Around Kent Folk issue 94 for August and September

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ke nt folk Issue 94 August / September 2019

Your FREE Guide to Folk Events in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond

Published by Tenterden Folk Festival, Charity No 1038663 Promoting folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions.

Scene & Heard • Congratulations to Jim Radford for the acclaim given to his Shores Of Normandy over the D-Day 75th commemorations. Fine performances of a heartfelt, moving song.

• Best wishes to the many friends of Around Kent Folk who are expecting/ recovering from medical procedures... may we all be up, singing and dancing, before long...

• Good to see so many of our performers spreading the good word of Invicta far and wide... The shores of Ireland for Roger Resch and Liz Randall and Yorkshire coast also for Malcolm Ward... I had a great time at Chippenham, in the company of Sue Watson, Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter, upholding the honour of the county... And a certain Mr Castle on the stage, talking about festival organisation. Why, we should be sponsored by the Tourist Board...

• Nice to see so many clubs continuing throughout the summer months, festivals notwithstanding. There’s no doubt that cost and time in this era of weekend attractions pretty well throughout can be an influence, but clubs across the county can and do support guests if they are what people want to hear. Realistic bookings are still popular.

• Pigs Ear was a great success in early June, blessed with warmth and a bunch of good guests. It’s one of those smallish informal occasions which encourages musicians to socialise rather than dash in and out.

Jerry Jordan was a welcome sight, his new CD in hand... Green Diesel gave a powerful concert which attracted in the local cricketers....

• And now Broadstairs is only a few weeks away - where has the summer gone? ... Looking forward to our favourite South-Eastern week full of big names, workshops and sessions as eloquently extolled by Jo Tuffs on Radio Kent... Surely we are due those long hazy days of ice cream, beaches and Hooden Horses ?...

See the ad for the guest list, top acts on our doorstep.

• Watch this space for news of the May Day Festivals next year... Scarcely credible that the date of a Bank Holiday should be altered after most events have been planned, hotels, performers and security booked...

Of course VE Day is a national occasion, but its date is hardly a surprise... Condolences to all who find themselves starting to plan again.

• Just reviewing another batch of high quality CDs... So many, in fact, that we are having to choose those which are mainly of folk music interest, there being several other magazines for Americana. The distinction is becoming blurred with so much crossover - in fact arrangements on some CDs pull in influences from across the world. It’s rare to find a recording now which has, as Tom Brown puts it, has ‘pitch issues’. With that, though, comes a certain predictability. I’ll continue to look on AKFs behalf for individual voices, singers and tune players who put over their material in a way that respects their sources and tradition.

• Contrary to some reports, the Good Intent in Rochester is still open and supporting folk music in its own inimitable fashion. Cracking to see Karen supported- she has done so much at Sweeps and throughout the year to keep the flame alive.

• Some intriguing pics of Will Allen emerge... In the piggy-back race in Wiltshire??? Were you a winner, Will?

• A quick query- does anyone know anything of Dave Walters, of ‘Roll And Go’ and William Blake interpretations in the 1980s? Hearing R&G at Tonbridge recently recalled his fine songwriting.

• Down in Broadstairs again, the Wrotham Arms is now featuring good folk acts on Sundays at 4pm, well worth checking out. There will be a Woodshed in August as well as the regular Folk Week daily sessions at 3pm.

• See you all over the festival season, come and have a chat and let me know the gossip! Please do let me know of anything you are planning for Sept-Dec and I’ll try to feature it in the next issue.

• Bough Beech Oast Centre near Sevenoaks has an interesting programme of summer activities from live folk to bat walks and a festival of apples... Intrigued by ‘Strictly Adults- Pond Dip? Contact lynne.flower@tiscali.co.uk • Hobgoblin folk music shop in Canterbury has a big sale on until the end of July, lots of reductions on melodeons, banjos, mandolins, and much more.

Continued Overleaf...

• We are pleased to welcome some adverts for musical events at the HAWTH in Crawley • Noel McCalla & The Derek Nash Band celebrate the music of Stevie Wonder on Friday 11th October with their popular show‘ Some Kinda wonderful’.

• On Friday 1st November Elaine Delmar, one of the great British jazz voices performs some of the 20th Century’s most iconic songs. Accompanied by brilliant pianist Barry Green, Elaine will include classic arrangements of Gershwin and Cole Porter such as S’Wonderful, Embraceable You, Begin the Beguine, Night and Day, Summertime, I Get A Kick Out Of You as well as favourite songs from other composers.

‘Fashions may change, but quality is timeless ’ Evening Standard Bob Kenward

CD Reviews

Wonderful Fairytale - Bill Jones www.brickwallmusic.com I was lucky enough to catch Bill (Belinda) Jones solo in a concert in a concert at Chippenham Folk Festival at the end of May. It was her first festival gig after a break of around 15 years and three children. Bill plays piano and accordion as well as being a fine singer. Her new album was released in May and is a mix of traditional and contemporary songs, a few written by Bill herself. Both live and on the CD her style is laid back and very listenable.

The CD has extra musicians and backing singers on it but they do not take away from the words and Bills voice which is always clear and precise.

Two of my favourite tracks are Bill’s take of The Three Ravens and The wear County Line but the rest of the tracks are very good too!

Wheels of the World Granny’s Attic Grimdon Records GRICD001 At Chippenham Folk Festival I also managed to see the amazing Granny’s Attic a couple of times and came away looking forward to this their third album which is due for release on 6th September. The album comes after they have been together as a band for 10 years and yet they are still all in their mid-twenties. Their experience and love of traditional folk song and music shines through. No need for a 10 or 12 piece backing band when you have these three talented musicians. Of the 10 tracks on the CD, nine are traditional and one was written by Lewis Wood. The traditional songs come mainly from the collections of Roud and Child and are presented in an uncluttered traditional style and the fact that they are enjoying the music comes across clearly even on the CD. Cohen, George and Lewis have already carved out a place for themselves on the folk scene and I hope to see and hear them for many more years to come.

