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Picture Gallery |
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Al & The Firecats April 2007 |
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May 2012 |
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October 2006 |
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July 2015 |
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July 2015 |
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February 2016 |
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An Albion Christmas December 2013 |
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Alma Fiddles May 2015 |
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November 2014 |
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Anthony John Clark September 2009 |
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October 2003 |
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Anna Massie &
Mairearad
Green
November 2015 |
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March 2014 |
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Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective October 2003 Ashley Hutchings, Roger Wilson, Simon Care & Emily Slade |
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April 2013 |
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May 2006 |
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November 2017 |
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Barron Brady
April 2017
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Becky Price and Richard Heacock October 2005 |
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Ben Savage & Hannah Sanders
February 2017
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Bill Lennon May 2008 |
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May 2006 |
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September 2005 |
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Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble December 2008 |
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The
Black Feathers
November 2015 |
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Black Scarr
May 2014 |
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February 2018 |
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December 2016 |
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Bob Fox & Stu Luckley October 2008 |
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Paul & Pete Bonas November 2005 |
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September 2015 |
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March 2013 |
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March 2009 |
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Brooks Williams & Steve Tilston January 2005 |
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February 2008 |
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April 2008 |
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January 2018 |
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Calan
April 2017
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Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby July 2014 |
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Carrivick Sisters
April 2014
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Ceri Davies October 2008 |
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Charlie O'Connor &
Molly
Armstrong
April 2015 |
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Chris Markwick May 2007 |
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Chris Newman & Maire NiChathasaigh Sept 2016 |
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January 2005 |
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October 2017 |
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June 2016 |
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September 2007 |
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May 2004 |
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February 2018 |
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Clive Batkin & Joel McDermott June 2005 |
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March 2013 |
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Roland Chadwick December 2004 |
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April 2006 |
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June 2006 |
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February 2018 |
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December 2013 |
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January 2008 |
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September 2006 |
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March 2007 |
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Danansooz September 2006 |
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Dan Plews and Guy Fletcher May 2004 |
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Dave Burland June 2008 |
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Dave
Cousins & Ian Cutler
May 2009 |
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Dave Doddington & Phil Rundall May 2006 |
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David Llewellyn January 2006 |
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David Migden Trio November 2005 |
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September 2012 |
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Dipper & Malkin January 2018 |
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Derek Brimstone June 2002 |
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October 2007 |
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Eddy Morton & Paul Hodson November 2006 |
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February 2013 |
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Eliza Carthy December 2007 |
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Eliza Carthy and Band December 2007
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Ella Edmondson May 2007 |
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Emily Slade June 2013 |
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June 2004 |
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February 2009 |
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June 2009 |
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Ewen Carruthers June 2004 |
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Three Ages of Female British Songwriters May 2008 with Jenna Witts |
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Flaky |
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September 2007 |
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March 2009 |
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September 2005 |
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Gareth Davies-Jones March 2006 |
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February 2008 |
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April 2013 |
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Gilmore
Roberts
May 2012 |
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Gor Jus Wrex March 2005 |
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Annie Grace, Corrina Hewat & Karine Polwart September 2008 |
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May 2007 |
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Harvey Andrews Farewell Tour September 2012 |
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Harvey Andrews & the Midlands invasion with Chris Rohmann, Mel Harrold, Jake Davis and Jasper Carrott! May 2009 |
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April 2009 |
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Jezz Hall October 2004 |
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John
Kirkpatrick
April 2008 |
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May 2009 |
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November 2012 |
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Idiot and Friend December 2006 |
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Isambarde April 2007 |
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January 2018 |
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April 2006 |
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Jazz Yabsley, youngest person to play at the club, at 10 years old. June 2004 |
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May 2013 |
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Jenna Witts February 2009 |
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May 2012 |
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November 2012 |
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Johnny Dickinson March 2009 |
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John
Renbourn
October2012 |
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John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee December 2004 |
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John
Renbourn & Robin
Williamson
April 2009 |
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Johnny Coppin Christmas Show December 2007 |
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John
& Joe Devine
May 2009 |
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Johnny Silvo November 2008
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Johnny Silvo Happy 43rd Anniversary! |
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John Tams & Barry Coope October 2013 |
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Jude
Simpson
March 2009 |
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Julie Matthews April 2007 |
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Julie Matthews Trio June 2005 |
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Karine Polwart Trio October 2012 |
