Folk Association of South Hants

EVENTS AT FOLK CLUBS and ART CENTRES

All the events that we know about in our area are as follows:

ANVIL ARTS Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR. (The Haymarket is at RG21 7NW) 01256 844244 www.anvilarts.org.uk

Feb 20 Edwina Hayes at The Forge Mar 13 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at The Anvil   14 Chris Wood at The Forge   21 The Dubliners Encore at The Anvil   24 Leveret at The Forge Apr 1 Fairport Convention at The Haymarket May 19 Kate Rusby at The Anvil Jun 21 The Carole King and James Taylor Songbook at The Haymarket

THE ARC Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB www.arcwinchester.org.uk/ Jan 23 Grace Petrie: This is no time to panic! Mar 6 Bella Hardy   21 Chris Wood

BOURNEMOUTH FOLK CLUB St Andrew’s Church, Millhams Road, Bournemouth BH10 7LN. or Trinity United Church, Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 1DH info@bfcpresents.co.uk bfcpresents.co.uk

Jan 10 Local Artists Showcase Featuring Antoine and Owena plus Atticus the Ocean. (The Trinity Centre) Feb 7 Will Pound in Concert (The Trinity Centre) Mar 14 ‘SpRingwood’ – One-day Folk Festival. Local artists plus Ceilidh with Murphy’s Lore. Apr 17 Track Dogs (The Trinity Centre)

BRUNNY FOLK CLUB Cafe@the Allendale Centre, Hanham Rd., Wimborne BH21 1AS. www.brunnyfolk.co.uk

Jan 12 Club Night with Weyland and many others   26 Headline - Robert Greenwell Feb 9 Headline - Mostly Harmless + support   23 Headline - Nigel Waite Mar 9 Headline - David Mitchell, support including Bob carter   23 Club night

CELTIC FOLK Ferndown Village Hall. Church Road. BH22 9ET 01202 083740/623740 www.celticfolk.net

Feb 28 McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle (at the Corfe Mullen Village Hall)

FOCSLE MUSIC The Guide Dog, Earls Rd., Southampton, SO14 6SF www.facebook.com/FoczleMusic

Jan 13 Singaround   27 Paul Johnson Feb 10 Pete Harris   24 Singaround at The Wellington Arms Mar 10 TBA   24 Horse of Disaster Apr 14 Singaround   28 TBA with Guest

FORDINGBRIDGE FOLK CLUB Avonway Centre, 36 Shaftesbury St, Fordingbridge SP6 1JF. www.fordingbridgefolk.com/ fordingbridgefolk@gmail.com

Jan 2 Floor Spots Feb 6 Wyvern, The songs and poetry of Thomas Hardy Mar 6 Floor Spots Apr 10 Steve Turner

FOREST ARTS CENTRE Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DS. 01425 612393 www.forest-arts.co.uk

Jan 22 Grace Petrie- This is no time to panic! Feb 13 Filkin’s Drift Apr 16 Ranagri   23 Granny’s Attic

FOREST FOLK North Boarhunt Social Club, Trampers Lane, N. Boarhunt, PO17 6DD. 01329 833625 www.forestfolk.co.uk

Jan 5 Singaround   19 Steve Knightley Feb 2 Singaround   9 Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell Mar 2 Singaround   16 The Hunch Apr 6 Singaround

GRAYSHOTT FOLK CLUB Grayshott Village Hall, Grayshott, GU26 6TZ. 01428 607096 www.grayshottfolkclub.co.uk/

Jan 21 Rum Ragged (on tour from Newfoundland, Canada) Feb 20 The Ainsley Hamill Trio featuring Sam Kelly and Toby Shaer Mar 6 Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman   28 Churchfitters (on tour from France) Apr 14 Wayward Jane   22 Kris Drever May 2 Eabhal (on tour from Scotland)

THE GUILDHALL, PORTSMOUTH Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk Mar 15 The Dubliners Encore   23 Rachael McShane & The Cartographers in The Lens Studio   28 Leveret in The Lens Studio Apr 29 Sarah Jane Scouten in The Lens Studio

HAMBLEDON FOLK CLUB Next to The Vine, Hambledon, PO7 4RW. 02392 632719 www.hambledonfolkclub.com

Jan 14 Bob Wood Feb 11 Seb Stone Mar 11 Reg Meuross Apr 8 Patakas

HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE Aikman Lane, West Totton, Southampton, SO40 8FT 02380 667683 www.hangerfarm.co.uk/

Feb 1 Freebird – a tribute to Eva Cassidy Mar 1 Blackbeard’s Tea Party – Still Reprobates Tour   4 Damien McFly   10 Rachel Harrington & Kora Feder   22 Mim Grey Trio   26 Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman Apr 8 Christina Alden & Alex Patterson May 13 Tannahill Weavers   14 Painted Sky   17 GreenMatthews’ Midsummer Revels

HAYLING FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB Newtown House Hotel, Manor Rd., Hayling Island, PO11 0QR. www.facebook.com

Jan 12, 26 Singarounds Feb 9, 23 Singarounds Mar 9, 23 Singarounds Apr 6, 20 Singarounds May 4, 18 Singarounds

HOLYBOURNE THEATRE Holybourne Theatre, Holybourne, GU34 4EL. www.holybournetheatre.co.uk/

THE HYDE TAVERN 57 Hyde Street, Winchester, SO23 7DY www.hydetavern.co.uk/

Feb 26 Ruth Theodore (sold out) May 12, 13 Adam Beattie & Fiona Bevan

THE LIGHTS West Street, Andover, SP10 1AH. 01264 368368 www.thelights.org.uk

Apr 22 The Fureys Farewell Tour

LYMINGTON ACOUSTIC The Angel & Blue Pig, 108, High Street, Lymington, SO41 9AP. stevewest82@btinternet.com www.facebook.com/lymingtonfolkclub/?locale=en_GB

Feb 3 Singaround 1st Tuesdays.

