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

Apr 1 Fairport Convention at The Haymarket   15 Reg Meuross’ project “Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story” at The Haymarket   17 Martin Simpson at The Forge   19 Tarren at The Forge May 19 Kate Rusby at The Anvil   30 Jack Rutter at The Forge Jun 16 The Irish House Party at The Haymarket   21 The Carole King and James Taylor Songbook at The Haymarket   27 Vikki Clayton at The Forge Jul 3 The Fugitives at The Forge

THE ARC Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB www.arcwinchester.org.uk/ Apr 3 Acoustic Café: Jack Dale and Bastien Terraz + Wesley Bennet + James Hook Jun 6 Katie Spencer

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

Apr 17 Track Dogs (The Trinity Centre)

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

Apr 13 Club Night   27 TBA May 11 Headline - Boodle Jun 8 TBA   22 Plum Loco Jul 13 The Jays Sep 14 Bruce Watson   28 John Ralph

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)     Club now closing - February's was the last concert.

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

Apr 14 Singaround at The Raven and Bine, Carlton Place, SO15 2DY   28 Mike Davies Duo May 12 Singaround   26 TBA with guest

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

Apr 10 Steve Turner May 1 Floor Spots   16 Ceilidh with Jigfoot Jun 5 Dove's Vagaries Jul 3 Floor Spots

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

Apr 16 Ranagri   23 Granny’s Attic May 21 Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes - Everything Possible

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

Apr 6 Singaround   20 Norrie MacIver May 4 Singaround   25 Flats & Sharps Jun 1 Singaround   8 Eddi Reader & John Douglas

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

Apr 14 Wayward Jane   22 Kris Drever + Annie Dressner May 2 Eabhal (on tour from Scotland) Jun 3 The John McCusker Trio

THE GUILDHALL, PORTSMOUTH Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB https://portsmouthguildhall.org.uk Apr 12 Janice Burns & Jon Doran in The Lens Studio   29 Sarah Jane Scouten in The Lens Studio Jun 28 Spooky Men’s Chorale

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

Apr 8 Patakas May 13 Narthen Jun 10 Bob Fox

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

Apr 8 Christina Alden & Alex Patterson May 13 Tannahill Weavers   14 Painted Sky   17 GreenMatthews’ Midsummer Revels Jul 12 Edwina Hayes

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

Apr 6, 20 Singarounds May 4, 18 Singarounds Jun 1, 29 Singaround   15 Wood, Wire & Words Jul 13, 27 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/

May 9 Ma Polaine   12, 13 Adam Beattie & Fiona Bevan Jun 25 Two bit Troubadours

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

Apr 7 Singaround 1st Tuesdays.

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

Apr 9 Mike Barnard, The Rambling Men and Friends present “An Evening of Skiffle Revival” May 14 Graham Carter Jun 11 Inominata Jul 9 Red Van

NEW THEATRE ROYAL Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD www.newtheatreroyal.com May 16 Steeleye Span

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

Apr 9 Theme Night - Coming of Age   23 Singaround May 7 Lyn’s Favourites   21 Singaround Jun 4 Sarah & Brian   18 Charity Night

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

Jun 28 The Rising Music Festival: Battle of the Bands – Final Aug 1 The Rising Music Festival 2026

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

Apr 3 Nick Parker and The False Alarms   10 Roving Crows   11 Dan Sealey   16 The Haar   17 Sound of the Sirens May 16 Wake The River   21 Boo Hewerdine and Yvonne Lyon Jun 5 Ruth Rheodore plus special guest Katie Dahl

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

Apr 11 Music Bites – The Driftwood Troubadours   18 Music Bites - Simon Cattermole   15 Brooks Williams May 23 Music Bites - Round the Edges

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, TWYFORD Church Lane, SO21 1NS www.wegottickets.com/

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

May 1 Steeleye Span Jul 15 One Night in Dublin

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

May 1 Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver   2 Malin Lewis   3 The Furrow Collective Singing Workshop (2 pm)   3 The Furrow Collective   23 “Three Acres And A Cow” - A history of land rights and protest in folk song and story. Jun 13 The John Martyn Project

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

Apr 15 Gigspanner Big Band at St James’ Church, Emsworth, PO10 7DP May 10 The Tannahill Weavers at Southbourne Village Hall, PO10 8HN   22 Boo Hewerdine & Yvonne Lyon at Chidham village Hall, PO18 8TL Jun 7 John McCusker Trio at Southbourne Village Hall, PO10 8HN

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

Apr 17 Geoff Lakeman at the Old Powerhouse, Bryanston, Blandford, DT11 0PR May 8 Sherburn Bartley Sanders Jun 5 Pete Coe Sep 4 Chris Leslie Oct 16 Paul Downes

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

Apr 11 Sound of the Sirens   16 Mikey Kenney May 16 Mark Harrison Band Jun 5 Bonfire Radicals

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/

Mar 27 Patakas plus support

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

May 6 Singaround 1st Wednesdays

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

Apr 12 Club night   26 Liege and Lief May 10 Club night Jun 14 Club night

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