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Picking Sessions
- Clubs - Festivals -
Bands
This page was last updated on 22 January 2003
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Here are some events
concerning bluegrass/old-time music around
East Anglia and the home counties. Be sure to phone to make sure venue is on. |
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PICKING
SESSIONS |
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East
Anglia |
| BILDESTON
Suffolk, The
Kings Head,
1st Tuesday each month from 8pm. Come and enjoy this
informal session in a traditional pub setting, or join in if you play or
sing. You can usually count on accompaniment by other musicians on guitar,
bass, banjo, mandolin etc. Further details from: Dave Tricker 01394 383982
mailto:david@trickerj.suparnet.com |
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BULWICK
Nr.
Corby, The
Queens Head,
2nd Monday every month. Phone Chris & Gill Harrison
01780 450296. mailto:Harrison@enterprise.net |
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| FINCHINGFIELD
Essex, picking
sessions, 1st Tuesday of the month, Three
Tuns PH
Tele. Paul Brewer 01371 810334 |
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INGATESTONE Nr Chelmsford,
Essex, The Star pub. General acoustic picking sessions, every
Monday 9pm. Phone Dave 01708 372010. |
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| STEEPLE
MORDEN every
Monday at the Wagon & Horses. Phone John 01763 852721. john@pearmanj.fsnet.co.uk |
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| SAFRON
WALDEN Essex,
4th Sunday of the month, The
Kings Arms,
Lunchtime session. Tele. Paul Brewer 01371 810334 |
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London
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| BALHAM
London area. The Grove, Oldridge Road. First Sunday every month from
8.30pm Tele. Dave East 0181 677 9989 |
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| CALEDONIAN
ROAD
London area. Weekly Session 4:00 p.m., Mondays.
Hemingford Arms, 158
Hemingford Road, N1 Corner of Hemingford & Offord Road. Nearest
tube Caledonian Road. Casper Cronk,
020-8340-4683 |
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| MOUNT
PLEASANT
London area. O'Hanlons Pub, Junction of Tysoe St. and Roseberry Ave. (near the
Angel Tube Station) Old Timey every Sunday 8 pm (Frank Weston
020-8552-8308). |
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| STOKE
NEWINGTON
N16. Every other Wednesday, 9pm, Ryan’s
Bar, Church St. , Stoke
Newington. With FOGHORN
LEGHORN. Tel:
Tim Kent 020-7502-0843 |
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| STOKE
NEWINGTON
N16. The Auld Shillelagh,
Church St. most Wednesdays with THE
OTHER BROTHERS.
Tel: Declan 020-7-275-9306 |
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South-East
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| ABBOTS
LANGLEY Nr
Watford. Beginners only picking sessions, 1st Thursday of the month at The
Kings Head, Bridge
Road, Abbots Langley. Tel. Andrew 01442 394974 or Chris 01442 215826 |
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| BIGGIN
HILL
Biggin Hill Flying Club.
2nd Thursday each month, hosts ANGLO-IRISH
PACT. Tel. John
McDonagh 0181 309 57350 |
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| BODE
Nr. Herstmonceux.
Fortnightly on Mondays at the White
Horse. Folk/Bluegrass
& general acoustic picking. Tel. Landlord Dave 01323 833243 |
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| HASTINGS
The Stag, Old Town,
Hstings, East Sussex
Every Thursdays with Gerry Rolph & Friends Tel. Gerry:
01424-715750 |
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| HERSTMONCEUX East
Sussex Bluegrass Club, Tel:
Terry McCarthy 01435 830793 or Kelvin Fosberry 01435-812115 |
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SEVENOAKS
Kent. Click
here for REVIEW
of this venue. Last
Friday monthly. St. Julians Club, Sevenoaks. Solo guests will be
giving workshop sessions from 7-8 pm.
Tel. Rick Townend, 01892-782412 (home) 01732-458261 (work). |
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| TONBRIDGE,
Kent.
Foresters' Arms,
Quarry Hill. “Imperial Bluegrass Band”, 3rd Monday monthly.
Tel. Ron Jacobswood 01892-784714 |
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| WADHURST
East Sussex. The
Greyhound, High Street
Wadhurst. Gerry
Williams 01892-782947 |
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| WALLINGFORD
Coach & Horses,
2nd Tuesday monthly.
Tel. Richard Holland
0118-942-3535 |
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| WRECCLESHAM
The Cricketers,
Wrecclesham, near Farnham.
