| 1st July |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 7th July |
Welcome back to old friends Barrie and Ingrid
Temple, a smashing harmony duo from Newcastle.
Barrie's own songs in traditional style blend perfectly with their
traditional material as do accompaniments on English concertina and
guitar. To spend an evening in their company is a real pleasure. |
| 14th July |
Singaround |
| 21st July |
Dick
Miles is a regular visitor, an accomplished singer and concertina
player, strongly influenced by the traditions of his native Suffolk
and his new home in West Cork. He's written some very good songs
too! |
| 28th July |
Singaround |
| 4th Aug. |
Hot spot with Phil Donegan, assured singer and
expert guitar-player, who sings mainly contemporary material but is
equally at home with a traditional ballad, a blues or a solo instrumental. |
| 5th Aug. |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 11th Aug. |
Dogwatch
Our own John & Joy Rennie (see Who's who).
John leads most of the singing and plays concertina while Joy provides
vocal harmonies, melodeon, recorder and (electronic) piano. Traditional
songs and tunes are interspersed with some excellent settings of
verse to music by Joy.
This night was in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind and raised
£120. |
| 18th Aug. |
Singaround |
| 25th Aug. |
Singaround |
| 1st Sept. |
Hambones sing in multipart harmony with some cracking
choruses.Their repertoire is mainly traditional, levened with contemporary
and self-penned songs. Between them Chris, Mike, Su and Brian also
play guitar,accordion, keyboard, harmonica, clarinet and kazoo! |
| 2nd Sept. |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 8th Sept. |
Singaround |
| 15th Sept. |
Gordon
Tyrrall is a fine singer and terrific guitar player.
His latest record adapts English dance tunes to the guitar, from Playford
through to Frank Kidson's collection from Gordon's native Yorkshire,
and the results are stunning. He's also a superb flute player and
has some lovely song settings to his name. |
| 22nd Sept. |
Singaround |
| 29th Sept. |
A double billing featuring two North East singer-songwriters:
Jonny
Kearney from Hexham is a newcomer who won the inaugural
Alan Hull singer/songwriter competition in 2007. He's a one-off
whose droll songs are a delight, reflecting an idiosyncratic, youthful
outlook on life.
Jack Burness from Consett has more years of experience
to draw on in his songs of life in the North East. His repertoire
also includes songs from a number of modern giants such as John
Prine, Loudon Wainwright and Bob Dylan and always includes some
good choruses. |
| 6th Oct. |
Vic
Gammon is a noted singer and folk-scholar who heads up
the Newcastle Folk and Traditional Music degree course. He's joined
by some of the excellent young performers emerging from the course:
Lucy
Farrell - vocals, fiddle, mandolin; Paul
Knox - Northumbrian pipes and fiddle; Hinny Pawsey
- fiddle; Emily
Portman - vocals. |
| 7th Oct. |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 13th Oct. |
Singaround |
| 20th Oct. |
Singaround |
| 27th Oct. |
Rick
Bockner from British Columbia is a master of the acoustic
guitar, playing in a range of styles from Mississippi Delta and gospel
to celtic fiddle tunes. He's also a pretty decent singer- songwriter.
Don't miss this chance to hear one of Canada's best. |
| 3rd Nov. |
Sandy
Brechin & Ewan
Wilkinson hail fom Scotland. Ewan has been dubbed "the
new young voice of the borders" and there are echoes of Archie
Fisher in his singing. He's teamed with accordion legend Sandy of
"Burach" and of wonderfully named "The Sensational
Jimi Shandrix Experience". |
| 4th Nov. |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 10th Nov. |
Singaround |
| 17th Nov. |
Jim Bainbridge Welcome back to a veteran entertainer
who always raises a smile, whether it's through rattling out a traditional
tune on the melodeon, singing a humourous song or telling a good tale.
So, when he slips in an occasional serious song you take notice. |
| 24th Nov. |
Singaround |
| 1st Dec. |
Marie
Little Despite years in the North East, she's still the
same cheerful Salford lass with a wonderful repertoire ranging from
industrial folk songs to country and music hall. Her songs can be
sad or thought provoking one minute and have you howling with laughter
the next. |
| 2nd Dec. |
First Tuesday: tune night |
| 8th Dec. |
Singaround |
| 15th Dec. |
Phil
Drane is an accomplished singer / guitarist performing
largely in the English tradition but with some good songs of his own.Originally
from Lancashire, he's been hiding in New Zealand for twenty years
and re-appeared in 2008 to win the Saltburn Folk Festival Songwriting
Contest. |
| 22nd Dec. |
Christmas Party: Come in fancy dress and / or bring
some food |
| 29th Dec. |
Singaround |