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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.
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Programme for 2026
1st July 2026 – Phil Jones - Phil Jones - Music Page | Facebook £8 (cash) Pay on the door Phil is a singer-songwriter, music producer and poet who has recorded and toured with Hatful of Rain for 14 years. Phil released his first solo album in November 2022. Expect heartfelt songs, vaudeville, spoken word pieces and stories. It'll really be a night to remember. 15th July 2026 – Patakas Sartin - Patakas – Folk and Roots £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Exceptionally talented brothers, Joe and Will Sartin, performing as ‘Patakas Sartin’ are a skilful, innovative and assured acoustic duo bursting on to the folk scene. 5th August 2026 – Sally Ironmonger - Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter £8 (cash) Pay on the door “Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter put on a brilliant show, firmly rooted in the folk music tradition, but including some hints of jazz and blues and other genres. Mostly self-penned, their songs were moving and funny and quite catchy. Most of all, they were fun and joyous entertainers” (Richard Death, Stratford Sub Castle, Feb. 2019) 19th August 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 2nd September 2026 – Our Atlantic Roots - OUR ATLANTIC ROOTS £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Cornwall based transatlantic duo ‘Our Atlantic Roots’ fuse together poetic lyrics and cinematic instrumentation, creatively presenting a blend of the cultures they are individually from, by merging genres characterized by their country and folk roots. Audiences consistently praise the duo for their tight vocal harmonies, honest storytelling and for Mac’s impressive guitar performance. 16th September 2026 – Steve Tilston - Steve Tilston – £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. 7th October 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 21st October 2026 – The Lost Trades - The Lost Trades - £8 (cash) Pay on the door The Lost Trades are a vocal harmony trio with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. With a sound that is reminiscent of the California folk scene of the late 60s/early 70s, their vocal harmonies have been described as "flawless", "spine tingling" and "magical". 4th November 2026 – Dana Robinson - Robinsongs - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Dana Robinson is a Vermont-based artist who creates songs inspired by old-time and Americana genres. 18th November 2026 – Brooks Williams - Brooks Williams - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Brooks Williams is an American acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. 2nd December 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry The Mountain Firework Company - SORRY POSTPONED AGAIN TO 2027. DECEMBER 2ND will be open stage – free entry. 16th December – Christmas Special with Black Strap Molasses - £2 (cash) on the door. Note early start - Doors 7.0pm, start 7.30pm. Guests will be Black Strap Molasses, who will give us two sets of about half an hour. Otherwise the floor is yours - all singers and musicians welcome!
Programme for 2026
6th January 2027 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 20th January 2027 – 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. 3rd February 2027 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 17th February 2027 – Geoff Lakeman - geofflakeman.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Geoff Lakeman is a Cornish-born folk musician, concertina virtuoso, and patriarch of the internationally acclaimed Lakeman family. 3rd March 2027 – True Foxes - truefoxesmusic.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. True Foxes are an Alt-Country/Americana cousin duo from Cornwall, praised for their emotive songwriting, rich harmonies, and powerful live performances. 17th March 2027 – Dave Ellis and Boo Howard - 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) 7th April 2027 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 21st April 2027 – Robb Johnson - robbjohnson.co.uk |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Another repeat visit from Robb Johnson, a British musician and songwriter celebrated for his politically engaged folk-punk music blending satire, wit, and historical narrative. 5th May 2027 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 19th May 2027 – Bof! - bof-frenchdance.co.uk |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. A repeat visit from Bof! who play mainly traditional music from Central France and Brittany for dancing or listening to, but also include original compositions by members of the band and others. 2nd June 2027 – Vikki Clayton - vikkiclayton.info |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. "Vikki is one of this country's finest interpreters of Traditional and Contemporary song, having a very pure voice and formidable guitar technique". Gordon Giltrap 16th June 2027 – The Mountain Firework Company - themountainfireworkcompany.com |- £10 (cash) Pay on the door. Built on the solid foundations of American mountain music but with an added twist of Celtic folk, this acoustic five-piece delivers gorgeous "folk/alt country" which is equal parts darkness and cheeky humour. With a devoted fan base, their music bristles with energy and vitality.
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