{"id":736,"date":"2015-10-05T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=736"},"modified":"2021-10-05T15:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:06:03","slug":"archive-past-guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=736","title":{"rendered":"Archive &#8211; Past news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>These were our dates and performers before and leading up to lockdown lockdown\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAR 2020<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother great evening with two main guests: <strong>Flaming June<\/strong> and <strong>Emma O&#8217;Reilly<\/strong>, both East Anglian performers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flaming June\u00a0<\/strong>is a three-piece indie folk band from the Cambridge area.\u00a0 Formed by singer\/songwriter Louise Eatock, they have released nine EPs and\u00a0received radio play from <em>BBC 6 Music,<\/em> <em>BBC Radio Cambridgeshir<\/em>e, and <em>Women of Substance Radio<\/em>. They have played gigs and festivals throughout the UK including Standon Calling, Ely Folk Festival, Folkstock and The Strawberry Fair and have supported Big Country, The Men They Couldn&#8217;t Hang, and Eliza Carthy . There is more information on their <a href=\"https:\/\/loui552.wixsite.com\/flamingjuneuk\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h59RYwjCDSE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma O&#8217;Reilly<\/strong>, a singer-singer writer originally from Ballinasloe in County Galway, Ireland, but now Norwich-based is often compared to Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Regina Spektor for her imaginative, refined sound. Dramatic and always evocative, Emma\u2019s music is a fusion of alternative rock, pop and folk, all informed by her classical training at the piano. Growing up, music was just a normal part of daily life for Emma, as both her home and her school always encouraged music making. She went on to study music at Third level and holds a BA in music from Trinity College Dublin. There&#8217;s more about Emma on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmaoreilly.ie\/home\">her website<\/a>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fH8N7ztuk3U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There were floor spots from <strong>Jackie Ord,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Elli Tri<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Stephen Foster-Pilkington<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FEB 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest was <strong>Rob Barratt,<\/strong> originally from Dudley in the West Midlands and now living in North Cornwall. He managed to arrange a short tour in the area around our booking. \u00a0Rob <span class=\"color_3\">retired from teaching &#8211; mostly in special needs education &#8211; in order to spend more time on what had been his hobby: poetry. \u00a0Since retiring he has written three collections of poetry and toured throughout Britain and Australia. Unlike many performance poets, Rob also sings. He is also on the committee of Bodmin Folk Club.<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Much of Rob&#8217;s poetry, whose subjects include squid, distressed furniture, supermarkets whose names have lost their first letter (<em>-orrison&#8217;s, -ainsbury&#8217;s, -esco, -o-op<\/em> etc) is of the rhyming variety and involves plays on words. There are lots of his poems on YouTube. Here are some:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zauW9Ii6tXE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere is much more about Rob his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robbarratt.co.uk\"> website: <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guests were <strong>Crayon Angels<\/strong>, \u00a0but \u00a0they had to cancel because their vocalist had lost her voice. <strong>Bof!\u00a0<\/strong>stood in at the last minute with a selection of French and Breton songs and tunes.<\/p>\n<p>There were floorspots from <strong>Bill &amp; Sheila<\/strong> and <strong>Rachel Hack&#8217;s\u00a0Revival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nJAN 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had two main guests for the first evening of 2020. The first, <strong>Megan Wisdom<\/strong> has played at our club several times now and is a firm Hadleigh favourite. She has recently started a folk music degree at Newcastle University and fitted this booking into her college holidays. <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1885 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-28-at-16.52.36.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-28-at-16.52.36.png 947w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-28-at-16.52.36-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot-2019-12-28-at-16.52.36-768x534.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/strong>Megan sang mainly traditional songs occasionally accompanying herself on the sweet-sounding table harmonium. She also sang\u00a0<em>The Taunting Cuckoo<\/em>, the song she won the song -writing competition we organised in 2015. The words to this song are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=736\">Past archives<\/a> page of our website. Scroll down to June 2015. There is more information about Megan on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meganwisdom.co.uk\/index.html\">website.<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nOur second main guest was\u00a0<strong>Zo\u00eb Wren<\/strong>, a singer-songwriter from London. Since her beginnings as a busker in Camden, Zo\u0451 has gone on to perform on stages from Cambridge Folk Festival to Glasgow Celtic Connections to The Shard. She won the PRS Lynsey de Paul Prize and the Alan Surtees Trust grant, and has been played on BBC Radio 2&#8217;s Bob Harris show.<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1888 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1236124_714240531923787_82448957_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1236124_714240531923787_82448957_n.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1236124_714240531923787_82448957_n-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/strong>Her influences include the unorthodox harmonies of Joni Mitchell to the honest storytelling of Tracy Chapman. \u00a0Zoe&#8217;s &#8220;feminist&#8221; song about a female highwayman went down very well, as did\u00a0<em>Don&#8217;t touch my guitar<\/em>\u00a0a song about an occasion when Zoe was busking at an underground station and was harassed by a man who insisted on drumming on her guitar as she was singing. \u00a0Her music is available on Bandcamp. There is further information on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoewren.com\/zxa8tg7kh95vb4iqoi62jdoo2laias\">website <\/a>where you can also listen to and buy her songs.<\/p>\n<p>There were floorspots from the seven-piece \u00a0<strong>Glass Thistles<\/strong>\u00a0from Woodbridge and and <strong>Alice Martin<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEC 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests were <strong>Helen &amp; the Neighbourhood Dogs<\/strong>, a 7-piece band from round these parts. A recent review of one of their gigs went like this.<span id=\"more-10466\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10477 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7-250x188.jpg 250w\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"245\" data-attachment-id=\"10477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/helen-the-neighbourhood-dogs-the-disappointment-choir-the-institute-kelvedon-9-december-2017\/hatnd-7\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512857111&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HATND 7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7-250x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/americana-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/HATND-7.jpg\" \/><em>When you see a band like Helen &amp; the Neighbourhood Dogs and listen to their \u201cEast \u00a0<\/em><em>Angliacana\u201d, your first thought is \u201cWhy aren\u2019t this lot huge? \u201d\u00a0 With four singers, all of whom can take lead or deliver great harmonies, casually excellent playing, particularly from Shane Kirk on guitar and \u201cFiddly\u201d on, of course, fiddle, and a truck load of great songs they really are a class act.\u00a0 \u201cNot The Kind Of Girl\u201d, resurrected from their previous incarnation as Songs From The Blue House, Tony Winn\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s A Rainbow\u201d and the loping \u201cHarrogate\u201d were perhaps highlights but throughout the set the band laid down a serious groove, rocked out when they needed to, sang their hearts out \u2013 Helen Mulley has a fabulously aching voice \u2013 and generally had a ball. (Jeremy Searle, Americana UK)<br \/>\n<\/em>Our audience loved the band&#8217;s music and their humorous patter.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_7869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1848 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_7869.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_7869.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_7869-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"font_large\">Our featured guest was <strong>Holly D Johnston<\/strong>, a Suffolk singer-songwriter and storyteller<br \/>\nHolly\u2019s heartfelt lyrics woven together in memorable tunes were sung with a warm. ethereal and passionate. More information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollydjohnston.co.uk\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were floorspots from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Three-Men-in-a-Shed-Suffolk-283381819262014\/\">Three Men in a Shed, <\/a>Sarah Thompson and Friends and Davos Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOV 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests for November were the classic four-piece folk-rock band Hunter Muskett.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1828 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.54.23.png 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a>The band began life at the end of the 1960s and were soon signed up by Decca Records. After the release of their first album, they toured at home and abroad for almost three years. Following a second album in 1974, they\u00a0 split up . However in 2010, with the re-release of one of their first album, they got together again for a one-off gig.\u00a0 They enjoyed this experience so much that they made another recording and did a few gigs. Fast forward to 2019, they have recorded two more albums and are gigging again. One of their members, Terry Hiscock, is a regular and popular performer at Hadleigh. More information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/huntermuskett.com\/index.html\">band website<\/a>. Their varied set and tight playing went down very well with our audience and we will be booking them again.<br \/>\nOur featured guest was <span class=\"font_large\"><strong>Gemma Khawaja<\/strong>, a singer-guitarist from Norfolk. Gemma sang some traditional folk songs and some more modern compositions, and accompanied herself on guitar and shruti box. More information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicglue.com\/gemmakhawaja\">HERE<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.39.35.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1830 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.39.35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.39.35.png 487w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-06-at-20.39.35-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere were floorspots from Elli Tree (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/helen.woodbridge.10\">Helen Woodbridge) <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tanglethread.com\/\">Tanglethread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OCT 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Main guests were <strong>Rosewood<\/strong>, a trio comprising Simon and Val Haines and Phil Lyons. Their set\u00a0 alternated songs and instrumentals from a wide variety of sources from 16th century Italy, the traditional English songbook, a Marks and Spencer&#8217;s TV advert and the soundtrack of\u00a0 a Dutch film.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1409 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a>They played an unusual selection of traditional instruments including bagpipes, ukulele, concertina, and the not so traditional desk bells. More information on their website: <a href=\"https:\/\/rosewoodband.co.uk\">https:\/\/rosewoodband.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guest was <strong>Sascha Osborn<\/strong>,\u00a0<span class=\"font_large\"> a London-based, singer-songwriter who blends folk and jazz influences in her songs of hope, loss and love. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/SachaO.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><span class=\"font_large\">More information on Sascha&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/saschaosborn.co.uk\">https:\/\/saschaosborn.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\nThere were floor spots from Hazel Bradshaw and Terry Hiscock, whose band, Hunter Muskett are our November guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPT 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>The main guests for the first evening of our 2019-2020 season were <strong>Mary Humphreys and Anahata<\/strong>, a couple who used to be based in East Anglia but have since moved to Yorkshire. Mary plays concertina and banjo and is the singer, while Anahata plays great accompaniment on melodeon, concertina and cello.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mary-and-Anahata.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1808 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mary-and-Anahata.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mary-and-Anahata.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mary-and-Anahata-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mary-and-Anahata-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a>They played mainly traditional songs &#8211; many with choruses &#8211; and tunes and, as usual performed with great gusto. One of the songs in their set was collected in Hadleigh in 1907 by the composer and folk song collector Vaughan Williams.\u00a0 Lots more to read about and listen to on their <a href=\"http:\/\/mary humphreys and anahata\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our featured guests\u00a0 were <strong>Park and Ride<\/strong>, a couple from Colchester who performed another ultra eclectic range of folksy but not too folky songs and tunes, including the inimitable <em>Je t&#8217;aime (moi non plus) <\/em>made famous in 1968 by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. Nel&#8217;s attempt to sing both male and female parts had our audience in stitches<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Park-and-Ride.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1809 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Park-and-Ride.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Park-and-Ride.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Park-and-Ride-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Park-and-Ride-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a>They also played the great Carter family song\u00a0<em>Keep on the Sunny Side<\/em>.<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> There is more information on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parkandridemusic\">Facebook page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our evening opened with songs from Alice Martin and an unusual ukulele and double bass set from Kate and Rob<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUL 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>The main guest for the final evening of our 2018-2019 season was the incomparable Tony Hall, melodeon play extraordinaire. He has played the British folk scene since the 1970s and can do things with his instrument that lesser mortals can\u2019t even imagine. He also sings and has a wickedly wry, Norfolk sense of humour.\u00a0\u00a0 Tony doesn&#8217;t have a website, but he is appearing at a number of festivals in the coming months so look out for the name.<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TonyHall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1793 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TonyHall.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TonyHall.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TonyHall-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TonyHall-768x477.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guests for the evening were Threescore, also from Norfolk, a trio who played a variety of instruments and sang some tradit<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ional and some of their own songs.<\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> There is more information on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threescore.uk\/\">website<\/a><\/span><strong><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Threescore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1798 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Threescore-300x200.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Threescore-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Threescore-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Threescore.png 882w\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Opening the evening with an extended spot\u00a0 were reformed duo, Alan Day on concertina and Mike Ainscough on guitar. Their mixture of styles could be described as folky\/jazzy\/old-timey \u2013 very entertaining. They were followed The Medlars, a trio from Colchester: the guitar and fiddle of Tom and Emma Hardy are joined by singer Alie Barnes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>JUN 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nOur main guests were the\u00a0 duo <strong>Sedbuskers <\/strong>from Hertfordshire. Sometimes known as the <em>Bullenbush Band Duo<\/em>, they are songwriters Ian and Sue Bembridge. They have performed all over the UK, from the \u2018Old Profanity Showboat\u2019 in Bristol Harbour to the main stage for the launch of the \u2018Tour de France 2014\u2019 in Hawes, North Yorkshire. They are equally at home in small folk clubs or performing on open-air festival stages.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1777 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wimpole-4-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wimpole-4-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wimpole-4-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wimpole-4-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/>There is more information about Sedbuskers on their <a href=\"https:\/\/bullenbushmusic.co.uk\/sedbuskers\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Support was supposed to be from <em>The Delta Ladies<\/em>, but sadly they couldn&#8217;t make it for personal reasons, but <strong>Annie Meehan and Tom Crossthwaite<\/strong> stood in at the last minute and were very well received. They will be playing for us again next year.<\/p>\n<p>The evening kicked off with floorspots from Simon and Val Haines, Bill and Sheila and Grasshopper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest was <strong>Dick Miles<\/strong>, a singer and musician who used to live in Suffolk but now lives in Ballydehob a village in South West Ireland,\u00a0 where he runs the annual Fastnet and Martime Festival.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1765 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dick_miles-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dick_miles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dick_miles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dick_miles.jpg 700w\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\" \/>Dick started off with a couple of chorus songs as he could tell from previous performers that our audience enjoys joining in. He accompanied his singing expertly on concertina, and guitar. There is more about Dick and his music on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dickmiles.com\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guest was <strong>Jeremy Harmer<\/strong>, a singer-songwriter from Cambridge.\u00a0 His songs have a fascinating socio-political edge to them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1766 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JH-playing-3-300x269.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JH-playing-3-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JH-playing-3-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JH-playing-3.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"252\" \/>Find out more about Jeremy\u2019s music and other aspects of his life here <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.otherloves.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.otherloves.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>The floor spots who kicked off the evening: were <em>Val &amp; Simon<\/em> who played a couple of tune sets on melodeon and bagpipes, <em>Steve ?, <\/em><em>Tricker, Green <\/em><em>and<\/em> <em>Ward <\/em>with their catchy Americana repertoire and <em>The Friendly Visit<\/em>, a new band led by Paul Riley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had another wonderful French evening with main guests, <em>Centralbal,<\/em> a top band from central France led by the celebrated hurdy gurdy player Patrick Bouffard (<em>see below<\/em>) who was part of our French weekend last year as a member of La Chavann\u00e9e. <em>Centralbal <\/em>comprises Patrick on hurdy gurdy, Colin Delzant on cello, Jonas Thin on bagpipes, and Fabien Guiloineau on guitar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1739 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/08-08-20171022_002552-001-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/08-08-20171022_002552-001-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/08-08-20171022_002552-001-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/08-08-20171022_002552-001-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the band on their website, <a href=\"https:\/\/fabienguiloineau.wixsite.com\/central-bal\">HERE<\/a>. Below is a YouTube clip of Patrick playing Le D\u00e9nicheur, a piece he played on our night.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQB4g0I73dg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Dave Shepherd<\/strong> kicked off the evening with a very varied, informative solo fiddle set. Dave i<em>s<\/em> best known as the fiddle player in\u00a0 <em>Blowzabella&#8217;s. <\/em>Local group <strong>Bof! <\/strong>continued the evening with a set of tunes and songs featuring Breton singer Gwendal Mo\u00eble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests on our March night were <strong>Harbottle and Jonas<\/strong>, a young duo from Devon whose eclectic music accompanies great stories. They put on a great show and went down superbly well with a larger than usual club audience. The duo combine the rich traditions of folk music with original and contemporary interpretations. Their music, performed on concertina, harmonium, and acoustic guitar is unique.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9iPmeBthO4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s plenty more to see and listen to on their website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harbottleandjonas.com\">https:\/\/www.harbottleandjonas.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guest for the evening was <strong>Peter Hood<\/strong>, a singer-guitarist from Lowestoft, who\u00a0 runs the Waveney Folk Club in the town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1722 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peter-Hood-5-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peter-Hood-5-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Peter-Hood-5.png 635w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><br \/>\nThe evening kicked off with floorspots from, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollydjohnston.co.uk\/\">Holly D. Johnston<\/a>, who sang songs from her forthcoming album. This was followed by Alan Day, who performed Stanley Holloway&#8217;s monlogue <em>My you do look queer, <\/em>tunes on the concertina and a musical song. And finally, for the first time at the club\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/lessthanperfect.2018\/posts\/\">Less Than Perfect<\/a>, a local duo who performed acoustic versions of well-known pop songs. It was an all-round good night.