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Welcome to Folk and Roots A guide to the folk and acoustic scene, with information about UK folk gigs and Folk Festivals and hundreds of links! |
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"The role of the South East Folk Arts Network is that of enabler: offering an information, advisory, co-ordinating and networking service to the traditional arts in the region.
Folk tradition and folk practice of the South East are vibrant and varied. The area is a rich patchwork of festivals, concerts, workshops, dances, music sessions, clubs and - above all - involvement."
The Talking Heads
Portswood Road, Southampton
Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Regular Folk Concerts at this concert hall.
Woolston and Netley Folk Club, Netley Abbey, Hampshire
Meets every Sunday evening with regular guests.
The Green Man Folk Club, Nr Alton
Meets on the second tuesday of the month with regular guests.
The Tower Arts Centre, Winchester
Regular Folk Events at this arts centre.
Meets fridays at the Duke of Wellington, Bugle Street, Southampton
Put on regular Folk events in the Southsea and Portsmouth area and host the Southsea week long Folk Festival in the last week of August
The Bullfrog Blues Club
"meets most Thursdays on South Parade Pier in The Albert Tavern", Southsea, Hampshire.
The Cellars, Southsea, Portsmouth
"hosts the full spectrum of musicians and comedians from local acts through to national and international touring acts."
With regular folk acts booked.
The R.M.A. Folk Club
Meets every Tuesday evening at The R.M.A Tavern, Cromwell Rd., Southsea, Portsmouth with occasional guests
The Broadside Folk Club, Milton, Portsmouth
Meets every Wednesday evening with occasional guests.
The Maypole Band
"The Maypole band are a group of acoustic musicians who have been providing music for barn dances for years & years, some of the members have been performing at these event since the 1960's. If you are stuck for ideas to provide enjoyable but alternative entertainment for an event then contact the Maypole band. The group, whilst acoustic, does provide good quality amplification & they have their own dance 'caller' who will select dances suitable for the skill level of the dancers & will, as the evening unfolds, teach more complex dances."
Skimmington Ride
"Not so much a band, more a tradition, a group of musicians calling themselves Skimmington Ride have been playing folk music in pubs for something over twenty five years."
Ivor & Kevan Bundell
Hambledon Folk Club
"meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30pm in the Youth Club building in the Village Hall car park next to The Vine in West Street.
There are guest performers most months, usually acoustic, covering a wide range of styles
The Shoe Inn, Plaitford, Hampshire
Hosts "Irish/Celtic/Folk/Light Blues" every friday evening. Map
meets every Tuesday at the Elm Tree Inn Hightown. Ringwood Hants and has fortnightly Guest Nights. Click here for a location map
The Club can be contacted by email at biggsra@yahoo.com
"'Acoustic Anything Goes' (Folk, Rhythm, Blues and Beyond.....)
The Anvil
Central Studio
Two Basingstoke Arts Centres with regular folk acts
Forest Folk, North Boarhunt, Nr Wickham (Forest of Bere)
Meets fortnightly with regular guests.
Southern Counties Folk Federation (SCoFF)
"Is a loose confederation of Folk Clubs, Arts Centres, Concert Venues, Festivals and Organisations promoting Folk and related Acoustic Music in the Southern Counties of England and the Channel Islands. "
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