1 February: Open Stage with Helen Penfold
Singer songwriter Helen Penfold, writes from the heart but the meanings of her songs aren't always as straight forward as they may seem – they may have a bit of a twist.
Entry: £4 (door), £2 (members), £1 (performers).
8 February: Jackie Oates and Jim Causley
Jackie Oates: Jackie is a fine young singer and fiddle player of English traditional music. Since her appearance as a finalist in the Radio 2 Young Folk Awards in 2003, her sensitive, lyrical interpretations of English ballads and songs have been building her a strong reputation within the tradition. She has performed with such well-known artists as Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, and supported Show of Hands. Her second CD, The Violet Hour, will soon be released on Phil Beer's new Chudleigh Roots label. www.jackieoates.com
Jim Causley : Young Devon folk singer Jim Causley has become renowned for his warm, rich and mature singing voice, his natural gift for interpreting traditional song and his wry and cheeky stage presence. Nominated as best newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2006, he has already released two CDs, Fruits of the Earth (2005) and Lost Love Found (2007). Jim is also a member of the trio The Devil's Interval, has toured with Waterson-Carthy on their Frost and Fire Christmas tours, and has recently collaborated with John McCusker on the Cambridge Folk Festival commissioned project, ‘Under One Sky'.
www.jimcausley.co.uk
Support: Zoox are a superb trio serving up a cocktail of new melodies and traditional tunes with a delicate balance of strings, wind , percussion and voices . Be prepared for a fabulous array of instruments from contrabassoon to congas.
www.zoox.co.uk
Entry: £10 (door), £9 (advance), £8 (members).
15 February: Waking The Witch
Welcome back to Waking the Witch on this, their farewell tour. After five years on the road, and recording three CDs – Like Everybody , Hands and Bridges , and Boys from the Abattoir – together, the girls have decided that the time is now right to disband. Don't miss this final opportunity to catch Patsy Matheson, Jools Parker, Becky Mills and Rachel Goodwin's spell-binding harmonies and sparkling acoustic picking.
www.wakingthewitch.co.uk
Support: Martin Kaszak: Welcome back to guitarist and vocalist Martin whose wide-ranging set is influenced by Tommy Emmanuel, Ralph McTell, Jim Croce, Show of Hands and Blind Blake.
Entry: £10 (door), £9 (advance), £8 (members).
22 February: Open Stage with Andrew Noyes
Singer and geetarist Andrew Noyes performs a wide range of self penned songs. He may even slip in the odd poem when you're not looking.
Entry : £4 (door), £2 (members), £1 (performers).
29 February: Showcase: Lightning Jack, Rosie Eade and The Ouse Brothers
Lightning Jack: This popular local folk/rock band - Phil Utting-Brown (bass guitar and vocals), Lester Lloyd-Reason (guitar and vocals) Cliff Ward (violin, guitar, mandolin and vocals) and Ian Turner (percussion and vocals) – name The Pogues, The Waterboys and Led Zeppelin amongst their influences, but are now performing more original material than before.
www.myspace.com/lightningjackband
Rosie Eade: Rosie plays a mix of carefully chosen traditional songs and thoughtful, life inspired songs of her own, all arranged around her love of folk, folk-rock and her old nylon strung guitar.
www.myspace.com/rosieeade
The Ouse Brothers: Jim Gosney and Rick Sanders are so well-known around Cambridge for the powerful originality and soulfulness of their Cambridge delta blues that they hardly need any introduction.
Entry: £6 (door), £5 (advance), £4 (members).
7 March: Open Stage with Moses and The Ref
Moses and the Ref, Christine Connolley and Steve Last, perform folk songs both contemporary and from the tradition with voices which blend in superb harmony, either acappella or accompanied by Steve's guitar playing.
www.mosesandtheref.org.uk
Entry : £4 (door), £2 (members), £1 (performers).
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14 March: Isambarde
Isambarde, with Chris's driving guitar, Jude's lyrical oboe, and Emily's incisive fiddle playing, are becoming more high profile than ever. They now have two CDs to their credit, Brunel's Kingdom and Barnstorming, have supported Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes, and Emily is about to record an EP with Phil Beer. They ‘sing and play with a fabulous energy and an amazing array of musical talents. Fiddle, guitar and oboe sustain their voices through a wonderful collection of tunes. We love their music.' Cloudstreet . www.isambarde.co.uk
This concert will take place at The Legends Bar, Cambridge City Football Ground, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1UY. For directions to the venue see: www.cambridgecityfc.com/afolder/Directions.shtml |
Support: Barron Brady blend their distinctive voices together, weaving in and out of the rich harmony created by Simon's masterful guitar playing and Rosalind's harmonium and whistles. Their set includes fine interpretations of English folk song and superbly crafted self-written songs, with lyrics which draw on the stories, legends and folklore of the South West. www.barronbrady.com Entry: £9 (door), £8 (advance), £7 (members).
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21 March: Closed (Good Friday)
28 March: The Crofters
The legendary Cambridge Crofters, with their distinctive brand of modern and traditional folk music, have been entertaining audiences since 1964.
Support: Dave Jenkins, whose traditional background mixes happily with his modern, self-penned compositions reflecting life and love.
Entry: £7 (door), £6 (advance), £5 (members).
4 April: Liz Simcock
A great singer-songwriter familiar to many of you, who acknowledges the influences of Christine Collister, Eddi Reader and Nancy Griffith, Liz is a talent in very much her own right. Enjoy her relaxed, endearing stage presence. Liz will be accompanied by Ian Newman and Warwick Jones.