Alan Castle Front cover: A snapshot of some of the artists appearing at Broadstairs Folk Week - Footdown, Dampiers Round, Kabantu, Kity Mcfarlane, Ryan Young, Banter

Dartford Folk Club BBC Radio 2 Best Folk Club of the year 2008 www.dartfordfolk.org.uk 01322 222553

FLOOR SINGERS WELCOME (PLEASE BOOK) RESIDENTS: DARTFORD RAMBLERS - ROB MITCHELL TRIO - IAN PETRIE

FEATURED GUESTS AUGUST 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th Singarounds in the Circle Sept 3rd JEFF WARNER Sept 10th KRISTINA OLSEN Sept 17th BOB FOX Sept 24th MIRANDA SYKES Oct 1st DARK HORSES (Club’s 46th Birthday) Oct 8th CATHRYN CRAIG & BRIAN WILLOUGHBY Oct 15th GILMORE & ROBERTS Coming up: Reg Meuross, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne & Rosie Hood, Ninebarrow

To receive regular updates: Email (put ADD on subject line) dartfordfolk@googlemail.com

DARTFORD WORKING MENS CLUB Essex Road EVERY TUESDAY 8.30 TILL 11.00

Broadstairs Folk Week Supporters Meeting – 19th June 2019 The trustees and directors of Broadstairs Folk week invited some of their key supporters to a meeting at the Pavillion to discuss the festival and to answer any questions. More than 40 people attended – including Friends of Folk Week, volunteer workforce managers, Corporate supporters and other interested parties.

Lee Wellbrook, the Chair of Trustees set out some of the significant changes that had to be made this year to ensure long term viability of festival. It takes £250K to run festival, with 500 events in 7 days. It is estimated that the festival contributes £2.3M into local economy, recruiting 250 volunteers. 75% of their income is self-generated, and grants have dropped to 30% of what they were 10 years ago.

A number of initiatives have been put in place to ensure the festival stays in the black and starts building reserves up which are currently at an unsustainably low level. These include a number of fundraising projects (WinterFest, 200 Club, virtual shop, quiz nights, Sailing Club concerts), reviewing costs and contractors, refreshing craft fair, and not erecting the marquee in Pierremont Park.

The impact of these changes won’t be known until after the festival, but current projections look promising. Lee made it very clear that the trustees are still fully committed to a week long, town based festival in the current format.

The support received by Broadstairs Folk week from Friends, sponsors, volunteers, etc is vital to keep the show on the road. They still need ideas for more fundraising (and volunteers to run any events) and also need to add some specific skills to help the committee – HR, legal, financial (esp. with regards to Sage accounting system). Anyone willing to offer any of this help is encouraged to get in touch.

Those attending valued the meeting and the opportunity to ask questions (and receive answers!), and it was agreed that a further supporters meeting would take place in about 6 months time, to review the outcome of this year’s festival and report on whether we need to make any adjustments for 2020.

Sally Ironmonger The Willows - Through The Wild Strong pedigree in the line-up and a full folk-rock sound from the start. Tight collaboration between drums, bass and vocal, with layers of many colours and textures from arrays of almost all the instruments currently available.

Pretty well all the songs have several musical themes which rise, fall, take off, excite, a quiet patch, a climax.

Musically stunning. Lyrically, something is happening here, but I don’t know what it is. Storylines are oblique; patchwork phrases. Always a back story which isn’t in the words as sung. Clippy phrases repeated. Almost like skipping channels. Some traditional influence- the wherry used as a ferry... from the singing of Peter Bellamy.... mariners please advise... Mostly in the more meaningful songs the words are vehicles for the vocals. Echoes of Topographical Oceans; Horslips and Wishbone Ash delving into ancient mythology for inspiration. Strands of open Americana.

Highly rated in the music press. It’s a great festival sound: I’d travel to see this line-up live: full-on stage lights, smoke, thousands or more swaying, raising anthems to the night sky.

Bob Kenward

Sussex Folk News You think that you know all the folk clubs in your own county; it’s not a huge pool after all, but then all at once, you find out that there are three operating that you haven’t heard of. Perhaps it’s because they don’t advertise in the usual places. They are all monthly folk clubs:• Uckfield Folk Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month at the Chequers Pub in Maresfield (contact no - 07788 994266) • The Harbour Sessions Folk Club on the 2nd Sunday of the month at the Gather Inn, 330 Kingsway. Hove BN3 4LW (contact no. - 01273 413402 • The Crown and Anchor Acoustic Music Club, Eastbourne - last Tuesday of the month (contact - 01323 507712 Eastbourne also has a much more long running folk club at the Lamb in the Old Town. This is one of the Sussex folk clubs that does not have a break during August; they continue their regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. On 7th August an on 4th September they will have Open Stage evenings but there are guests booked on the 4th Wednesdays.

On 21st August they have a double header with Anne Sumner whose finely crafted songs have been compared with those of Tracy Jackson. She will be appearing alongside Baz Cooper whose piano and accordion playing covers a huge mix of styles from R&B to exotic accordion pieces.

Then on September 18th they are bound to be packed out for an appearance by a veteran who is also a top name in folk clubs. Now 80 years old. Wizz Jones is a true legend of British folk/blues and he has been performing and recording for over six decades and has influenced hundreds of aspiring musicians The Lewes Saturday Night Folk Club is another that continues to operate during August though they do scale down their evenings by running Come All Ye evenings each with a separate theme - and, of course, there are five Saturdays in August this year.