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nFEBRUARY 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nThe main guests on our February night were <strong>The Jigantics<\/strong>, a four-piece band from Gloucestershire. They played a blinder and went down very well with our audience who appreciated their varied repertoire and their excellent playing.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1693 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jigantics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jigantics.png 650w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jigantics-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/em>They began with Louden Wainwright III&#8217;s <em>Swimming Song<\/em>, a bizarrely surreal song which has always been a favourite of Simon&#8217;s. Their Americana tinged with Cajun is not something we hear too much of in these parts &#8211; sadly.\u00a0 If you missed them at Hadleigh, there&#8217;s lots more about the Jigantics, including video samples, on their <a href=\"http:\/\/thejigantics.com\/\">website<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our featured guests were <strong>Simple Folk<\/strong> a Suffolk duo comprising Rachel Dodd and Steve Christopher who are building a reputation across East Anglia, and rightly so, with their stripped back versions of contemporary and traditional folk songs. Listen to samples of their music on their Facebook site.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1696 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simple-Folk-300x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simple-Folk-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simple-Folk-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simple-Folk.png 909w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The evening opened with floorspots from Tom Crossthwaite, Tanglethread and Terry Hiscock &amp; Roger Trevitt, whose Buddy Holly cover of\u00a0<em>That&#8217;ll be the Day<\/em>, complete with glockenspiel,\u00a0 got some of the audience taking themselves back 60 years and joining in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JANUARY 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>Another excellent night with a good turnout despite the freezing weather. Once again, we had two main guests on January 4th: <strong>Revival<\/strong> and <strong>Stan Harvey<\/strong>, both of whom have\u00a0 appeared at our club as Featured Guests<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revival<\/strong> is an Essex trio featuring singer Rachel Hack, guitarist Peter Slater and bass player Roy Bartholomew. The group sang a mixture of popular traditional songs, some of Irish origin and more contemporary compositions, including Nancy Kerr&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Queen of Waters.<\/em> <strong>Revival<\/strong> formed in 2015 and have gradually built up a local fan base through their appearances at clubs and festivals in East Anglia. In August 2018, they appeared at Folk East Festival.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1628 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Revival2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Revival2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Revival2-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stan Harvey<\/strong> is a Colchester-based singer of what we now term <em>Americana<\/em>. Having spent most of his musical life since the age of 15 playing in duos, trios and bands, Stan recently decided to take the logical step of going solo &#8211; and it&#8217;s proving a popular decision.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1642 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/StanHarvey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/StanHarvey.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/StanHarvey-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><br \/>\nStan&#8217;s early inspiration came from the American solo performers of the 1960s: Bob Dylan, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Phil Ochs, and Leadbelly, singers who, in turn, got their inspiration from an earlier generation: Woody Guthrie, The Carter Family and The Stanley Brothers amongst others.\u00a0 Find out more about Stan on his <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stanharvey.co.uk\/home\">website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The evening started with floor spots from Simon and Val Haines, Tom Crossthwaite and Angela Dennis<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDECEMBER 28 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had two main guests on December 14th:\u00a0 <strong>Cambridge and Walker<\/strong> and <strong>Tony Winn<\/strong>. Tony very kindly stepped in almost at the last moment to replace <em>Rosewood<\/em> as Phil Lyons their singer guitarist was being operated on on that very date. <em>Crayon Angels<\/em> who were to have been our featured guests also\u00a0 had to cancel for health reasons. Despite these setbacks, it was, as ever, be a great evening of music.<br \/>\nThe duo\u00a0 <strong>Cambridge and Walker<\/strong> came about as the result of a mutual interest in traditional songs, especially harmony singing, arising from individual performances at Blackfen Folk Club. David (Cambridge) sings and plays guitar\/guzouki and has been building a reputation as a singer\/guitarist in Cambridge and the surrounding area- his love of the guitar is such that he spends a good deal of his time building them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cambridge-Walker-1-cropped-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cambridge-Walker-1-cropped-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cambridge-Walker-1-cropped-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cambridge-Walker-1-cropped-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Cambridge-Walker-1-cropped.jpg 1434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><br \/>\nJenna (Walker) sings and plays melodeon\/piano accordion and has been singing in Cambridge for many years. She recently completed a Masters in Traditional Folk Music. In their time together, they have appeared on local radio (Cambridge 105; West Norfolk Radio) and played at various folk clubs in East Anglia, with headline appearances at Cambridge, Blackfen, Great Bardfield, Milkmaid (Bury St Edmunds), Royston, and Thetford Folk Clubs.\u00a0 There is more information on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeandwalker.com\">website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Singer-songwriter <strong>Tony Winn<\/strong> has played at Hadleigh on several occasions in the past and has always proved a success. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Tony mixes the touching with the hard-hitting, the poignant with a laugh. He sings about humankind and its world, reflecting his own oblique views on life as a member of the human race (which he is determined to win!). Among Tony&#8217;s influences are Tom Waits, Bob Dylan,\u00a0 Loudon Wainwright, Randy Newman and The Beatles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-860 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><em>Come and Go with Me<\/em> is one of the songs from Tony&#8217;s most recent recording. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOec69PVxsY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The evening started with floor spots from The Hadleigh Community Choir, who sang Christmas songs including the great Steeleye Span single <em>Gaudete, <\/em>and singer guitarist Terry Hiscock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2 2008<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest on this freezing cold night was <strong>Kelly Oliver<\/strong> making a first visit to Hadleigh and coming all the way from Stevenage. Kelly treated our audience so a combination of traditional and self-penned songs, accompanying herself on guitar and introducing her material in an informative and charming way. Many of the songs were from her new (third) album <em>Botany Bay. <\/em>Our audience were fully absorbed in Kelly&#8217;s performance &#8211; so much so between songs you could hear a pin drop. Her final song <em>Molly Malone <\/em>(aka <em>Cockles and Mussels<\/em>) had the audience singing merrily along. One member of the audience knew all the words. The video below is a song Kelly wrote in memory of her grandmother who came originally from Tralee in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yCZQZRoSNLM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere is more information about Kelly on her website:<a href=\"http:\/\/kellyoliver.co.uk\">http:\/\/kellyoliver.co.uk<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guests were the six-piece <strong>Bards of the Heath<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> a band put together by John Goodluck, known maybe to some of you as a folk singer, the leader of the folk rock ceilidh band <em>Trunkles<\/em> and presenter of the local radio folk music show <em>Folk-al-pint<\/em>. They played a variety of traditional songs and modern compositions on traditional themes &#8211; and got us singing along to <em>John Barleycorn<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1585 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bards-of-the-Heath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bards-of-the-Heath.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bards-of-the-Heath-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Bards of the Heath<\/strong>\u00a0 were formed in <span class=\"wz-bold\">2004 <\/span>as a musical unit in\u00a0 order to take on\u00a0 gigs at unusual venues, such as events in the\u00a0 Ipswich Museum and found that many of John\u2019s earlier Ballads from the 70\u2019s fitted in with the Bardic theme of poetry &amp; stories. There is plenty more about John Goodluck and Bards of the Heath <a href=\"https:\/\/johngoodluck.webs.com\/bards-of-the-heath\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The evening began with a song composed and sung by Sarah Thompson, <em>Lest we forget, <\/em>to the tune of <em>She Moved Through the Fair. <\/em>The song tells the story of a young man going off to France during the First World War and was composed to be sung during the Festival of Remembrance to be held in the United Reformed Church in Hadleigh on 10th November. Sarah was accompanied by Val Haines on recorder and Simon Haines on melodeon.<br \/>\nThere followed three songs from Hazel Bradshaw and a 20-minute set from Sudbury-based electro-acoustic duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falsecolours.co.uk\/\">False Colours<\/a>, who finished their set with this catchy song:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-03-at-12.31.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"233\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1601\">Here&#8217;s Something <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER\u00a0 5 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests were <strong>Fiona Larcombe and Terry Mann<\/strong>, a great duo who performed for us two years ago. They replaced the Foxglove Trio who, unfortunately,\u00a0 had to cancel.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-17.31.26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1516 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-17.31.26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-17.31.26.png 347w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-17.31.26-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a> Fiona is an accomplished singer of traditional songs and a fine fiddle player. Terry Mann is an expert accompanist on guitar, banjo and melodeon. In his other life, Terry is a classical composer and a musical instrument maker. The variety of the couple&#8217;s repertoire and their informative, light-hearted introductions made a real impact on our audience. <a href=\"https:\/\/terryandfiona.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/terryandfiona.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guest was <strong>Peter Kerr <\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>and Friends<\/strong> who won our audience over with their chorus songs &#8211; many of which were popular in the 1950s and 1960s and which were remembered by everyone, who sang along with gusto.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Peter-Kerr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1517 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Peter-Kerr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Peter-Kerr.png 178w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Peter-Kerr-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a>The evening started with floor spots from <strong>Bill Johnston<\/strong>, <strong>Rosewood<\/strong> and <strong>Jackie Ord<\/strong>. When Jackie finished her set the audience persuaded to sing the song she is best known for. <em>Two River View Wrabness.<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER 7 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests on September 7 were <strong>The Shackleton Trio.<\/strong> It was a great night.<span class=\"color_11\">Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar)\u00a0and Nic Zuppardi\u00a0(mandolin). played an original\u00a0 blend of\u00a0folk and self-penned material that showcase Georgia&#8217;s unique songwriting skills, alongside\u00a0a vibrant display of instrumental brilliance<\/span><span class=\"color_11\">\u00a0influenced by British, American and Scandinavian folk traditions, with a regional twist from the group&#8217;s native East Anglia.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zNUffsVONTE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span class=\"color_11\">Together they have toured the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, appeared at Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Towersey Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Folk East, and concert halls and folk clubs across the UK. <\/span>There is more information about trio on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shackletontrio.co.uk\/about\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guests were\u00a0 <b><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Somali Road Attic Band<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 that\u2019s Linda Baddeley (vocals), David Bartlett (vocals, guitars, harmonicas and percussion) and Richard Byers (vocals, guitar) \u2013 a trio who grew together out of the regular nights run by the Bury Folk Collective. This West Suffolk-based trio are passionate about what they do and are dedicated to having fun playing the songs they love \u2013 in this case, an eclectic mix of covers that includes Dylan, Ewan McColl, Richard Thompson, America and the Decemberists. This is folk music from people who have sung and played a lot of folk music \u2013 expect an unmissable, unforgettable Somali Road Attic Band take on some great songs.<\/span><br \/>\nYou may know Linda Baddeley and David Bartlett as members of <a href=\"https:\/\/soundtradition.co.uk\/index.html\">Sound Tradition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The evening opened with floor spots from regular Alice Martin, Simon and Val, and The Merry Harriers who brought an unusual but very welcome set of Irish tunes and songs to the club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our main guests on June 1 were to have been the duo Oka Vanga, but unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, they\u00a0 had to cancel. (We will be booking them in the future.) Instead, at short notice, we managed to book <strong>Red Velvet<\/strong>, a five-piece Cambridge-based band on their second visit to Hadleigh.\u00a0 As before before they went down very well with our audience. Here is how they describe themselves:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Red Velvet perform the songs of the outsiders, the outlaws and the dispossessed from the folk tradition that these times demand (the &#8220;red&#8221; part), along with a selection of songs of the heart with a jazzy, edgy, bluesy feel (the &#8220;velvet&#8221; part). The result is a passionate and sensual set.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>Here they are playing at Ely Folk Festival a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sepv\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5gyT7ESRwg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is more information about Red Velvet on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redvelvetfolk.co.uk\/\">website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guest is <strong>Stephen Foster Pilkington<\/strong> from Brightlingsea. He did a floor spot some time ago and we decided then that we&#8217;d like to hear more of him. He&#8217;s a difficult performer to classify &#8211; possibly a deliberate policy on his part.\u00a0 He performs solo and with rock bands. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKohwjOkI3A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou can hear more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stephen.fosterpilkington\">Stephen&#8217;s Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unusually for Hadleigh our Folk and Acoustic Music Night this month was on the second Friday of the month. We had two local acts: <strong>Harbour Lights Trio<\/strong> and <strong>Terry Hiscock<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Harbour Lights Trio<\/strong> consists of Rob Neal, Derek Simpson and the &#8220;singing gamekeeper&#8221; Alvar Smith, often seen in pub sessions around Blaxhall and Snape as well as regular performers at folk clubs and national festivals. Their set featured\u00a0 traditional songs, music hall numbers and the occasional tune. Their emphasis is on entertainment and audience participation.\u00a0 They certainly got our audiences going, joining in with their chorus songs and laughing at their Suffolk humour.\u00a0 Find out more about the trio on their <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=622\">Acoustic East page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1454 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2-768x360.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/span>Our Featured guest has appeared several times at Hadleigh: the popular singer-songwriter and excellent guitarist, Terry Hiscock. Back in the day he was a founder member of the folk-rock group <em>Hunter Muskett<\/em>, who played alongside Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention.<br \/>\nOn this occasion, Terry brought a fellow member of Hunter Muskett to play with him: Roger T played guitar, sang and did a great glockenspiel accompaniment to the Buddy Holly song, <em>Everyday.\u00a0 <\/em>We hope to book the full band some time at the club.<br \/>\nWatch a video of Terry playing at a Hedingham music night.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHSgjS3XZt0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The evening began with two excellent Floor spots: the Americana band<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/hargreavesandwebb.com\/\"> Hargreaves<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> performing at the club for the first time, and Hadleigh favourites <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbinesmusic.com\/\"><em>The Columbines<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This was our annual French evening leading into our weekend of workshops music and dance. There were no floor spots this evening, but performances from two local bands and one from France.<br \/>\n<\/span>We kicked off the evening with Breton and French songs from <strong>Gwendal Mo\u00eble and Bof!\u00a0<\/strong> Check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1430 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Next came a new trio: <strong>Shepherd, Pack and Veal<\/strong> &#8211; from various parts of the UK &#8211; playing a variety of instrumentals on violin, accordion and clarinet. Dave Shepherd and Anna Pack have played for us before, but this year they were joined by Jo Veal from Sheffield.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1449 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png 400w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTop the bill this year will be the wonderful <strong>La Chavann\u00e9e<\/strong> from <span class=\"_Xbe\">Ch\u00e2teau-sur-Allier<\/span> in central France. The 8-piece version of the band included some of the most respected traditional\u00a0 musicians in France, including two generations of the Paris family:\u00a0 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, Manu and Eveline, Catherine, Gabrielle and Mathilde with Maxou Heintzen and Patrick Bouffard. La Chavann\u00e9e have not visited the UK for several years, so this was a very special night.\u00a0 Here they soon after their arrival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1447 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn Saturday April 7th La Chavann\u00e9e led two workshops &#8211; music and dance &#8211; during the day a played for a dance in the evening.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what they sound like:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjegjnxWW5g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere are plenty more YouTube clips of the band. You can find out more about La Chavann\u00e9e on their <a href=\"http:\/\/lachavannee.com\">website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sadly, for the time in our seven years we had to cancel one of our evenings due to bad weather. Below is the programme you would have seen and will now see next season.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is another of the occasional evenings when we have two main guests. This time it&#8217;s <strong>Rosewood<\/strong> and <strong>Walker &amp; Cambridge<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Rosewood<\/strong> comprises Phil Lyons, Simon Haines and Val Woollard.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1409 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Rosewood-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a>Determined not to be pigeon-holed, they include in their set\u00a0 a wide range of songs and tunes that can\u00a0 be described as &#8220;folk&#8221; in the broadest sense. These are played on a collection of acoustic instruments.\u00a0 There&#8217;s loads more about Rosewood on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/rosewoodband.co.uk\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Cambridge<\/strong> <strong>&amp;<\/strong> <strong>Walker <\/strong>are a duo from Cambridge who are making a reputation for themselves throughout East Anglia.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cambridge-Walker.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1420 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cambridge-Walker.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cambridge-Walker.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cambridge-Walker-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Cambridge-Walker-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a>David Cambridge sings and plays guitar in Cambridge and the surrounding area. Jenna Walker sings and plays squeezeboxes and has been singing solo for many years. During the 2016 festival season , David and Jenna decided to try try working together as a duo. They went public in the autumn at Black Fen, Cambridge and Bury Folk clubs and friends and audiences convinced them to carry on.<\/p>\n<p>Our featured guests are a trio called <strong>Crayon Angels<\/strong> from deepest Essex. Here they are performing one of their songs:<em> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2pWZYtUmPQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/em>This is how they describe themselves:<em><br \/>\nCrayon Angels are an acoustic guitar-driven trio combining songs influenced by some of the British greats (Richard Thompson, Ray Davies, Andy Partridge etc.), delivered by a soulful female vocal and coloured by atmospheric electric and slide guitars.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sadly, for the fiOur main guests for February were to have been <strong>Andy Matthewson and Lisa Winship<\/strong>, a duo from\u00a0 Reading , but unfortunately Lisa couldn&#8217;t make it so Andy played once more for us as a solo singer\/guitarist. Despite this and the fact that he had to borrow Jeremy Harmer&#8217;s guitar, his 60 minutes was much appreciated by our audience. Here&#8217;s a reminder of Andy&#8217;s playing and singing. