What's on

What’s On

Bracknell Folk at The Sun in Windlesham - 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday

The list below gives only our guest nights, which always include floor spots as well for performers in the audience.

Every other Tuesday is a “Come all ye” to play, sing, join in or just enjoy the music and the company.

Created by SG International

Sat 18th	May 2013	The 3rd Birch Hill Charity Folk Festival
		Once again the club are running our little one-day charity folk festival in Birch Hill (just behind South Hill Park). This year we’re raising money for Thames Hospicecare (Charity no. 1108298 ) and the 9th Bracknell Scout Group (Charity no. 270220). With an afternoon of floor spots, morris dancers and an evening of invited guests, all accompanied by Bingham’s excellent ales, it’s a good day out!
Tue 21st	May 2013	Delta Echoes
		Delta Echoes are a duo who re-create the country blues, hokum and gospel music of the 1920s and 30s, played on Gibson acoustic and National steel guitars (most of them older than their players!), harmonica and kazoo. Those who remember their last visit to the club will be looking forward to another truly memorable performance with this great sound.
Tue18th	Jun 2013	Nick Dow
		After a few years out of the circuit restoring gypsy caravans, Nick Dow has returned - and what a return! He has collected a number of lesser-known (to me unknown) traditional songs which he performs with style and skill. When he sent me the demo cd I requested, it wasn't out of my car's cd-player for a fortnight and I didn't tire of it.
Tue 9th	Jul 2013	The Devine Family
		"The Devine Family Play contemporary, original songs of Love, Loss and Hope, traditional jigs and Reels, mixed with classic irish songs. Innovative arrangements on an inspired mix of instruments, effortlessly switching from up-beat to melancholy." - Reverbnation. Anyone who likes folk music will enjoy this group and leave with tunes in their head. We’re happy to welcome them back to the club.
Tue 3rd	Sep 2013	Pete Morton
		“Song craftsman, impassioned performer and general good egg" - Properganda "Is there no end to Pete’s energy?........ top-drawer songwriting shot through with integrity” - fROOTS With accolades such as these, we're chuffed to have Pete back at the club!
Tue 22nd	Oct 2013	Steve Turner
		"Sheer genius. A sure contender for my top folk album 2012" - N E Folk Roundabout. David Kidman "The variety of material and accomplishment of it's execution is stunning." - Mardles - E. Anglia - Mary Humphries "Steve's singing and playing ... is majestic." - F/Roots - Vic Smith Steve plays English concertina, piccolo concertina, cittern and tenor banjo. Guests on his albums include Martin Carthy and Miranda Sykes. Why wouldn't you drop everything else to catch him live?
Tue 26th	Nov 2013	Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson
		Accordionist, composer and teacher Sandy, who has recorded two solo albums, four with Bùrach, two with Seelyhoo and one with The Amazing Jimi Shandrix Experience was nominated in the best instrumentalist category at the 2011 Scottish Trad Awards. It is rumoured that his playing contravenes at least seven EU health and safety regulations and that after early incendiary experience, he now travels with a cylinder of liquid nitrogen for the cooling system on his instrument. Ewan is both an emotive singer and an articulate guitarist with two albums to his name. Ewan's music is a mixture of original, traditional and contemporary folk songs from around the British Isles and beyond.
Tue 10th	Dec 2013	Sally Ironmonger
		Sally’s a Medway-based singer/songwriter who writes and performs in collaboration with her husband, Brian Carter. They turned up at Bracknell Folk club one night for a floor spot and I was hooked. Her songs evoke humour, pathos and d'Artagnan that'll knock your socks off! If you don't enjoy this performer, I'll drink my beer!
Tue 1st	Apr 2014	Debra Cowan
		"She has a very attractive voice, clean and true, with just a little vibrato; . . . she can get inside a traditional American ballad with conviction, and tell the story convincingly. To these ears, this is the material that suits her best, and she soars with it." BBC Review We met Californian born, but Massachusetts based Debra at a house concert where her warmth shone through and her repertoire included some good traditional songs. We were hooked and so she's booked. Bracknell Folk Club is now in the diary for her 2014 UK tour.