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The Lamb Folk Club meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, upstairs in The Lamb Inn, High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, BN21 1HH - the town’s oldest pub serving traditional Harvey’s handpump and gravity real ales, and good food! Doors 7.30pm, start 8pm, finish 10.30pm. On guest nights some floor spots will be available - singers and musicians all welcome. Please arrive early or advise in advance. Everybody is welcome and we present a wide range of professional folk singers and players as well as floor spots for visiting musicians. Admission is half price for students and under 21s. There is no charge for floor singers on open stage nights. The Lamb Folk Club is run by volunteers.
The Lamb Folk Club High Street, Old Town, Residents Enquiries |
Programme for 2024
6th November 2024 – Naomi Bedford & Paul Simmonds - naomibedford.com - £8 (cash) Pay on the door Naomi Bedford is an English singer working in the folk and country genres alongside regular collaborator the songwriter and mandolin/guitarist Paul Simmonds. 20th November 2024 – Patterson Dipper - pattersondipper.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door James Patterson and John Dipper have deep roots in the folk revival. Their sound, although anchored in that tradition, is in no way restricted by it. Their choice of material has origins in traditional song and the English classical song repertoires. 4th December 2024 - Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 18th December 2024 - Christmas Special with Black Strap Molasses - £2 (which will include cake/mince pie) – pay (cash) on the door. Note early start - Doors 7.0pm, start 7.30pm. The guests will be Black Strap Molasses. They will give us two sets of about half an hour. Up till then the floor is yours - all singers and musicians welcome!
Programme for 2025
1st January 2025 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 15th January 2025 – Four Gone Confusion - fourgoneconfusion.org £5 (cash) Pay on the door. A four-piece band, based in East Sussex, who play and sing a range of very eclectic material from traditional folk songs to classical guitar duets and more contemporary music. 5th February 2025 – Dave Ellis & Boo Howard - https://daveandboo.com/ £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Repeat visit from Dave and Boo. On stage: “as good as it gets... musicianship is second to none, vocals spot on, intelligent songs, stage presence disarming and all in all, I’m looking to catch them again before they go home.” (The Bothy) 19th February 2025 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 5th March 2025 – Double header - Ado Matheson adomatheson.com and Mike & Reina Reinstein mikereinstein.co.uk £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Ado's captivating vocals and beautiful songs evoke powerful images of his homeland on the Western Isles of Scotland. Mike is a fine guitarist and consummate performer whose songs have been described as "Witty and wonderful snapshots of the planet's follies and absurdities". Two superb and contrasting songwriters on one bill! 19th March 2025 – Bird in the Belly - birdinthebelly.com - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. A Brighton-based Folk group consisting of folk-duo Hickory Signals (Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti), alt-folk singer-songwriter Ben Webb (Jinnwoo, Green Ribbons), and multi-instrumentalist and producer Tom Pryor. Together they collect little known and forgotten lyrics, poems and stories from around the UK, and set them to their own original compositions. 2nd April 2025 – Chris & Wendy Moreton - chrismoretonmusic.com |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Described by the Independent as 'the best bluegrass guitarist in the country', Chris is indeed a world-class multi-instrumentalist, singer and purveyor of mischievous humour! Add Wendy's excellent double bass and you have the perfect match. 16th April 2025 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 7th May 2025 – Steve Tilston - stevetilston.com – £10 (cash) Pay on the door. One of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else. 21st May 2025 –- Rosewood Acoustic Trio - rosewoodband.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. A trio comprising 3 members of regular visitors Bof! who sing and play traditional and contemporary songs and instrumentals, some of which they write themselves. Their unique features are the variety of their source material and the range of instruments they play. 4th June 2025 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 18th June 2025 – Pete Coe (rearranged from October 2024) petecoe.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Pete Coe celebrates narrative folk songs rooted in English traditions. He performs with great skill, presents with authority & good humour & encourages audience involvement.
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