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Vic Smith · Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: Royal Oak, Lewes - Thursdays

FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK
Station Street, Lewes
Enquiries: - (01273) 478124 or 881316
Email tinvic@globalnet.co.uk

PROGRAMME FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF OUR SEASON IN JULY:-

May 13th * £6.00 * PAUL BURGESS
One of England finest fiddle players (Old Swan Band, English Country
Dance band etc.) is also a talented singer

May 20th * £6.00 * JEFF WARNER
Singer, musician on banjo and concertina, folklorist, Jeff's performances
are musically satisfying as well as being entertaining

May 27th * £6.00 * DEBBY McCLATCHY
The first visit of this expert entertainer who performs with wit and
imagination. While she plays a variety of acoustic instruments, when
touring she just takes banjo and maybe a fiddle

June 3rd * £8.00 * BLACK UMFOLOSI 5 (from ZIMBABWE)
An amazing coup for us! We bring you one of Africa's outstanding vocal
harmony groups singing in Shona and English ***ADVANCE TICKETS - PHONE OR EMAIL***

June 10th * £6.00 * PETA WEBB & KEN HALL
Peta & Ken's artistic ability and warm, informative approach and their
visible enthusiasm for singing have deservedly won many friends and
admirers.

June 17th * £6.00 * CHRIS FOSTER
Thoughtful, passionate, intelligent, nerve-jangling performances of
English traditional songs and ballads. One of the folk revival's greats.

June 24th * £6.00 * KEITH KENDRICK & SYLVIA NEEDHAM
Making their first appearance for us, they bring entertaining
performances of traditional songs and ballads of both land and sea.

July 1st * £6.00 * BAYOU SECO
From Silver City, New Mexico, Ken and Jeannie present a vibrant,
stunning range of the rural musics of the southern states of the USA

July 8th * £6.00 * REG MEUROSS
The remarkable singer/songwriter who last played here to a capacity
crowd in the company of Hank Wangford.

July 15th * £6.00 * THE OTHER BAND
Perennial local favourites, Marilyn, Iris and Gary perform their
catholic repertoire to the highest musical standards

July 22nd * £6.00 * KAREN RYAN, PETE QUINN & BRONA McVITTIE
Three members of the superb band, "The London Lasses" bring us the Irish
tradition in song and music on fiddle, harp and piano.

July 29th * Free Admission * END OF SEASON OPEN NIGHT
All performers welcome - particularly those who have not performed for
us before.

Our Future Guests will include:-
SPIDER JOHN KOERNER * JOHN CONOLLY * THE CLAQUE * JOHN KIRKPATRICK * DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON

Our websites are at
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/
and
http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes

Vic Smith · Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:40 pm Post subject:

The club's Myspace site at http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes currently has tracks by following coming guest artists:-

Jeff Warner - "Come Take A Trip In My Airship" - (May 20th)
Debby McClatchy - "Charlie Poole's Ramble" - (May 27th)
Black Umfolosi 5 - "Summertime" (June 3rd)
Peta Webb & Ken Hall - "Yodel It Over Again" - (June 10th)
Chris Foster - "Lord Bateman" - (June 17th)
Bayou Seco - "Lazy Heart" - (July 1st)
The Other Band - "Dark Eyes" (July 15th)
Brona McVittie [with Karen Ryan & Pete Quinn] - "Ballyronan Maid" - (July 22nd)
Spider John Koerner - "Danville Girl" - (September 2nd)
The Claque - "The Devil's Questions" - (September 30th)

Vic Smith · Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:54 pm Post subject:

A big "thank you" to MANDY MURRAYfor really helping us out last Thursday evening.... That morning we were informed that the volcanic ash cloud was going to prevent one of our guests ÉAMONN Ó BRÓITHE from flying in from Ireland and Mandy stepped into the breach.

She and CREENA MULCHRONE provided an outstanding evening of traditional music and song. You can see why the pair of them have been all-Ireland champions.

