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Meltdown English Ceilidhs
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FEBRUARY
February 14th
Valentine's Day
Meltdown Ceilidh - February 13th
sexy reds or angelic pinks for those that want to get into the swing of the thing!
Tues 9th Fairport Convention. Farnham Maltings. GU9 7QR
Wed 10th Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 11th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Fairport Convention. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 11th Hounds of Love. The Music of Kate Bush. Chequer Mead East Grinstead. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Thurs 11th Jeff Lang. Mrs Yarringtons Music Club
Fri 12th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 12th CHILTERN CEILIDHS. House Band with Caller Roger Watson
Sat 13th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Yvonne Lyon & Gentry Morris. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Sat 13th Jeff Lang. Beechwood Hall, Cooksbridge BN7 3QG. 7,30pm
Tickets £7/Concs £5. Bookings: 01273 477706. See www.applause.org.uk

Sat 13th
MELTDOWN ENGLISH CEILIDHS. Clair Hall Haywards Heath
Sexy reds and/or angelic pinks for those who want to get in the Valentine's Day swing!

Band: Boldwood + Caller: Bob Adams

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Sat 13 4 Fools for Love. The Fool Effect. Preview evening of new work. London NW3 4SU
Full details on poster on Bulletin Board
Sat 13th OXFOLK CEILIDHS. Whats Up Folk ( John Mason School in Abingdon's folkestra). Caller: Fee Lock
Sat 13th M27 MEGABOPS. Pass the Buck + Jennet Lambert
Sat 13th Valentines’ Dance, MoonDance Ceilidh Band with caller Dave Townsend.Leighton Buzzard Theatre
See http://tinyurl.com/lbt-dance for more details or call the Box Office on 0300 300 8125. 
FEBRUARY
 Sat 13th Tenterden Folk Club and Folk at The Drum, with support from the White Lion, present
A special night of Irish music and stories  with Nora Rendell & Brian Miller and Adrian O
The White Lion Saddlery, High Street, Tenterden at 8.00 p.m.
Tickets £7.00 on the door or £6.00 in advance from TFF or FATD
Sat 13th Elle Osborne. Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Sun 14th Grace Notes. Horsham Folk Club.
Mon 15th -
Fri 19th		 February Half-Term Holiday Fun. The Wicked Wizard of Winter.
Storytelling & Craft Workshop at Painshill Park. Cobham KT111JE
Wed 17th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Moishe's Bagel (klezmer & Balkan). Listings on Bulletin Board here
Wed 17th Anthony John Clarke. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 18th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Isla St Clair. The Songs and Music of Scotland. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs18th Jig Jaw Islington Folk Club, The Horseshoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0AG.
Fri 19th Jeff Lang. Hunton Village Hall Swale ME15 0RR. 8.30pm
Tickets £8. Bookings:01622 820683 See www.applause.org.uk
Fri 19th KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS. The Hosepipe Band. Caller: Mary Panton
Fri 19th Sam Sweeney & Hannah James. The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 19th NEW KentFolk Bluegrass: The Biggin Hillbillies. The Boathouse, Grove Ferry Inn, Grove Road,
Upstreet, Nr. Canterbury, Kent.  CT3 4BR . Tickets : http://www.KentFolk.com/tickets
01227 721 736,  07544 915 464
FEBRUARY
 Fri 19th African Soul Rebels 2010. Brighton Dome
Sat 20th LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP123. Steve Turner. CONCERTINA - Song Accompaniment.
In the evening Steve Turner guests at the Folk Club
Sat 20th Chris Jagger's Atcha + The Spikedrivers. Pavilion Hailsham. SPYBOY
Sun 21st THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Jonatha Brooke. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Sun 21st HAWTH Studio. Derrin Nauendorf Band. Acoustic Roots and Blues.
Sun 21st Jim Causley. Horsham Folk Club.
Sun 21st Les Batons. French & Breton Music & Dance 1.00 pm -5.00pm. Hollingbourne Village Hall , ME17 1TR
Fri 26th HAWTH Studio. Acoustic Guitar Heaven 2
Fri 26th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 26th Coopes, Boyes & Simpson. Electric Theatre. Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 26th Tales of the Season - Open Mike at Three Heads in a Well Storytelling Circle
Sat 27th LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP124  Coope Boyes & Simpson. VOCAL HARMONY.
In the evening  Coope Boyes & Simpson guest at the Folk Club
LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP125 Georgina Boyes FOLKLORE (participatory talk) at the Crown Inn Lewes.
Sat 27th GODALMING CEILIDHS. Stömp. Caller Pete Rees.
Sat 27th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Sat 27th Kate Walsh. Support: Jono Harrison. Chequer Mead East Grinstead. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Sat 27th Dansez Français Bals à Samedi. DROHNE. Patcham Brighton.
Sun 28th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Eduardo Niebla In Concert. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Sun 28th Family Barn Dance . Cecil Sharp House. 3-5pm Tickets on the door only: Adults £5, Children £3
Sun 28th Haiti Earthquake Relief Concert. The Good Shepherd Hall, Station Approach, Tadworth
Band list and details on Bulletin Board
Sun 28th Frittenden Session featuring Liz Randall Mick Lynn at The Bell & Jorrocks
MARCH
March 1st
St. David's Day
Hares with kind permission from
England In Particular
March 17th
St. Patrick's Day
Wed 3rd THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Spiers & Boden. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Wed 3rd Judy Cook.. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 4th HAWTH
Seth Lakeman
Fri 5th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Judith Owen. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Fri 5th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 5th Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley. The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 5th Tim Broadbent. Brighton Folk and Blues Club
Fri 5th -