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98Gfy3cfgMs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s more about Andy on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andymathewson.com\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guests are <strong>Capstan Full Strength<\/strong>, an East Anglia group originally formed to sing sea shanties. Since those early days, they have branched out and now sing a wide range of folk-related songs, many of which\u00a0 have choruses for\u00a0 audiences to join in with. Here&#8217;s a sample recorded last year at a day organised by Suffolk Folk.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj4WJ-9Tuoo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere were floor spots from duo The Half-Hardy Perennials, Annie Meehan and Jeremy Harmer and Josh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JANUARY 2018<br \/>\nHappy New Year &#8211; to all our\u00a0 loyal audience<br \/>\n<\/strong>Main guests on our first night of 2018 were\u00a0 <strong>Bijoux Toots <\/strong>a group based on the Suffolk\/North Essex border. They&#8217;re a talented bunch of musicians who focus on strong vocal harmonies, combined with accordion, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, ukulele and double-bass.\u00a0 They play the widest range of material you can imagine &#8211; and got the audience joining in on songs by David Bowie and The Rolling Stones. Watch them below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MgfPCAPn--o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guest was<strong> Stan Harvey <\/strong>who did a floor spot for us last year and impressed us with his rendition of songs by American songwriters from the 1940s to the present day. In this longer set he sang some great songs. His Woody Guthrie song,\u00a0<em>Talking Dust Bowl Blues<\/em> was a revelation.\u00a0 Interestingly, Stan avoided the well-known American songs &#8211; wisely in my opinion.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1337\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1337 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a>You can find out more about Stan on his website <a href=\"https:\/\/stanharvey.co.uk\/home\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our evening opened with excellent floor spots from three local singers: Hazel Bradshaw, Alice Martin and Jackie Ord, whose song &#8220;<em>Two River View Wrabness<\/em>&#8221; is always a hit with our audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>In\u00a0December\u00a0our main guests were\u00a0 <strong>ALDEN, PATTERSON AND DASHOWOOD<\/strong>, a trio<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from Norwich who proved very popular indeed. Their music is clearly influenced by folk traditions from both sides of the Atlantic.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SbncGMmCy_A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere is much more to read on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/aldenpattersonanddashwood.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guest was<strong> Alan Day<\/strong>. Alan played tunes on his anglo concertina and dipped into his impressive collection of monologues, three of which he managed to cram into his set. Here&#8217;s one of the monologues he didn&#8217;t perform for us.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BHTjPwwLZ_M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The evening began with floor spots from Mike Green &amp; Dave Tricker, JP on his Scottish small pipes, and Simon and Val Haines<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nOur main guests on November 3 were the four-piece\u00a0<strong>TWO COATS COLDER.<\/strong>\u00a0Since playing for us a few years ago, they have performed\u00a0at clubs and festivals all over the country.<br \/>\nWatch and listen to them playing at Moira Folk Festival in 2016. They did another great set for us and were much appreciated by our audience.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TRfV-5V5Cn0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>As expected the band got our audience you singing along\u00a0to their melodic and laid-back mix of original and traditional songs featuring guitars, bass, mandolin and harmonium.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guests were father\/daughter duo\u00a0<strong>The O&#8217;Driscolls<\/strong>.\u00a0Stephen plays guitar and Hannah percussion.\u00a0Their unique vocals are characteristed by unusual harmonies.Watch and listen here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwKiptBs-W8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf you would like to hear more, go to\u00a0<strong>Resonance fm<\/strong>\u00a0radio and listen to half an hour of Stephen and Hannah talking singing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/Resonance\/the-late-lute-breakfast-show-17th-october-2017\">Click here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere were floor spots from Will, PJ, Tony Winn and Rachel Hack&#8217;s trio <strong>Revival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\"><strong>OCTOBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>In October\u00a0\u00a0we\u00a0had two main guests\u00a0<strong>Paul Scourfield <\/strong>and<strong> Phil Lyons.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul is a stylish melodeon player and singer from Hertfordshire who performs material mainly from the English tradition. \u00a0He has appeared at major festivals including Sidmouth, and Towersey, as well as folk clubs around the country.\u00a0 Paul is\u00a0also a member of the English dance band\u00a0<em>Chalktown.<br \/>\n<\/em>In his 45-minute set, Paul alternated between songs and tunes.<em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1279 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5.jpg 1555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Find out more about Paul\u00a0on his website at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulscourfield.co.uk\">http:\/\/www.paulscourfield.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phil Lyons is an accomplished guitarist and singer of traditional and contemporary songs. He has appeared solo at the club in the past as well as with\u00a0<strong>Bof!\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Rosewood.<br \/>\n<\/strong>At the club on October 6th he&#8217;ll be treating us to\u00a0&#8220;A Sailor&#8217;s Life&#8221; his compilation of songs and talk about life in the British navy. Phil is interested in naval life at the time of Nelson.<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-801 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Find out more about Phil and listen to samples of his songs <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=106\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest on the first evening of our seventh season was <strong>Terence Blacker<\/strong>, now a firm favourite at our club. In addition to singing\u00a0what are probably his three best&#8211;known song:\u00a0<em>Sad Old Bastards with Guitars,<\/em>\u00a0<em>I&#8217;d Rather be French,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Young Girl with the Ukulele,\u00a0<\/em>Terence sang\u00a0<em>Still Searching for that Heart of Gold<\/em>, another of his bitter-sweet songs referring back, with multiple musical references to hippy days of the early 1970s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-652\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TerenceB-e1504784070743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"472\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\">As usual, Terence had our audience in stitches. Find out more about this English Georges Brassens on his website at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/music\">http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/music<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>Featured guests <\/strong>were<strong>\u00a0The Columbines<\/strong>, a local Folk \/ Americana group playing original songs and their own unique arrangements of folk songs. They sang a couple of songs with Terence Blacker during his set.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1267\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1267 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1-300x173.jpeg\" width=\"396\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We started the evening with three excellent floor spots from <em>John Hughes and friends<\/em>, newcomer<em> Anni Meehan<\/em> and Megs Martin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SEPTEMBER 2017 &#8211; JULY 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\nSEPTEMBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest on the first evening of our seventh season was <strong>Terence Blacker<\/strong>, now a firm favourite at our club. In addition to singing\u00a0what are probably his three best\u2013known song:\u00a0<em>Sad Old Bastards with Guitars,<\/em>\u00a0<em>I\u2019d Rather be French,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Young Girl with the Ukulele,\u00a0<\/em>Terence sang\u00a0<em>Still Searching for that Heart of Gold<\/em>, another of his bitter-sweet songs referring back, with multiple musical references to hippy days of the early 1970s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=652\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-652\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-652 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TerenceB-e1504784070743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a>As usual, Terence had our audience in stitches. Find out more about this English Georges Brassens on his website at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/music\">http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/music<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>Featured guests <\/strong>were<strong>\u00a0The Columbines<\/strong>, a local Folk \/ Americana group playing original songs and their own unique arrangements of folk songs. They sang a couple of songs with Terence Blacker during his set.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1267\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1267 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1-300x173.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Columbines1.jpeg 640w\" width=\"361\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a>We started the evening with three excellent floor spots from <em>John Hughes and friends<\/em>, newcomer<em> Anni Meehan<\/em> and Megs Martin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignnone\"><strong>OCTOBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>In October\u00a0\u00a0we\u00a0had two main guests\u00a0<strong>Paul Scourfield <\/strong>and<strong> Phil Lyons.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul is a stylish melodeon player and singer from Hertfordshire who performs material mainly from the English tradition. \u00a0He has appeared at major festivals including Sidmouth, and Towersey, as well as folk clubs around the country.\u00a0 Paul is\u00a0also a member of the English dance band\u00a0<em>Chalktown.<br \/>\n<\/em>In his 45-minute set, Paul alternated between songs and tunes.<em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1279 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Paul-Scourfield-5.jpg 1555w\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em>Find out more about Paul\u00a0on his website at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulscourfield.co.uk\">http:\/\/www.paulscourfield.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phil Lyons is an accomplished guitarist and singer of traditional and contemporary songs. He has appeared solo at the club in the past as well as with\u00a0<strong>Bof!\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Rosewood.<br \/>\n<\/strong>At the club on October 6th he\u2019ll be treating us to\u00a0\u201cA Sailor\u2019s Life\u201d his compilation of songs and talk about life in the British navy. Phil is interested in naval life at the time of Nelson.<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-801 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Find out more about Phil and listen to samples of his songs <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=106\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nOur main guests on November 3 were the four-piece\u00a0<strong>TWO COATS COLDER.<\/strong>\u00a0Since playing for us a few years ago, they have performed\u00a0at clubs and festivals all over the country.<br \/>\nWatch and listen to them playing at Moira Folk Festival in 2016. They did another great set for us and were much appreciated by our audience.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TRfV-5V5Cn0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>As expected the band got our audience you singing along\u00a0to their melodic and laid-back mix of original and traditional songs featuring guitars, bass, mandolin and harmonium.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guests were father\/daughter duo\u00a0<strong>The O\u2019Driscolls<\/strong>.\u00a0Stephen plays guitar and Hannah percussion.\u00a0Their unique vocals are characteristed by unusual harmonies.Watch and listen here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwKiptBs-W8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf you would like to hear more, go to\u00a0<strong>Resonance fm<\/strong>\u00a0radio and listen to half an hour of Stephen and Hannah talking singing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/Resonance\/the-late-lute-breakfast-show-17th-october-2017\">Click here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere were floor spots from Will, PJ, Tony Winn and Rachel Hack\u2019s trio <strong>Revival.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>In\u00a0December\u00a0our main guests were\u00a0 <strong>ALDEN, PATTERSON AND DASHOWOOD<\/strong>, a trio<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>from Norwich who proved very popular indeed. Their music is clearly influenced by folk traditions from both sides of the Atlantic.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SbncGMmCy_A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere is much more to read on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/aldenpattersonanddashwood.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guest was<strong> Alan Day<\/strong>. Alan played tunes on his anglo concertina and dipped into his impressive collection of monologues, three of which he managed to cram into his set. Here\u2019s one of the monologues he didn\u2019t perform for us.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BHTjPwwLZ_M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The evening began with floor spots from Mike Green &amp; Dave Tricker, JP on his Scottish small pipes, and Simon and Val Haines<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JANUARY 2018<br \/>\nHappy New Year \u2013 to all our\u00a0 loyal audience<br \/>\n<\/strong>Main guests on our first night of 2018 were\u00a0 <strong>Bijoux Toots <\/strong>a group based on the Suffolk\/North Essex border. They\u2019re a talented bunch of musicians who focus on strong vocal harmonies, combined with accordion, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, ukulele and double-bass.\u00a0 They play the widest range of material you can imagine \u2013 and got the audience joining in on songs by David Bowie and The Rolling Stones. Watch them below.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MgfPCAPn--o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured Guest was<strong> Stan Harvey <\/strong>who did a floor spot for us last year and impressed us with his rendition of songs by American songwriters from the 1940s to the present day. In this longer set he sang some great songs. His Woody Guthrie song,\u00a0<em>Talking Dust Bowl Blues<\/em> was a revelation.\u00a0 Interestingly, Stan avoided the well-known American songs \u2013 wisely in my opinion.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1337\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1337 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-1024x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/stan7-768x768.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a>You can find out more about Stan on his website <a href=\"https:\/\/stanharvey.co.uk\/home\">here.<br \/>\n<\/a>Our evening opened with excellent floor spots from three local singers: Hazel Bradshaw, Alice Martin and Jackie Ord, whose song \u201c<em>Two River View Wrabness<\/em>\u201d is always a hit with our audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sadly, for the fiOur main guests for February were to have been <strong>Andy Matthewson and Lisa Winship<\/strong>, a duo from\u00a0 Reading , but unfortunately Lisa couldn\u2019t make it so Andy played once more for us as a solo singer\/guitarist. Despite this and the fact that he had to borrow Jeremy Harmer\u2019s guitar, his 60 minutes was much appreciated by our audience. Here\u2019s a reminder of Andy\u2019s playing and singing. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98Gfy3cfgMs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere\u2019s more about Andy on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andymathewson.com\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guests are <strong>Capstan Full Strength<\/strong>, an East Anglia group originally formed to sing sea shanties. Since those early days, they have branched out and now sing a wide range of folk-related songs, many of which\u00a0 have choruses for\u00a0 audiences to join in with. Here\u2019s a sample recorded last year at a day organised by Suffolk Folk.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj4WJ-9Tuoo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere were floor spots from duo The Half-Hardy Perennials, Annie Meehan and Jeremy Harmer and Josh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARCH 2018 &#8211; <\/strong>This evening was cancelled due toi appalling weather<\/p>\n<p><strong>APRIL 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>This was our annual French evening leading into our weekend of workshops music and dance. There were no floor spots this evening, but performances from two local bands and one from France.<br \/>\nWe kicked off the evening with Breton and French songs from <strong>Gwendal Mo\u00eble and Bof!\u00a0<\/strong> Check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1430 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/22310134_1524911750902736_4520572272386293779_n-768x510.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"208\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Next came a new trio: <strong>Shepherd, Pack and Veal<\/strong> \u2013 from various parts of the UK \u2013 playing a variety of instrumentals on violin, accordion and clarinet. Dave Shepherd and Anna Pack have played for us before, but this year they were joined by Jo Veal from Sheffield.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1449 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep.png 400w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shep-300x267.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTop the bill this year will be the wonderful <strong>La Chavann\u00e9e<\/strong> from <span class=\"_Xbe\">Ch\u00e2teau-sur-Allier<\/span> in central France. The 8-piece version of the band included some of the most respected traditional\u00a0 musicians in France, including two generations of the Paris family:\u00a0 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, Manu and Eveline, Catherine, Gabrielle and Mathilde with Maxou Heintzen and Patrick Bouffard. La Chavann\u00e9e have not visited the UK for several years, so this was a very special night.\u00a0 Here they soon after their arrival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1447 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Chez-Nous-2-300x188.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn Saturday April 7th La Chavann\u00e9e led two workshops \u2013 music and dance \u2013 during the day a played for a dance in the evening.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what they sound like:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjegjnxWW5g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere are plenty more YouTube clips of the band. You can find out more about La Chavann\u00e9e on their <a href=\"http:\/\/lachavannee.com\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Unusually for Hadleigh our Folk and Acoustic Music Night this month was on the second Friday of the month. We had two local acts: <strong>Harbour Lights Trio<\/strong> and <strong>Terry Hiscock<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Harbour Lights Trio<\/strong> consists of Rob Neal, Derek Simpson and the \u201csinging gamekeeper\u201d Alvar Smith, often seen in pub sessions around Blaxhall and Snape as well as regular performers at folk clubs and national festivals. Their set featured\u00a0 traditional songs, music hall numbers and the occasional tune. Their emphasis is on entertainment and audience participation.\u00a0 They certainly got our audiences going, joining in with their chorus songs and laughing at their Suffolk humour.\u00a0 Find out more about the trio on their <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=622\">Acoustic East page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1454 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Harbour-Lights-2-768x360.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a>Our Featured guest has appeared several times at Hadleigh: the popular singer-songwriter and excellent guitarist, Terry Hiscock. Back in the day he was a founder member of the folk-rock group <em>Hunter Muskett<\/em>, who played alongside Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention.<br \/>\nOn this occasion, Terry brought a fellow member of Hunter Muskett to play with him: Roger T played guitar, sang and did a great glockenspiel accompaniment to the Buddy Holly song, <em>Everyday.\u00a0 <\/em>We hope to book the full band some time at the club.<br \/>\nWatch a video of Terry playing at a Hedingham music night.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EHSgjS3XZt0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The evening began with two excellent Floor spots: the Americana band<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/hargreavesandwebb.com\/\"> Hargreaves<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> performing at the club for the first time, and Hadleigh favourites <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbinesmusic.com\/\"><em>The Columbines<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests on June 1 were to have been the duo Oka Vanga, but unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, they\u00a0 had to cancel. (We will be booking them in the future.) Instead, at short notice, we managed to book <strong>Red Velvet<\/strong>, a five-piece Cambridge-based band on their second visit to Hadleigh.\u00a0 As before before they went down very well with our audience. Here is how they describe themselves:<br \/>\n<em>Red Velvet perform the songs of the outsiders, the outlaws and the dispossessed from the folk tradition that these times demand (the \u201cred\u201d part), along with a selection of songs of the heart with a jazzy, edgy, bluesy feel (the \u201cvelvet\u201d part). The result is a passionate and sensual set.<br \/>\n<\/em>Here they are playing at Ely Folk Festival a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sepv\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5gyT7ESRwg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There is more information about Red Velvet on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redvelvetfolk.co.uk\/\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guest is <strong>Stephen Foster Pilkington<\/strong> from Brightlingsea. He did a floor spot some time ago and we decided then that we\u2019d like to hear more of him. He\u2019s a difficult performer to classify \u2013 possibly a deliberate policy on his part.\u00a0 He performs solo and with rock bands. <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RKohwjOkI3A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou can hear more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stephen.fosterpilkington\">Stephen\u2019s Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>JULY 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nOur main guests on July 6 were <strong>Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter <\/strong>who <\/span><span class=\"yiv6735953454\">have been writing, performing and bickering together for nearly 20 years.