Tel. Gary or Sherryl Payne 01252-342678 E-mail |
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CLUBS |
| PETERBOROUGH The A1 Festival of
Dance and Music Ltd. are pleased to announce the launch of a new venue for
Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Pickin' @ The Park, Park Road,
Peterborough. |
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| SOUTHEND
THE
PREVIEW CLUB a
regular venue every Friday 8pm, featuring some bluegrass/old time acts.
Full details Dave Anton 01702 341263 |
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| THE
CANNON "LIVE" Jam Sessions in the BAR every Wednesday Evening
From 8.30 PM. BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, MUSICIANS and SINGERS ALL WELCOME. The
function room is at the rear of The Cannon Public House.50 The High
Street Newport Pagnell, Bucks. For further details contact Pat Mason
01908-610919 or Paul Alexandra 01908-611025. Send mail to Cannon
Live |
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| THE
CANNON "LIVE" The last Friday of the month with main artists
and support acts. Admission £4.00, starting at 8.30pm. The function room is
at the rear of The Cannon Public House.50 The High Street Newport
Pagnell, Bucks. For further details contact Pat Mason 01908-610919 or Paul
Alexandra 01908-611025. Send mail to Cannon
Live |
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| NEW
FORTNIGHTLY MUSIC SESSIONS Next Tuesday 26th June at the NEW STABLES AUDITORIUM,
held in the Rehearsal Room starting at 8pm until 10.30pm. Al welcomed.
Further details contact Pat Mason 01908-610919 or Paul Alexandra
01908-611025. Send mail to Cannon
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SPECIAL
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http://members.aol.com/A1festival/Sacrewell.index.htm
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| Fri.
28th, Sat. 29th, Sun 30th June. at NEWPORT
PAGNELL Pat
Mason is putting this festival on, so far bands booked GRAND
SQUARE DANCE with WET PAINT Sat.
afternoon and WET
PAINT
in evening concert. Watch this space for update details or contact
Pat on 01908-610919 |
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more information of venues throughout the UK then CLICK ON
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BANDS |
BLUEGRASS
GENTLEMEN Bluegrass
with some humour thrown in. Contact
Tim Vellis, 41, Haymoor, Lechworth, Herts, SG6-4HS Phone: 01462-626292
mailto:gcp@idnet.co.uk |
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| BUFFALO
Bluegrass and
roots music. A fine five piece band featuring banjo, mandolin, dobro, guitar and
double bass, with great vocals and harmonies. For detailed information
click BUFFALO
or contact
Mick Ross, 19a, Beeson Close, Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire, PE19-4NE Phone: 01480-217228 mailto:mick@mjeross.freeserve.co.uk |
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| MOORES
ALMANAC Traditional
bluegrass band featuring banjo, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, fiddle, mandolin and
double bass with vocals. Contact Bruce Moore 13 Kiln Close, Hill Rise, St. Ives,
Cambs. PE17 4SU Phone: 01480 350690 |
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NEW
ESSEX BLUEGRASS BAND Traditional
bluegrass band featuring banjo, mandolin, guitar and double with vocals and
tight harmonies. Paul Brewer, Elm Cottage, Vicarage Road, Finchingfield,
Raintree, CM7-4LD
Phone Paul 01371 810334 Fax: 01376-327580 |
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| THE
BLUEGRASS BROTHERS
Brilliant bluegrass with great musicianship and harmonies. Leo Duffey, 18
Ashcroft Gardens, Peterborough, Cambs., PE1 5LP Phonel: 01733-349803 |
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DUFFY BROTHERS Brilliant
bluegrass duo with excellent music and super comedy. Leo Duffey, 18
Ashcroft Gardens, Peterborough, Cambs., PE1 5LP Phonel: 01733-349803 |
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| STREET
LEGAL
5 piece
band, guitars, mandolin, banjo, dobro and bass with vocals and harmonies.
Bluegrass/Country and Folk. Working out from the Ipswich/East Anglia
areas. Contact Mike Green 01473 213740 mailto:mikegreen@ukf.net |
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WET
PAINT An
amazing band consisting of five youngsters and an old fogie.
Traditional/modern bluegrass band with a twist. Banjo, mandolin, guitar,
dobro, double bass, vocals and harmonies. A band not to be missed.
Detailed information click
WET
PAINT or
contact Phill Morley 2A Langton Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2BP Phone:
01245 264450 (24hr) mobile 07890004114 mailto:phillmorley@banjogazette8.freeserve.co.uk |
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