Their autumn season starts with a bang with two top names appearing in September.

On the evening of Saturday 14th, they will be presenting a return appearance by the great Jeff Warner, a fine singer of American traditional songs, Jeff accompanies himself on guitar, 5-string banjo & English concertina.

He presents music from North Carolina to New England with warmth, humour & understated scholarship.

During the day Jeff will be running a workshop teaching approaches to some of the songs that his parents, Anne & Frank Warner, collected and published - a huge number of traditional songs from the Eastern USA in the years both sides of the 2nd World War. They will be presenting another all day workshop followed by an evening performance, this time with John Spiers. Better known in folk circles as Squeezy, has made a name for himself as one of the leading squeezebox players of his generation. Well known for his long-standing duo partnership with Jon Boden in the formidable Spiers & Boden as well as his contribution to the massively popular Bellowhead.

The Bexhill Festival of the Sea takes place in September and there is nearly always a folk concert as part of the proceedings.

This year the concert is headlined by Chris Leslie, fiddle player with Fairport Convention with support from the very popular duo of Blakely and Son’. The concert takes place on September 7th at St. Barnabas Church Hall.

The phone number for further details is 07740 265865 Mention of Fairport Convention and going back 52 years (gulp!) to when the band was founded, one of the original members was Iain Matthews - singer, guitarist and songwriters. When Fairports move towards traditional material. Iain left and found considerable fame with his band, Matthews Southern Comfort. He now lives in Holland and in his current version of the band, he is joined by Dutch musicians.

A return to the UK brings them to Hailsham on Friday 2nd August to perform at the Pavilion. Tickets and further information from 01323 841414 Vic Smith

Chippenham Folk Festival 24th to 27th May 2019 My first ever Chippenham Folk Festival – what would I make of it? The programme only became available on the website 2 days before the festival began, so advance planning was difficult. I was told that this had been mainly a dance festival in years gone by, however the guest list of singers was impressive, so I was looking forward to it.

Chippenham is a really nice small town, very picturesque with handy local shops. It is easily accessible by train - only £16 each way from Deal with a senior rail card if you book in advance. Of course accommodation gets full very quickly, but the festival has a campsite. Going by car means you can stay outside of town, but car parking charges can add up (although Sunday parking is free).

As soon as I arrived there was a friendly atmosphere and a buzz, with many old friends meeting up, and I soon found that I bumped into people I knew and felt at home. Most of the song venues are a nice size – comfortable and not too big, so that the artists don’t need much or any amplification. However the ”Big Top” Marquee is larger, so there was always room somewhere to catch your favourite acts, and it was generally a fairly easy walk from one venue to another.

There was a really good mix of artists, mostly based in the tradition – from established favourites The Wilson Family, Magpie Lane, the Melrose Quartet singing some of Nancy Kerr’s songs, to the young and incredibly talented Granny’s Attic (introduced by the inimitable Keith Donnelly as “Grannies Attack”!). Also many popular performers from the Folk Club Scene, including Tom Lewis, Bob Fox and festival patron John Kirkpatrick and some newer names – Jack Rutter, Greg Russell and Bill Jones.

Our own Bob Kenward was much praised for his presentations and song sets, in particular his Kent songs, as were Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter. I was also lucky enough to be invited to perform at a couple of events which was great fun. Another highlight for me was an appearance of harmony quartet Heritage who had reformed especially for this festival and who I had first seen over 40 years ago when I bought their LP which I still treasure.

Dance and song workshops were on offer, also presentations, singarounds and storytelling.

There was a Craft Tent and various stalls selling food and drink in the Island Park particularly useful on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.

Many dance sides were represented at the festival and the processions down the High Street were a spectacle to behold, especially the Final Procession led by Bob and Gill Berry who were standing down after many years of running this successful festival. Hopefully the new organisers will continue in the same vein.

All in all, a friendly festival that I would recommend to anyone who likes folk music. Will I go again? You bet!!

Sue Watson (of Deal Folk Club, Hook, line and sinker, etc.)

Adventures of an Old Folkie Recently, I’ve been suffering from a strange psychological condition which I’ve named “Bob Dylan 1966 Judas Complex”. Older readers will remember that, during his 1966 tour of the UK, Dylan “went electric”; ie, that in the first half of his set, he played a collection of his by-then familiar “folk” songs, individually with his acoustic guitar, but in the second half, he brought on an electric backing band ( known more latterly as The Band ), to play a much rockier selection of songs from his then-more-recent albums. Traditionalists decried this move, suggesting that he had abandoned the “folk movement” and, famously, one punter shouted “Judas!” at him during a gig in Manchester. Of course, we now know that Dylan was an artistic chameleon who never stopped evolving and developing in different ways with different types of music; that’s all part of what makes him a genius.

Unfortunately, I’ve found that this short-sighted “Judas!’ attitude still survives in some areas of the current folk world; I’ve been to venues where, unless you play “traditional” English, Scottish or Irish folk songs, sea shanties or, indeed, pre-electric Dylan-era “folk” by artists such as Tom Paxton, you are really looked down upon. For instance, it seems, in such places, perfectly acceptable to perform a song by, say, Donovan, but some people will walk out if you perform a song by The Move. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I was always under the impression that folk music is music for the people by the people and so should encompass many different genres; folk-rock, country, blues, to name but a few.

Anyway, the reason why I’ve developed the psychological condition described above is that , recently, I’ve considered investing in a PA system. Don’t get me wrong; of course I’ve “plugged in” before, at venues offering their own PA systems, but I’ve never owned my own.

