WELCOME TO
FORDINGBRIDGE FOLK CLUB
The next meeting of Fordingbridge Folk Club is on Friday 1st November.
We will be welcoming Ian Brown - Ian is manager of the original Fisherman’s Friends as well as other folk artists. When not managing artists, he has; co-produced films, released records, published songs, co-written the lead song in a West End Musical hit and a number-one single.
Along with Ian we also welcome Ribble - two Northern men, a fiddle, a guitar, and a large beard. Add in a 90s drum synth, some mighty arrangements of meaty fiddle tunes, some songs, some wrong turns, battle scars earned busking the streets of Salisbury, and a barrowload of inane banter then you’re getting close to what Ribble offer.
Do join us for a great evening of folk. We meet as usual in Avonway Community Centre, and doors and bar open at 7.00 for 7.30 start.
A new venture - Fordingbridge Folk Club on the road!! First stop of our world tour is in the beautiful village of Martin !
Tickets are on sale for our next Ceilidh on Saturday October 12th with Jigfoot - email fordingbridgefolk@gmail.com for details and tickets.
Everyone is welcome at the next meeting of Fordingbridge Folk Club on Friday September 6th. You don’t have to be a member - just turn up for an evening of superb folk music by some of the best performers in the region. Confluence play new and trad European folk tunes on cello and accordion. Bimbling are a local duo with a wide range of folk songs. And by popular demand we have an extra this month from Jay Parrack who has done a couple of floor spots for us and has a fantastic voice!
We meet at Avonway Community Centre in Fordingbridge The doors and bar open at 7.00 for a 7.30 start, and it’s pay on the door - £10 by cash or card.
At our club meeting on Friday 7th June we welcome Steve Knightley (half of the legendary Show of Hands). This meeting will be by ticket only, and they will be on sale from early May.
Tickets are £20 each, and the doors and bar open at 7.00, with the performance starting at 7.30. For tickets please email me on fordingbridgefolk@gmail.com
What a fantastic evening we had on Friday November 4th for the second meeting of our new Folk Club. The Portsmouth Shantymen were a real treat, singing with such energy and skill. They engaged so well with the audience and provided us with great entertainment. Our two local warm-up acts, Maerefolk and Pergin, were the perfect introduction to each half of the programme and it’s great to have such excellent local folk talent.
As with the October meeting there were over 80 people attending, and the atmosphere was friendly and relaxed. Avonway is turning out to be the perfect venue for the club with its helpful and friendly staff and the excellent bar.
Our December meeting will be on Friday 9th (not the 2nd as that is the night of the Christmas lights switch on for the town). It will again be a ‘play, sing and listen’ evening when everyone who would like to perform will be given a spot. It would be good if lots of items could have a Christmas or winter theme.
Fordingbridge Folk Club has secured its first special guest performers! The Portsmouth Shantymen will be with us for the evening of Friday November 4th - our second club night. A well established group which performs around the country, and regularly at folk festivals, the Portsmouth Shantymen have recorded several CD’s. Most of their music is based on the traditional songs of the sea, although they do include ‘land based’ songs in their repertoire.
FordingbridgeFolk holds its inaugural Club Night on Friday 7th October in the Avonway Community centre.
Further details - fordingbridgefolk@gmail.com .