Tudor Folk Club
Chesham, Bucks, England

Archive for 2007.

January 15th Roy Bailey.

A fantastic start for our 2007 guest nights with one of the most well known folk singers in the country.
Passion and sheer musicality.

January 29th Maddie Southorn.

We heard Maddie's cd and just knew we had to have her at Tudor. The new voice of the British folk scene, Maddie also plays piano and will be accompanied by Janet Martin on cello.

February 12th Martyn Wyndham-Read.

English by birth, Martyn first developed his great interest in folksongs of the outback when he went to Australia in the early 1960's. There, while working on the South Australian sheep station "Emu Springs", he gained first hand experience of life as a bush worker and at the same time fell in love with Australia and it's music. During his subsequent travels he spent much of his time seeking out and learning old songs directly from drovers, cane cutters and other bush workers. As the folk song revival gathered pace in Australia, Martyn found himself singing these songs to audiences all across the Australian continent and after seven years down under, he returned to England where he performed these songs to an appreciative British audience. Concert tours spreading his style of music to the far corners of the world have been the norm since then. To date his recording career spans 33 years and more than 30 albums, many considered classics of their genre. One of the most engaging performers you're ever likely to see, his exceptionally intimate performance combines songs, humorous bush poetry recitations, stories and anecdotes of outback life and comments on Australian history and culture that typically leave the audience ready to book the next flight out to Sydney!

SATURDAY MARCH 3rd Rainbow Chasers.

Ashley Hutchings is one of the founding fathers of the modern folk scene, and this, his newest band, keeps up the finest standards of the folk revival.


This Saturday night gig is in the main hall of the White Hill Centre at 8 o'clock. (with level/wheelchair access)


Please order your tickets (which are strictly limited) by calling John on 01494 785593

March 12th ZOOX.

Zoox are Linda Game, Jo May and (club member) Becky Menday, and together they produce what could well be the most original acoustic music around. They played at various festivals in 2006 and brought the house down each time. Not to be missed.
Well known in Chesham, they are bound to attract a good crowd, so come early to hear what all the fuss is about!

March 26th Shep Woolley.

What he does . . . in a flash
Folk Singer, Standup Comedian and Entertainer
8 Long Play Albums, Music Cassettes and CDs
Radio Producer/Presenter/Script Writer
Special Event and Festival Director
After Dinner Speaker
Maritime Entertainment Specialist .... a lot more than just a Shanty Singer
Round the World Performer

So this is going to be an evening to remember!