Sun 7th
BURGESS HILL FAIRTRDE & FREEDOM FESTIVAL 2010
Martlets Hall Burgess Hill Sussex. Booking now on 01444 24288
Fri 5th. ACOUSTIC FAIRTRADE CONCERT.
Phil Beer, 3 Daft Monkeys, Rob Halligan and Gareth Davies-Jones.
Sat 6th. GRAND CEILIDH - with ASHA
Sun 7th. FOLK, FAIRTRADE AND FREEDOM CONCERT
4th benefit Concert for Fairtrade and Stop The Traffik.
Chris Wood, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Chris Parkinson and Julie Hall
Sat 6th HADDENHAM CEILIDHS. Phoenix . Caller Hugh Rippon. In concert: Appalachian Magic
Sat 6th Martyn Joseph. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Sat 6th Jim Glover & Chris Skinner. Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Sun 7th Spiers and Boden . The Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall in Uffington Oxon, with the Icknield Morris Men. Tickets : £12.50 in adv. from 01367 8202
Mon 8th HAWTH
Tommy Emmanual
Mon 8th Dave Swarbrick. The Ravenswood Sharpthorne. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Advance booking only, by 28 February latest – please book online or reserve on tel 01342 714810 or 716975.
Wed 10th Chris Wood. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 11th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Eliza Carthy. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Thurs 11th Music for Change presents
The Urban Folk Quartet with support from Brendan Power.
The Farmhouse. Canterbury. CT1 3HD . 7pm. £6.50. 01227 456118
Fri 12th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish). SINGLES NIGHT. Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 12th CHILTERN CEILIDHS Dunstable LU61NY. House Band with Caller Roger Watson
Sat 13th
MELTDOWN ENGLISH CEILIDHS. Clair Hall Haywards Heath

