Nick Dow: The Goose Is Out! The Old Nun's Head, Friday 12 June.

[FJDGoose]

Nick Dow : The Goose Is Out! The Old Nun's Head,15 Nunhead Green SE15 3QQ, Friday 12 June, 7.45PM/ ?7

Floorspots welcome

Nick Dow has been singing traditional Folk Songs for over Forty years. He has had a big influence on the Folk scene and most recently award winning English Folk Musician Jim Moray has quoted Nick as an influence singing two songs from his repertoire and including one {Seven Long Years} on his latest album ?Skulk?

Nick is an acknowledged expert on West Country Folk Songs and together with his wife Mally ,has collected over 300 songs in Dorset, and also found singers in Lancashire and Essex

He has also made recordings of Gypsy Singers some of which have been included on Topic Records series ?The Voice of the People?

Nick Dow has returned to the Folk Scene after a long absence. He spent several years building up his business of Signwriting and building and restoring Gypsy Wagons.

Nick has lived an amazing life. He has lived on his wits since he left his parents home in East Dulwich at eighteen; travelling half way round the world, living on the road with the Travelling Folk and learning their songs, working as a TV and Film Extra, broadcaster, Narrowboat painter, writer, Folklorist, Guitar Teacher and General Dealer.

Every song Nick sings has a story attached to it, and his gigs are as informative as they are entertaining.

Nick and Mally now live happily in East Lancashire surrounded by Moorland and Fells.

 

[FJDGoose]

This'll be a great night :)

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[KidKruger]

Yo Flaps.

How well subscribed is this / what's chances of my coming along with the hound ?

[FJDGoose]

Yo KK how're you? - No idea how many people will come along to this - we don't sell advance tickets for the Old Nun's Head gigs - however he was once local, and has said a few of his old friends may well come down, so my advice would be to come along early if you can, ( I don't want that to put you off, if you can only come along later though) ). have you brought the dog before? I can't remember - maybe check with the pub if it's ok - also check with Sue, it's ok with me if you want to bring the dog, but like I say, you might want to check first. :)

[KidKruger]

The hound was there with me for the yank who sang old-time accompanied by an olde English concertina.

I did a couple of spots that night, Oh Death and the Ballad Of Stephen Lawrence.

Memorable obviously....

[FJDGoose]

The Ballad of Stephen Lawrence was great - I remember that - don't remember the dog though. :)

[FJDGoose]

Tonight

[KidKruger]

Great show last night and lovely floor singers too.

[FJDGoose]

Thanks to you both for coming along