Past Guests
Just look at the fantastic guests who have performed at
The Ritz Acoustic Club
Year 2000
10 Feb - John Renbourn
30 Mar - Crazy Rhythm
27 Apr - Isaac Guillory
25 May - Wizz Jones
21 Jun - Flook
27 Jul - Nick Harper
24 Aug - Rick Payne
27 Sep - Michael Chapman
06 Oct - Projet Brassens
27 Oct - Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh
17 Nov - Crazy Rhythm
24 Nov - Steve Ellsworth
08 Dec - Tommy Emmanuel
Year 2001
09 Feb - Ray Stubbs and his Amazing One Man Blues Band
09 Mar - John Renbourne & Wizz Jones (Isaac Guillory memorial concert)
08 Jun - Naimh Parsons
29 Jun - Jerry Cahill - Dave Wood - Dik Banovich
27 Jul - Pierre Bensusan
10 Aug - Jackie Leven
14 Sep - Crazy Rhythm
Year 2002
Feb - Chris Evesham
Mar - Tommy Emmanuel
May - Hick Harper
Jun - Niamh Parsons
Jun - Jerry Cahill - Dave Wood - Dik Banovich
Jul - Pierre Bensusan
Aug - Jackie Leven
Sep - Crazy Rhythm
Oct - Three Daft Monkeys
Nov - Bill Smarme and The Bizness
Year 2003
Jan - Token Women
Jun - Tom and Barbara Brown
Sep - Adrian Byron Burns
Nov - Brooks Williams
Year 2004
Mar - Arthur Ebeling
Apr - LAVA
May - Martin Simpson
Jul - Angelo Debarre Quartet
Oct - Bob Brozman
Oct - Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Year 2005
Feb - Hoover the Dog
May - Talisman
Jun - Foo Foo
Sep - Eddie Martin
Oct - Steve Tilston
Nov - Steve Asley
Year 2006
Jan - Ron Trueman Border
Feb - Howard Jones Trio
Apr - Show of Hands
May - John Renbourn and Robin Williamson
Jul - Pete Quin
Nov - Catfish Keith
Dec - Rag Mama Rag
Year 2007
Jan - Diana Johnstone
Feb - Bag of Rats
Apr - Kevin Brown
May - Master of None
Jul - Jackie Oates
Aug - Eddie Martin
Nov - Phil King
Dec - Sheelanagig
Year 2008
Jan - The Willbees
Mar - Christi Andropolis and Dave Newey
Apr - Rosie Wilby
May - Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys
Jun - Tiny Tin Lady
Jul - Ember
Aug - The Cherry Pickers
Oct - Rag Mama Rag
Nov - Inu
Dec - Fallen Apples
Year 2009
Jan - The Ceili
Feb - Harry and the Hecklers
Mar - Stompin' Dave Allen
Apr - John Richards Band
Jun - Polly and the Billet Doux
Jul - Dave Sutherland
Oct - Kit Holmes
Dec - Bill Smarme and The Bizness
Year 2010
Jan - FOS Brothers
Feb - Ember
Mar -
Apr - Wizz Jones
May - Pyrates!
Jun - The Cherry Pickers
Jul - Eddie Martin
Aug - Bag of Rats (Folkfest Event)
Sep - Dambuskers
Oct - Rag Mama Rag
Nov - Phil King
Dec - Ten Pound Suit Band
Year 2011
Jan -
Feb -
Mar -
Apr - Pamela Wyn Shannon
May - Will Kaufman
Jun - Cole Stacey
Jul - Blue Mosquitoes
Aug - Dan Walsh (Folkfest Event)
Sep - Sur Les Docks
Oct - The Carrivick Sisters
Nov - Lara Conley and Niks
Dec - London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra
Year 2012
Jan - Murder of Rooks
Feb - Philip Henry and Hannah Martin
Mar - Cherry Pickers
Apr - Mambo Jambo
May -
Jun - Woody Mann
Jul - Pyrates!
Aug - Dan Walsh and Christi Andropolis (Folkfest Event)
Aug - Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs
Sep - Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys
Oct - Rag Mama Rag
Nov - Fake Thackray
Dec - Combyne Arvester
Year 2013
Jan - Phil King and Juliet Biel
Feb - Bob Hall and Hilary Blythe
Mar - Linde Nijland
Apr - Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts
May - Woody Pines
Jun -
Jul - Blue Mosquitoes
Aug - Damian Clarke (Folkfest Event)
Aug - Three Sheets T'Wind with Rosie Eade
Sep - FOS Brothers
Oct - The Senile Delinquents
Nov - BarlowCree
Dec -
Year 2014
Jan -
Feb - Rustique
Mar - Union Jill
Apr - Wolfscote
May -
Jun - The Cherries
Jul - The April Maze
Aug - Mississippi MacDonald and The Cottonmouth Kings (Folkfest Event)
Aug - Fromage en Feu
Sep - Taylor Topham
Oct -
Nov - Sunjay Brayne
Dec -
Year 2015
Jan - De-Malebysse
Feb - Rosie Eade Band
Mar - Dan Walsh and Christi Andropolis
Apr - Jon Dyer and Alfie Gidley
May - Laura Cortese and The Dance Cards
Jun - The Goat Roper Rodeo Band
Jul -
Aug - Ninebarrow (Folkfest Event)
Sep - The Zen Hussies
Sep - Mike Wilson and Damien Barber
Oct - Jim Crawford
Nov - Foo Foo
Dec - Calico Jack
Year 2016
Jan - Darren Hodge
Feb - Ant Noel and The Peabody Drakes
Mar - Rag Mama Rag
Apr - The Beaubowbelles
May - Big Joe Bone
Jun - FOS Brothers
Jul - Fly Yeti Fly
Aug - PerKelt
Sep -
Oct - Vervain
Nov - Phil King
Dec - Bouncing Biscuit
Year 2017
Jan - The Carrivick Sisters
Feb - The Cherry Pickers
Mar - Bronwynne Brent
Apr - Dan Walsh
May - Jaywalkers
Jun - Cloudstreet
Jul - Jim Watts
Aug - Iron and Oak
Sep - The Barry Walsh Band (The Schillings)
Oct - The Chicken Teddies
Nov - Si Barron
Dec - Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys
Year 2018
Jan - Sarah Yeo
Feb - Arquebus
Mar - Wildwood Jack
Apr - Ethemia
May - BarlowCree
Jun - Paul Butler
Jul - Hattie Briggs
Aug - Mitchell and Vincent
Sep - FOS Brothers
Oct - Rag Mama Rag
Nov - Helena Softley-Eden
Dec - The Lampellys
Year 2019
Jan - Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow
Feb - Eddie Martin
Mar - Si Barron
Apr - Drystones
May - Arquebus
Jun - Brooks Williams
Jul - Back to the Fray
Aug - Red Shoes
Sep - Phil King
Oct - Jim Watts
Nov - Flossie Malavialle
Dec - Chicken Teddys
Year 2020
Jan - Hattie Briggs and Jasmine Scott Neale
Feb - Dusk Brothers
Mar - Dec...Cancelled due to CoViD-19 pandemic
Year 2021
Jan - Jul...Cancelled due to CoViD-19 pandemic
Aug - Arquebus
Sep - Dec Cancelled due to CoViD-19 pandemic
Year 2022
Jan - Dec...Cancelled due to CoViD-19 pandemic
Year 2023
July - Darren Hodge
September - FOLKLAW
Year 2024
February - Silverline
April - The Usual Three