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Support: David Stevenson: A regular performer at the Cambridge Folk Club, David has produced a series of strong, melodic, guitar-based songs, with an emphasis on first-person historical narrative including the outstanding Great War Trilogy and the epic of migration, The Last of England.
www.david-stevenson-music.co.uk
Entry : £8 (door), £7 (advance), £6 (members). |
11 April: Open Stage with George Horler
Another chance to come along and play, or to listen to talented local musicians. George Horler will be performing in the 30 minute spot for the first time.
Entry: £4 (door), £2 (members), £1 (performers).
18 April: Graham Robins and James Litherland
Graham is a powerful and emotive singer - songwriter with a career spanning four decades.
His heart and love of performing is still as young as yesterday, and his passionate and heartfelt songs and material are drawn from years of experience with influences crossing musical borders. Graham is accompanied this evening by singer guitarist James Litherland.
www.themodestmusicgroup.com/pages/artists/graham_robins.php
Support: Redhouse: Redhouse are six! The original duo of Amanda Hall and Richard Wildman now have bass, accordion, fiddle and backing vocals to give their mix of original, traditional and roots gems a big sound and a bigger heart.
www.redhouseduo.com
Entry : £8 (door), £7 (advance), £6 (members).
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25 April: Mike Silver
Mike Silver's songs are of longing, love and loss, perceptive and thoughtful, with haunting melodies and heart stopping lyrics. With a voice that is as warm and inviting as the fire in the fireplace on a cold winter's night, Mike is an outstanding treasure amidst the crowd.
www.mikesilver.co.uk |
Support: Kramer: From Holland, Kramer who are Rob de Jong (guitars), Jeroen Vriend (bass and vocals), Harald Veenker (drums), Marc Besselink (vocals and keyboards) have just released a new CD, “Life Cycle”.
www.kramer-music.nl
Entry: £10 (door), £9 (advance), £8 (members) |
2 May Open Stage with Les Ray.
Another chance to play on our Open Stage, and join singer and guitarist Les on his musical journey from the dust bowl to the West Coast, from these shores to Italy and Latin America, which might even include some songs of his own.
Entry: £4 (door), £2 (members), £1 (performers).
9 May Landermason and The Floozies:
The Club presents one of its occasional joint nights, as we welcome back the duo Landermason and local band The Floozies.
Landermason are Fiona Lander (multi-instrumentalist and vocalist) and Paul Mason (guitarist extraordinaire) whose new album The Reason skilfully encompasses both the folk and jazz genres, taking the traditional music of the North East to a space of its own. “A sparky, supremely confident statement, this is one for the connoisseur.” - Living Tradition.
www.landermason.com
The Floozies are Daisy Windsor (guitar and vocals), Paula Welham (sax and flute) and Sue Szymanski (bodhran and ethnic percussion) whose original acoustic music, played on an unusual collection of instruments, is complimented by beautiful harmonies. “A real breath of fresh air on the roots scene.” Stephen Foster, BBC Radio Suffolk.
www.thefloozies.co.uk
Entry: £9 (door), £8 (advance), £7 (members).
16 May Showcase: Na Mara, Samantha Marais and Robert Brown
Na Mara: Paul McNamara (guitar and vocals) and Rob Garcia (guitar and mandolin) have an ever-expanding repertoire from lively arrangements of Irish fiddle tunes to poignant songs and ballads for voice, guitar and mandolin. When they played for us in February, we were privileged to hear the first public outing of their new song Solo Por Tres Meses, so we know there will be more excellent music this evening.
www.na-mara.com
Samantha Marais: New to the Club is the fresh young talent of Samantha, who delivers her exotic music, unusual imagery and anachronistic melodies with the innocence of a previous age. “Lighter than a Malteser in a flotation tank, Marais’ ethereal vocals (have) weightless, simple beauty.” - New Musical Express.
www.myspace.com/samanthamarais www.samanthamarais.com
Robert Brown
With his unique style and presence, Robert delivers a wealth of styles and emotions throughout the roots spectrum, drawing on folk, blues and jazz. Don’t miss this chance to hear this long-standing friend of the Club’s driving, emotional delivery of songs that make you think.
www.robert-brown.info
Entry £6 (door), £5 (advance), £4 (members).
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23 May Steve Lockwood
Local harmonica wizard Steve, and rock, blues, slide and ragtime guitarist Chris Newman are the duo Hot Lips and Chilli Fingers. They will take you on a seamless roller coaster ride through traditional music, presenting an eclectic mix of original and cover songs from the last 80 years. Expect some spice!
www.steve.ms
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Support: Tony Clark and Karen Johnson. The charismatic combination of accomplished solo performers Karen (vocals) and Tony (guitar) delivers powerful and intimate arrangements of songs traditional and modern. |
Entry £8 (door), £7 (advance), £6 (members) |
30 May Tanglefoot
Al Parrish (double bass), Rob Ritchie (piano), Steve Ritchie (acoustic guitar), Terry Young (guitar, mandolin, five string banjo and harmonica) and Sandra Swannell (violin and viola) are the thunderous band Tanglefoot. Expect sets with rampaging energy, superb musicianship, breathtaking vocal harmonies and engrossing story-songs with hints of Celtic, French-Canadian and English influences. “A full-throated, multi-instrumental road of exuberance and delight.” Toronto Star.
www.tanglefootmusic.com |
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Support: Jade: This Cambridge singer songwriter combines an impassioned voice and ambient style; her musical influences include Kate Bush, Massive Attack, Jeff Buckley and Bjork. “Haunting melodies and vocals.” - Acoustic Stage.
www.myspace.com/jaderhiannon |
Entry £12 (door), £11 (advance), £10 (members). |
Coming Up
13 June: Cloudstreet
27 June: Kerfuffle
12th September: Uiscedwr |
