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until“VRi are not just three stunning musicians; they summon up a magic chemistry that is absolutely bewildering, mesmerising and thoroughly addictive." Mick Tems , Folk Wales Dulwich Folk are delighted to be able to give South London the chance to hear the magnificent and unforgettable VRI . VRI are Jordan Price Williams (cello, vocals), Aneurin Jones (violin, vocals) and Patrick Rimes (viola, violin and vocals). They draw their creative inspiration from the incredible story of the oppression of Wales’ traditional music by the Methodist chapels of the 18th and 19th centuries and the suppression of the Welsh language. . VRï’s music takes hold of the remaining strands of tradition and the music subsumed by the chapels, adds to them by discovering long lost tunes and songs and blending them into a joyous celebration of Welsh identity, sung in the Welsh language, combining the energy of a rowdy pub session with the style and finesse of the Viennese string quartet. All three members of the band are crossover musicians . They are all members of 20 strong Pentevig known for their mash-ups of Welsh folk and rock, funk, rap and electro; VRi have also represented Wales at the Last Night of the Proms . Don't miss the chance of seeing VRI in a small acoustic venue . This will be a magical evening. Entrance is £15
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untilNick is a gorgeous singer , (described as one of the best of his generation) and fine guitarist with a distinctive traditional repertoire, many of which he has collected himself. Expect to be moved, informed and amused . Nick has published three books of unpublished versions of songs ( notated by Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne). Many of his songs have been given to him by the traveller people with whom he has lived and worked. . As well as his books Nick has released many cds, most recently an album of traditional love songs. The last ten years has seen Nick make a welcome return to the folk scene after a gap of some 20 years mostly spent signwriting, and painting and restoring Gypsy Wagons. Nick is particularly pleased to be coming to the Castle as he grew up in Friern Road next door for over 20 years! Since leaving South London he has also worked as a TV and Film Extra, broadcaster, Narrowboat painter, and writer. Come and help give Nick a very warm welcome on his return to Dulwich . Entrance tonight is £12.
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untilCohen is a force of nature; an outstanding singer and a master of the concertina and melodeon, a member of Granny’s Attic, a music teacher and educator and the notator of three books of previously unpublished traditional songs. He has also recently been part of the highly successful “Stolen From God “ slave trade song cycle.. Cohen sings mainly traditional songs , with an emphasis on West Midlands material but may also throw in baroque, renaissance, ragtime, and music hall material! It is an absolute pleasure to put on such an great solo performer and to see the future of the tradition in such good hands! Get here early. Entrance tonight is £12.
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untilDulwich Folk are delighted to welcome back the great Scots fiddle player and singer Carol Anderson. We heard her before when she stepped in at the last minute when we had our first “after Burns” night in 2022. London audiences will know her from her years living in South London. Carol has moved back to Scotland so this is a rare occasion to catch up with her and not one to be missed! Currently Carol spends a lot of her time as main resident tutor on the “ Sessions and Sail” voyages aboard the tall ship Lady of Avenel. As such, she has had the opportunity to teach and perform with many great musicians and singers from Scotland and Ireland. She is also currently Chair of Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in Scotland, which she has attended since her teenage years. Carol also teaches traditional Scottish music. As is now traditional for our “after Burns”night Dulwich’s local Scottish musicians group will also be here in force ( hopefully this year we will not have a piper locked in the kitchen ! ). The night will be MC’d by Andy Clark, and as usual support will come from our residents and excellent floor singers who are all revising their Scottish repertoire.
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untilThis is the most welcome of returns; Catherine, Linda, David and Moose were Dulwich Folk's first ever guests in January 2020 . They are harmony group par excellence from Suffolk so they don't perform in London enough, but if you like harmony singing you won't hear anything better in 2024! They perform a mixture of traditional and more modern songs. To get a good flavour of what they sound like go on soundtradition.co.uk and listen to their magnificent improvised version of " Bright Morning Star". Hearing this live will be the best possible musical start for the New Year! Support from our residents Ian and Sarah and Shotley Crue Entrance tonight is £12.