The Hosepipe Band + Caller:Fee Lock

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Sat 13th OXFOLK CEILIDHS. Trinculo. Caller: Phil Bassindale
MARCH
 Sat 13th M27 MEGABOPS. Chalktown. Caller: Adam Hughes
Sat 13th Damien Barber & Mike Wilson. Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Sun 14th Wendy Arrowsmith. Horsham Folk Club
Sun 14th Tabernacle Folk. The Tabernacle hosts its first ever folk event. Rattle on the Stovepipe; fiddle duo Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll; Coracle, the young Somerset band (still in their teens); and 11 year old Billy Hill.
Thurs 18th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes. In association with Roots Roundabout
Mamer.Listings on Bulletin Board here
Fri 19th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Urban Folk Quartet. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Fri 19th Tom Lewis plus support. Tenterden Folk Club, with support from the White Lion.
The White Lion Saddlery, High Street, Tenterden at 8.00 p.m.
Tickets £7.00 on the door or £6.00 in advance from Tenterden Folk Festival
Email info _at_ tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk or T: 01233 626805
Fri 19th KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS Ceilihdography. Caller: Cat Kelly
Fri 19th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish). Hammersmith Town Hall W6 9JU
Fri 19th Isambarde. The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 19th Bell & Jorrocks SESSION to kick off the FRITTENDEN FESTIVAL
Sat 20th FRITTENDEN FESTIVAL One day festival with lots of music, song and stepdance. Finishing with a
ceilidh with Florida
Sat 20th HAWTH Saint Patrick's Irish Variety Concert Family Show
Entertainment from the Emerald Isle as part of St Patrick's Weekend, headlined by Jimmy Cricket.
Sat 20th Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Sat 20th Matt Quinn & Tom Moore. Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Sat 20th Ceilidh for Haiti. the Hogs Back Band. Pirbright Village Hall (near Guildford). 8pm £10
call: David Searle 01276 600948 e: bookings_at_ hogsbackband.com
Sat 20th A day of hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe workshops & concert  in Ramsgate. Evening Concert with Daughters of Elvin. Bookings and general information at www.claire-dugue.com. 01843 588 470
Sun 21st THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Koshka. Listings on Bulletin Board here
Sun 21st Les Batons. French & Breton Music & Dance 1.00 pm -5.00pm. Hollingbourne Village Hall , ME17 1TR
Tue 23rd Lau. Chequer Mead East Grinstead. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Wed 24th Angles. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Fri 26th Quimantu. Beechwood Hall, Cooksbridge BN7 3QG. 7.30pm
Tickets £8/Concs £6/Children £5. Bookings: 01273 477706. See www.applause.org.uk
Fri 26th Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy. The Maltings Farnham. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 26th HAWTH Studio
Johnny Dickinson and Paul Lamb
Fri 26th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 26th Richard Trouncer tells “Butcher, Adulterer, King” at Three Heads in a Well Storytelling Circle
Fri 26th Nick Harper. PlugnPlay Studios. 35 Milford Road. Reading RG1 8LG
Sat 27th GODALMING CEILIDHS. Steamchicken. Caller: Fee Lock
Sat 27th LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP126 Ben Paley FIDDLE
In the evening  Ben Paley guests at the Folk Club
Sat 27th Dansez Français Bals à Samedi. Dani Detammaeker from Toulouse.
Afternoon Gascon rondeaux WORKSHOP & evening Bal with Dani Padpé from Toulouse
Sat 27th Calling Workshop Day with Roger Watson, Will Hall and Simon Care. Kenningto Village Hall Oxon.
Cat's Calling Acdemy. See full details on Bulletin Board here
Sun 28th Debra Cowan. Horsham Folk Club
Tue 30th THE STABLES. Miton Keynes.
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham. Listings on Bulletin Board here

APRIL

April 4th
Easter Sunday
April 23rd
St. George's Day
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Thurs 1st Martin Simpson. Chequer Mead East Grinstead. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Thus 1st Northern Harmony . (world music harmony choir from Vermont USA). Church of St John Evangelist. Chichester. 7.30pm.Tckets £10 / concession £7) 01243 551635.
Fri 2nd Feast of Fiddles. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Fri 2nd Roger Hubbard. Brighton Folk and Blues Club
Sat 3rd HADDENHAM CEILIDHS. Chalktown. Caller: Hugh Rippon. In concert: Roy Bailey
Thurs 8th The Kathryn Tickell Band. The Maltings Farnham. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 9th CHILTERN CEILIDHS Dunstable LU61NY. House Band with Caller Roger Watson
Fri 9th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 9th Kate's Kitchen Band Spring Ceilidh. Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham By Sea BN435EG
Sat 10th OXFOLK CEILIDHS. Chalktown. Caller: Barry Goodman
APRIL
 Sat 10th M27 MEGABOPS. Casterbridge Band. Caller: Ruth Thompson
Sat 10th Quorum in concert at St Mary’s the Virgin Church, Church Road. Willesborough, Ashford.
7.30 p.m. Tickets £5.00 on the door.  Wine and soft drinks available to buy.
Sun 11th June Tabor. The Maltings Farnham. ELECTRIC VOICES
Thurs 15th Rosie Davis, Joe Locker & Bob Winquist at the Royal Oak Folk Club
Fri 16th The Mightly Quinns. The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 16th KentFolk Bluegrass: A Band Like Alice. Tickets : http://www.KentFolk.com/tickets
01227 721 736,  07544 915 464
Fri 16th KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS Band and Caller tba.
Sat 17th LEWES ELEPHANT FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP SHIRLEY COLLINS
TRADITIONAL SONG MASTERCLASS.
In the evening Shirley presents I'M A ROMANY RAI with Pip Barnes & recordings & slides from
Vic & Tina Smith
Sun 18th LEWES ELEPHANT FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP SHIRLEY COLLINS
TRADITIONAL SONG MASTERCLASS.
Sun evening Shirley presents her new PETER KENNEDY'S SONG COLLECTING IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND, 1950s-60s with Pip Barnes & Vic & Tina Smith
Sun 18th Les Batons. French & Breton Music & Dance 1.00 pm -5.00pm. Hollingbourne Village Hall , ME17 1TR
Tue 20th Lisa Mills. Mrs Yarringtons Music Club
Wed 21st Michael Marra. The Maltings Farnham. ELECTRIC VOICES
Wed 21st Fraser Nimmo. Faversham Folk Club Listings on Bulletin Board here
Fri 23rd The Ceilidh Club (Scottish?) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 23rd The Askew Sisters. The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 23rd Patrick Buckingham tells “ Past Times and Parables” at Three Heads in a Well Storytelling Circle
Sat 24th
MELTDOWN ENGLISH CEILIDHS. Clair Hall Haywards Heath

