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

Dec 12 The Albion Christmas Band at The Haymarket   22 The Unthanks: ‘In Winter’ at The Haymarket Feb 8 Family Folk Show with Megson at Thew Forge Mar 23 Levellers Collective: 2025 Acoustic Tour at The Anvil   27 Phil Beer at The Forge   30 Cara Dillon at The Haymarket

THE ARC Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB www.arcwinchester.org.uk/ Dec 6 Acoustic Cafe - March & Frittilaries plus Lucy Rachel   11 St. Agnes Fountain   19 ‘A Winter Union’ Jan 25 Jim Moray + Amelia Coburn Feb 13 The Salts Apr 11 Police Dog Hogan

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

Dec 7 Janice Burns and Jon Doran at Ringwood. Feb 7 Eliza Marshall at Bournemouth Mar 14 Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Trio at Ringwood

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

Dec 9 Christmas Special inc. Just Us, Cheese & Weasels, Jubilate and many others Jan 13 Paul Openshaw   27 Club night

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

May 27 Gnoss

D3W3 Alton Rugby Football Club Clubhouse, Anstey Park, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NB. www.facebook.com/D3W3music/

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

Virtual singaround 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month - see www.focsle.org/#online Dec 10 Singaround, Xmas Party   17 “Live on the Lawn” Christmas Party (+ King John’s Mummers – TBC), see the website for details Jan 14 Singaround.

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

Dec 6 Singaround Jan 3 Jim Causley – Wassail! Feb 7 Wessex Folk Orchestra

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

Dec 1 Merry Hell   5 Green Room Live: Chris Fox + Lucy Kitchen   13 Festive Ceilidh with Murphy’s Lore Apr 16 Tom McConville

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

Dec 2 Singaround   16 The Urban Folk Quartet Jan 6 Singaround   20 Steve Knightley Feb 3 Singaround   24 Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes

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

Dec 13 “Christmas Special” with Melrose Quartet. Jan 18 Showman & Coole + Rube & Rake Feb 8 The Tannahill Weavers Mar 1 Polly Paulusma (with Jon Thorne)

THE GUILDHALL, PORTSMOUTH Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk Mar 4 Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle

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

Dec 11 Doug Eunson & Sarah Matthews Jan 8 Painted Sky Feb 12 Detta Kenzie with guitarist Tobias ben Jacob

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

Jan 24 Keith James: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Feb 1 Emerald Falls   13 Davey Dodds & Gillie Hotston   21 Sound of the Sirens – Seasons Mar 13 Gigspanner Trio May 8 Daphne’s Flight

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

Dec 7 Head North

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

Dec 5 Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood   19 Manos Puestas Trio Mar 6 Brothers Gillespie   20 Polly Paulusma May 1 Catherine MacLellan & Lucy Farrell

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

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

Dec 3 Singaround Jan 7 Singaround

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

Dec 12 Fold at the Bridge: Christmas special Jan 9 Bimbling Feb 13 Mick Ryan Mar 13 Innominata Mar 15 St. Patrick’s Day Barn Dance – with Murphy’s Lore – details in the Dance Diary

THE MUSIC INSTITUTE The Guildford Institute, Ward Street GU1 4LH http://www.musici.club/

Dec 13 Mistletoe Garland

NEW THEATRE ROYAL Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD www.newtheatreroyal.com Mar 14 Turin Brakes & John Bramwell

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

Dec 05 Singaround + Ian Kimber   19 Christmas Party Jan 16 Singaround   30 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

Dec 1 Florrie Ransom + support   5 Ian Jamieson Mar 20 Chris Wood

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

Dec 12 Johnny Coppin – On A Winter’s Night

ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, SOUTHSEA Greetham St., PO5 4LH www.ents24.com/

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, TWYFORD Church Lane, SO21 1NS www.wegottickets.com/ Feb 6 Emily Barker Mar 26 Ashley Hutchings & special guest Blair Dunlop

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

Jan 11 The Ciderhouse Rebellion   16 Reg Meuross Apr 5 The Fureys

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

Dec 15 Greenmatthews: ‘Gaudete!’ Feb 27 Fairport Convention with Support From Danny Bradley Mar 6 Lady Maisery with O’Hooley and Tidow Apr 3 Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham

THE WEDGEWOOD ROOMS 147b Albert Road, Southsea, PO4 0JW www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/ Dec 4 Oysterband   12 Skinny Lister Apr 20 Dream In Colours

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

Dec 6 Oysterband: ‘A Long, Long Goodbye Tour’ at St. James’ Church, Emsworth, PO10 7DP

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

Mar 28 Phil Beer Jun 13 Fleetwood Cave

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

Feb 8 The Blackheart Orchestra   28 Martin Simpson Apr 26 Megson

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/

Dec 14 Tom Gregory with The Dust and Mischief Band (WPH)   31 New Years Eve Ceilidh – details in the Dance Diary Feb 7 Coracle

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

Dec 4 Singaround 1st Wednesdays

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

Dec 8 Singaround - theme: Christmas/Winter Jan 12 Singaround   26 Guest night: Brian Hooper

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