{"id":2,"date":"2013-08-14T20:27:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T20:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:34:40","slug":"hadleigh-folk-and-acoustic-nights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadleigh Folk &#038; Acoustic Music Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Next club night &#8211; Friday May 1<\/span><\/h2>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bof!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beardy3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beardy3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beardy3.png 467w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Beardy3-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bof! <\/strong>are one of the UK&#8217;s foremost bands who play French and Breton music in many instances for dancing. However, as on this evening they also play concerts. Gwendal Mo\u00eble our singer, originally from Brittany, sings in French and Breton. The band&#8217;s music is mainly traditional but includes a sprinkling of more contemporary material. The other three members of the quartet who are all well-known to Hadleigh audiences, are Simon Haines (on accordions), Phil Lyons (on guitar and vocals), and Val Woollard (on recorders, fleet, saxophone and bagpipes. You can find more about Bof! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aq4FwzJ7WGU?si=Hvqec0DeqPlreJTK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our featured guests are <strong>Little Blue Starling, <\/strong>a vocal duo who play mellow folk and acoustic covers on tenor and baritone ukuleles and washboard guitar. Close friends Annie and Kate have beautiful voices which blend together to create magical harmonies. Our Hadleigh audiences always appreciate their music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-12.30.00-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-12.30.00-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-12.30.00-1.png 356w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-12.30.00-1-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hadleigh Folk and Acoustic Music Nights are normally, though not always, held on the first Friday of the month \u2013 from September to June. Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansellcc.org.uk\/\">The Ansell Centre<\/a>, Market Place, Hadleigh IP7 5DL.<\/h5>\n<p><strong>We feature folk music in the broadest sense of the word. In addition to \u201ctraditional\u201d and \u201ccontemporary\u201d folk music, you can expect to hear hints of pop, country, jazz or even classical music.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our doors open at 7.45 and the music starts at 8 o&#8217;clock.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each evening starts with an informal short \u00a0\u201cfloor spot\u201d. Please contact us in advance to book a floor spot.<\/p>\n<p>Next, after a short break, is our Featured Guest: a 30-minute performance from an individual or group.Finally, after another short break, our Main guest finishes the evening with a 60-minute performance. Occasionally we have two joint main guests each of 45 mins. Our evenings finish around 10.00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>E<\/strong><strong>ntry price is \u00a38.00 &#8211; no advance tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THERE IS NO BAR AT THE ANSELL CENTRE BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of free parking within easy walking distance of the venue.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Details of our annual French weekend of music and dance are <a style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hadleighfrenchweekend.co.uk\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>For further information, contact club organisers Simon or Val Haines on 07818 417780 or 07818 417781<\/em> or email<a href=\"mailto:simonhaines1@icloud.com\"><em> simonhaines1@icloud.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next club night &#8211; Friday May 1 Bof! Bof! are one of the UK&#8217;s foremost bands who play French and Breton music in many instances for dancing. However, as on this evening they also play concerts. Gwendal Mo\u00eble our singer, originally from Brittany, sings in French and Breton. The band&#8217;s music is mainly traditional but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hadleigh Folk &#038; Acoustic Music Nights<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1026,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2924,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/2924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}