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untilIn 2014 Pete Cooper and Dan Stewart ( both from Rattle on the Stovepipe ) got together with Peta Webb and Ken Hall for a concert at the South Bank focussing on how English Scottish and Irish tunes and songs travelled with emigrants to North America and how they changed (for example how “The trooper cut down in his prime” morphs into the “ Streets of Laredo” Not surprisingly the concert was a great success given the musicians and singers involved and tonight Dulwich Folk are revisiting the concert!. Pete Cooper is one of our leading fiddle players while Dan is acknowledged as one of Europe’s leading old timey banjo players . Pete teaches fiddle at Cecil Sharp House and was a guest at Dulwich folk’s second ever gig , (playing with Richard Bolton). Peta Webb and Ken Hall offer superb harmony singing and an encyclopaedic knowledge of folk songs. Their Musical Traditions club was for 25 years the essential London venue to hear traditional singing . This is going to be fabulous, fun and we will learn something too! As always harmonies ( and silliness) from Shotley Crue and great harmonies from Ian and Sarah and songs/tunes from the floor . Entrance is £12.
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untilDulwich Folk are delighted to welcome back our local folk supergroup! Tamesas are three women who work in music, and Tamesas reflects their wide musical interests with a definite Celtic emphasis. (Tamesas is a Celtic work for Thames). Expect great harmonies with songs and music from the UK, Europe and America using among others fiddle, Bodhran, ukulele, flute and shruti box using gentle storytelling to driving, funky up-tempo rhythms. Aimee Leonard is originally from Orkney but many of us know her well as she leads the Dulwich folk choir! Aimee is a mighty singer and in an earlier life was a singer and bodhran player with the Irish band Anam. Aimee runs folk community projects, teaches on the Newcastle folk degree course and is a voice and singing coach. Kate Jones hails from Somerset and has been playing fiddle since forever, particularly in ceildh bands out west and in various folk collective projects. Her fiddle playing is influenced by blue grass, Irish and European styles and she has recently developed a passion for Welsh tunes . Kate is a music therapist. Emmie Ward grew up with folk music and is a fine traditional singer who also plays flute, ukelele, and tin whistle. She’s currently leads Folk Unlimited at Cecil Sharp House. As always there'll be songs from our excellent residents Shotley Crue and Sarah and Ian and songs/tunes from the floor. Get there early - this is going to be a great night. Entrance is £12
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untilGeorge and Matt are a new duo , who sing mainly traditional songs either separately or in harmony accompanied by George on guitar and Matt on mandolin or melodeon. Although they are a new duo they are very far from new to folk. George has been playing in Granny’s Attic for 13 years, released a well received solo album in 2020 and has established Queerfolk with Sophie Crawford. His stripped back guitar playing has drawn inspiration from Martin Carthy and his singing is focussed on establishing an emotional connection with the audience while at the same time offering new perspectives on traditional material. Matt was borne into a folk family- his father Dan is a leading member of Flowers and Frolics and Duck Soup among other things- Matt is an accomplished melodeon, mandolin and concertina player who recorded both on his own – with his widely praised album “The Brighton Line “- with his father “The Mighty Quinns” – with Owen Woods- and as part of the very popular Dovetail Trio. His singing is warm and distinctive and covers a very wide range of material . Matt and George released “In Sheffield Park” , a very well received album of traditional songs earlier this year and this material will form the heart of their current repertoire. However there will be room for other songs as well , especially humorous ones!
