Forest Folk - a great folk club in Hampshire
 What's on: Monday 18 November, 8 pm - Daoiri Farrell  A former electrician, who decided to become a musician after seeing Christy Moore perform on Irish TV, Dublin-born traditional singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell has been described by some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers to come out of Ireland in recent years. Daoirí had cut his teeth as a singer in Dublin’s famous Góilin Singers Club and at other sessions across the city, many of which he still visits regularly. Following his studies he quickly found work accompanying artists including Christy Moore, as well as a list of names that sounds like a who’s who of folk music. Daoirí launched his own solo live career at Celtic Connections, in January 2016. In May the same year he was invited to fly to Manchester to do a live session on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe just a week before his first UK tour. His name was suddenly everywhere and festival and show dates started to stream in from across the world. (www.daoiri.com) Monday 9 December, 7.30 pm - Christmas Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit  Join us for our Christmas party night and dance the evening away to Threepenny Bit - or just come along and listen to a grea band. Hampshire-based Threepenny Bit are an example of how traditional dance tunes and contemporary sounds can be blended into a fresh interpretation of folk music. This dynamic band play bold arrangements of traditional and original tunes with infectious stage energy for ceilidh dancing and concerts. (www.threepenny bit.com)
Monday 16 December, 8 pm - The Jigantics  The Jigantics are Keith Thompson (vocals, guitar, bass guitar), Sarah Kelly (vocals, ukulele, bass guitar, Mark Cole (vocals, squeezebox, harmonica, mandolin, guitar, and Martin Fitzgibbon (percussion, drums, vocals), all multi instrumentalists who frequently swop instruments and share lead vocals, with stunning four part harmonies. Individually, band members have performed with some of the biggest names in the world of popular music, such as Mick Jagger, Lou Reed and Steve Winwood. The Jigantics are never afraid to mix musical styles but always with a touch of class, combining original material with their own interpretation of Steve Earl or Tom Waites, to name a few.
The Jigantics’ foot-tapping, feel good and totally convincing tearjerkers makes for a remarkable and spellbinding evening’s entertainment. The whole effect is one of wondering what may come next, and then being surprised when the unexpected happens. (www.thejigantics.com) Monday 20 January 2020, 8 pm - Steve Knightley  Steve Knightley is the songwriting force behind Show of Hands, widely acclaimed as the finest acoustic roots duo in England and Steve is also enjoying success as a solo artist. Steve won the Best Original Song category at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for his biting, banker-baiting Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed, and has been rated as “one of England’s greatest singer songwriters”. Following the success of last year’s intimate one man show, Steve’s latest outing is intended for anyone fascinated by the art and craft of song writing. Exploring his extensive back catalogue and introducing unheard, new material he explores the themes and stories that inspire him and shows how music and words can become lyrics and chords and notes can meld to create songs that acquire a life of their own!
(www.steveknightley.co.uk)  We need more likes on facebook - please join in the fun, click on the tab, and like and share Forest Folk on facebook. Many thanks. * * * * * * * * See below for details of all forthcoming events. Forest Folk meets on the first
Monday of the month for Singarounds – 7.30 to 11 pm; and third Mondays (with occasional second Mondays) of the month for Guest Evenings – 8 to 11 pm, doors open 7.30 pm,
unreserved seating. * * * * * * * * * To
reserve and buy tickets: Tel 01329
833625 / 023 9226 4288 / email info@forestfolk.co.uk. Please send
cheque payable to FOREST FOLK (together with a stamped, addressed envelope) to
Forest Folk, 12A Ashling Gardens, Denmead, Waterlooville, PO7 6PR and we’ll