\u00a0 They have produced three studio albums of songs about <\/span><span class=\"yiv6735953454\">shipyards, prostitutes, trips to the seaside, self-deprecating amusing songs and protest anthems. <\/span><span class=\"yiv6735953454\">They are an absolute one off. They have a quirky and distinctive style, with Brian\u2019s unusual and accomplished guitar technique the perfect accompaniment to Sally\u2019s unique voice.\u00a0\u00a0 They love what they do, and <\/span><span class=\"yiv6735953454\">their aim is to entertain, with songs that make you laugh, or cry, or just think.<br \/>\nAs on their last visit to Hadleigh, Sally and Brian had our audience in stitches for much of their set.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxJNd7J-IyU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is more information about this duo on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallyironmonger.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our Featured guest was <strong>Paul Riley<\/strong> singer and expert guitarist from Colchester who sang a a variety of bluesey songs in his inimitable style.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-02-at-12.23.38.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1478 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-02-at-12.23.38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-02-at-12.23.38.png 660w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-02-at-12.23.38-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a>Paul has been part of the local folk scene for many years and has performed most recently at Hadleigh with Breton singer Gwendal Mo\u00eble. Paul sing folk songs, blues songs and some of his own compositions, accompanying himself on guitar. He adds the occasional instrumental items in his set. Find out more about Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=364\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThere were excellent floor spots from Mike Green, Peter Kerr and Alan Day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><br \/>\nSEPTEMBER 2016 &#8211; JULY 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong>6 September 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nOur club night on 2nd September got our sixth season off to a great start. There were excellent floor spots from <strong>John Hughes<\/strong>, <strong>The Columbines<\/strong>, and <strong>Alan Day<\/strong> who was joined on a couple of sets of tunes by Simon and Val Haines.<br \/>\n<strong>Matt Haines<\/strong> was our featured artist. Most of his songs were ones he had written himself and included what he called his greatest hit: <em>Home for Tea. <\/em>You can hear and buy this song along with others of Matt\u2019s\u00a0 on itunes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1025\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1025\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1025 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MH.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MH.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MH-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MH-768x777.jpg 768w\" alt=\"MH\" width=\"311\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Sound Tradition<\/strong> were our main guests and put in a rousing performance which got our audience joining in on many occasions. Their acapella singing is always impressive and sounded particularly effective in the Ansell Centre with its good acoustics.\u00a0 In addition to traditional songs, they included one of\u00a0 their own compositions which has won a number of song-writing competitions: <em>The Morecambe Bay Cocklers <\/em>\u2013 a powerful documentary song which ius likely to stand the test of time. One or two songs were accompanied by a harmonium or spoons.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1021\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1021\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1021 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sound-Tradition.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sound-Tradition.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sound-Tradition-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sound-Tradition-300x300.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Sound Tradition\" width=\"309\" height=\"310\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\n5 October 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nUnusually this year, we had two club nights in\u00a0 September.\u00a0 On <strong>September 30<\/strong> our Main guests were Kerraleigh and Martin, <strong>The August List<\/strong>, a duo from Oxfordshire, who describe themselves thus: <em>We play backwards country \/ porch folk music with a startling roack and roll attitude. Acoustic guitars, kick drums, harmonicas and our voices are deployed with passion on songs that take in life, love, death and merry making.<br \/>\n<\/em>Their poppy songs were fresh and unusual in a folk environment. Our audience really appreciated the range of Kerraleigh&#8217;s fantastic voice which of sounded wonderful with minimal amplification in the Ansell Centre as well as the tight musical arrangements of each of the duo&#8217;s songs.<br \/>\nBy the way their photo, below, is not a fake. They bought a cheap guitar and did it for real.You can find out more about the duo on their Facebook page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theaugustlistmusic<br \/>\nand listen to some of their songs on Bandcamp at http:\/\/theaugustlist.bandcamp.com\/<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1038 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-August-List-Water-low-res--1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The August List Water low res\" width=\"430\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-August-List-Water-low-res--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-August-List-Water-low-res--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/The-August-List-Water-low-res--768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>Our featured guests\u00a0 were <strong>Green, Tricker and Ward<\/strong>, a local trio who specialise in American folk and country material.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>7 November 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Another great night with an pleasingly large audience. Someone said they thought our main guest, Claude Bournbon might have brought in some blue guitar fans. Anyway it was a varied evening, unusually without floor spots.<br \/>\nTwo cancellations gave Bof! the chance to play for 40 minutes, and include in their set of French and Breton songs and tunes, their &#8220;Marlowe Theatre&#8221; set of four pieces they played when they supported the great <a href=\"https:\/\/frankiegavin-dedannan.irish\/\">Frankie Gavin and De Dannan<\/a> in Canterbury on October 20th. (If you don&#8217;t know them, click on the link above and watch some of their videos.)<br \/>\nOur featured guests were Tom (guitar) and Emma Hardy (violin), a duo from Colchester also known as The Medlars.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1066\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1066 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-24-at-21.02.51.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-24-at-21.02.51.png 648w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-24-at-21.02.51-300x288.png 300w\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-10-24 at 21.02.51\" width=\"369\" height=\"353\" \/><\/a>Audiences will have seen them before as two thirds of the Breton band Trio Saozon with singer Gwendal Mo\u00eble. They played mainly English music, but also included French and Swedish sets.<\/p>\n<p>Our main guest, Claude Bourbon is a Swiss-French singer guitarist who sings with a soft purring voice accompanied by virtuoso guitar. He is known throughout Europe and America for amazing performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian styles into unchartered territory. Each year, he plays more than 100 shows around the world. During his 60 minutes in Hadleigh he created a magical atmosphere which captivated our audience . He plays intricate picking style with the occasional addition of a bottleneck. You could have heard a pin drop throughout his performance. One audience member on leaving said\u00a0<em>That was wonderful. So cool. I fee so relaxed now.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1061\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1061 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Claude-Bourbon-11.jpg.opt838x628o00s838x628.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Claude-Bourbon-11.jpg.opt838x628o00s838x628.jpg 838w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Claude-Bourbon-11.jpg.opt838x628o00s838x628-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Claude-Bourbon-11.jpg.opt838x628o00s838x628-768x576.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Claude Bourbon 11.jpg.opt838x628o0,0s838x628\" width=\"370\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a>Claude is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian styles into unchartered territory. Each year, he plays more than 100 shows around the world. Find out\u00a0 more about the man and his music at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claudebourbon.org\/\">http:\/\/www.claudebourbon.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2 December 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guests were club favourites <strong>Mary Humpreys and Anahata<\/strong>, musicians who specialise in English traditional music and song. Mary sings and plays concertina and banjo while Anahata plays melodeons, Anglo concertina and cello. Based in Cambridgeshire, much of the duo&#8217;s material is based on Mary&#8217;s research into locally collected traditional songs.<br \/>\nThis year our December programme did not feature carols, but Mary and Anahata included the wonderful Christmassy song\u00a0<em>Sweet Chiming Christmas Bells\u00a0<\/em> in their set and had the audience joining in lustily with the chorus. There&#8217;s plenty more information about this excellent duo on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/maryanahata.co.uk\/index.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1071 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/garden3-crop2.jpg\" alt=\"garden3-crop2\" width=\"394\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/garden3-crop2.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/garden3-crop2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/garden3-crop2-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur featured artist for the evening was <strong>Bernard Hoskin<\/strong>, a singer-songwriter\u00a0 from Cambridge. Bernard played a range of self-penned songs, covers and traditional material, accompanying himself on guitar.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1075\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1075\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1075 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/profile.jpg\" alt=\"profile\" width=\"344\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/profile.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/profile-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a>You can find out more about Bernard and hear samples of his music on his website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bernardhoskin.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bernardhoskin.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead of floor spots on December 2nd, <strong>Martin Newell and The Hosepipe Band<\/strong> presented their most recent offering: Martin&#8217;s poem, <em>The Green Children<\/em>, accompanied by music composed and performed by the Hosepipe Band.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1077\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1077 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0141-1024x362.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0141\" width=\"604\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0141-1024x362.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0141-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0141-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>Martin Newell and the band playing The Green Children at Folk East in Autumn. Lots more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hosepipebandmartinnewell.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>January 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had another great night on January 6th when our main guests were Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer. This was the third time they&#8217;d played at Hadleigh and there was a general consensus that they just get better every time we see them. Their choice of material is always interesting and varied and they tend to alternate songs and instrumental sets. Vicki&#8217;s nyckelharpa is now her main instrument, but she still plays Scottish smallpipes, flute and Swedish bagpipes. Jonny plays guitar and accordeon but now also plays a Swedish cow horn on one particularly fascinating instrumental piece.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1083\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1083 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lounge-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"Lounge\" width=\"428\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lounge-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lounge-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Lounge-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a>You can find out more about Vicki and Jonny on their website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swan-dyer.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 You may also like to read an article Simon wrote about the couple for <em>Living Tradition<\/em> magazine. See below.<br \/>\nThe<strong> Featured artist<\/strong> for our January evening was <em><strong>Angela Dennis<\/strong><\/em> who has playedin local folk clubs for many years, performing self-penned songs as well as traditional and other contemporary material. Angela is also a community musician who runs several choirs. Find out more about her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angela.m.dennis.9\/about?lst=591805040%3A523732719%3A1483282942\">Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1095\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1095 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12187940_10153723107092720_4432801822942486100_n.jpg\" alt=\"12187940_10153723107092720_4432801822942486100_n\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12187940_10153723107092720_4432801822942486100_n.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12187940_10153723107092720_4432801822942486100_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/12187940_10153723107092720_4432801822942486100_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>Angela sang and played expertly and presented her songs with a gentle sense of humour. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/angela.m.dennis.9\/about?lst=591805040%3A523732719%3A1483282942\"><br \/>\n<\/a>There were floor spots from Phil Lyons, Alan Day and James Eastwood<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>January 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nArticle about Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer from Living Tradition magazine<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div id=\"header\"><a id=\"logo\" title=\"The Living Tradition\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livingtradition.co.uk\/user\" rel=\"home\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingtradition.co.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/themenews_lt_logo.png\" alt=\"The Living Tradition\" width=\"605\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"with-title\">\n<div class=\"post post-title\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">Vicki Swan &amp; Jonny Dyer &#8211; A Classic Combination<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"node-1973\" class=\"node post post-position-1\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div class=\"field field-type-filefield field-field-story-image\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item odd\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imagefield imagefield-field_story_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingtradition.co.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/issue116_newsfeed.jpg?1479832809\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"241\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You may have come across Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer somewhere in the UK or beyond. They\u2019re one of the hardest working musical acts on the scene today and have been regulars at clubs and festivals all over the country for many years. But Vicki and Jonny\u2019s immersion in the folk world may be slightly surprising when you discover how they started out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>They are both from classical backgrounds &#8211; Vicki played flute, piano and double bass, while Jonny was a cathedral chorister and played piano and trumpet. They met in the Essex Youth Orchestra in their late teens. Vicki went on to London\u2019s Royal College of Music to study post-graduate solo double bass while Jonny \u2018escaped\u2019 to play jazz and funk. When looked at like this, it seems strange that their current \u2018go to\u2019 instruments are the nyckelharpa and bagpipes for Vicki and the guitar, bouzouki and accordion for Jonny.<\/p>\n<p>I was aware that their work as a duo in clubs and festivals was just the tip of the iceberg, so I asked them to describe briefly some more of their current involvements. They must have been tempted to reply, \u201cHow much time have you got?\u201d Their answer displays an astonishing range and a degree of workaholism: \u201cOur emotional mainstay is still the traditional folk scene of clubs and festivals where we mostly perform our own brand of personally chosen folk material: a mixture of traditional and modern. Meanwhile, we also run a number of different shows for the Rural Touring Network in village halls, small theatres and the like. Current shows include Sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sballad, a Swedish themed show; The Whispering Road, a show with Nick Hennessey (a storyteller we worked with many years ago in the group Serious Kitchen); and Purcell\u2019s Polyphonic Party, a baroque harpsichord trio with John Dipper that works as a classical concert show as well as a Playford Dance band. We also have two Christmas shows performed, with much merriment, in the style of Victorian Music Hall. Then, on a completely different tack, we take on period costume work for agencies and for our friends and colleagues Blast From The Past. Oh, and we\u2019ve just finished a whole sequence of World Folk Music books for Schott Music Publishing.\u201d Vicki has been putting together tune books for several years. She and Jonny write so many tunes between them that it seemed natural to put them together into books.<\/p>\n<p>As if all this wasn\u2019t enough, Vicki has, in recent years, taken it upon herself to build up the nyckelharpa scene in the UK. Just a few years ago, the nyckelharpa was an obscure instrument, rarely seen in the UK. It was a chicken and egg situation: nyckelharpas were difficult to come by, so hardly anyone played one. Determined to popularise the instrument, Vicki bought a number of them for people to use at her workshops. Once enthused, many students bought their own nyckelharpas and so the instrument\u2019s popularity has grown. Vicki believes modestly that the nyckelharpa has raised it own profile. She explains: \u201cIt\u2019s an instrument that without fail catches everyone\u2019s imagination. I think what has allowed me to be successful in promoting it is a combination of several different elements. There are quite a few teachers in my family, and although my dad wasn\u2019t a teacher by trade, he ran his own piping school. I went on to become a peripatetic instrumental teacher, so it\u2019s in my blood to teach. Combine this with the advantages of being half Swedish, teaching a Swedish instrument and the wonderful instrument itself, it\u2019s no wonder that it has really taken off. I was in the right place at the right time with the right tools. It\u2019s been a great help to have the support of Halsway Manor behind me. I ran my first weekend there in 2012 with nine participants, and have since built up to a sold-out course in September 2015 of 42 nyckelharpa players and three tutors. This year I\u2019ve had two fully booked weekends at Halsway, one for beginners and then again in September a full house with participants flying in from as far afield as Canada, Belgium and Germany as well as Sweden. I hope that we can continue this trend into 2017 and beyond!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Vicki enjoys playing Swedish music on the nyckelharpa, but she believes it is capable of much wider use. \u201cThis year Jonny and I have played for a lot of dances and I think that the nyckelharpa is an amazing ceilidh instrument. The sympathetic strings give the instrument a really powerful sound. We\u2019ve also been playing a lot this summer as Purcell\u2019s Polyphonic Party as a Playford dance group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I first saw Vicki perform, she played mainly the Scottish smallpipes. Now, in addition to the nyckelharpa and all her early instruments, she plays the Swedish bagpipes: the s\u00e4ckpipa. Does she have favourites? \u201cNo, I love them all! They are all very different and I use them for different things. I started off with the Scottish smallpipes as my dad was a Highland Piper, so Highland style piping was all I knew from a very young age. I discovered the Scottish smallpipes in 1995; with the Highland Pipe fingering it was perfect for my dad to teach me. He died not long after I took them up though, and it was touch and go as to whether I\u2019d continue playing pipes at all. Around this time I discovered the border pipes and after a long journey through several different types of border pipes I eventually found a soul mate in my Jon Swayne G pipes. These are now a mainstay of our heritage work and I love them to bits. Last to the stable of bagpipes was the Swedish s\u00e4ckpipa (which just means bagpipes) and I really, really love these. I\u2019ve been spending the last couple of years really focusing on playing as \u2018Swedishly\u2019 as I can on them. It\u2019s been a real challenge and a very rewarding one. In terms of \u2018finding myself\u2019, this was the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle &#8211; Scottish smallpipes &gt; nyckelharpa &gt; s\u00e4ckpipa. If I was abandoned on a deserted island and could only take one of my sets of pipes, it would be the s\u00e4ckpipa. That\u2019s if I couldn\u2019t take the nyckelharpa, obviously!\u201d Vicki vows she\u2019s not interested in buying any more instruments.<\/p>\n<p>Although Vicki and Jonny spend most of their time working together, they are occasionally involved in separate projects. In addition to Vicki\u2019s nyckelharpa workshops, which involve Jonny only in chauffeuring, Vicki has done a stint at the National Theatre, and Jonny is about to do something similar at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in October working with Blowzabella\u2019s Paul James.