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untilNa-Mara are Rob Garcia (mandolin) and Paul McNamara (guitar) who sing traditional and modern songs with passion and commitment with an all too rare international awareness, including English translations of songs from Breton, French and Quebecois traditions; and their take on traditional tunes from Brittany, France and the Spanish Celtic regions of Asturias and Galicia, as well as English and Irish songs . Their performance is given added piquancy by the fact that Rob's father was a Basque child refugee in the 1930s, and Rob's playing reflects that heritage. Paul's repertoire reflects his Middlesborough background and Irish heritage. Support from our residents the fabulous Sarah and Ian and the mighty Shotley Crue. Entrance is £12
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untilCome and sing any song you like - no mics all acoustic. Trista is your MC for the evening
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untilWe know about Ian and Sarah as they are Dulwich Folk residents. We know they will deliver a great night of (mostly) harmony singing. If you like folk songs brilliantly sung this is the place to be. Ian and Sarah came late to performing but they've made up for lost time. As well as many of our most loved traditional songs expect some surprises! Singing together didn’t occur to Sarah and Ian until they got involved in the South East London folk scene about 12 years ago, having spent most of their lives making a wide range of music including classical orchestras and church choirs, Javanese Gamelan and classical Thai music. Although they had loved folk music for many years, it was hearing local singers at singarounds that inspired them to take part themselves, singing solo and in harmony. Ian and Sarah have a repertoire of mostly traditional and mostly unaccompanied English folk songs, initially drawn from the singing of Martin Carthy, Fay Hield, and the Silly Sisters. Having grown up in West Wales, Sarah will sometimes sing a Welsh song. They also play fiddle, whistle, bodhran, concertina and cello and occasionally accompany their singing. As well as being residents at Dulwich Folk Club, Sarah and Ian are regularly at The Goose is Out! where they have supported guest artists, most recently The Eliza Carthy Trio, and Nancy Kerr and James Fagan. . As a duo they have performed at numerous mostly local events including Bermondsey Folk Festival. With others they have sung and played in folk clubs, libraries, book shops, cemeteries, woodlands and on boats. Entrance is £10
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untilThis is an Irish night with a difference ! RACJAC ( or RACKERJAC) are the Irish performance poet and singer Peter Donnelly known as the Racker and the Flute/whistle player / singer Jacqueln Hines. So we can expect a very Irish evening with two wildly contrasting performers. The Racker is unique . Drawing heavily on traditions and absurdity his stories, rhymes & songs, are about Sheep, Smoking, Tennis, Oysters, Joyce, Midsummer, Politics, Christmas, The Dublin Riviera, Yeats, Football, Dracula, Wilde, Foul Rulers, Goldilocks, Boris, Irish Proverbs, English History, Burns, Chaucer, Pigs, Woking, Yorkshire, plus several biographical tributes & whatever you’re having yourself! Jacquelyn Hynes is an internationally respected whistle and flute player (and Piano player and singer) who plays across musical genres as well as traditional Irish and English music. Jacquelyn has played alongside and supported many of Ireland’s leading artists including Liam Ó Maonlaí (UK tour); Martin Hayes, Michael McGoldrick, Mary Coughlan and Lunasa (ICC). Her debut CD “Silver and Wood” received 4 star reviews Jacquelyn is also an actress and a Senior Folk Lecturer. How will these two possibly work together? Come along and find out ! Entrance is £12. Of course our lovely residents Shotley Crue and Ian and Sarah will also be on hand to provide ace harmonies .
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Lena is an amazingly gifted fiddle player, recognised as an outstanding exponent of Swedish Fiddle both by her peers and by the music industry in general. Her last album won a Swedish music grammy award. Lena combines a deep knowledge of traditional Swedish folk music with rock, pop, jazz, old-time and bluegrass influences . Check Lena out at www.lenajonsson.com And of course, our residents Shotley Crue and Ian and Sarah will be on hand to provide a lot of songs helped by singers/musicians from the floor. We start at 7.30 and the gig costs £12 this month. If you are an intermediate fiddle player or better you still have time to join Lena.s fiddle workshop which is running at 4.30 on Sunday . Contact [email protected] if you are interested.
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Club Débris is a new Quebec-inspired folk band based in London. I saw the Club Debris launch gig and it was a seriously brilliant one. Great musicians with a wonderfully varied background playing high energy trad/folk music in brazenly major keys; no nonsense tunes with a pro-nonsense attitude and a no nonsense step dancer! The band's music draws on the French Canadian tradition, with North American and Irish/Scottish influences. This is going to be a great gig. Club Debris are: Will Allen - Kent/London-based accordion and fiddle player, one half of the duo Brown Boots; as one of the top box players on the English trad music scene. Maisie Greenwood - Established fiddle player in the London session scene, member of Band of Burns and well-travelled musician playing a wide repertoire of tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and North America, including many learned from playing at sessions in Montreal and Quebec City. Duncan Menzies - already well known to us thanks to Copper Vipers great 2022 gig, Duncan plays fiddle, banjo and mandolin. He is also a Doctor of electronic bagpipes. As well as Copper Viper he also plays in , pagan speed-folk pioneers PerKelt, and banjo-wielding purveyors of general silliness Banjöverkill. Will Chamberlain - Piano player from Northeast England and member of the Silver Street Ceilidh Band, accompanying tunes in an eclectic, rhythm-orientated style. Jessie Collins - Versatile and virtuoso percussive dancer from London, member of trad jazz band the Thames House Orchestra and ceilidh band Cut a Shine; dances a mix of styles including jazz tap, Appalachian flat footing and Irish sean-nós. Entrance is £12 tonight.