send tickets by return. NB Please do not write on the back of the cheque as the bank has installed a new cheque reader which will not accept cheques with writing on the back! Membership: Forest Folk membership costs £10 per person or £15 per couple per year, your year starts when you join up. Membership will give you a discount on your guest night ticket. Join our e-mailing list: Due to a new European Regulation, we are required to ensure that you consent to being on our newsletter. You would only be contacted because you have contacted Forest Folk for tickets, given us your email address at a gig, or subscribed yourself. You can change your preferences or unsubscribe at any time. We only use your contact details to let you know about Forest Folk related information - events etc - we will never sell or pass on your information. We use Mailchimp, which is fully GDPR compliant, to send out our newsletters. If you have any questions at all do let us know. To find us: The North Boarhunt Village
Hall & Social Club, Trampers Lane, North Boarhunt, near Wickham, Hampshire
PO17 6DD From the East, leave the M27 at Junction 10, take the A32 Alton road and fork right at the Shell Garage in Wickham. Turn right by St Nicholas Church onto the B2177 to North Boarhunt, and after approx one and a half miles take the second left into Trampers Lane, Forest Folk is at the Social Club and Village Hall half a mile down the lane on the right, opposite the bottle bank sign. There is plenty of room in the car park behind the village hall so please do use it - many thanks. There are two disabled spaces at the front of the building (which is wheelchair accessible) - please keep free for those who need to use them. From the West, double back along the M27 from Junction 11 to Junction 10, then follow directions above. Our thanks to all of you for supporting Forest Folk, and we hope to see you soon! Mail to: Forest Folk, 12A Ashling Gardens, Denmead, Waterlooville PO7 6PR WHAT'S ON AT FOREST FOLK 2019 18 November 2019 Daoiri Farrell (tickets £14 non members, £12 members) 2 December 2019 Singaround 9 December 2019 Christmas Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit (tickets £14 non members, £12 members) 16 December 2019 The Jigantics (tickets £14 non members, £12 members) 2020 6 January 2020 Singaround 20 January 2020 Steve Knightley (tickets £17 non members, £15 members) 3 February 2020 Singaround 17 February 2020 The Paul McKenna Band (tickets £16 non members, £14 members) 2 March 2020 Singaround 16 March 2020 The Trials of Cato (tickets £16 non members, £14 members) PAST GUESTS 2019 14 January 2019 The Local Honeys 21 January 2019 Steve Knightley 18 February 2019 Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle 18 March 2019 Edwina Hayes 15 April 2019 Glymjack 20 May 2019 The Gerry Colvin Band 10 June 2019 Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys 22 June 2019 Forest Folk Day (acoustic concert with JC & Angelina Grimshaw) 15 July Saltfishforty 9 September 2019 Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar 14 October 2019 JigJam 2018 15 January 2018 Steve Knightley 19 February 2018 Martin & Eliza Carthy 19 March 2018 Broom Bezzums 16 April 2018 The Coal Porters 21 May 2018 While & Matthews 18 June 2018 The East Pointers 16 July 2018 Heidi Talbot & John McCusker 17 September 2018 Granny's Attic 15 October 2018 Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan 12 November 2018 Tide Lines 19 November 2018 Martyn Joseph 10 December 2018 Christmas Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit 17 December 2018 A Causley Christmas with Jim Causley 2017 16 January Steve Knightley 20 February Breabach 20 March Maddy Prior, Hannah James & Giles Lewin Easter Monday 17 April Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar 22 May John Doyle 19 June Le Vent Du Nord 17 July Melrose Quartet 18 September Merry Hell Acoustic 16 October Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley with Emily Sanders 20 November Tide Lines 11 December Christmas Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit 18 December The Liberty to Choose 18 January Steve Knightley 15 February Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle 14 March The Poozies 18 April Bob Fox 25 April Show of Hands 16 May Jim Causley 20 June Martyn Joseph 18 July Martin Simpson and Dom Flemons 19 September Ranagri 17 October The James Brothers 21 November Skerryvore (Friday) 2 December Christmas Ceilidh with Simon Care's Banter 19 December 2016 Les Barker 2015 Monday 18 May 2015 - Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys Monday 8 June 2015 - Mànran Monday 20 July 2015 - The Dovetail Trio Monday 21 September 2015 - The New Rope String Band Monday 16 November 2015 - Oysters3 Monday 14 December 2015 - Christmas Ceilidh with Threepenny Bit Monday 21 December 2015 - Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs Our thanks to all of you for supporting Forest Folk, and we hope to see you soon! Mail to: Forest Folk, 12A Ashling Gardens, Denmead, Waterlooville PO7 6PR
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