<\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s work inevitably involves a lot of time spent touring, and I wondered whether they\u2019d prefer to spend more of their time at home in Essex. Vicki enjoys touring but bemoans the fact that it makes it difficult for them to practise and work on new material and to keep up with the mountain of admin that piles up when they\u2019re away. Jonny\u2019s answer has a different slant: \u201cI adore touring, meeting new people, having new conversations, learning new music from new people. It\u2019s what we do &#8211; and what we signed up for. I also love being at home. In some ways, time at home is all the more special for being rare. Being a bit soppy for a moment, Vicki and I have been together for so long that, in many ways, home is where we are. I miss home far more when I\u2019m away on my own. My biggest regret is that so often when touring we have a car full of our most prized possessions and so we can drive within feet of somewhere or something amazing, but rarely get to see it for fear of leaving the vehicle unattended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So what do they do to relax? Jonny has recently started playing tennis and he\u2019s inherited a nearly-functional clavichord which he plans to restore: a new time-consuming hobby. Vicki enjoys swimming and skiing. She says, \u201cBy choice I\u2019d love to do more skiing both cross-country and downhill, but living in England makes that quite tricky. I have also spent quite a lot of time crocheting &#8211; mostly hats: 427 of them in all; selling these has enabled me to buy my latest nyckelharpa, which I\u2019ve called Hattie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They are also prolific CD recorders and I asked them to describe the process of making a new recording from concept to production. They describe the process as \u201corganic\u201d, but what does that mean? Jonny explains: \u201cWe try hard not to over-think it. So, we haven\u2019t yet felt the need to create a particular framework for the content of one of our recordings. We feel that we are changing over time and when a new CD comes out it reflects that musical progression. Similarly, we find that our own tastes are changing quite rapidly, so all our albums will be very different from each other as we develop. We are constantly creating new live material. Every couple of years (or so) we bring out a new album which celebrates our favourite live pieces. We rarely have a whole album of favourites straightaway. Over the years, some of the pieces we\u2019ve recorded that we are most proud of have never been played live, and never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have seen Vicki and Jonny perform live many times and in my experience, their sets are unpredictable. We\u2019ve all seen artists who repeat the same set list year in and year out. But Vicki and Jonny\u2019s sets are always a fresh and interesting mix of songs and instrumentals. Do they aim to get an equal balance between songs and tunes? Jonny again: \u201cWe tend to have slightly more songs than tunes; for example, a folk club performance will generally have four songs and three tunes in each half. We tend to start with a tune to settle ourselves. That makes it sound like we have a plan &#8211; but we are very good at changing our minds too. We learnt a long time ago, having a set list and being prepared to ignore it is the most powerful place to be. Not having a set list can lead to indecision, unbalance and faffing about. Having a set list and religiously following it means that you cannot react to how an audience is responding to your music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being an amateur folk musician myself with a \u2018normal job\u2019, I am always intrigued to find out whether being professional and having to take on as much work as possible to make ends meet, takes some of the fun out of playing the music you love. I asked Jonny and Vicki whether they saw any disadvantages to being professional musicians, rather than having normal jobs and being amateur musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Their answer was revealing: \u201cWe feel incredibly lucky to be able to do full time what we love. To answer the question we have to deconstruct the differences between amateur and professional. In many ways, at the point of performance, there isn\u2019t much difference between a good amateur and a professional. We are all striving to play the best we can, to be as entertaining as we can be and to win the hearts of our audiences. But there are two differences. Firstly, we have to work &#8211; so if our \u2018product\u2019 isn\u2019t getting booked, we need to change what we do. And secondly, the work has to make money. This imperative makes us constantly redefine what we do, seek new audiences and evaluate how we run our music as a business. If we had \u2018normal jobs\u2019 we might not need to get the work, but also we wouldn\u2019t have the time to invest in our own performance and come up with new ideas, new shows and better performances. Ironically, it sometimes feels as though we have a normal job &#8211; that\u2019s the process of running our music business from our home office. Between those times, we go out and play gigs. The most significant disadvantage has to be the security. An ill day is a no-income day and there aren\u2019t many contingencies that we can put in place to protect ourselves from that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving said all that, we only take work that we want to do and our joy is working together to do the absolute best that we can. However, with all the various projects that we are doing, we do have to distinguish between short-term finite projects and those that are more long term and which therefore demand more investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I was interested to know how they saw their long-term musical future. Jonny explains: \u201cFive years ago we wrote a five-year plan on the back of a pretty scrappy brown envelope. We amazed ourselves just recently by reading it again and realising that most of what we planned had come to fruition. It\u2019s time that we made a new one. We have a number of ideas coming along for the medium term, most of which still centre around performance. In the immediate future our main plans are to develop Purcell\u2019s Polyphonic Party, the trio playing Baroque music blended with English music collected by Playford, and a particular form of Swedish dance music that resonates with the Baroque style. We are also looking at a new storytelling show with Nick Hennessey, probably based around Baba Yaga. We are working on a new Christmas show for this winter. Finally, we are about to embark on a new collaboration with our friends Chris Green and Sophie Matthews. A sort of musical adaptation of Wind In The Willows. Watch this space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As will be abundantly clear by now, Vicki and Jonny are thoroughly professional folk musicians committed to a future of live performances in a bewildering variety of settings. They have enough strings to their bow and enough creative ideas to keep going for several more decades.<br \/>\nSimon Haines (Published in Issue 116 of <em>The Living Tradition<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest for our <strong>February 3<\/strong> night was\u00a0 <strong>Andy Clarke,<\/strong> a singer from the West country who accompanies himself on guitar and bouzouki and performs regularly in clubs and at festivals all over the country.His set included songs form the manuscript of the nineteenth century folk song collector Sabine Baring-Gould as well as other traditional songs and modern compositions In addition to his solo work, Andy also performs with hurdy gurdy maestro Steve Tyler who appeared at our club last year.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1129 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Andy-Clarke-1024x691.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Andy-Clarke-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Andy-Clarke-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Andy-Clarke-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Andy-Clarke.jpg 1430w\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a> Find out more about Andy on his website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flaxey-green.co.uk\/AndyClarke.html\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nOur Featured Guest act was <strong>Revival<\/strong> a trio comprising vocalist Rachel Hack, with Peter Slater on guitar and Roy Bartholomew on bass. They put in a professional performance of traditional and modern songs.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1136 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Revival-2-1024x768.gif\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Revival-2-1024x768.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Revival-2-300x225.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Revival-2-768x576.gif 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"328\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>March 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>March 3 was another busy night at the club when our main guests were The Where&#8217;s Spot Band, a four piece from deepest Essex, who specialise in close harmony singing. Over the last 2 years they have earned well-deserved success playing major folk clubs in the East and South East, and also performed at several festivals further afield in the summer. Their repertoire is eclectic with inventive arrangements of both traditional &amp; contemporary folk songs plus a few surprises thrown in!\u00a0 A personable band of musicians with lifelong experience, a varied yet distinctive sound, superb vocal harmonies and an entertaining fun presentation.\u00a0 Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.WheresSpotBand.com\">www.WheresSpotBand.com<\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1149\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1149 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheresspot.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheresspot.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheresspot-300x280.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheresspot-768x717.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"438\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Our Featured Guest was <strong>Megan Wisdom<\/strong> who was one of the winners of our original song competition with her song, <em>The Taunting Cuckoo <\/em>a few years ago.\u00a0 Since then Megan has sung in clubs and sessions throughout the area. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1009\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154-225x300.jpg 225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a>Megan sings mainly traditional English folk songs \u2013 usually\u00a0 solo and unaccompanied\u00a0 but sometimes in harmony with others. Megan won the Percy Webb Cup in 2015 and performed at Folk East Festival in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>During the evening of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=1157\">Poetry and Music Day on May 20th<\/a>, Megan Wisdom, our featured guest on March 3rd, accompanied by <em>Park and Ride<\/em> keyboard player, Cara Bruns, will sing <em>She Lit the Fire, <\/em>an original song inspired by the story of the Burston School Strike and written by Simon Haines.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t know about this, the longest running strike in British history (1914 &#8211; 1939),\u00a0 you can read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/burstonstrikeschool.wordpress.com\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1009\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1009\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Below are the song lyrics and you can listen here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/She-Lit-the-Fire.mp3\">She Lit the Fire<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/She-Lit-the-Fire.mp3\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>She Lit the Fire (<\/strong>Simon Haines, 2016<strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To Burston school one winter\u2019s day,<br \/>\nThe children trudged from far away,<br \/>\nIn threadbare clothes no hats upon their heads<br \/>\nThey shivered with cold and fear<br \/>\nIn their draughty classroom drear<br \/>\nThey longed to be back home tucked in their beds.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kitty Higdon felt their cold, Kitty Higdon shared their fear<br \/>\nSo she bravely lit their schoolroom fire<br \/>\nThe fire, the fire, she lit the schoolroom fire<br \/>\nKitty Higdon bravely lit the schoolroom fire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kitty cared for children well,<br \/>\nShe didn\u2019t threaten them with Hell,<br \/>\nShe taught them how to think, but not to pray.<br \/>\nShe helped them value school,<br \/>\nMore than just a moral rule,<br \/>\nShe taught them how to think and how to play.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kitty Higdon thought it right not to teach by means of fright<br \/>\nAnd she bravely lit the children\u2019s fire<br \/>\nThe fire, the fire, she lit the children\u2019s fire<br \/>\nKitty Higdon bravely lit the children\u2019s fire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now Tom Higdon helped his wife<br \/>\nAt the school throughout his life<br \/>\nAnd helped the village workers find their voice<br \/>\nHe fought the Burston rector<br \/>\nLikewise the school inspector<br \/>\nAnd as councillor he was the village choice.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tom Higdon lent a hand and the village took a stand<br \/>\nHe bravely lit the workers\u2019 fire<br \/>\nThe fire, the fire, he lit the workers\u2019 fire<br \/>\nTom Higdon bravely lit the workers\u2019 fire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attempts were made to ban<br \/>\nKitty Higdon and her man<br \/>\nUsing charges based on threatened children\u2019s lies<br \/>\nThe pair were forced to leave<br \/>\nWhich made all the village grieve<br \/>\nAnd caused the children all to go on strike.<\/p>\n<p><em>They refused to go to school, disobeyed the rector\u2019s rule<br \/>\nThe children lit the Burston fire<br \/>\nThe fire, the fire, they lit the Burston fire<br \/>\nThe children lit the Burston fire<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Working folk throughout the land<br \/>\nHeard the news and lent a hand<br \/>\nThey sent money a new school for to build<br \/>\nThe strike school soon appeared<br \/>\nAnd just as the rector feared<br \/>\nWith village children it was quickly filled<\/p>\n<p><em>The strike school lasted long till the Higdons both were gone.<br \/>\nBurston village lit the nation\u2019s fire<br \/>\nA fire, a fire, Burston lit the nation\u2019s fire,<br \/>\nBurston village lit the nation\u2019s fire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>On April 7th, our French night, the Ansell Centre seemed fuller than it has been for some time. Trio Saozon, with Breton singer Gwendal Mo\u00eble, kicked off the evening with a selection of songs sung in French or Breton.<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=615\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-615 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/em><br \/>\nThe were followed by the duo Dave Shepherd, from thje band <em>Blowzabella<\/em>, and Anna Pack on fiddle and melodeon respectively. They played instrumentals in a variety of styles.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1189\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1189 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTop of the bill were La M\u00e8re Folle, a six-piece band from the Morvan region of France. Among their number were Francois Tillerot on button accordeon and multi-instrumentalist Isabelle Bl\u00f4 on bagpipes and hurdy gurdy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1188\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1188 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LMF-1024x466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LMF-1024x466.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LMF-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/LMF-768x350.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>A few keen French dancers in the audience used some of the corners and sides of the hall, to practise their bourr\u00e9es, mazurkas and schottisches.<br \/>\nWe continued the French theme on Saturday 8th April with morning and afternoon music and dance workshops and an evening &#8220;bal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAY 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nOur main guests were the duo, Terry Mann and Fiona Larcombe. Fiona, an accomplished singer of traditional songs and a fine fiddle player was\u00a0 expertly accompanied on melodeon , guitar and banjo by Terry Mann, who can, so they say, play anything\u00a0 he turns his hand to. Terry is also a classical composer and a musical instrument maker. The variety of their repertoire and their informative, light-heated introductions made a real impact on our audience and we will certainly be having them back at some point in the future. You can hear some of their music at <a href=\"https:\/\/terryandfiona.bandcamp.com\">https:\/\/terryandfiona.bandcamp.com<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1196\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1196 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-10-at-12.46.03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-10-at-12.46.03.png 537w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-10-at-12.46.03-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur <strong>Featured guest<\/strong> was local singer-guitarist Tom King, who came and did a floor spot a couple of years ago. Tom grew up on the folk scene frequenting festivals nationwide throughout his childhood and was influenced by everyone from Bob Dylan to Bellowhead.<br \/>\nOn the night Tom put in a highly professional performance and impressed our audience.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1198\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1198 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/11880661_10203251629251030_3626628998378386232_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/11880661_10203251629251030_3626628998378386232_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/11880661_10203251629251030_3626628998378386232_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/11880661_10203251629251030_3626628998378386232_n-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nOur June evening featured two main guests: <strong>Red Velvet<\/strong> and <strong>Face Furniture<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Red Velvet<\/strong>, a five-piece band based in Cambridge, perform songs of the outsiders,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1229\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1229 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Red-Velvet-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Red-Velvet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Red-Velvet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Red-Velvet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Red-Velvet.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a>the outlaws and the dispossessed that our times demand &#8211; that&#8217;s the &#8220;red&#8221; part of their repertoire, and songs with a jazzy, bluesy feel &#8211; that&#8217;s the &#8220;velvet&#8221; part.\u00a0 There&#8217;s more about Red Velvet here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonrock.com\/redvelvet\">https:\/\/www.lemonrock.com\/redvelvet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Face Furniture, <\/strong>an acoustic duo from Colchester, comprises Adrian May on vocals, ukulele and guitar and Murray Griffin on double bass.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1228\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1228 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Face-Furniture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Face-Furniture.png 930w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Face-Furniture-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Face-Furniture-768x519.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a>Adrian has been well-known in the area for many years, starting out as a writer and singer of comic songs which had audiences rolling in the aisles. Many of the songs they at Hadleigh were from Adrian&#8217;s\u00a0 recent collection of poems, <em>Discovering England<\/em>. Find out more about the duo at their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facefurnituremusic.com\/\">http:\/\/www.facefurnituremusic.com\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Our Featured guest was local folk legend <strong>Paddy Butcher<\/strong> from Elmswell near Bury St Edmunds. Paddy sang mainly traditional songs, accompanying himself on guitar. Neither his melodeon nor his hurdy gurdy out in an appearance this time. More on Paddy at <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=110\">https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=110<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=948\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-948 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1040048-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1040048-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1040048-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a>The evening began with three songs from <strong>Terry Hiscock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JULY 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our main guest on the last evening of our sixth season was the <strong>John Ward Trio <\/strong>from Lowestoft. The band consisted of John Ward &#8211; guitar, bodhran and vocals, Lynne Ward &#8211; vocals with Les Woodley &#8211; double bass, mandolin and vocals.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1250\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1250 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JW-trio-cromer2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JW-trio-cromer2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JW-trio-cromer2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JW-trio-cromer2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JW-trio-cromer2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a>They performed songs from their latest album <em>Sargasso<\/em>. More information on John Ward&#8217;s website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnward.org.uk\">http:\/\/www.johnward.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>Featured guest<\/strong> was local singer <strong>Richard Byers<\/strong>, who breathed new life into some traditional songs and introduced us to other more\u00a0 contemporary songs, accompanying himself\u00a0 tastefully on\u00a0 guitar. Richard is a founding member of Bury Folk Collective and is involved with the organisation of Bury Folk Festival.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1251\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1251 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-byers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-byers.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-byers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-byers-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a>There were floorspots from <em>Hazel Bradshaw<\/em>, <em>A Light Left On<\/em> and Rachel Hack&#8217;s band, <em>Revival<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SEPTEMBER 2015 &#8211; JULY 2016<\/span><br \/>\n10 September 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our spot on the Saturday evening at Folk East was a great success. The audience for the first act, <a href=\"http:\/\/rosewoodband.co.uk\/\">Rosewood<\/a>, was somewhat thinner than we might have liked due to competition for the main stage, but thereafter things picked up. <a href=\"http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/\">Terence Blacker<\/a>, with his sometimes humorous and sometimes wistful songs put in the kind of polished performance we have come to expect from him, and <a href=\"http:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=51\">East Creek Union<\/a> finished off the evening in great style with their old-time American\u00a0 music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>14 September 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first night of our fifth \u2013 Yes, fifth! \u2013 season was another wonderful evening of varied music. Our first floor spot, the duo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildwoodjack.com\/\">Wildwood Jack<\/a>, had phoned us the evening before the club night to ask if they could book a floor spot. We said Yes and they entertained us with three great songs. We shall be asking them back as guests at some point in the future. Next was Alice Martin who sang three new songs in her inimitable, traditional style, this time unencumbered with guitar or madolin. And finally, Alan Day, played us lively tunes on his concertina (once he managed to get their case open!). Val and Simon, on melodoen and bagpipes, joined Alan for a final set of French Waltzes.<br \/>\nOur support act was The Ross Birkitt Trio, who played a\u00a0varied set of songs and tunes with Ross, on guitar, Alison on flute, and Eliza on violin. Ross is their main vocalist, but Alsion and Eliza contributed tasteful harmonies on some of the songs. All three are excellent high-quality, professional musicians who clearly enjoy performing.