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For earlier events click here, H2 '08; H1 '09; Q3 '09
| 5th Oct | Folk Degree Students: Vic Gammon returns with more of the talented young performers from the Newcastle course. This time we welcome Isla Hughes (vocal & flute); Nick Wiseman-Ellis (melodeon, fiddle & morris); Ben Church (vocal & guitar) and Georgia Shackleton (vocal & fiddle). |
| 6th Oct | First Tuesday: tune night. Hopefully back to normal! |
| 12th Oct | Singaround |
| 19th Oct | Dick Miles is an old favourite at Stockton and on the maritime festival scene. He’s an engaging singer, performing traditional material and his own songs in a laid back style to the accompaniment of the English concertina. |
| 26th Oct | Singaround |
| 2nd Nov | The Wilson Family should need no introduction in their home area: they are recognised nationwide as one of the foremost vocal harmony groups on the folk scene. Amazingly, they haven’t appeared at The Sun as a group since they recorded their “Stocking Tops” CD here in 1997. This year they celebrate 30 years of singing together and have a new CD entitled “A Grey Lock or Two”. Sadly, sister Pat, still recovering from a bad accident, is unlikely to be with them but brothers Tom, Chris, Steve, Ken and Mike will be there at full volume! |
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3rd Nov |
First Tuesday: tune night. |
| 9th Nov | Singaround |
| 16th Nov | Issy & David Emeney + Kate Riaz Originally from Suffolk, Issy & David are now based in Somerset. Much of their material is original but their style is distinctly traditional: fine vocal harmonies are accompanied by melodeon, guitar & bouzouki. They are joined by brilliant cellist Kate. "destined to become important figures on the traditional folk scene, superb songwriting, great singing and highly accomplished playing, a perfect combination" Jim Tigwell, Priddy Folk Festival |
| 23rd Nov | Singaround |
| 30th Nov | Jez Lowe has been acclaimed as "the best songwriter to emerge from the UK in a long time" (by no less than Richard Thompson). Much of his inspiration comes from his County Durham heritage although his writing-to-order for the new Radio Ballads and the Darwin Project greatly enhanced both collections. He's hugely entertaining as a performer too. It will be great to see him back in The Sun - I suggest you get there early for this one! |
| 1st Dec | First Tuesday: tune night |
| 7th Dec | Singaround |
| 14th Dec | The Raffleites don’t visit us often enough these days so it’s good to welcome back five females (including our own Joy) in multi-part harmony. Their wide-ranging repertoire covers everything from deeply trad. to bang up-to-date contemporary folk with a few excursions into other genres along the way. Door money is being donated to the North Tees Hospital Breast Cancer Care Unit. |
| 21st Dec | Christmas Party Our annual shindig is run is a singaround with a buffet supper where there is an opportunity to dress up and perform your “party pieces”, or just to greet old friends. Entry is free if you bring food and / or come in fancy dress. |
| 28th Dec | Singaround |
Listings for other clubs in the north east can be found in "Folk Roundabout", for sale at the club, or from the editor, Trevor Lister (see contact page).