Readers of this column know that I run two “Open Mic” sessions, at The Dog House in the Evegate Centre near Ashford the other at The George Inn on Stone Street. June’s session at the former venue was absolutely packed and, being “unplugged”, it was sometimes impossible for the audience to hear the performers. In some cases, no doubt, this was a positive thing (!) but it got me thinking that perhaps a PA system is needed, in order to enhance the artists’ performances. Accordingly, I shall be investigating what is currently out there that is suitable for small(ish) venues. I had planned to use the internet to assist me, but have found that, since the introduction of the Government’s personal security law, search engines such as Google are inoperable, as, before you can use them, you have to sign up to their operating policies, which include spying on users and using their data for their own nefarious purposes. Not for me, thanks, just to be able to look at what’s currently available in the world of PA systems; my privacy and security are much more important to me. It saddens me that there are so many people out there who are so used to the “luxury” of being able to search and research stuff on the internet that they are willing to sacrifice their own privacy and security in order to continue doing so. Thank goodness, there are still real music shops out there, selling real PA systems; we haven’t yet reached the point where the only way of buying anything is through the internet.

Anyway, enough of my Luddite rants against modern technology; as well as buying a new PA system, I’m also considering investing in a vocal harmoniser and “looper” in order to enhance my own performances, particularly as it looks like I will have to perform individually in the future, as my musical partner in meninhats, Roger, has more or less retired from the world of music. Regular readers will know that he suffers from significant hearing problems, due to a botched private ear operation, so that’s understandable, but it’s still a bit of a blow.

Sorry if that appears a tad selfish.

Regarding developments in the possible purchasing of a PA system, I shall update you in the next edition of the magazine; bet you can’t wait!

Jeff (JR) Hartley

www.tombthumbtheatre.co.uk www.wegottickets.com or phone 01843 221791

Deal Friday Folk Club meets 8pm every Friday at RMA Club (upstairs) 37 The Strand, Walmer CT14 7DX October 26th - Granny's Attic - 3 incredibly talented

September - The Wilson Family young men14th who have taken the folk world by storm in

REVIEW Proper English theme (Armistice Day Centenary)

Special Saturday concert at Deal Landmark Centre recent years with the brothers from Teeside. Fabulous harmonies.

November 9th - Singer's Night only with Remembrance Tickets £10. Advance purchase

September 20th - Tom Lewis

November 16th - Quicksilver - Grant player Baynham & Wonderful singer, songwriter, concertina with Hilary Spencer entertain and delight with virtuoso greatguitar chorus songs and amazing voice Guest nights - £5.

Singers Nights - £1.50 Singers, £2 Non-singers www.dealfolkclub.org.uk or ring Sue on 01-304-360877

Moore OR Less Folk Club Oast Community Centre, Granary Close, Rainham, Kent, ME8 7SG (next to Rainham railway station)

Second Friday of each month The club always welcomes new performers, of any ability, and audience who just wish to listen.

August - Closed forAugust festivals CLOSED during Friday 13th September - Singers Night and Extended Floor 14th September Spot with Kevin and Dede Price including raffle.

Singers night - Entrance £3.00 £3, (including raffle) All singers nights are £2.00 members and £3.00 non-members Guest nights as advised but generally £4.00 / £5.00

All Club Nights 8.30 - 11.00pm Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30

Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30 Enquiries Chris Wilkin 01634 366155

CD Reviews

Vin Garbutt… all the very best!

The date of June 6th is ingrained in the British psyche and this year has seen the 75th commemoration of the Normandy Landings. For the folk world that date two years ago was one of sadness as the hugely admired Vin Garbutt left many of us bereft at his passing. Vin was always genuine, authentic and all the other adjectives one uses to describe a human being who almost everyone warmed to and admired in bucketfuls.

This CD captures Vin live in all his engaging glory and was recorded at the very last performance he did in Australia in March 2016 – a country he toured regularly. The location Burke &Wills Winery, Heathcote Victoria is operated by Andrew Pattison who co-ordinated Vin’s tours across Australia.

There are just 8 tracks listed but arguably the highlight of the CD is an abundance of Vin’s patter and for those still coming to terms with Garbish * this gives plenty of material to come closer to that unique language ! You could also be in a back room of any folk club listening to Vin so real is the recorded atmosphere - it’s just great to hear so much of his spoken word.

Definitely one for all of the many, many Vin fans who miss his personal presence and the CD also raises money for Australia’s Troubadour Foundation www. thetroubadourfoundation.com.

The title of course is the phrase Vin used each time he raised a glass on stage. *Thanks to Roger Bucknall of Fylde Guitars for this

endearing term.

Available through Vin’s website www.vingarbutt.com - Home Roots Music Limited.

Joe Whittaker Review printed with permission Copyright Folk London Live from Harvard - THE CLUTHA CLUTHA2019CD A new CD from traditional Scottish band The Clutha is rather a surprise until you read that it was actually made up from live recordings made in the USA in 1981. The band was invited to go to the US to perform at The South Eastern Massachusetts University 10th Anniversary Eisteddford of traditional music, which sounds very impressive. The tour ran from 24th September to 9th October 1981 and included a booking for the Folksong Society of Greater Boston at Harvard University where most of this album was actually recorded. The tapes then sat in the archives until they were digitalised and this album was released in July this year.

The Clutha was actually formed in Glasgow 1964 to promote traditional Scottish music and this album shows how well they sang and performed those songs and tunes. They made their last appearances in 2011. The album starts with a spoken introduction of the band on the night and continues for 19 tracks ranging from The 51st Highland Division’s Farewell to Sicily o Twa Recruiting Sergeants. There is also a Scottish version of The Derby Ram entitled The Deerness Ram. This album is well worth a listen with some great harmonies and interesting mix of traditional songs and tunes.