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Were getting ready to welcome Bryony and Alice for whats promising to be a fantastic evening . Songs in harmony ancient and modern, two great voices, fiddles , guitars and maybe even a step dance. A rare visit to South London from these two brilliant singers. Hailing from West Yorkshire, Bryony and Alice are united by a fascination with local folk song collections inspired by the landscape, language and industry. As a duo, they blend their respect and understanding of tradition and research with their own contemporary style of performance to present a unique repertoire of harmony, heritage and Northern banter, featuring Fiddle, Harmonium, Tenor Guitar, body percussion and intricate vocals in their distinctive regional accents. They have a dance music and step dance background as well as a deep commitment to folk song. Their 2022 CD "A Year Too Late and A Month Too Soon" ( described by Mark Radcliffe as "straight up , beautiful and bold folksinging") features fresh interpretations of treasured old songs with passionate vocals . Bryony’s career has taken her from feisty a cappella group The Witches Of Elswick and the award-winning Demon Barbers to acclaimed duo work with Will Hampson. Bryony is also a member of the English Fiddle Ensemble and is a song-writer. Alice started as a step-dancing and clogging prodigy and became a ceilidh band musician. She has been part of the The John Dipper Band and is a solo performer as well. Her album " Poor Strange Girl" is excellent .She is a researcher of traditional song, and collaborated with Pete Coe on " the Search For Five Finger Frank" a project based on the collection of Frank Kidson. Music starts at 7.30 (Doors 7) Entrance £12.
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Ewan and Alastair are stalwarts of the Band of Burns supergroup. Hailing respectively from the Isle of Lewis and Strathpeffer in Scotland, Alastair Caplin (The Langan Band, Band of Burns) and Ewan Macdonald (Root & Branch, Band of Burns) take audiences on an evocative and varied journey through the music of Scotland. Expect a mix of blisteringly fast tune sets with heart- wrenchingly beautiful laments on fiddles, guitar, mandolin and bouzouki. Gaelic song from the duo’s native Gàidhealtachd also feature heavily in the set, with poignant harmonium-accompanied Òrain Mòra (‘great songs’) interspersed with rapid tongue-twisting pùirt-a-beul (Gaelic mouth-music). We also continue tonight with our tradition of inviting musicians from the local Scottish music group , which is led by Andy Clark from Shotley Crue, to join in the night to help make it a real celebration , not just of Burns but a lot of unforgettable music and song. Doors open at 7 . Music from 7.30 ( Overture session from 7.20) Entrance £12
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We're starting the New year with an Irish night and are very lucky to have two outstanding guests, both of whom should be much more widely known than they are. Marianne has long been one of Ireland's finest singers of traditional songs, some of which she learned from her father. Marianne is a subtle but intense singer; her singing is renowned for its her command of decoration but more importantly her obvious love of the songs and enjoyment of singing. As well as folk clubs and festivals she has performed at a wide range of venues including the Irish Embassy, a Lord Mayor's chapel and a Bishop's Palace, her local Somerset woodland & the queue for stamps in Belmullet's Post office, County Mayo. She has won the All Britain Fleadh Cheoil nine times over in singing in both English & in Irish, and is a world champion lilter. Marianne has also written memorable songs. Check her out on youtube. Grace Lemon was born into an Irish family and was brought up in Cambridge. Taking up the pipes and whistle from an early age she is a veteran of the Irish music scene. Grace is a four times all-Ireland pipe champion who has performed at the Albert Hall, Cambridge Folk festival and Celtic Connections among others. Recently Grace has been working with another piper, Paddi Benson, on an original work based on Bedlam. She has a CD due in early 2023. Fiddle players are pretty common but bafflingly it is very rare for a piper to be a featured folk club artist in England, so don't miss this chance. As well as playing and performing separately, Marianne and Grace are hoping to work together on some material this evening.