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Kate Bramley January 2007 |
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Kate Rusby, John McCusker & Andy Cutting June 2002 |
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Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman May 2013 |
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October 2013 |
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Keith Pearson's Coup de Grass November 2008 |
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May 2013
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March 2018 |
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September 2013 |
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Last Night's Fun March 2004 |
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Les
barker
March 2009 |
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Life & Times January 2009 |
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Lindisfarne Acoustic March 2004 Picture Sue Holton |
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Little Johnny England - Acoustic January 2008 |
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Liz Simcock Trio April 2013
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February 2018 |
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Lou Brown June 2012 |
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November 2012 |
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September 2013 |
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Luke Jackson & Blair Dunlop first performance together as encore at end of double header, Sept 2013 |
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September 2013 |
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Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner January 2008 |
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Martin Carthy June 2007 |
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Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick September 2006 |
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November 2013 |
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March 2008 |
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Martin Stephenson March 2002 |
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Mawkin May 2013 |
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December 2013 |
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Melody Causton December 2012 |
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Michael Marra April 2006 |
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March 2013 |
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March 2012
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Milica Ilic February 2006 |
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February 2008 |
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July 2013 |
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Miriam Backhouse June 2009 |
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Mollie & Archie from Nobel School February 2013 |
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Moss & Moore November 2008 |
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April 2013 |
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April 2009 |
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March 2005 |
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June 2007 |
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North Cregg June 2004 |
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Nuada November 2003 |
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Matt
Ord
April 2009 |
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April 2013 |
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The Paperboys October 2005 |
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March 2006 |
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Paul Scourfield May 2006 |
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Pete Morton September 2012 |
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Pete Morton, Emily Slade & Kellie While |
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February 2009 |
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June 2013
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February 2008
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March 2005 |
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November 2012 |
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P J Wright & Dave Pegg May 2007 |
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P J Wright & Pete Scrouther June 2005 |
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May 2013 |
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Poozies Sept 2006 |
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Rainbow Chasers October 2006 |
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November 2013 |
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Robin Auld February 2009 |
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Robin
Williamson
April 2009 |
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May 2005 |
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Rosie Doonan & Ben Murray February 2006 |
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April 2013 |
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Deb Sandland and Martin Green June 2004 |
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Saul Rose June 2007 |
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Seth Lakeman June 2006
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Shaughnessy May 2004 |
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Shave The Monkey (Reunion gig) November 2008 |
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Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes November 2008 |
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Sid Kipper January 2007 |
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Slaid Cleaves & Chojo Jacques October 2013 |
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Slaid Cleaves & Chris Gage October 2006 |
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Sultans of Squeeze February 2006 |
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Wild Willy Barrett's Sleeping Dogz October 2012 |
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February 2018 |
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John Spiers and Jon Boden November 2013 |
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St. Agnes Fountain December 2017 |
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State of the Union
(Brookes Williams & Boo Hewerdine) September 2017 |
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February 2018 |
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December 2012 |
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Strangeworld June 2009 |
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Acoustic Strawbs January 2006 |
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String Whistle September 2004 |
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Sunjay Brayne October 2013 |
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March 2008 |
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Swarb's Lazarus February 2007 |
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Tanglefoot May 2008 |
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Tannahill Weavers February 2013 |
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May 2013 |
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March 2002 |
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Tim Van Eyken September 2007 |
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October 2013 |
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June 2006 |
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Vikki Clayton March 2005 |
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October 2013 |
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Wild Willy Barrett June 2007 |
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Not the same guitar! |
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"Voices at the door" December 2006 |
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Jim & Georgina Boyes |
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Jo Freya & Lester Simpson |
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Fi Fraser & Barry Coope |
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Waterson Carthy June 2007 |
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October 2012 |
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September 2004 |
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NOVEMBER 2013 with SHOW OF HANDS |
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The Sun Hotel had been our home for 37 of the now 54 years. When stepped into the ballroom the first time we thought, we can't run a Folk Club in this huge space........... can we? |
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Gold tickets for this golden anniversary. We had given Steve & Phil their first booking, as a duo. This was the obvious choice for our celebration. |
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The audience arrive early to get the best positions, but nobody need worry, the superb Bose system is unobtrusive and gives great quality sound throughout the room. |
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Over
the years we have amassed a huge amount of memorabilia, pictures, letters,
old club and festival programmes. A lot of these were on display
throughout the celebration period. We also diplayed a complete list of all
the acts that have played at Hitchin since Maureen has been responsible,
when they played and, for the most part, who the support was.