<br \/>\nOur main act, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.askewsisters.co.uk\">The Askew Sisters<\/a>, who last visited the club in January 2013, again put in a classy performance, alternating songs and tunes on fiddle and meloldeon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Askews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-697 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Askews-300x246.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Askews-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Askews.jpg 507w\" alt=\"Askews\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a>Both are excellent musicians and Hazel Askew\u2019s voice gets more assured every time we see them perform. It is hard to believe it\u2019s now ten years since they started playing as a duo. Although they play in other combinations (Emily in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almafiddles.co.uk\/\">Alma Fiddles<\/a> and Hazel in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladymaisery.com\/\">Lady Maisery<\/a>), there is something special about their act as sisters. They finished the evening off with their lovely arrangement of \u201cIf I were a Blackbird\u201d and got the whole audience joining in with the chorus. You can see them performing this on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i4punBfaLaI\">YouTube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 October 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was another very varied night. We kicked off with\u00a0 floor spots from\u00a0 John Hughes, Bill n\u2019Sheila (Johnston) and Revival (Rachel, Pete and Roy). Support was from the wonderful Quay Street Whalers from Orford and other parts of deepest Suffolk. They treated us to five or six lively chorus songs. Our main guests were Bryan Causton and Penni McLaren Walker.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BryanPenni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-723 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BryanPenni-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BryanPenni-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BryanPenni-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Bryan&amp;Penni\" width=\"387\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPenni is an award-winning singer songwriter in the folk tradition. Bryan is a multi-instrumentalist who brought his band Strangeworld to the club in 2012 and went down a storm with our audience. You can find out more about this talented duo on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penniandbryan.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\u00a0 November 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>This was an unusual evening from two points of view: firstly, we adapted the standard pattern of the evening to accommodate the contribution from the main guests, <strong>Martin Newell and The Hosepipe Band<\/strong>,\u00a0 and, secondly,\u00a0 the main focus of attention was modern poetry rather than folk music.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Martin-and-the-Hosepipes-03-e1436387715696-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-729 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Martin-and-the-Hosepipes-03-e1436387715696-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Martin-and-the-Hosepipes-03-e1436387715696-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Martin-and-the-Hosepipes-03-e1436387715696-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Martin-and-the-Hosepipes-03-e1436387715696-1\" width=\"327\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinnewell.co.uk\/\">Martin Newell<\/a> is probably\u00a0 known to many people as a rock musician (<em>Cleaners from Venus<\/em> \/ <em>The Brotherhood of Lizards<\/em>), as a journalist \u2013 he writes a regular column for the East Anglian Daily Times, as a poet \u2013 or all three. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hosepipeband.co.uk\/\">The Hosepipe Band<\/a> is mainly a ceilidh band, but does on occasion perform original music to listen to.<br \/>\nMartin and the band performed two of Martin\u2019s long poems: <em>Song of the Waterlily<\/em> and <em>Black Shuck<\/em>. Martin read his poems, accompanied by original music composed by the band. Some of this was\u00a0 folky, but because members of the band come from very different musical backgrounds, there were elements of classical, rock and jazz. You can find out much more about this project and hear samples of the poetry and the music <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hosepipebandmartinnewell.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>. CDs of this poetry-with-music show are available from the band\u2019s website.<br \/>\nThe two poems were separated by the evening\u2019s support act <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=106\">Phil Lyons<\/a> <\/strong>who treated us to a selection of his sea songs. Phil gave us\u00a0 a number of remarkable \u201cfactoids\u201d, including the story of what happened to Nelson\u2019s body after he died at Trafalgar, and the practice of cannibalism by sailors who were shipwrecked and needed food to survive.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-801 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Philyons-21.jpg 795w\" alt=\"Philyons-2[1]\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>You can hear a couple of Phil\u2019s songs <a href=\"http:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=106\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>12 December 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our last club evening of 2015 was held on December 4 when main guests <strong>Maggie &amp; Stan<\/strong> were supported by popular local singer-song-writer <strong>Jackie Ord<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt was a great, fun-filled night which started with carols. The audience joined in enthusiastically, singing from sheets they had printed from the website or which we provided, Maggie &amp; Stan together with club organisers sang or accompanied the singing on an array of instruments. Jackie Ord followed and also managed to get people joining in on some of her songs, especially her ever-popular autobiographical <em>Number Two Riverview<\/em> and the slightly cheeky\u00a0<em>Doing it Myself.<br \/>\n<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JackieOrd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-794 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JackieOrd-300x214.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JackieOrd-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/JackieOrd.jpg 344w\" alt=\"JackieOrd\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/em>You can find out more about Jackie, hear some of her songs and download her album from her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackieord.com\/\">website.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Main guests <strong>Maggie &amp; Stan<\/strong> (aka <strong>Pluck and Squeeze<\/strong>) were up to their usual standard, with their highly entertaining selection of songs an instrumentals. They made excellent<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-824 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Whitby15.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Whitby15.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Whitby15-300x285.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Whitby15\" width=\"360\" height=\"342\" \/> contact with our audience and encouraged them to participate wherever possible. Their mix of comic music-hall songs, such as\u00a0<em>Did your first wife ever do that?*,<\/em> Stan\u2019s speciality\u00a0 dialect songs like the Geordie\u00a0 <em>The Lass Doon On The Quay<\/em> and their bouncy dance tunes, make them a unique act. One of the highlights of the evening was Maggie\u2019s version of a lovely Graham Miles song,\u00a0 <em>Exercise 77, <\/em>which she had learnt from the singing of Martyn Wyndham-Read a couple of weeks earlier. They performed in costume at Whitby Folk Week in the summer \u2013 see photo above.<br \/>\n*You can hear a 1930s version of\u00a0 <em>Did your first wife ever do that?<\/em> sung by Marie Kendall <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GkH1eEAk9PE\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n18 January 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nWe kicked off the new year in great style with, as ever, a varied programme of floor singers and guests. Terry Hiscock started the evening, followed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insideouttrio.com\/home\/4579821409\">The Inside Out Trio<\/a> and finally Martin Walker. Our support act, <a href=\"http:\/\/alightlefton.co.uk\">A Light Left On<\/a>, comprised\u00a0 Gabriela Eva, vocals and guitar and David Brown on keyboards. The majority of their set comprised songs skilfully sung by Gabriela in a style which she herself on her website describes as \u201cHip-hop\/Folk\/Soul\/Jazz\u201d. Her sparse, rhythmic guitar playing, together with David\u2019s jazzy piano playing suited these songs perfectly. David ended off the set with a solo song of his own called Cake, a clever and funny song which you can hear on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W9V6rs1c0HI\">YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our main guest was the incomparable Kath Tait with her wonderfully funny, provocative, sometimes rude songs about everyday life. Her own family life is one of the subjects when she tells her first husband was a Fascist and her third was in prison. Performing in a woolly hat and accompanying herself on guitar, mouth-organ and English concertina, Kath sings her own songs with a deadpan, slightly mournful expression which reminds me slightly on Buster Keaton<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kath-Tait1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-813 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kath-Tait1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kath-Tait1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kath-Tait1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Kath-Tait1-300x300.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Kath-Tait\" width=\"324\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe last time Kath came to Hadleigh, the evening was held in the URC next door and she remembers feeling a bit embarrassed singing the word of some of her ruder songs. If you didn\u2019t make it, have a listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xoRFS70uK0c?list=PLjtXR4tnuhFGiVAJvTxZt39XWVNWAcVcC\">Bastard on YouTube<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathtait.com\">Lentils <\/a>on her website \u2013 the same page has the words to many of her best songs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17 February 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nOn February 5th\u00a0 when our main guests were <strong>East Creek Union<\/strong>, purveyors of high-quality old-time\u00a0 American music.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/East-Creek-Union.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-859 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/East-Creek-Union-300x168.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/East-Creek-Union-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/East-Creek-Union.jpg 960w\" alt=\"East Creek Union\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>When they first played in Hadleigh, they were a banjo-fiddle duo, but have now expanded to a five-piece which includes ukele, double bass, harmonica and more vocals. They sounded very professional at the club. Support was from Tony Winn, an excellent singer-songwriter.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-860 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tony-pic-copy-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"tony-pic-copy-300x300\" width=\"218\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe started off our evening with four very different floor singers: Alice Martin, Stephen Foster-Pilkington, Megan Wisdom and Rory Gilbert \u2013 very varied but all excellent musicians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>21 March 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nOn March 11th\u00a0 main guests were <strong>Pete Cooper and Richard Bolton <\/strong>made a welcome return to Hadleigh. The last time they came \u2013 three years ago \u2013 the club was held in the United Reform Church as The Ansell Centre was being refurbished.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CooperBolton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-880 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CooperBolton.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CooperBolton.jpg 482w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/CooperBolton-300x225.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Cooper&amp;Bolton\" width=\"457\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a>Pete \u2013 fiddle, mandolin, vocals \u2013 and Richard \u2013 cello, guitar, vocals \u2013 played dance tunes from English and other folk traditions, sang British and American folk songs and presented exciting new pieces of their own.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty more information about them on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petecooper.com\/cooperandbolton.htm\">web site<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Support came from <strong>Robert Castellani<\/strong>, first-class guitarist who did percussive things with his instrument that left our audience gobsmacked.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/581391_385925894783783_199419300101111_1096657_304930884_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-879 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/581391_385925894783783_199419300101111_1096657_304930884_n.jpg\" alt=\"581391_385925894783783_199419300101111_1096657_304930884_n\" width=\"249\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>Find out more about Robert from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertcastellani.com\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>22 April 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our second <strong>Hadleigh French Music and Dance Weekend<\/strong> took place in the Ansell Centre from 15-17 April and was very another great success.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday evening concert featured\u00a0 <em>Richard Overton and Maria O\u2019Brien<\/em>, <em>Gwendal Mo\u00eble &amp; Paul Riley, Dave Shepherd &amp; Anna Pack\u00a0<\/em>and the Paris-based <em>Duo Synkro: Francois Tillerot &amp; Isabelle Bl\u00f4<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ricard-Maria-V1.jpg\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-846\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ricard-Maria-V1.jpg\" alt=\"Ricard-Maria V1\" width=\"169\" height=\"181\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20151010_213640_resized_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-847\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20151010_213640_resized_1-300x208.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20151010_213640_resized_1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20151010_213640_resized_1-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/20151010_213640_resized_1.jpg 1224w\" alt=\"20151010_213640_resized_1\" width=\"266\" height=\"184\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nRichard &amp; Maria\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gwendal &amp; Paul<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-850\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"maxresdefault\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" \/>\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/images-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-849\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/images-1.jpg\" alt=\"images-1\" width=\"172\" height=\"149\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Dave &amp; Anna<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Isabelle &amp; Fran\u00e7ois<\/p>\n<p>These were the Saturday dance and music workshops:<br \/>\n<strong>Morning<\/strong><br \/>\nDave Shepherd \u2013 French fiddle music from the Auvergne<br \/>\nAnna Pack \u2013 Diatonic accordeon (aka melodeon)<br \/>\nDuo Synkro \u2013 Dances from Morvan and Bresse<br \/>\nBof! with Phil and Linda Lyons \u2013 French and Breton dance basics<br \/>\n<strong>Afternoon<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dave &amp; Anna \u2013 Dances from Brittany and Western France<br \/>\nDuo Synkro\u00a0 \u2013 Tunes from Jura and Bressse<br \/>\nGwendal Mo\u00eble &amp; Catherine Legg \u2013 Singing for dancing<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Saturday Evening<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dance with\u00a0 Bof!, Duo Synkro, Dave Shepherd and Anna Pack, with an interval spot from Gwendal Mo\u00eble, Catherine Legg and the singing for dancing workshoppers.<\/p>\n<p>There was some casual French music and dancing in the Ansell Centre on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8 May 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had another very varied night on May 6th with main guests <strong>Na Mara<\/strong> (Rob Garcia and Paul MacNamara) and support from club stalwart\u00a0 <strong>Paddy Butcher<\/strong> (standing in for Swallow and the Wolf who were unable to make it.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Na-Mara.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-908 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Na-Mara-1024x690.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Na-Mara-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Na-Mara-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Na-Mara.jpg 1521w\" alt=\"Na Mara\" width=\"438\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><strong>Na Mara<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The evening began with floor spots from newcomer James Eastwood, Simon and Val Haines, and Angela Dennis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 June 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nOur June evening was an experiment which seemed to work very well. Instead of Floor spots followed by a support act followed by a main guest, we had three main guests in what we called our Acoustic East Evening. Acoustic East is a collective currently made up of 25 singers or groups from East Anglia \u2013 see all the acts <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nOur\u00a0 acts were, in order of appearance: <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=30\">Dragonfruit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=83\">No Strings Attached <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=91\">Rosewood<\/a>, offering three very different aspects of folk music.<br \/>\nDragonfruit, comprising Ian Heywood on guitar and vocals and Clare Woodock on violin and vocals, kicked off with a set of pop songs from the 1920s to the 1990s as well as some written by the duo themselves.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Dragonfruit-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-954 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Dragonfruit-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Dragonfruit-1.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Dragonfruit-1-214x300.jpg 214w\" alt=\"Dragonfruit-1\" width=\"243\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNo Strings Attached, which features Gwendal Mo\u00eble and Catherine Legg, sing unaccompanied traditional songs in English, French, Breton and Spanish. Glorious harmonies.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1010602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-956 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1010602-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1010602-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1010602-300x225.jpg 300w\" alt=\"P1010602\" width=\"243\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRosewood, Simon and Val Haines and Phil Lyons, brought the evening to and end with their somewhat eclectic repertoire of songs and tunes, some traditional, some contemporary \u2013 with a touch of anarchic chaos and humour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12 July 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our last club night of the season was on July 1 when our main guest was singer-songwriter from the North-East, <strong>Richard Grainger<\/strong>, who was born into a musical family and served his time in Teesside Folk Clubs joining the Fettlers in 1986 \u00a0before launching a solo career which has taken him round the world and produced 11 albums of original and traditional songs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-grainger-542174241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-979 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-grainger-542174241.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-grainger-542174241.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/richard-grainger-542174241-300x200.jpg 300w\" alt=\"richard-grainger-542174241\" width=\"423\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRichard is a fine guitarist and now regarded by many, as Teesside and North Yorkshire\u2019s best living folk -songwriter.\u00a0 He managed to get our audience singing along to many of his songs with a chorus.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Richard was ably supported by the fabulous <strong>Tango Innominado<\/strong>, a group of tango musicians and their dancers who played and danced to great Arentine tango music.<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-411 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102-300x198.jpg 300w\" alt=\"102\" width=\"344\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>The evening started with floor spots from local singers Alice Martin and Hazel Bradshaw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>23 July 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nThis year we managed to squeeze in an extra folk evening in Hadleigh when we booked the super-trio, <strong>The Firestarters of Leiden. <\/strong>Nobody would have heard that name before because it was their first and possibly their penultimate public gig. But the people who came to dance to them knew the three virtuoso musicians very well: Blowzabella\u2019s long-time fiddle player Dave Shepherd, the demon accordeonist from Belgium Simon Gielen, and world famous hurdy gurdy player Nigel Eaton.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-969 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-11-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-11-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Image-11.jpg 960w\" alt=\"Image 1[1]\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a>This was a one-off gig in preparation for a performance in France the following weekend. Whether they\u2019ll play again is a not known. We were very lucky to have them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22 August 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nThis year, Hadleigh Folk Club session at Folk East Festival at Glemham, north of Woodbridge, was on the Sunday morning 10.30 \u2013 12.00 in the Broad Roots Club tent.\u00a0 Not, one would have thought, a particularly popular time to sit in a tent listening to folk music.\u00a0 BUT it worked. We managed to fill all the seats and have some people standing for an excellent three-guest programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan Wisdom<\/strong> kicked off proceedings with her authentic folk songs sung in a beautifully clear voice. She varied her set by inviting two \u201cspecial guests\u201d: <strong>Will Pod<\/strong>, with whom she sang <em>The White Cockade<\/em>, and then<strong> Ella Beal<\/strong>, who did a slow step dance while Megan sang the wonderful <em>Betsy Bell. <\/em>Megan performed with great poise and made a real impression on the audience.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5154-225x300.jpg 225w\" alt=\"IMG_5154\" width=\"293\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5155-292x300.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5155-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5155.jpg 465w\" alt=\"IMG_5155\" width=\"240\" height=\"247\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5157.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5157.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5157-225x300.jpg 225w\" alt=\"IMG_5157\" width=\"188\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5155.