Tudor Folk Club
Chesham, Bucks, England

Archive for 2008.

January 14th Damien Barber and Mike Wilson

With Damien, who we last saw with the Demon Barbers, and Mike from the famous singing Wilson family, this will be a splendid night of traditional and recent music.
Tickets £7 for members, £9 for visitors.

January 28th Acoustic Strawbs.

The acoustic Strawbs will be back in Chesham to give us another night of great music and a bit of nostalgia.
Tickets in advance (advisable) price £10 each (£8 for members). Send cheque payable to Tudor Folk Club + SAE to:
John Hatton, 519 Waterside, Chesham, HP5 1QF.
Please also quote your email address if applicable for immediate confirmation of receipt.

February 4th Benji Kirkpatrick.

Benji returns to Chesham and will, as ever, give us a superb evening of entertainment.
Tickets (on the door) will be £8 each (£6 for members).

February 18th Steve Tilston.

The writer and performer of brilliant songs, and one of the best guitarists in the UK.
Tickets (on the door) will be £8 each (£6 for members).

March 3rd Flossie Malavialle.

The Darlington based French songstress who has wowed our members whenever she's been heard.

After 12 years teaching English full time in France, Flossie came as a French teacher in Stockton-on Tees. Having sung for years in France, she joined Darlington Folk Club to meet the locals and sing. Although she returned to France for a year, she missed the life in England and came back! Now based in Darlington, she teaches when needed but mainly focuses on her singing. She has released 5 albums. Her songs include famous numbers, such as 'Roll on the day' 'Making up the miles' 'The child who asks why', and Edith Piaf's 'No regrets' and 'La vie en rose', but also songs which are full of 'vavavoum' and she makes space for lovely ballads as well as jazzy tunes.

March 17th Issy and David Emeney.

Much of their material is original, but their style is distinctly traditional. Accompanying themselves on melodeon, guitar and bouzouki, with fine vocal harmonies and strong arrangements, their audience is with them from the word go.
Strongly recommended by some of our favourite artists we're looking forward to a great night. £8 for visitors, £6 for members.

March 31st Dave Gibb.

Equally at home on a folk club, festival or concert stage, his reputation grows with each performance.
Singing in a warm, soulful voice, ably self-accompanied on guitar, he wins friends with a set that mixes mellow, folksy ballads with hard edged country blues and a sprinkling of comic material.

April 14th Steph West.

Steph was a New Roots competition finalist a year or two ago, and last year she did a feature night for us. We were so impressed with her style, voice and all round splendidness we felt we had to have her back for a full guest spot. This is your chance to see one of tomorrow's big names before you've got to queue for tickets at the Festival Hall. Tickets £5 for members, £7 for visitors

April 28th Dave Ellis and Boo Howard.

One of our favourite duos who never fail to please!
£6 members/£8 visitors

May 12th - Dana and Susan Robinson

"...rural America explored with elegant simplicity. Their music and cleanly poetic songwriting bring to mind the great folksingers of our times"

Asheville Citizen-Times

Dana and Susan make music that is a perfect blend of the old and new, bringing roots and tradition to contemporary songwriting. With depth, and clarity, Dana writes songs about America, the land and its people. They bring to their performances an understanding of America's musical heritiage.
We last saw Dana and Susan in 2005 and look forward to seeing them again. (£8/£6)

June 2nd - Bob Fox

The man with Tudor Folk coming out of his ears. A welcome return for the most accomplished of singers. Only £6 for members and £8 for visitors.

June 16th - Sleeping Dogz

"Welcome to the beguiling, hilarious, delightful world of Sleeping Dogz.... Craziness, underwritten by some great, nicely individual acoustic music"
Rock 'n' Reel magazine 2007
Their versatility is reflected in the number of instruments played between them, including guitar, fiddle, cello, banjo, balalaika, uilleann pipes, whistles, harmonium and djembe, producing a blend of highly emotive original music and arrangements.

