The Goose Is Out!

Tickets: https://wegottickets.com/thegooseisout Phil Tyler and Sarah Hill met in Newcastle, where they sang in Sacred Harp sessions and folk clubs. They deliver music that feels steeped in tradition. The instrumentation (guitar, banjo and ukulele are variously used), is minimal but it exudes heart and passion. Phil and Sarah's songs are primarily traditional, learned from versions by folk legends like Shirley Collins, Bob Copper, Martin Carthy and Peggy Seeger. Here's what critics thought of their album “What We Thought Was A Lake Was A Field Of Flax”: "...exceptional in every sense of the word...certainly one of the best albums of 2022.. The variety on offer across What We Thought Was A Lake Was A Field Of Flax is exceptional; the balance of pace makes it engaging, while the selection of songs makes it intriguing. Each song and tune is impeccably performed; I can’t recommend it enough." - Folk Radio folkradio.co.uk “Masterful” - Rootsworld https://youtu.be/k6OSmv68bAw?si=fOc77Xd6PNn24BGr David Collins' music is a mix of traditional ballads, his own, often very personal songs, and even some contemporary works too. All of this is underpinned by his guitar playing that has a gentle and nuanced approach, supporting the story and tradition of ballad singing. https://youtu.be/t8gek-bSSoM?si=zSFUrsA6vDAva83e https://www.davidcollinsmusic.co.uk/ Duncan McTaggart is a London based composer and multi instrumentalist. He is involved with steering the sessions at Folk Of The Round Table, who get together regularly at Set Social in Peckham. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6S2s42yF1s Door 7pm. Live music starts 8pm and finishes 11pm. This concert will be half seated, half standing, so come early if you want to be sure of a seat! Please be aware that whilst our events are held in The Ivy House's beautiful Grade 2 listed ballroom, this is a pub, so there may be some background noise from adjoining bars. We and the pub management have done our best to minimise this, however as this is a listed building there are restrictions on what kinds of soundproofing can be done. We hope you understand.

We welcome everybody to our Singaround, to sing or to listen. Songs can be accompanied or unaccompanied, solo or in a duo or more, any genre. It isn't an open mic evening. First to sign up, first to sing, just sign up at the ticket table. Everybody gets one song then if there's time we start again. This time we will intersperse songs from individuals with carols and other seasonal songs that everyone can join in with. Door opens at 7.00pm, singing starts at 7.15 prompt, £5 on the door cash or BACs only. The Castle, 280 Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9JJ. More about our Singarounds here https://www.thegooseisout.com/faq

This gig is sold out however WeGoTickets are operating a waiting list. https://wegottickets.com/thegooseisout ANDY IRVINE is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as "a tradition in himself". Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his over 55-year career. He has been at the helm of legendary bands like Sweeney’s Men in the mid 60s, to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s, and then Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and more recently Usher’s Island. Andy has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional music and musicians. As a soloist, Andy fills the role of the archetypal troubadour with a show and a travelling lifestyle that reflect his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. To quote the Irish Times, "Often copied, never equaled", his repertoire consists of Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dance tunes and a compelling canon of his own self-penned songs. You can find out more at Andy's website https://www.andyirvine.com/ and watch him here: https://youtu.be/Z1cg_R4T1ck?si=md9ylqxs5AVyzdBd Ann Shrieves is a wonderful Irish singer who is a regular at our monthly Singarounds. Sarah Lloyd & Ian Kennedy will be well known to many of you for their lovely harmony singing at various local events. They are also two of the resident singers at Dulwich Folk Club.

November Singaround, The Goose Is Out! Upstairs at The Castle 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich SE22 9JJ, Sunday 9 November. We welcome everybody to our Singarounds to sing or to listen. Songs can be accompanied or unaccompanied solo or duo or more, any genre. It isn't an open mic evening, we don't use mics! If you need help getting up and down the stairs please let us know via our website. We will arrange for someone to meet you and help you up the stairs. First to sign up first to sing, just sign up at any time during the evening at the list on the ticket table. Everybody gets one song and if there's time we start again. Doors open 7pm, singing starts at 7.15 prompt. £5 on the door cash or BACs. More info here: https://www.thegooseisout.com/faq