Alan Castle (Editor)

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Traditional music every Saturday night Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ 8.00 – 11.00 www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org valmaigoodyear@aol.com 01273 476757 Loyalty card: 6 evening visits = £5 off an evening Aug 3 Come All Ye ‘Lost & Found’ Don & Di Morgan Aug 10 Come All Ye ‘Another Day, Another Crust’ Derek Seed Aug 17 Come All Ye ‘Trouble & Strife’ Brad & Carole Chick Aug 24 Come All Ye ‘All Dressed Up’ Diane & Steve Nevill Aug 31 Come All Ye ‘High …Or Low?’ Sandra Goddard Sept 7 Tom Lewis Sept 14 Jeff Warner & all-day workshop Sept 21 John Spiers & all-day workshop Sept 28 Derek Seed: These 12 Songs Made Me A Folkie WORKSHOPS (10.45 am – 4.45 pm) The tutor performs at the club in the evening. Booking forms from club website. Half-price places for 2 under-25 year-olds.

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JEFF WARNER: USA TRAD SONGS £35 JOHN SPIERS: MELODEON £35 VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER EARLY MUSIC FOR FOLK MUSICIANS £35 VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER NYCKELHARPA & SCANDINAVIAN MUSIC £35 RILEY BAUGUS US OLD-TIME BANJO £35 SIMON MAYOR: MANDOLIN £35 HILARY JAMES: VOICE £35 SIMON MAYOR: FIDDLE £35 THOMAS McCARTHY TRAVELLER SONGS, LIFE & STORIES £35

CD Reviews

Edgelarks - Feathers. 11 Tracks A fifth studio album for Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, a unique duo whose live performance is at once compelling and strikingly novel. Tonbridge Folk Club well recalls a breathtaking first half last time they visited, the ovation for which lasted longer than most encores! Hannah’s voice Is most often the post round which the instrumentation entwines, sensitive banjo rolling like gentle rain, National steel swooping in silvery curves and stomp box lending just enough underlying foundation to ground the melody.

A found feather is the title track’s stimulus; ‘the only constant in life is change’ follows, and the music moves gently as they progress. A song about John Axon (nb not Axom) from his wife’s point of view brings in the fiddle; then more liquid Dobro. What We Save From The Tide brings the subject of Helen North’s Seaglass to mind. Minimalist influences in the creative process: ‘we fail until we don’t’... Later there is a homage to John Martyn I think in Spencer The Rover, with echoes of Small Hours in the eerie spaciousness. Wander: harmonica drives over pizzicato violin, the stomp box drives a melody of natural flow. Feathers is hypnotic, it’s soundscape and there is just so much space around, a whole night sky. And it’s life-affirmingly good. Edgelarks can be contacted by edgelarks.co.uk.

Coming soon: Jerry Jordan, having brought out a CD at last, now has another- well worth seeking out to catch a recording of one of the finest voices in the area. New releases from Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner, who run the Broadstairs Music Hall alongside their crystalclear harmonies and songwriting, and from Granny’s Attic, going from strength to strength in the tradition. These and more next issue Bob Kenward Becky Mills - Tall Tales And Home Truths 10+1 tracks Beguiling original songs of elegant crafting here from a pure-voiced singer who has collaborated with the likes of Pentangle and Fairport. It shows: quite apart from the delightfully clean arrangements the songs are crisp and full of meaning. ‘ His hands held the work of a hundred men’, ‘promenade gypsies with no messages for me’...

Characters and stories are briskly set and have the ring of life as it really is about them. Traditional storylines given a North Yorkshire reality : hard farm work, fishing, a gunsmith, always a strong narrative leading the listener on. Short songs, too, pared away to the essentials. Becky Mills combines delightfully with Ruth Angell, harmonies and violin, especially on the two live tracks where the vocals are teardrop clear. Blair Dunlop’s lead guitar is used sparingly to add to the lyric, as is the ubiquitous Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne’s concertina and melodeon- just enough to take the song to another plane. Loved the bonus track, won’t spoil the surprise... Throughout lines like ‘ rain fell so hard I thought the fish would drown’ ... Characters say what they would say and because the stories are interesting you forget the singer’s presence, the mark of a top storyteller. Highly recommended.

Bob Kenward

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Every third Wednesday of the month Every third 8pm Wednesday of the month - 10.30pm If you enjoy 8pm playing- or listening to unplugged 10.30pm

acoustic music of all types If you enjoy playing or listening to unplugged (folk, blues, pop, rock, country, soul, classical etc) acoustic music of jazz, all types you are very welcome to join us at the pub for a etc) (folk, blues, pop, rock, country, jazz, soul, classical free, relaxed and entertaining evening. you are very welcome to join us at the pub for a For more information,evening. free, relaxed and entertaining contact Jeff on 01303 813188 For more information, contact Jeff on 01303 813188 Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30

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2nd Thursday each month from 8:30pm 2nd Thursday a great programme of events for 2019 each month from 8:30pm a great programme of events for 2019

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September 12 Norman Sings his own songs of Kent

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Folk Club

The Limes

Preston Steet, Faversham ME13 8PG

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July 31 - Martin Wyndham Read. £8/9 Magical vocals from one of folk’s great interpreters of English song, with charm and occasional Outback stories to add to the July 31 mix.Martin Wyndham Read. £8/9

vocals one of folk's great interpreters of English song, with We Magical stay open in from August. charm and occasional Outback stories to add to the mix.