Phil is looking at a rosta poster issued by the Fingamagig agency, run by an up and coming artist called Jasper Carrott! |
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Just a little relaxation before the off. |
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All lined up and ready to go, with Isaac Guillory keeping a watchful eye from the backdrop. |
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First half under way. |
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Half
time interval and time for a photo call with the cake!
Thanks to Greg Covington for the Show of Hands photo montage, and to Maureen for the cake(s). |
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Time to sign a few CDs at the Show of Hands retail opportunity. |
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Maureen and her band of helpers serve the cake to a very appreciative audience. |
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Every good folk night has a raffle. During the preceding week the Philippines had been struck by devastating storms, so we announced that the proceeds of the raffle would be donated to a local relief fund. The audience responded with a new world record Hitchin Folk Club raffle record of £350! Thank you so much for your generosity. |
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...........and on to the second half. |
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......and the last number. |
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Well,
we have a great photographic record of a truly wonderful celebration
concert. Phil and Steve have played a major part in the latter half of the
Club's history. But so have you, the audience, so we thought it only
fitting the you should be part of that record. (Don't know who the bloke
is that ran round the room so he could be in all of them!)
Many thanks to Dave Hounam, who provided the majority of the pictures in the 50th Anniversary section. |
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The end of a great night! |
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| Celebration
of Maureen's 50 years running the club.
22nd January, 2017 |
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January 1967, with very little experience, Maureen took over the club when
Roger Pearson, who had started the club some three and a half years
earlier, decided he would release the reins. He had moved to Kent some
time before, and it was proving unrealistic.
We had to think long and hard as to how to celebrate Maureen’s 50 years of running Hitchin Folk Club. So we looked back; back to two men who have been playing at Hitchin, between them, for 84 years and yet still sound as good as they ever did, Mike Silver and Johnny Coppin, with an opener from Keith Pearson, the club’s original resident, accompanied by Tim Jellis. There were reams of memorabilia to browse through and cake, there will always be cake! There was also a special raffle with all the proceeds going PSC liver research. Many of you will know that, if it hadn’t been for the skills of the surgeons at Royal Free Hospital effecting two liver transplants, Maureen wouldn’t have been there to celebrate 50 years. Oh yes, and as a final nod to the past, we decided to charge 1967 prices (not the beer!), so tickets were 5/- members and 6/- non-members. (25p and 30p). YouTube
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The cake! |
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Keith
Pearson and Tim Jellis opened the evening for us.
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Mike and Johnny, as good as ever! |
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(courtesy Greg Covington) |
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January 29th, 2006 |
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Pat Rogers sadly died on June 29th. Having been singing at the club for 40 years, he will be sorely missed. 1948-2005 |
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Andy Morgan compered the night. |
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Bill Reed |
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Heather and Phil Day |
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The Bowling Green Boys (Andy Morgan and Jerry Slee) |
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John Pocock |
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Emily Slade |
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Beth Rogers (accompanied by Emily Slade) |
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Early Flaky Pastry (Doug Jones, Andy Morgan, David Doddington & Geoff Ide) |
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The later Flaky (Tim Jellis, Andy Morgan, Geoff Ide & Jonty Daniels) |
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The Massed Bands of Flaky Pastry! (Doug Jones, Tim Jellis, Andy Morgan, David Doddington, Geoff Ide & hidden Jonty Daniels) |
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Your hosts, Maureen and Keiron Jones |
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Resident singer Mike Excell |
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Resident singer Bill Reed. |
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Compare and resident sound man, Keiron Jones |
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Our new venue from January 2020, the brand new Pavilion complex of Hitchin Cricket Club, in Lucas Lane, top of Gaping Lane.
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First night at The Cricket Club, a double header with Emily Slade and Liz Simcock, with a near capacity audience to welcome us to our new home. |
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The seating capacity of the room is 140, similar to the Sun Ballroom. It has a built in, high spec KV2 PA system, so we won't miss the Bose too much! |
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The view from the pitch. The function room is on the upper floor. |
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The Pavilion has its own large car park, for more than 80 vehicles. |
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The room has its own bar, stocked with an excellent range of Real Ales! |
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All set up and ready to go |
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Packed night |
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5 minutes to second half |
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This is a superb function room, suitable for weddings, parties, dances, concerts and conferences, etc. It is fully air conditioned and has a kitchen and lounge bar attached. If you are interested in hiring, please contact the Cricket Club. Operations Director, Hitchin Town Cricket Ground Ltd, millsian.97@gmail.com 01462 434468 |
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