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Megan and Will\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Megan and Ella<\/p>\n<p>Next were <strong>Gwendal Mo\u00eble<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Riley<\/strong> performing their French chansons. They sang songs by Jacques Brel, including the powerful <em>Port of Amsterdam<\/em>, Charles Trenet\u2019s greatest hit <em>La Mer<\/em>, <em>La Vie en Rose<\/em> from the repertoire of the legendary Edith Piaf and a franglais version of <em>Boum<\/em>, with Gwendal singing in French and Paul Riley singing the Petula Clarke version in English. Great stuff.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1011 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5160.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5160.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5160-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5160-300x300.jpg 300w\" alt=\"IMG_5160\" width=\"317\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our final guest was <strong>Kath Tait<\/strong>, a singer-songwriter, originally from New Zealand but now a long-term resident of London. Her set started with her song <em>Lentils<\/em>, which you can watch on YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IFUiO-DkAwk\">here<\/a>. Kath has an amazing capacity to write songs which make you laugh and cry at the same time. Many of her songs are based on her own life experiences and as a listener one can\u2019t help identifying with some of the situations she describes. Her demure stage appearance belies a great sense of humour which she reveals gradually as her set progresses. My favourite introductory line is: <em>\u201cMy first husband was a fascist and died of spontaneous combustion.\u201d <\/em>It introduces a song about intolerance and bigotry. <em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1012 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5161.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5161.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5161-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_5161-300x300.jpg 300w\" alt=\"IMG_5161\" width=\"342\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><\/em>Kath\u2019s set went down a storm at Folk East.\u00a0 You can find out more about her, listen to recordings etc on her website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathtait.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SEPTEMBER 2014 &#8211; JULY 2015<\/span><br \/>\n7 September 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>We kicked off our fourth season with an excellent line-up. We started, as usual, with three floor spots from <em>Rosewood<\/em>, who played three tracks from their recently released EP, <em>Paddy Butcher<\/em>, who sang three songs associated with the late great Peter Bellamy and <em>Gwendal Moele and Paul Riley<\/em>, who sang three French chansons \u2013 including Edith\u2019s <em>Non, je ne regrette rien<\/em>.<br \/>\nSupport was from the St Albans duo <em>Na Mara <\/em>with their hard-hitting political songs. They were followed by the ever-popular couple <em>Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer<\/em> with a wonderful variety of songs and instrumentals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 October 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>\u201cIts amazing! Your evenings are so varied.\u201d<\/em> This is what one of our main guests, Issy Emeney, said after our October folk night. And there\u2019s no denying that. We started with two floor spots, the first from local singer-guitarist Paul Riley with his bluesy songs. The second was from Astrakan, a couple from Brittany who sang and played three traditional Breton songs, accompanied on the guitar and unusually the oud, a middle-eastern stringed instrument similar to a lute.<br \/>\nOur support act was the Crayford family from Sudbury. Their line-up was clarinet, guitar, fiddle and ukulele. Their act consisted of a wide variety of pieces, ranging from classical to Western Swing. Their final rendition of the Tom Jones hit <em>Delilah<\/em> had our audience joining in and laughing whenever Emma added a phrase on the Swanee whistle.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1004081_10201527536740377_1202002245_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-400 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1004081_10201527536740377_1202002245_n-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"1004081_10201527536740377_1202002245_n-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1004081_10201527536740377_1202002245_n-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/1004081_10201527536740377_1202002245_n-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMain guests, Issy and David Emeney, originally from Sudbury but now living in Cheddar, put on their usual polished performance singing a mixture of traditional songs and Issy\u2019s own compositions. Issy\u2019s melodeon playing is first rate and David\u2019s guitar work is superb.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-418 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-1024x815.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1547\" width=\"328\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1547-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>11\u00a0 October 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nOur Song-writing competition has now ended. We received nine entries which are now being considered by the\u00a0 judges. The result will be announced in early November and the winning song will be published on this news page. Thanks to everyone who entered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>8\u00a0 November 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our November club night was probably the most varied in all the time we\u2019ve been running.<br \/>\nWe started, as usual, with our floor spots: songs from Jackie Ord, Keith Sadler and Alice Martin. Jackie and Alice sang songs with choruses and invited our audience to join \u2013 as ever, they needed no invitation! Keith sang two very different songs which invited us to share important emotional experiences.<br \/>\nOur support act was a first for us. We had two couples dancing\u00a0 to the music of the wonderful <em>Tango Innominado<\/em>. One of the dancers gave us some basic information about the different kinds of dances they did: tango, milonga and vals. The expert dancers demonstrated these to music from the Golden Age of Argentine Tango \u2013 the 1930s-1950s, music composed by giants of tango music, including Carlos Gardel and Anibal Troilo. The band line-up consisted of Violin, Piano, Accordeon \/ Vibrandoneon and Double Bass.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-411 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg\" alt=\"102\" width=\"347\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/102-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><em>Tango Innominado<\/em><br \/>\nWe hope that some of our audience might be attracted to try tango lessons at one of the classes put on for beginners by Suffolk Tango at Kesgrave, Henley or East Bergholt. Details and times can be found on their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SuffolkTango.org.uk\">www.SuffolkTango.org.uk<\/a><br \/>\nOur main guests were to have been Andy Clarke and Steve Tyler, but sadly Andy was not well and so could not sing. Fortunately for us, Steve brought an excellent replacement: Katy Marchant. They play together regularly, both as a duo and\u00a0 in a variety of early music and folk groups. (Have a look at Steve\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historicalmusic.co.uk\/musicians\/stephentyler.html\">website <\/a>\u2013 you\u2019ll be amazed). The range of their music and the variety of instruments they played during their set were breath-taking. Steve is best known as a hurdy gurdy player, but also played harp, drum, tamborine and cittern. Katy played recorder, shawm, bagpipes and sang some wonderful ancient songs. Their set comprised medieval and traditional, and some of their compositions. The audience were spell bound and gave them a great reception. All in all a wonderful night.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10392432_872423429458934_4089025885755312883_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-517 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10392432_872423429458934_4089025885755312883_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"10392432_872423429458934_4089025885755312883_n-1\" width=\"298\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10392432_872423429458934_4089025885755312883_n-1.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10392432_872423429458934_4089025885755312883_n-1-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><em>Steve Tyler and Katy Marchant<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 December 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nWe had another excellent night on Friday December 5. Instead of the normal floor spots we had carol-singing. Led by Steve and Juliet Wiles with Val and Simon Haines we stumbled good-humouredly through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=216\">seven carols, one round and a poetry reading<\/a>. Our audience likes nothing better than a good sing \u2013 and everyone joined in brilliantly.<br \/>\nSupport was from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EastCreekUnion\">East Creek Union<\/a>, a recently expanded local four-piece band, whose line-up includes fiddle, banjo, double bass, ukulele and vocals. Great authentic-sounding old-time American music.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-532 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/photo.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Our main guests were a girl trio from Hertfordshire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saidthemaiden.co.uk\/\">Said the Maiden<\/a>, who sang a mixture of a capella songs and songs accompanied by fiddle, guitar and whistle. The sound of their three voices singing in perfect harmony filled the Ansell Centre and delighted our audience. They did a brilliant version of the Dolly Parton classic, Jolene and also sang one of my favourite folk songs <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/wWx2PVE7iJc\">Spencer the Rover<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/StM1-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-525 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/StM1-copy-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"StM1 copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/StM1-copy-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/StM1-copy-1024x888.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>20 January 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>We kicked off the new year with what amounted to a main act with two support acts. The evening started with two instrumental pieces from Woodbridge guitarist Robert Castellani. This was followed by our first support act: Amuseon from Picardy in northern France.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cornemuse_picarde_pipasso_AMUSEON.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-584 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cornemuse_picarde_pipasso_AMUSEON-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"cornemuse_picarde_pipasso_AMUSEON\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cornemuse_picarde_pipasso_AMUSEON-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cornemuse_picarde_pipasso_AMUSEON.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThey sang a played a variety of French tunes and songs from their regio on bagpipes, accordeon and percussion. You can find out more about the group on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amuseon.fr\/\">website<\/a>.<br \/>\nThey were followed by Essex duo Colin and Karen Cater with their songs and tunes traditional and contemporary.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Karen-Colin-colour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-582 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Karen-Colin-colour-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karen &amp; Colin colour\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Karen-Colin-colour-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Karen-Colin-colour-940x1024.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe couple who run, folk publishing company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedinghamfair.co.uk\/\">Hedingham Fair<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutonhillfolkclub.org.uk\/\">Duton Hill Folk Club <\/a>are stalwarts of the East Anglian music scene.<\/p>\n<p>Our main guests were a young couple who did support at the club about a year ago, Danny Pedler and Rosie Butler-Hall. These two dynamic musicians who formed as a duo in late 2011. Danny, from Essex, plays hurdy gurdy and accordion and Rosie, from Wiltshire, plays five-string fiddle and sings. They play mostly English and French songs and tunes and enjoy a close relationship with the audience at their live gigs. (This was certainly true of their visit to Hadleigh) Their music is characterised by flowing melodies, intricate harmonies and strong rhythms while keeping the flavour of the traditional style.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Danny-Pedler-Rosie-Butler-Hall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Danny-Pedler-Rosie-Butler-Hall-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Pedler &amp; Rosie Butler Hall\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Danny-Pedler-Rosie-Butler-Hall-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Danny-Pedler-Rosie-Butler-Hall.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be seeing more of this duo in the future. You can find out more about them and listen to samples of their music on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dannyandrosie.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7\u00a0 February 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother excellent night with floor spots from Phil Lyons \u2013 who admirably stood in for two singers who didn\u2019t show \u2013 followed by Mike Green and High Ward.<br \/>\nSupport was from Holly Johnston, who had travelled all the way from Scotland where she now lives. Holly sang mainly her own beautifully crafted songs and then sang two accompanied by her father Bill on guitar. Watch Holly and Bill sing <em>The Sun and the Moon<\/em> and Richard Thompson\u2019s\u00a0 <em>I wanna see the bright lights tonight<\/em> on YouTube <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/bpZAPcfEwLU\">here<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Holly-Guitar-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-621 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Holly-Guitar-2013-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Holly Guitar 2013\" width=\"275\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Holly-Guitar-2013-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Holly-Guitar-2013.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOur main guests were the talented Sam Kelly Trio with their eclectic repertoire of traditional folk songs, blues and contemporary compositions. Sam himself has\u00a0wonderfully flexible voice which can sound raw and Seth-Lakeman-like but then changes to sound gentle or bluesy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sam-Kelly.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-591 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sam-Kelly-294x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Sam Kelly\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sam-Kelly-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sam-Kelly-1003x1024.jpeg 1003w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSam played guitar with Jamie Francis on tasteful banjo and Evan Carson on percussion. Their arrangements were imaginative and their playing was tight. If the folk world has any sense \u2013 I do wonder sometimes \u2013 it will snap this trio up. If you didn\u2019t see them in Hadleigh, you can catch them at this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkeast.co.uk\/\">Folk East<\/a> on the weekend of 21 \u2013 23 August at Glemham Park. You can find out more about the trio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samkelly.org\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9\u00a0 March 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our folk club evening on Friday March 6 was devoted to music from France, Brittany and Belgium. In addition to being a normal club evening, it was also\u00a0 a taster for a full day of music and dance held on Saturday March 7.<br \/>\n<strong>Bof! <\/strong>opened the Friday evening, followed by <strong>Katskoo<\/strong> from Belgium, local band <strong>Trio Saozon<\/strong> and finally <strong>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the day on Saturday there were music and dance workshops with a dance (Bal) in the evening. The evening dance featured <em>Bof!<\/em>, <em>Katskoo<\/em>, <em>Duo Mistral<\/em> (Chris and Caroline Shaw) and <em>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/em>, which from time to time became <em>Trio Shepherd-Gielen-Eaton<\/em> when they were joined by ex-Blowzabella hurdy gurdy player Nigel Eaton. This provided the perfect opportunity for a mass performance of Nigel\u2019s <em>Halsway Scottische<\/em> \u2013 13 musicians present knew the tune and joined in. This can be seen and heard on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simon.haines.37\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simon.haines.37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are photos of all the bands who played over the two days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/maxresdefault-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"maxresdefault\" width=\"290\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/maxresdefault-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/maxresdefault-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/maxresdefault.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1000391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-614 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1000391-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1000391-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1000391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/em> (England\/Belgium)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Katskoo <\/em>(Belgium)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"TSEveryman\" width=\"295\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TSEveryman.jpg 1745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Duo-Mistral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-617 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Duo-Mistral-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Duo-Mistral-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Duo-Mistral.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><em>Trio Saozon<\/em> (UK\/Brittany)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Duo Mistral<\/em> (UK)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bof-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bof\" width=\"296\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bof-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bof-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Bof.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Bof! <\/em>(UK)<\/p>\n<p>This was the complete programme for the two days in pdf format<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/March-6-7-Programme-1.pdf\">March 6-7 Programme-1<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/March-6-7-Programme-2.pdf\">March 6-7 Programme-2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>15 April<\/strong> <strong>2015<\/strong><br \/>\nOur folk club on April 10 featured Cambridge quartet <strong>The Jumping Beans<\/strong> with support from\u00a0 other-daughter duo <strong>Alice and Megs Martin<\/strong>. Floor spots from Simon and Val Haines, Stan and Maggie Moore and the Columbines. It was another well-attended night.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Jumping-Beans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-647 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Jumping-Beans-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jumping Beans\" width=\"294\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Jumping-Beans-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Jumping-Beans.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a> <em>The Jumping Beans<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>26 May 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nOur club night on May 1st featured main guest Terence Blacker with his intelligent and witty songs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TerenceB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-652 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TerenceB-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"TerenceB\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSupport was from Elaine Barker and there were floor spots from Anna Baldwin, John Cunningham, Henry Lawrence and Terry Hiscock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6\u00a0 June 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Another great night at the club last night with main guest Louise Jordan with her songs and poems \u2013 some traditional but many of her own compositions \u2013 all tastefully accompanied on guitar and keyboard.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Louise-Jordan1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Louise-Jordan1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Louise Jordan1\" width=\"204\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Louise-Jordan1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Louise-Jordan1.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wheres-spot-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-690\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wheres-spot-2-300x259.jpeg\" alt=\"Where's spot 2\" width=\"357\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wheres-spot-2-300x259.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Wheres-spot-2.jpeg 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em> Louise Jordan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where\u2019s Spot<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support was from Essex band Where\u2019s Spot who treated us to a wide range of songs including an intriguing medley of four Beatles numbers, skilfully woven together. Great harmonies.<br \/>\nThe evenings three floor spots were special, too. We started off with Tom King from Felixstowe who sang three songs, then we heard three songs each from the joint winners of our last year\u2019s Song-writing competition; Megan Wisdom (The Taunting Cuckoo) and Ellie Masterman (Patchwork). Here are the words of the two excellent winning songs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cuckoo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-687 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cuckoo-1024x913.jpeg\" alt=\"Cuckoo\" width=\"446\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cuckoo-1024x913.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cuckoo-300x267.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cuckoo.jpeg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Patchwork.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-688 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Patchwork-799x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Patchwork\" width=\"449\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Patchwork-799x1024.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Patchwork-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Patchwork.jpeg 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>July 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>There is no club night in August, but there will a Hadleigh Folk Club session at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkeast.co.uk\/\">Folk East<\/a> on Saturday 22 August featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/rosewoodband.co.uk\">Rosewood<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/terenceblacker.com\/\">Terence Blacker<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/acoustic-east.org.uk\/?page_id=51\">East Creek Union<\/a>. We\u2019ll be on the Garden Stage from 7.20 \u2013 9.20 pm.