SINGERS NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY! We stay open in August, September 4 - Greg Russell. £8/9

SINGERS NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY! Solo return for Greg whose range of powerful and committed songs grows and grows. A troubadour for our times. Frequent September 4 and an award - winner. festival favourite

Greg Russell. £8/9

Solo return11 for-Greg whose range of powerful and committed songs grows September Singers and grows. A troubadour for our times. Frequent festival favourite and an award - winner September 18 -. Martin Young. £7/8

What’s there to about a local lad who’s sure to attract a crowd September 11 say Singers for a gig in his Mars Bars From Mars tour? Martin’s songs range fromSeptember topical to 18 humorous to thought-provoking. He’s sure to Martin Young. £7/8 entertain.

What's there to say about a local lad who's sure to attract a crowd for a gig in his Mars25 Bars From Mars tour? Martin's songs range from topical to September - Singers humorous to thought-provoking. He's sure to entertain.

Unless otherwise stated, admission to guest nights is September 25 Singers £6 members, £7 non-members

Other Wednesdays are Singers ‘ Nights, £2 for an eclectic mix...

Unless otherwise stated,nights admission to guest nights is18£6always members,free £7 non-members All singers now £2. Under Chairman/ Bookings: Pat on 01795 423674 or rjpmailbox pat@yahoo.co.uk are07885 Singers ' Nights, £2 for an eclectic mix...

Press/Other RadioWednesdays Publicity:Bob on 642763 / bobkenward21c@gmail.com

All singers nights now £2. Under 18 always free

TENTERDEN

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The Thursday Concert supported by AKF Thursday 3rd October Town Hall, High Street, Tenterden

7.30 to 10.30 p.m. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)

All tickets £10 until 31st May £12 from 1st June

Will Pound and Eddy Jay Plus other festival guests

TICKET AVAILABLE FROM: Festival director: Alan Castle Tenterden Folk Day Trust 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA E: info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk T: 01233 626805 Or online www.musicglue.com/ tenterdenfolkfestival/tickets/

Tenterden Folk Festival Registered charity No. 1038663

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WANTED LPs, EPs, 45s, CDs Folk, blues, reggae, jazz and rock

Collections or smaller items Best prices paid Ring Collin 07860 354 135

September 14th The Wilson Family Special Saturday concert at Deal Landmark Centre Tickets £10 Advance purchase only.

ELSIE’S ELSIE’S

FOLK-AT-THE-DRUM The Club meets every Thursday at ‘The Drum’ Inn at N. Stanford, Stone Street (Between Cant’ & Hythe)

The Queen’s onthe theB2026 B2026 The Queen’sArms, Arms, on midway between Edenbridge midway between Edenbridgeand the A264, Tunbridge Wells and the A264, Tunbridge Wells- -East East Grinstead Road Grinstead Road 11 pm 88 -- 11pm

14 June Keith in Kendrick No -guests August and Sylvia Needham 5 September - Si Barron 12 - Geoff Higginbottom 31 July October - Graeme Knights & 23 August Peter Collins Heather Chapman (née Knights)

3rd August - Home Groan 9th -June 14th Sept Four Gone Roy Clinging Confusion

All other evenings Singers Nights Guest Nights 8.00 p.m.

Singers Nights 8.00 p.m.

Members, Guests & visitors are always welcome to play, sing, listen or do all three!

On Club Nights everyone who wishes gets a spot to perform. On Guest Nights there is limited time for ‘floor artists’ but a phone call usually gets you a spot.

welcome JohnAnother & Di Cullen withreturn Pete and Brenda Storer

14th- July 19th October Dave Webber Martin Wyndham-Read & Anni Fentiman Great to have them back

Tel: 01797 320518 mobile: 07890 292467 or email: david@plesbit.net www.folkatthedrum.co.uk

Tonbridge Folk Tonbridge FolkClub Club(Nellie’s) (Nellies) The Flying Dutchman, The Flying118 Dutchman 118Road, Tonbridge Road, Tonbridge Hildenborough, KentTN11 TN1 9EN Hildenborough, Kent 9EN First and third Mondays of each month 8-11pm First and third Mondays of each month, 8 - 11John pm & Di Cullen Monday 4 June:

Expect an eclectic mix of robust,Norodien reflective 5 August Natasha and humorous songs.

19Monday August 18 June: Chris Cleverley Kelter 2

An extremely talented singer-songwriter with many diverse topics in his songs, accompanied by accomplished finger style September Broomdasher guitar playing.

2 July: Consort of One 16Monday September Wildwood Jack

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Lizzie Gutteridge combines medieval and renaissance music and song, on traditional instruments, with 21stC looping technology.

October Tom Lewis

Monday 16 July: Triage

return ofGeoff this popular local band 21Welcome October Higginbottom who made a good impact last time. Expect lively renderings of tunes and songs with various instruments.

Tel: 01892 822945

info@tonbridgefolkclub.org www.tonbridgefolkclub.org www.tonbridgefolkclub.org

www.elsiesband.com www.elsiesband.com

ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB

Note: Temporary Venue

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The Rosecroft Village, Social Club Farnborough Orpington 269 High Street St. Mary Cray, June: Orpington, BR5 4AR th 7 Jim Mclean a composer, acoustic-based AUGUST: musician singer/songwriter.

1st, 8th,and 15th, 22nd, 29th Singers &

28th Singers & Musicians

14th, Musicians Night Nights st 21 Allan Richardson sings and writes songs

SEPTEMBER: and plays a mean backing guitar.