June 30th - New Roots young musicians night, featuring
Terry Emm
Singer Songwriter, and
Matt Quinn and Dogan Mehmet
Dynamic English/Turkish Cypriot meld of styles

Every year Tudor gives opportunities to young performers who have been finalists in the St Albans New Roots competition. Come along and hear the stars of tomorrow.

July 7th - Paul Downes
"One of the most able and talented, yet underrated singer/guitarists on the folk scene."

It's been a while since Paul was with us and we're looking forward to seeing him again.
Definitely one of the leading exponents of traditional and contemporary folk music in this country.

July 21st - Steve Turner
"The audience were rapt, as well they might be"

And how about this quote from a pleased club organiser:

"I thought he was better than ever. His weaving, rolling, rhythmic, fantastic accompaniments on the 'single action dustbin' were magic to the ears. His material went from Ry Cooder to Handel via some great Napoleon ballads and, just to show his versatility, a couple of banjo tunes"

Don't miss this opportunity of seeing one of folk's great artists.

Aug. 4th - New Roots night. Lizzy Doe and Joe Bardwell

Every year Tudor gives opportunities to young performers who have been finalists in the St Albans New Roots competition. Come along and hear the stars of tomorrow.

Aug. 18th - Dick Frost and Simon Stephenson feature night

Probably the best traditional singer in the county plus up and coming new talent.
£5 visitors £2 members

September 8th - Rainbow Chasers
"The best acoustic group in the country" - Phil Beer

Ashley Hutching's brilliant new band. If you can't remember the other bands he formed, here's a reminder:
Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band.
So don't miss Rainbow Chasers!

Only £10 for members, £12 for visitors. Phone John on 01494 785593 for tickets.

September 22nd - Dan McKinnon

Blessed with a gorgeous, room-shaking baritone voice and the keen insight of a natural storyteller, Nova Scotian folksinger/songwriter/solo guitarist Dan McKinnon has carved out a defiantly unique musical path.
£6 for members, £8 for visitors.

October 6th - ZOOX

Chesham based Zoox (Linda Game, Jo May and Becky Menday) are a superb trio serving up a cocktail of new melodies and traditional tunes with a delicate balance of strings, wind, percussion and voices
£7 for members, £9 for visitors.

October 20th - Harvey Andrews

In a career spanning 40 plus years Harvey Andrews has inspired generations of performers with his superb crafting of songs and his ability to take ideas and to put them into song in an accessible way. A superb and commanding performer, the years have not lessened his passion, voice or his ability to command an audience. £7 for members, £9 for visitors.

October 27th - Singers night featuring young violinist Ceri Davis.
£3 members, £5 visitors

November 3rd - Clive Gregson

Born and raised in Manchester Clive is an accomplished singer, musician and record producer. He has played with the Richard Thompson Band, Eddie Reader and Nancy Griffith to drop just a few names. He is back on the road with his own songs, astonishing musicianship and great presence as a performer.
Too hot to miss.

£7 for members, £9 for visitors.

November 17th - Singers night featuring Dave Fenner. £2 members, £4 visitors

November 24th Quicksilver.

A Duo who have built up a huge following since their formation in 2003.
The amazing voice of Hilary Spencer(ex Artisan) and the superb playing and songwriting talents of Grant Baynham ("That's Life" resident for four years).

December 1st Alan Burke

His inexhaustible repertoire of traditional, Gaelic and contemporary songs are so varied in mood and styles; his presence and delivery demand the attention of his audiences.
A superb voice enhanced by beautiful guitar playing. £8 for visitors, £6 for members.

December 15th Shep Woolley.

The brilliant all round performer (to actually define what Shep Woolley does is no easy thing. To some he's a folk singer who tells funny stories, to others he's a standup comedian who writes great songs and parodies).
Whichever, he's doing his 'adult' Christmas show for us. A great time guaranteed for all. £10 visitors, £8 members.