012
SINGERS NIGHT                                                                                          Entrance £3

It may be a day past Valentine’s Day but it shouldn’t go unrecognised!   Why not bring along your songs/poems of love in all its variety (hearts fought for, won, lost and died for) as our optional theme for tonight

  `Join in’ tune:  Shoe the Donkey:  key of G

 

 

22 February 2012
SINGERS NIGHT                                                                                          Entrance £3

Another night featuring yourselves – audience welcome (we like to have someone to perform to!) and you perform only if you want to

  `Join in’ tune:  Lads a’Bunchum:  key of G

 

 

29 February 2012

NORTH SEA GAS                                                                         Entrance £8
One of Scotland’s most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies.  Just 3 guys, but guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, whistles, bodhrans, banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. They have received Gold and Silver disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry Association and regularly have sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

With a great fan base in their native stomping ground north of the border, this highly entertaining band have recorded 14 albums and are constantly adding new material to their show.  

North Sea Gas are Dave Gilfillan, Ronnie MacDonald and Grant Simpson - they have a reputation for rousing sing along vocals and big heartfelt ballads, add to that a sense of on stage fun and tongue in cheek humor and we’re looking forward to have them with us `down south’

http://www.northseagas.co.uk.

 

More confirmed guest artist dates to put in your diaries now . . .

 

 

14 Mar 2012    John James:

              guitar virtuosity of the highest order

 

21 Mar 2012    Andy Cutting:

              one of the folk scene’s `most wanted’  genius musicians

 

11 April 2012   Walsh  &  Pound:

              sounds you wouldn’t think possible on banjo/harmonica/songs

 

09 May 2012    Richard Digance:

              a major artist, accomplished musician as well as great stories 

 

23 May 2012    Pete Coe:

              the one and only, original  one-man folk industry

 

06 June 2012   Maggie Boyle with Paul Downes:

              a fine singer teamed with a consummate guitarist

 

20 June 2012  Martyn Wyndham-Read and Iris Bishop:

              traditional songs and stories with fine guitar and duet concertina

 

11 July 2012    Jess & Richard Arrowsmith:

              powerful voices, lively tunes from a versatile duo

 

10 Oct 2012    sorry, artist scheduled for this date (Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman)  

             have had to cancel– we hope to book them in future

 

14 Nov 2012  Brian Peters:

              squeezeboxes, guitar and traditional songs and ballads

 

28 Nov 2012    Pilgrims’ Way:

                        3-piece band with a big personality and big sound

 

….keep checking this website for further details and updates.

·         Please note that the Club venue - the Regency Room -  is up a narrow flight of stairs; unfortunately the venue does not offer an alternative access.

·         Notice: Dorking Folk Club gives no warranty that artists named in the Programme or any publicity will perform at any particular time, or at all, and reserve the right to present alternative performers and re-programme events where unforeseen circumstances prevail.  However, every effort will be made to carry out the programme as advertised.