October Singaround, The Goose Is Out! Upstairs at The Castle 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich SE22 9JJ, Sunday 12 October. We welcome everybody to our Singarounds to sing or to listen. Songs can be accompanied or unaccompanied solo or duo or more, any genre. It isn't an open mic evening, we don't use mics! If you need help getting up and down the stairs please let us know via our website. We will arrange for someone to meet you and help you up the stairs. First to sign up first to sing, just sign up at any time during the evening at the list on the ticket table. Everybody gets one song and if there's time we start again. Doors open 7pm, singing starts at 7.15 prompt. £5 on the door cash or BACs. More info here: https://www.thegooseisout.com/faq

Tickets here: https://wegottickets.com/thegooseisout photo: @joyen1969_music We are always delighted to welcome Alasdair Roberts to the Goose, and this year he will be accompanied by the very excellent piper Donald WG Lindsay. Alasdair draws upon the traditional song and music culture of Scotland, and further afield, to create both his own idiosyncratic and evocative compostions as well as fresh interpretations of folk songs and narrative ballads. "One of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song adapters" - Folk Radio UK Donald WG Lindsay's beautiful piping adds another dimension to Alasdair's already beautiful music. Donald and Alasdair will present a programme featuring a rich variety of pipe tunes with guitar accompaniment, as well as a broad selection of songs both traditional and original. The pipe tunes bring together a diverse range of influences, from Scots fiddle tunes (Donald’s elder brother’s fiddling being an early influence), by way of Hungarian and Romanian pipe music, to classic and contemporary Highland piping and Lowland, Border and Northumbrian tunes. The songs range from variants (some rare, some more well-known) of traditional ballads or ‘muckle sangs’, to songs from the Scots lyrical tradition from the early modern period onwards, to contemporary songs written by both Alasdair and Donald. Erin Mansfield encompasses all the vigour and exuberance of young Folk. As a trailblazer of contemporary tin whistle and pioneer of modern social folk dance, Erin is a bright new light, stamping their passion and originality onto everything they do. Phil Stevens wears many musical hats! He is at home singing Shape Note songs and Shanties as he is tackling the songs of Robyn Hitchcock. Phil is a Goose Singaround regular, and a member of local shanty group Shotley Crue.

September Singaround, The Goose Is Out! Upstairs at The Castle 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich SE22 9JJ, Sunday 14 September. We welcome everybody to our Singarounds to sing or to listen. Songs can be accompanied or unaccompanied solo or duo or more, any genre. It isn't an open mic evening, we don't use mics! If you need help getting up and down the stairs please let us know via our website. We will arrange for someone to meet you and help you up the stairs. First to sign up first to sing, just sign up at any time during the evening at the list on the ticket table. Everybody gets one song and if there's time we start again. Doors open 7pm, singing starts at 7.15 prompt. £5 on the door cash or BACs. More info here: https://www.thegooseisout.com/faq

Tickets: https://wegottickets.com/thegooseisout Photo: Danny Wood In a world of soundbites and distractions Chris Wood is a truth seeker. His writing is permeated with love and wry intelligence, uplifting and challenging as he celebrates the sheer one-thing-after-anotherness of life. Tom Robinson and Chris Difford are fans while Stick In The Wheel and The Unthanks look to him as an influence. Winner of 6 BBC Folk Awards, he’s played with The Royal Shakespeare Company and was a key member of The Imagined Village along with Billy Bragg and Martin Carthy. A wise and soulful craftsman, his concerts are a cliche free zone. “Chris Wood might be the Ken Loach of songwriting. Very political, but at the same time full of compassion, and he grows sharper and more acute with each passing album. He’s good, quite probably the very best we have today, and we need him more than ever.” - fRoots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMFNbFCH7Yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQK8dWBkXd8 Jim O' Mulloy is a prolific South East London based singer-songwriter, and a keen regular at our monthly Goose singarounds. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jimomulloy/folky Sennen Timcke has a storyteller’s soaring vocals, compellingly original melodies and subtly political lyrics, all drawn together with the rhythmic assurance of his life-long immersion in classic American and British folk. https://www.sennentimcke.com/ https://youtu.be/zLi9C9VCwnQ?si=uevyyR0N2Otuk3PH