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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 2026
7th January 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 21st January 2026 – Sarah McQuaid - sarahmcquaid.com - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. “Brilliant musicianship, a warm and welcoming stage presence and a voice as rich, matured and knowing as the finest thrice-distilled Irish malt whiskey.” fRoots 4th February 2026 – Luke Jackson - lukepauljackson.com |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. ‘Luke Jackson is a powerhouse of a performer, with a passion and commitment that blows audiences away. Book him and those who get to experience the event will be thanking you for a long time’. Martyn Joseph 18th February 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 4th March 2026 – Mountain Firework Company has been postponed and there will be no club session on this date. We hope to reschedule to a later date and will keep you informed. 18th March 2026 – North Sea Gas - northseagas.co.uk - £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Put simply "North Sea Gas" are a highly entertaining Scottish folk band who have an ever-growing fan base ranging through all age groups thus giving the "Gas" shows a wonderful atmosphere and universal appeal. 1st April 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 15th April 2026 – Liz Simcock - lizsimcock.com |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Simcock is one of the country’s finest female singer songwriters. Her songs – often autobiographical and highly personal – are immediately accessible to audiences and injected with poetry, emotion and splashes of humour. 6th May 2026 – Linde Nijland sings Sandy Denny - lindenijland.nl |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Described by Heaven magazine as "the best folk singer of the Netherlands", Linde has captivated audiences all over Europe with her crystal clear voice. As a tribute to her favourite singer Sandy Denny, Linde will be including beautiful renditions of a number of Sandy's timeless songs. She will be joined on stage by multi-instrumentalist Bert Ridderbos. 20th May 2026 – Pete Atkin - peteatkin.com |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Since the 1970s the Pete Atkin [music] and Clive James [lyrics] partnership has produced more than 200 remarkable songs and a catalogue of acclaimed albums. Witty, moving and often thrillingly poetic, their memorable songs have won guitarist and pianist Pete a fanatical cult following. 3rd June 2026 – Open stage - Singers and musicians all welcome – free entry 17th June 2026 – Steve Ashley - steveashley.co.uk |- £8 (cash) Pay on the door. Steve Ashley has long been regarded as one of British folk's finest singer-songwriters and has played a significant role in the development of British folk-rock. 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 – The Mountain Firework Company - the mountain firework company - £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. 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!
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