5th Triality July : return of this ever popular trio of th Welcome

5 3Hunter Muskett a Brighton based four piece brothers. With their powerful singing and

accordion, fiddle, banjo guitar, mandolin and Bodhran. instrumental ability on trumpet, accordion and th singer /guitarist 12 Jimmy Leeplay an accomplished electric bass, they in a mainly trad way and promising an entertaining evening of poplar, self-penned are sure to raise the spirits of any audience. and folk songs.

12th, & Musicians 19th 26th Singers &Singers Musicians Night Night th 26 Reg Meuross one of the premier singer/ 19th Bob Kenward songwriter’s on the folk scene. Described as "a warm engaging live entertainer with songs of love, longing and true life stories"

Thursdays @ 8.15pm Thursdays @ 8.15pm 01959 754 020 020 8325 01959532 532754 8325 65136513

www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk Website: www.orpingtonfolkclub.org.uk E-mail: orpingtonfolkclub@hotmail.com E-mail: orpingtonfolkclub@hotmail.com

CD Review

THE SALTS - Brave BRCD9001 www.thesalts.co.uk The Salts describe themselves as “a shanty-folkrock band” and that really does sum them up well. Between them the five band members play drums, banjo, slide guitar, mandolin, whistles, guitar and double bass and at least four of them also sing. The title track, Brave, was written by band member Jeremy Hart but the nine other tracks given the shanty folkrock treatment include such standards as Bulgine Run, Drunken Sailor, Johnny come down to Hilo and 10,000 miles. This album will not appeal to shanty purists as I doubt you could actually work onboard ship to it but it works well as a folk rock album. I went to see The Salts live at a Making Music Day UK event in St Mildred’s Church in Tenterden and they were somewhat reluctant to explain to the mainly non- folk audience in the church what some of the lyrics actually meant.

Despite the inadequate PA in the church they put in a good performance and got at least some of the audience singing the choruses. I will certainly look forward to seeing them again with full PA and an audience that really wants to join in.

Alan Castle (Editor)

Music at Rosslyn Court, Margate

Live acoustic music –It’s easy to book in advance- see below.

7.30-10 ish, £10 pay on the door Limited bar

Phien O’Reachtigian - Parvee travellers’ songs plus The Jones Boys- award winning tunes and great songs.

Sept 14 Wovoka Gentle psychedelic soundscape folk Sept 19 Bob Fox A great performer from the North East.

Sept 27 MelZebra Cajun + much more Oct 5 na-mara Celtic songs/music…UK, Brittany, Spain, Canada..

Oct 26 Rattle on the Stovepipe – a Halloween treat Dec 7 Martin Young Faversham’s own!

Workshops - Please book in advance - £12 July 20 Mandolin with Dick Smith – mainly beginners July 21 Voice- Power/Resonance Hughie Gavin 2-4 Oct 5 Songs and tunes from the Celtic World Rob Garcia, Paul McNamara…(na-mara) 2-4 Oct 26 Halloween traditions, stories, tunes and songs from Rattle on the Stovepipe -prior to their evening gig.

Weekly toddler/carer’s music sessions Friday 10.30 Erica Zohreh Check Facebook for workshops coming soon: Recording, with Griff Rising Music Theory for traditional music…from scratch. Gordon Jackson Melodeon with James Kerry

July 20

Rosslyn Court is at 62 Sweyn Road, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2DD. Your host is Morag Butler. Check/book events on Facebook / Rosslyn Court www.RosslynCourt.com book in advance by email, moragbutler1@hotmail.co.uk Messenger/Rosslyn Court, text or phone 07902140248.

Please use the 8/33/Loop bus or try to park on the sea front-unless your mobility is limited.Now licensed Hot and cold soft drinks available.

BECOME A FRIEND OR SUPPORTER OF YOUR FESTIVAL Tenterden Folk Festival

You can help us continue to promote folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions by joining the supporters group. You may like to come to the festival; benefit from the influx of people into Tenterden; run a hotel or B&B; be a Morris dancer, musician, singer, craft person, etc. Whatever your reasons you can become a friend and supporter of the festival.

Commercial supporters: make an annual tax deductible donation of at least £25.00 and your business will be listed in the souvenir programme (also included on website) and receive a window sticker, special newsletters, etc.

Individual supporters: make an annual donation of at least £10.00. If you are a UK taxpayers you can do this under gift aid and we can then reclaim £2.50 from HMRC making your donation worth £12.50 to us. Individual supporters will be listed in the festival programme (unless opted out), received a window sticker, newsletters, etc.

Complete this form and send it, with your cheque made payable to Tenterden Folk Day Trust, to Alan Castle, Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA. T: 01233 626805 E: info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

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T N E K RADIO W

O H S K L FO Sunday 9 - 10 pm Presented by Doug Welch mw 96.7 (west) 104.2 (east) Live show featuring guest performers and artists appearing in Kent venues.

Send info to: kentfolk@bbc.co.uk 0345 9811 111 Radio Kent Folk Show The Great Hall Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1QQ

Singdanceandplay Join us this summer for: • Friendly, mainly English tunes sessions from 8pm at the Gun and Spitroast on the first Sunday night of the month • The first of the season’s mixed tunes and songs session at the Castle Inn, Brenchley, is at 8pm on the 29th September. Our visiting guest will be excellent singer and banjoist Phil Burkin For information about our other activities — lively mixed song and tunes sessions, barn dances, and mighty Christmas carol singing with old local carols, see Singdanceandplay.net, write to gmatkin@gmail.com or call 07985 522734

Shepherd and Crook Inn Burmarsh TN29 0JJ 01303 872336

Open Mic Night

1st & 3rd Tuesdays every month

7.30 – 9.30pm

Come and join us, and sing-a-long with a local ukulele band If you play come and entertain us It’s a fun evening

CD Reviews

Nick Dow - The Dark Eyed Gypsy - Old House Music OHM 811 Nick’s new album is actually in DVD format. There are ten songs that you can play on your CD player and as the title suggests these are all from Romany traveller sources but there is also a 30 minute in .avi format video that can be played on your computer. The video has a number of items including his wife Mally talking about growing up in a traveller family and Nick showing the other side of his professional life as a restorer and renovator of gypsy vardos as well as scenes from the great traveller celebrations at Appleby Horse Fair.