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Sam and James were the second act we put on at Dulwich Folk, and the first act we have asked to come back. That' s because they did a jaw droppingly beautiful set! The Brothers are from Northumberland , who sing their own songs ( with the occasional traditional song ) which are clearly inspired by ( in their own words )" the still wild soul of the land in which we live, a land alive with presences, not owned by anyone. It is about seeing with the eye of the heart and recovering our imaginations. It is about finding home, belonging and each other in a world which is singing to us as we sing to it’. https://thebrothersgillespie.com/? They play guitar, fiddle and more! Expect romantic and radical songs which display a real empathy with the tradition while remaining modern, and their singing is underscored by unique sibling harmonies. We expect to be full so get here early. If England are on the tele we're probably open the doors at 6.30 ish
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We are really looking forward to hosting the Copper Family, England's most famous folk family, on Sunday this week! Come early. Doors at 7pm. Club starts at 7.30pm £12 on the door - cash or card.
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Shotley Crue Dulwich’s own folk supergroup are at Dulwich Folk on September 4th! A rare chance to catch a full set from local folk heroes. Take seven harmony singers- add sad songs, protest songs , Scottish songs, French songs , songs you know and songs you don't- sea songs all sung with verve and exuberance. Expect a real singers night! They met at Dulwich folk choir and various members are or have been involved with the South East London Folk Orchestra, Larkin the Woods, and the local Scottish musicians group. Many of them can’t resist a singaround! They formed following a singing weekend in Shotley, Suffolk. Since then they have dropped anchor at various festivals and folk clubs around the country. Since 2020 they have been resident singers at Dulwich Folk and have been essential in establishing it as a welcoming high quality venue.
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Niamh has long acknowledged as one of Ireland's finest singers and is accompanied by the virtuoso guitar of Graham Dunne. This is a night that is guaranteed to be beautiful and moving and is the perfect complement or antidote (depending on your point of view)to jubilee excess. This is a rare opportunity to catch a great singer in a small venue - expect a very special night. You can check Niamh out on bandcamp or spotify or at https://niamhparsons.com/
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Dulwich Folk at the Castle, 280 Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9JH. 1 May 19.30 Fran Foote and Belinda Kempster Celebrate Mayday with a real traditional night! Fran is well known for her work with Stick in the Wheel, but tonight she's singing with her mum Belinda, mainly songs that Belinda herself has learnt from her family and private recordings. Together they are passionate about keeping their family singing tradition alive. and are a great example of how the tradition continues to be handed down. They will be supported by our residents Shotley Crue and Ian and Sarah who both provide harmony and solo singing of high quality, A word also for our audience; all our recent guest artists have told me what a pleasure you made it to sing and play for you .? www.belindaandfran.com?
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3 April - COPPER VIPER Copper Viper are a vibrant exciting and British take on Americana , comprising prolific songwriter and guitarist Robin Joel Sangster, dynamic fiddle/mandolin player Duncan Menzies and banjo picker Dana Immanuel. They sing original and dynamic America in three part harmony, underpinned by guitar and fabulous mandolin. They marry haunting melodies and intricate vocal harmonies with searing instrumental passages to create a unique blend. Their debut album ?Cut It Down, Count The Rings? flows smoothly between lyrical ballads and foot-stomping barn-stormers, mixing melancholy, hope, tension and joy in equal measure. A great night is guaranteed . Entrance tonight is ?10 (cash or card) Check them out at www.copperviper.com
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Reg has long been one of the UK's favourite folk artists ?described by Martin Carthy as "a mighty songwriter and an equally fine singer." Reg fuses folk, rock and country sensibilities underpinned by what the fRoots magazine described as his "insight into the human spirit and empathy with the plight of ordinary people ".Check out Reg's awesome back catalogue which includes songs of every kind.? Reg is currently working on a Woody Guthrie project with Pete Townsend and on a song cycle covering the South-West's connection to the slave trade both of which are likely to feature tonight. . Get here early for a great night. Entrance tonight is ?10 www.regmeuross.com
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7.30 at the Castle Pub , 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich , SE22 9JH 6th February - SPECIAL SCOTTISH AFTER BURNS NIGHT WITH EWAN MACDONALD AND ALASTAIR CAPLIN Stalwarts of the Band of Burns mega group Ewan and Alastair will play beautiful slow airs , fast tune sets and Gaelic and English singing on fiddle , guitar and mandolin. Local Scots musicians will start the evening and there will be special guests!