The Woodpecker Band + Caller: Nick Walden

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Sat 24th LEWES ELEPHANT FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP Issey Emeney. Melodeon
In the evening  Issey Emeney guests at the Folk Club
Sat 24th Dansez Français Bals à Samedi. TRIPTYCH. Patcham Brighton.
Sat 24th Original Lonnie Donegan Band. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Mon 26th Emily Smith. The Ravenswood Sharpthorne. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Wed 28th Brass Monkey. The Electric Theatre Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 30th The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Fri 30th HASTINGS JACK IN THE GREEN FESTIVAL Sussex kicks off tonight
MAY

MAY 1ST
May Day
Hunters Moon Border Morris
May Morn
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Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green Apri 30th -
Mon May 3rd		 HASTINGS JACK IN THE GREEN FESTIVAL Sussex
Next Festival: 30th April to 3rd May 2010
A traditional custom with associated ceilidhs and concerts and masses of morris Sides
Rochester Sweeps/Medway County Council Sat 1st -
Mon 3rd 		ROCHESTER SWEEPS FESTIVAL Kent
Next Festival: 1st, 2nd & 3rd May 2010
The biggest morris dance festival in the world also features top line folk acts including Bellowhead, Cara Dillon, Wheeler Street, Ceremony of May and many more
Sat 1st HADDENHAM CEILIDHS. Polkaworks. Caller Hugh Rippon. In concert: Magpie Lane
Sat 1st Chumbawamba & The Demon Barbers Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Sat 8th Eric Bibb. Lewes Town Hall. SPYBOY
Fri 14th CHILTERN CEILIDHS Dunstable LU61NY. House Band with Caller Roger Watson
Sun 16th The Fureys and Davey Arthur. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Sun 16th Les Batons. French & Breton Music & Dance 1.00 pm -5.00pm. Hollingbourne Village Hall , ME17 1TR
Mon 17th Eliza Gilkyson. Chequer Mead East Grinstead. ACOUSTIC SUSSEX
Wed 19th Lunasa. The Electric Theatre Guildford. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 21st Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies. Lower Halstow Memorial Hall ME9 7ES. 8pm
Tickets £8/Concs £7. Bookings: 01795 843681. See www.applause.org.uk
Fri 21st KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS The Committee Band. Caller: Nick Walden
Sat 22nd Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies. Platt Memorial Hall TN15 8JJ. 8pm
Tickets £9 /Children under 16 £6. Bookings: 01732 882518. See www.applause.org.uk
Sat 22nd Juan Martin Flamenco Ensemble. Hailsham Pavilion. SPYBOY
Sat 22nd LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP JOE PENLAND
Workshop - North Carolina song & society
Sat 29th Dansez Français Bals à Samedi. ARCADIA. Patcham Brighton.
Tues 25th Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings. The Maltings Farnham. ELECTRIC VOICES
Fri 28th -
Mon 31st		 BLACK HORSE FESTIVAL
Next Festival: 28th - 31st May 2010
new venue improved family friendly site
Sat 29th The Big Chris Barber Band. Lewes Town Hall. SPYBOY
JUNE
Sat 5th HADDENHAM CEILIDHS. Burlsedon Village Band. Caller Hugh Rippon. In concert: Jeff Warner
Sat 5th LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP MIKE O'CONNOR & BARBARA GRIGGS
Workshop - Cornish tunes from source manuscripts
Sun 6th LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB WORKSHOP MIKE O'CONNOR
Workshop - Songwriting in the tradition
Fri 18th KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS Whapweasle. Caller: Pete Rees
Sun 20th Les Batons. French & Breton Music & Dance 1.00 pm -5.00pm. Hollingbourne Village Hall , ME17 1TR