MILFORD-ON-SEA FOLK CLUB Village Community Centre, SO41 0PH. (Now The Bridge) 01590 644861 https://thebridgemos.org.uk

Jan 8 Antoine and Owena Feb 12 Sarah Warwick and The Unknown Mar 12 Captain Crackers & the Curiosities plus Dave & Caroline   14 St. Patrick’s Day Barn Dance with Murphy’s Lore Apr 9 Mike Barnard, The Rambling Men and Friends present “An Evening of Skiffle Revival” May 14 Graham Carter Jun 11 Inominata

NEW THEATRE ROYAL Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD www.newtheatreroyal.com Jan 31 The Mumford and Sons Story (tribute)

NONSUCH FOLK CLUB (Fortnightly Thursday) Bishop’s Waltham Social Club, SO32 1AR. 01730 858953 rosiej79@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/nonsuchfolkclub/

Jan 15 Singaround   29 Theme Night – Travelling and Coming Home Feb 12 Singaround   26 Ian Kimber Mar 12 Singaround   26 Singaround Apr 9 Theme Night - Coming of Age   23 Singaround May 7 Lyn’s Favourites   21 Singaround

THE PHOENIX Theatre and Arts Centre Station Road, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 0LR 01420 472664 www.phoenixarts.co.uk

THE RAILWAY INN 3 St Paul's Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AE https://www.railwayinn.pub

Feb 20 Man the Lifeboats Apr 10 Roving Crows   16 The Haar   17 Sound of the Sirens

THE SPRING ARTS CENTRE 56 East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS. 02392 472700 www.thespring.co.uk

Feb 7 Megson

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, TWYFORD Church Lane, SO21 1NS www.wegottickets.com/ Feb 19 John Blek plus support Lorraine Lucas and Keiren Mensah Mar 8 Steve Knightley – Sacred Spaces tour

THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER Jewry Street, SO23 8SBJ. 01962 840440 www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

Feb 2 Shanty Night with Odds and Sodds Mar 28 Cara Dillon: Coming Home May 1 Steeleye Span

TURNER SIMS University of Southampton SO17 1BJ. 02380 595151 www.turnersims.co.uk

Feb 8 Spiers & Boden   26 Martin & Eliza Carthy Mar 6 Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening   7 Lady Nade sings Nina Simone   31 Fairport Convention with support from Jenn Butterworth May 1 Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver   2 Malin Lewis   3 The Furrow Collective Singing Workshop (2 pm)   3 The Furrow Collective

THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 147b Albert Road, Southsea, PO4 0JW www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/

WEMSFEST Live music etc. around Emsworth www.wemsfest.com/ wemsfest@btinternet.com

Jan 24 Rum Ragged at Chidham Village Hall, PO18 8TL   26 The East Pointers at Chichester Room 12, Southgate, PO19 1ES Feb 27 Feast of Fiddles – 31st Spring Tour at The Pallant Centre, Havant, PO9 1BE Mar 4 Salt House at Westbourne Community Hall, Westbourne, PO10 8TG Apr 15 Gigspanner Big Band at St James’ Church, Emsworth, PO10 7DP May 10 The Tannahill Weavers at Southbourne Village Hall, PO10 8HN

WESSEX ACOUSTIC The Royal British Legion, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AD. 01202 732239 https://wimborne-acoustic.co.uk/

Feb 27 Wildwood Jack Mar 14 Mayor’s Charity Concert with Merry Hell   27 Jez Lowe Apr 17 Shackleton Trio May 8 Sherburn Bartley Sanders Jun 5 Pete Coe

WEST END CENTRE, ALDERSHOT 48 Queens Road, Aldershot, GU11 3JD. 01252  30040 www.westendcentre.co.uk

Jan 31 Jim Moray + Amelia Coburn Feb 6 Cara dillon   28 Black Beard’s Tea Party Mar 28 Nick Harper Apr 11 Sound of the Sirens   16 Mikey Kenney   18 Fire and Rain & American Pie May 16 Mark Harrison Band

WHITCHURCH FOLK CLUB Whitchurch Parish Hall, 28 London Rd, RG28 7LQ, or Gill Nethercott Centre, Winchester St, Whitchurch RG28 7HP. Jon Wilks jon@grizzlyfolk.com. https://whitchurchfolk.com/whitchurch-folk-club/

Feb 27 Sam Baxter & Merle Harbron / Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood Mar 27 Patakas plus support

WINCHESTER ACOUSTIC CLUB The Railway Inn, 3 St Paul's Hill, Winchester, SO22 5AE https://m.facebook.com/WinchesterAcousticClub/

Feb 4 Singaround 1st Wednesdays

WOOLSTON and BURSLEDON FOLK CLUB Long Lane, Bursledon, SO31 8BZ. 02380 434209 wbfolkclub@gmail.com https://woolstonandbursledonfolkclub.co.uk/

Jan 11 Club night   25 Beggars Belief Feb 8 Club night   22 Sue Apicella and Friends

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