<br \/>\nOur fifth season kicks off on September 4th with main guests The Askew Sisters and support from the Ross Birkitt Trio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3\u00a0 July 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nOur fourth season finished on a high note with our guests Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter. Several of their songs had our audience in stitches, but these were balanced by more serious songs, some of them documenting the decline of the shipyards in their home town of Chatham.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sally-Ironmonger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-680 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sally-Ironmonger.jpg\" alt=\"Sally Ironmonger\" width=\"519\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sally-Ironmonger.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Sally-Ironmonger-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Sally Ironmonger and Brian<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Support was from Park and Ride, Cara Park and Don Qui Ride (aka Nelson Surfquake). Their quirky set included the stylophone version of the 1960s hit <em>Telstar<\/em> and Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg\u2019s <em>Je t\u2019aime<\/em>.\u00a0 (Both parts were played by Don\/Nel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ParkRide-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-702 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ParkRide-copy-837x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Park&amp;Ride copy\" width=\"372\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ParkRide-copy-837x1024.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ParkRide-copy-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/ParkRide-copy.jpg 1513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><em>Park and Ride \u2013 Nel on guitar and Cara on stylophone<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Great floorspots too, from Tricker, Green and Ward; Rachel Hack and guitarist Peter; and The Columbines. Rachel\u2019s slow version of <em>She Moved through the Fair<\/em> is wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>JANUARY &#8211; JULY 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong>28 July 2014<br \/>\nFOLK EAST &#8211; 15-17 August, Glemham Hall<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Hadleigh Folk Club at Folk East<br \/>\n<\/strong>We will be organising a 90-minute programme in the Club Tent at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkeast.co.uk\/\">Folk East Festival<\/a> from<br \/>\n4.00 &#8211; 6.30 pm on Friday August 15. Appearing, not necessarily in this order will be<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Phil Lyons<\/em><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.triosaozon.com\/\"><em>Trio Saozon<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/parkandridemusic\"><em>Park and Ride<\/em><\/a> (below)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Park-and-Ride.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-386 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Park-and-Ride.jpg\" alt=\"Park and Ride\" width=\"386\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Park-and-Ride.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Park-and-Ride-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\"><em>Bof!<\/em><\/a> will be playing on the Broad Roots Stage at 23.00-00.30. This spot is programmed as<br \/>\na concert spot, but last year, at the same event, some of the audience were moved to<br \/>\ndance<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><br \/>\nTWO MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>October 11<\/strong> \u2013 a Mini-Bal with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\"><em>Bof!<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.triosaozon.com\/\"><em>Trio Saozon<\/em><\/a>, starting at 8pm in the Ansell Centre.<br \/>\nIn the afternoon there will be a dance workshop, so you can brush up your French<br \/>\ndance; this will be followed by a shared supper.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Trio-Saozon.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-384 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Trio-Saozon-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"Trio Saozon\" width=\"380\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Trio-Saozon-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Trio-Saozon-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Trio-Saozon.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Trio Saozon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 March 6 2015<\/strong> \u2013 The folk club evening will consist of a concert of French music with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\"><em>Bof!<\/em><\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.triosaozon.com\/\"><em>Trio Saozon<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katskoo.be\/\"><em>Katskoo<\/em><\/a> from Belgium, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/duoshepherdgielen\"><em>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 7 2015<\/strong> &#8211; Music and dance workshops, followed by an evening Bal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bof-frenchdance.co.uk\"><em>Bof!<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Duo-Mistral\/1449268691973218?ref=stream\"><em>Duo<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Duo-Mistral\/1449268691973218?ref=stream\"> <em> Mistral<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katskoo.be\/\"><em>Katskoo<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/duoshepherdgielen\"><em>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/em><\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shepherd-Gielen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-383 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shepherd-Gielen-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"Shepherd-Gielen\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shepherd-Gielen-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Shepherd-Gielen.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Duo Shepherd-Gielen<\/em><br \/>\n\u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0All events at the Ansell Community Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, IP7 5DL. Further details to be announced<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 July 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nLast Friday evening was the last of our evenings before the start of our next &#8211; fourth &#8211; season on September 5th. Despite the hot humid atmosphere, and Wimbledon on the TV, a good sized audience turned out.<\/p>\n<p>We started with three floor spots, the first was from <strong>Dave Tricker<\/strong> who originally planned to perform with Mike Green, but Mike was unable to be with us, so Dave did two songs on his own: <em>The Good Ship Kangaroo<\/em> and <em>Icarus<\/em> (Anne Lister). Next <strong>Marz Harley<\/strong>, a recent arrival on the local music scene treated us to two songs accompanying himself on funky, jazzy guitar. Finally we had two self-penned songs from the Ipswich duo <strong>Trick<\/strong>: Nick on guitar and Trudy on whistle, melodica and percussion.<\/p>\n<p>Our support act comprised two musicians well-known to our audience, but not performing\u00a0 together: Paddy Butcher (melodeon and hurdy gurdy) and Phil Lyons (vocals and guitar). As <strong>Echoes of Bal Musette<\/strong> they introduced us to <em>Bal Musette,<\/em> a particular\u00a0 style of French music and dance that\u00a0 became popular Paris in the 1880s with the influx of migrants from rural parts of France who poured into the capital to find work bringing their regional music with them. Paddy and Phil played examples of the kinds of music and dance that would have been played at a <em>bal musette<\/em>: the bourr\u00e9e, the schottische, and the mazurka.<\/p>\n<p>Our main guests were Mick and Sarah Graves from Maldon in Essex. Sarah on English concertina, banjo and vocals, and Mick on fiddle and mandolin provided us with a great end-of-season performance. Mick and Sarah do most of their playing\u00a0 in <em>The Metric Foot Band<\/em> and, sadly, don&#8217;t get to play as a duo very often these days, though one would never have realised this from their polished performance.\u00a0\u00a0 They played a varied set of songs and instrumentals. Highlights of their set for me were their unusual version of <em>The Bonny Light Horseman<\/em> Sarah&#8217;s clog dance &#8211; Sam Sherry&#8217;s Waltz, and their final song <em>You can&#8217;t teach an Englishman to tango<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11 June 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our June 6th evening was special in several ways. Our main guest Tony Hall, from Norfolk, has been one of the country&#8217;s most well-respected melodeon players for several decades now.\u00a0 An appearance at Colchester Folk Club in the 1970s was what inspired Simon to take up the instrument nearly forty years ago &#8211; yes, he&#8217;s been going that long. In addition to his solo appearances at clubs and festivals all over the country and recording a number of\u00a0 albums &#8211; vinyl and CD &#8211; Tony has played on many important recordings by other folk luminaries, including <em>No Roses<\/em>, one of the first Albion Band recordings, featuring singer Shirley Collins, <em>Silly Sisters<\/em>, the influential album from Maddy Prior and June Tabor,\u00a0<em>No Relation, <\/em>by Young Tradition members\u00a0 Royston and Heather Wood, and <em>Penguin Eggs<\/em>, the seminal album by Nic Jones. In addition to being a marvellous singer and instrumentalist, Tony is a humorous, self-effacing performer in the old style, slightly wary of the direction the modern folk scene is going. By trade Tony is\u00a0 a\u00a0 cartoonist, so instead of selling CDs, he offered the Hadleigh audience a chance to buy his collection of melodeon cartoons called <em>Squeezeboxing, an Uneasy Guide<\/em>. Here&#8217;s one I love:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1390.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1390\" width=\"486\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1390.jpg 2455w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1390-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_1390-1024x648.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Supporting Tony was virtuoso cellist \/ composer Kathryn Coombs accompanied by The Hosepipe Band&#8217;s Geoff Coombs on mandolin and Sarah Allen, from Flook on flute. What a wonderful sound the trio made on their first public outing.\u00a0 They go by the name of Chodompa Music, but it&#8217;d be hard to categorise their music using the normal genres, but I guess\u00a0 &#8220;jazz&#8221; would come closest. All the pieces were composed by Kathryn herself and each created its own distinct mood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There were also floor spots from Henry Lawrence and Peter Rushmer who both sang and accompanied themselves on guitar. And a last minute contribution, a dramatic rendition of <em>The Galway Shawl<\/em>\u00a0 from Graham Schofield.<\/p>\n<p>This was also the first folk event attended by three of Simon&#8217;s grandchildren. Ivy and Stanley were too young to know what on earth was going on, but three-and-a-half-year-old Rufus couldn&#8217;t contain his enthusiasm. He&#8217;d brought along his own toy plastic melodeon, but was too tired to stay long enough to hear Tony play it. Here he is in full flight.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10172634_10152016326946771_4062428638749106919_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-340 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10172634_10152016326946771_4062428638749106919_n.jpg\" alt=\"10172634_10152016326946771_4062428638749106919_n\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10172634_10152016326946771_4062428638749106919_n.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/10172634_10152016326946771_4062428638749106919_n-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3 May 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Another brilliant, packed out evening on May 2nd<br \/>\nFloor spots from<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>The Institukes<\/em> &#8211; a six-piece band featuring clarinet, guitar, ukuleles, flute and vocals<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>Dave Baalham and Poppy<\/em> &#8211; guitar and vocals<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>Ross Birkett<\/em> with daughter <em>Eliza<\/em> &#8211; songs with guitar and mesmerising violin playing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Support was from <em>Stan Bloor<\/em> and <em>Maggie Moore<\/em>, otherwise known as <em>Pluck and Squeeze<\/em>. They treated us a variety of excellent songs and tunes on melodeon, accordeon, guitar and ukulele. Songs ranged from tales of industrial revolution hardship to music-hall ditties. One of these, <em>Did your first wife ever do that? <\/em>had everyone in fits as they joined in with the chorus. This song was in marked contrast to the melodramatic story of Grace Darling whose superhuman efforts saved the crew of a ship off the Northumberland coast.<\/p>\n<p>The evening&#8217;s main guests were <em>John Ward and Mario Price<\/em> with\u00a0 added vocals from <em>Lynne Ward<\/em>. Some of our audience remember John and Mario from their previous appearance at the club and, as before, they went down a storm. Their material is also very varied, ranging from John&#8217;s inventive songs, many of which revolve around fishing and his native Norfolk town of Lowestoft, to chorus-driven traditional English songs, like Yarmouth Town and\u00a0<em>Byker Hill<\/em>, to tune sets featuring Mario&#8217;s fast and furious violin playing &#8211; particularly notable on an Eastern European tune.\u00a0 The last song in their set featured a blistering bodhran solo from John. This thoroughly professional, entertaining duo brought the evening to successful close. I am sure we will be seeing more of them in the future.<br \/>\nInterestingly, when audience members were choosing which CD to buy, they asked, &#8220;Which one has the song about the daughter leaving home on?&#8221; and &#8220;Has he recorded <em>Leaving without leaving<\/em>, a song about the slow decline of relationship?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>7 April 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>We had an excellent night on April 4th with a near-capacity audience who enjoyed a varied programme<br \/>\nFloor spots from<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>Anna Baldwin<\/em> &#8211; a fiddle tune and two songs<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>Barry Askew<\/em>\u00a0 &#8211; tunes two on melodeon and one on concertina\u00a0 &#8211; Barry&#8217;s first time in front of a large audience<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 <em>Vere and Wyn<\/em> &#8211; two songs<br \/>\nThe support act for the evening was by <em>The Larks<\/em>, a local duo who sang mostly their own songs. Liz Miller is the lead vocalist accompanying herself on mandolin. Her partner, Chris Wilbraham plays guitar and adds some vocal harmonies. The Larks sang have just brought out a 5-track CD <em>Field<\/em>. Their set included most of the songs on this recording, including <em>Mermaid, Field <\/em>and <em>Whistle and Ride. <\/em>There is more information on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelarks.me.uk\/\">Larks&#8217; website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The evening&#8217;s main guest was Andy Mathewson, a singer-guitarist from Berkshire. He amazed our audience with his guitar playing and varied material learned from 1920s American blue and ragtime guitarist Blind Blake, Billy Holiday, The Boswell Sisters as well as some of his own songs. Andy also played a delightful instrumental version of the Paul McCartney song <em>I will<\/em>. His knowledge of twentieth century\u00a0 music was impressive. We will certainly be booking Andy again some time in the future. Find out more about the musician and his music at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andymathewson.com\/\">www.andymathewson.com<\/a> .<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/AndyM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/AndyM.jpg\" alt=\"AndyM\" width=\"359\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/AndyM.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/AndyM-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>15 March 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>You may have seen in the East Anglian Daily Times (Friday 14th March), BBC Suffolk&#8217;s Stephen Foster wrote a short feature about our song-writing competition in which he said &#8220;<em>The winning songs will both be aired on my radio show on BBC Radio Suffolk<strong>.&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>That&#8217;s a great offer and should be a real incentive to all those budding song writers out there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 March 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nWe had another evening of very varied music last Friday with three new Floor spot acts:<br \/>\n<em>\u2022\u00a0 Neil Hadden<\/em> playing tunes expertly on the piano accordeon<br \/>\n<em>\u2022\u00a0 The Complicated Folk<\/em>, a three-piece local band who played original songs on guitar,<br \/>\nmandolin and\u00a0 percussion (on empty guitar case).<br \/>\n<em>\u2022\u00a0 Holly<\/em> <em>Johnson\u00a0 <\/em>who sang her own songs accompanied by her guitar and a flute.<br \/>\nSupport was from <em>Halfcrownstreet<\/em> &#8211; Simon Haines, Val Haines and Phil Lyons<br \/>\nOur main guest was singer Steve Turner who put in a great performance singing mainly traditional songs accompanying himself mainly on English concertina and guitar. He also played instrumentals on mandolin.<br \/>\nOur next evening on <strong>April 4 <\/strong>has main guest Andy Mathewson from Berkshire. Originally Andy was one half of a duo with Lisa Winship, but some months ago their musical partnership broke up &#8211; one of the risks associated with booking bands a year in advance. Luckily, Andy is an excellent solo performer of what he calls <em>vintage acoustic music<\/em>. This includes 1920s blues as well as music from other\u00a0 parts of the twentieth century. Andy is an excellent guitarist, and also write some of his own songs for which he has won awards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>6 March 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>PRET A DANSER<\/strong><\/em> is a new group meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the Minories in Colchester. The aim is to learn and enjoy French and Breton traditional music and dance.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/FolkEast-by-Pete-Heywood-00003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-303 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/FolkEast-by-Pete-Heywood-00003.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"487\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/FolkEast-by-Pete-Heywood-00003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/FolkEast-by-Pete-Heywood-00003-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a>At 7.00 pm musicians are welcome to come to learn and share tunes for the dance. From 8.00 -10.00 pm there will be dance tuition for newcomers and an opportunity for all to dance. Come and experience the fun of dancing to live music and\/or playing it! Admission \u00a35.<br \/>\nMore information on Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/367539256717896\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/367539256717896\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>20 February 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nOur next club night is on March 7th when we welcome main guest Steve Turner. You&#8217;ll find lots off interesting information about Steve and be able to hear samples of his music at <a href=\"http:\/\/steve-turner.co.uk\/index.htm\">http:\/\/steve-turner.co.uk\/index.htm. <\/a>Support if from Halfcrownstreet &#8211; a close relative of the four -piece group Crownstreet who played the first of our music nights in September 2011. Singer-guitarist, Phil Lyons, who doesn&#8217;t regular floor spots and supports at the club has replaced Stuart and Bobby Moffat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We had an excellent evening on February 7th despite the fact that Alvar Smith could not make it due to a bad throat. We had\u00a0 floor spots from Steve and Kate Dines, Alice Martin, Colin and Karen Cater and Sally Ironmonger. And, in Alvar&#8217;s absence, we had great support from Roger Middleditch, Eammon Andrews, Lindsay Want-Beal and her 14-year-old step-dancing daughter Ella &#8211; stalwarts of the Suffolk music scene. All of these performers can be seen regularly at the session at The Harbour Inn Southwold\u00a0 &#8211; on the second Thursday of the month. Main guests Tin River, from Bungay, gave us a great selection of songs and tunes on melodeon, whistle and guitar. This was very much a local, East Anglian evening that was appreciated by our\u00a0 loyal Hadleigh audience.<br \/>\nEammon sang a song that is becoming a firm favourite in our household: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20-Man-All-Tattered-and-Torn.mp3\">Man All Tattered and Torn<\/a> &#8211; this version by Suffolk singer Geoff Ling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1661487_10203147259592436_837181210_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-282 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1661487_10203147259592436_837181210_n.jpg\" alt=\"1661487_10203147259592436_837181210_n\" width=\"428\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1661487_10203147259592436_837181210_n.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/1661487_10203147259592436_837181210_n-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Lindsay Beal left on melodeon, playing for Ella Beal dancing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>14 Jan 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Our next night is on February 7th, when our guests are the trio Tin River Band from Norfolk. We first saw them playing at the Harbour Inn in Southwold, when they accompanied melodeon wizard Tony Hall as well as singing songs and playing tunes of their own.<br \/>\nOur support act will be Alvar Smith, one of our favourite singers at sessions in Suffolk pubs, like the Snape Crown and the Harbour Inn. Here&#8217;s a recently recorded YouTube clip of Alvar singing the classic chorus song, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vx0b4LXvGTI\">Pleasant and Delightful<\/a>, at The Bell, Walberswick:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Alvar-Smith.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-246 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Alvar-Smith.png\" alt=\"Alvar Smith\" width=\"356\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Alvar-Smith.png 615w, https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Alvar-Smith-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Jan 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Happy New Year! We had another great night on January 3rd when our main guests were Colchester Waits with their ancient instruments and jolly tunes and songs. Support was from Paul Riley and Gwendal Moele singing mainly French chansons, including songs by Edith Piaf (Hyme a l&#8217;Amour), Charles Trenet (La Mer), Jacques Brel (the English version of Ne me quitte pas). Unexpectedly, they finished their set with a rousing rendition of La Marselleiaise, with its inspiring chorus:<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aux armes, citoyens,\u00a0 Formez vos bataillons,\u00a0 Marchons, marchons!\u00a0 <\/em>etc.<br \/>\nAmazingly many of our audience joined in &#8211; with feeling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These were our dates and performers before and leading up to lockdown lockdown\u00a0 MAR 2020 Another great evening with two main guests: Flaming June and Emma O&#8217;Reilly, both East Anglian performers. Flaming June\u00a0is a three-piece indie folk band from the Cambridge area.\u00a0 Formed by singer\/songwriter Louise Eatock, they have released nine EPs and\u00a0received radio play &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/?page_id=736\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Archive &#8211; Past news<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736"}],"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=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2051,"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/736\/revisions\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hadleighfolk.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}