08/08/2015

THIS WEEK --There are far too many regular events to mention -- so for full list of all morris sides, dance clubs, sessions see.glosfolk.org.uk

7-9 LAKEFEST at Croft Farm Waterpark nr Tewkesbury – inc Billy Bragg, Hayseed Dixie, Nizlopi, Roving Crows, Babajack, The Outcast Band, Lisbee Stainton, www. lakefest.co.uk

Sat 8 Hattie Briggs in concert as a duo atPainswick Golf Club

Doors 7pm £10 per head - includes ploughman's dinner. Short notice..

Bookings - 01452 812180 or through the Painswick Arts Festival website

Barn Dance with Life of Riley, caller Penny Plowden at Bream Rugby Club, High St, Bream, nr Coleford 7.30pm

Barn dance at Upcote Farm, Withington. Dancing to Baily’s Beads with caller John Boucher - Bar, BBQ, Raffle and Auction. Tickets: Adults £6, Child £3, Family £15 From: Withington School – 01242 890 349

8-16 BATH FOLK FESTIVAL- Flook, Diskan, and Kadia on Sat 8th,

Steve Turner, Ranagri, Crossharbour, Fabula Rasa, RSVP BHangra, Falling Dan, Effra and many more…

plus Trad Music Summer School – and New Shoots competition Heats in the week..Final on Sun 16th – bathfolkfestival.org

Sun 9

Barny's Club second anniversary: Silver Sam & Anna (talented and entertaining duo from Fairford)are guests The Little Vic, Gloucester Street, Stroud, GL5 1QG. 7.30pm

Mon 10

Cheltenham Ukelele Club at The Exmouth Arms, Bath Rd 8pm

Tue 11

Folk at Frampton - Every Tuesday at Frampton Village Hall, The Green, Frampton-on-Severn (Next to Three Horseshoes) 8pm £2

Wed 12

Jan Vaisey & Ian Harvey at Carpenter's Arms Miserden GL6 7JA Info: Kevin 01285 821283

Thu 13

Folk Club at White Horse Hotel, High Street, Mitcheldean GL17 0AT 8pm Free entry (monthly 2nd Thursday) Info: [email protected]

Minchinhampton folk club, The Café Lounge, Baptist Church, Tetbury Street 8.15pm

13- 15 FAIRPORT’S CROPREDY CONVENTION – including on Thu 13th Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Friday 14th Level 42, The Proclaimers, Skerryvore, Ahab, Sat 15th - Fairport Convention (with spec guest Dan Ar Braz,) Iain Matthews, Paul Carrack, Toyah Wilcox, Kevin Dempsey & Rosie Carson look up website fairportconvention.com

14-16 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Ninebarrow, Jim Mageean & Graeme Knights, Moira Craig eytc…at Grove nr Wantage, Oxfordshire.

Fri 14

Jess Vincent s/s - Friday Night Acousticat The Cellar Lounge of the Kings Head in Cirencester 7.45pm free

Riverfolk at The Trout Inn, Riverside, Lechlade-on-Thames GL7 3HA 8pm £1 (2nd & last Fridays)

Somers Traditional Folk Club, The Alma Tavern, 74 Droitwich Road, Worcester 8.30pm.

Swindon Folksingers’ Club, Ashford Road Social Club, 17 – 18 Ashford Road, Swindon 8.15pm

Sat 15

Sam Kelly Trio – s/s The Convent, South Woodchester nr Nailsworth 9pm All gigs are broadcast live globally via netgig.co.uk -

Wychwood FC has Bruce Gomersall – a range of trad and self-penned songs + support from Philip Murray Watson a young Oxfordshire musician – The Swan Inn, Ascott u Wychwood 8pm just £5

15-16 Festival of Music on the Tyntesfield Estate nr Bristol 11-5pm – national and local acts inc Appalachia and Bashema

Sun 16

Jane Pearl & Lyndon Webb- Forest Folk Club, The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney (ev 1st and 3rd Sun) 8pm

Dursley Acoustic Music Nights at David & Hilary’s , 13 Five Acres, Dursley, GL11 4JP. Probably a Singaound ---- tel : 01453 545065 [email protected] http://www.dursleyamn.org.uk