The ten songs come from a number of Romany traveller sources and several are those that he has collected himself, most notably from the Lee family from the Blackpool area.

Nick’s singing of them is an utter delight, whether he is singing them to his own guitar or unaccompanied. Every aspect of his singing shows what many of us already know; that he is one of out best singers. His clear enunciation, timing, engagement with his songs and the sweet mellifluous tone of his voice all give us something to luxuriate in. Then there is the relaxed pace that Nick takes most of his songs which allow us to enjoy the sheer joy that he brings to the interpretation and the fact that the versions are offer slightly at variance from the standard ways that they are sung.

If there is a better recorded version of Her Mantle So Green then it has not reached these ears. thetraditionbearer@hotmail.co.uk Broomdasher - Nothing To Do With Me - Clean Sweep Records - No Number What can we call this? It is longer than the standard Extended Player, yet too short for it to be considered a full CD. Let’s just say that the seven tracks last eighteen minutes and one of them is a short explanation from their source for the title track, the famed Romany singer Levi Smith telling us that a Broomdasher catches rabbits after this sextet have sung his song as the opener.

They sing in unaccompanied harmony and five are traditional English songs and the remaining track has two of John Tams’ songs bracketed together; they mention John and Barry Coope as offering them great mentoring support. In their approach to harmony they show the strong influence of Coope, Boyes and Simpson and this is most noticeable when they sing Rufford Park Poachers learned from that trio. Their arrangements they tackle songs in a way that is reminiscent of folk and community choirs so it is no surprise to read that five of them have been members of the Cecil Sharp House Choir. In fact the arrangements for three of the songs here are attributed to Sally Davies who leads that choir and gives their songs that new and distinctive musical treatment. Their voices are sure and they manage to convey the feeling that they are enjoying themselves. www.broomdasher.com/media/shop/ Vic Smith Both artists will be appearing at this year’s Tenterden Folk Festival in October.

Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th October

Four days of folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions

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FULL WEEKEND TICKETS: Admits holder to all Festival events except Thursday evening concert and camping, which must be booked separately.

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EARLY BIRD: To 31st May 2019: Full Weekend £44.00 (under 16's £22.00) Caravan / Campervan £20.00 Tent £18.00 FROM 1st June to 31st August 2019: Full Weekend £54.00 (under 16's £27.00) Caravan / Campervan £25.00 Tent £20.00 FROM 1st September 2019: Full Weekend £59.00 (under 16's £29.00) Caravan / Campervan £28.00 Tent £22.00 THURSDAY EVENING CONCERT: All tickets £10.00 to 31st May. £12.00 from 1st June

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HOW TO PAY (also available on line 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

Skinners Rats As last issue

EGERTON FOLK AND BLUES CLUB

Meets every last Tuesday of the month, at The Barrow House, Egerton, TN27 9DJ, from 8pm.

Folk, Blues and beyond.

No guests, just residents and itinerants. All welcome.

Hat collection.

Contact Jerry Hatrick

(01233) 756357.

Foots Cray Social Club Waring Road Entrance, DA14 5BY

Open Music and Song Session in the Bar

every Monday 8.00 11.00 p.m. www.crayside-folk-club for more information All genres- – Mainly Acoustic, but quiet electric guitars with battery amp allowed- must be compatible sound level.

Beginners Encouraged. Experience is gained through jamming along.

Occasional Open Mic Evenings and Guest Nights.

Players, poets, storytellers, and listeners welcome.

Free Entry – Please support our raffle, which pays our running costs.

Fairport Convention – Spring Tour 2019 Old Man Luedecke (Juno award winning Canadian singer songwriter) Tues 20th Canterbury, Online £13, Offline £14,£12 Wednesday 5thAug June2019 2019––Waterstones, The Tower Theatre, Folkestone, Full Price £24, U25 Door £15, U25s £7

Sharon Shannon & The Seckou John Paul White (ex CivilKeita Wars)

Tuesday 11th June 2019 – Gulbenkian, Canterbury, Full Full PricePrice £24, £16 U25 U25 £10 £10 Sunday 8th September 2019 – Gulbenkian, Canterbury,

Duncan Chisholm Gerry Colvin Band

Friday 13th September 2019 – Gulbenkian, Canterbury, Full Price £17, U25s £10 Saturday 13th July – The Kingston Barn, nr Canterbury, Turin Brakes Online £14, Offline £15 , Acoustic Door £16, U25 £7 Sunday 6th October 2019 – Gulbenkian, Canterbury, Full Price £22.50, U25 £18

Chris Leslie Summer Garden Party *5pm Chris-While & Julie Matthews

st Sunday – Edge Beyond, Contribution £15, U25 £16, £8 Tues 15th21OctJuly 2019 – StofMarys ArtsBarham, Centre,Voluntary Sandwich, Online £15, Offline Door £17, U25 £8

Old Man Luedecke Peatbog Faeries

Tuesday 20th August 2019 – Waterstones, Canterbury Friday 25th October 2019 – Gulbenkian, Canterbury, Full Price £17.50, U25 £10 Online £13, Offline £14, Door £15, U25s £7 www.folkinthebarn.co.uk

All start 7.30pm*

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