Photographs of that evening - and of other recent evenings at the Royal Oak at the venture's Facebook site at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=281251949478&v=photos&ref=ts

Vic Smith · Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 9:18 pm Post subject:

A really fine performance by Paul Burgess on Thursday - see photos of it at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3864693&id=554859886
Now we look forward to:-
May 20th * £6.00 * JEFF WARNER
Singer, musician on banjo and concertina, folklorist, Jeff’s performances are musically satisfying as well as being entertaining.

Read about Jeff in the April issue of fRoots
Hear a track of his singing at http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes

Vic Smith · Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 1:27 pm Post subject:

We don't normally do advance tickets for our events, though we reckon that - to prevent ourselves being inundated - we need to for:-

BLACK UMFOLOSI 5

on June 3rd at 8.00pm

Email folk@brighton.co.uk to arrange to buy your advance tickets - £8.00 each.

Vic Smith · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject:

A big 'thank you' to Jeff Warner for a really excellent night on Thursday.
Now we look forward to the visit of another top American performer next Thursday:-

May 27th * £6.00 * DEBBY McCLATCHY
The first visit of this expert entertainer who performs with wit and
imagination. While she plays a variety of acoustic instruments, when
touring she just takes banjo and maybe a fiddle.

Vic Smith · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject:

Still a handful of tickets left for Black Umfolosi at the Royal Oak on Thursday evening. Email folk@brighton.co.uk to reserve yours.

Vic Smith · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject:

Black Umfolosi 5 were stunning playing to a packed room and got the most wonderful reception for a totally exhilarating performance.

Now, after two weeks of American guests plus this Zimbabwean outfit we look forward to something a bit more local next Thursday.

June 10th * £6.00 * PETA WEBB & KEN HALL
Peta & Ken's artistic ability and warm, informative approach and their visible enthusiasm for singing have deservedly won many friends and admirers.

Vic Smith · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:25 am Post subject:

The following tracks by coming guests are currently being featured at the Royal Oak's MySpace site at - http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes

Peta Webb & Ken Hall - "Yodel It Over Again" - (June 10th)
Chris Foster - "Lord Bateman" - (June 17th)
Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham - "The Sailor's Prayer" - (June 24th)
Bayou Seco - "Lazy Heart" - (July 1st)
Reg Meuross - "Lizzie Loved A Highwayman" - (July 8th)
The Other Band - "Dark Eyes" (July 15th)
Brona McVittie [with Karen Ryan & Pete Quinn] - "Ballyronan Maid" - (July 22nd)
Spider John Koerner - "Danville Girl" - (September 2nd)
John Conolly - "Fiddler's Green" - (September 16th)
The Claque - "The Devil's Questions" - (September 30th)

Vic Smith · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject:

There is an outstanding night is prospect at the Royal Oak on Thursday with the appearance of one of the folk revival's finest performers:-

June 17th * £6.00 * CHRIS FOSTER
Thoughtful, passionate, intelligent, nerve-jangling performances of English traditional songs and ballads. One of the folk revival's greats.

Vic Smith · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject:

June 24th * £6.00 * KEITH KENDRICK & SYLVIA NEEDHAM
Making their first appearance for us, they bring entertaining performances of traditional songs and ballads of both land and sea.

Vic Smith · Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:08 am Post subject:

3rd June 2010

Black Umfolosi 5 are famed for their incredible gumboot dance from
the South African mines. With no changing room in a packed Royal Oak
they just went ahead and did it without their boots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf6ZCnf_yU8

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Vic Smith · Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject:

Sunday 3pm - England vs. Germany vs. The monthly Sunday afternoon session in the bar of the Royal Oak in Lewes

....and the loser is.... the session. A television has been mounted behind the bar (fortunately, only for the duration of the World Cup tournament) and understandably, the landlady wants to show the match.

Vic Smith · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject:

July 1st * £6.00 * BAYOU SECO
From Silver City, New Mexico, Ken and Jeannie present a vibrant, stunning range of the rural musics of the southern states of the USA.