Welcome to this week’s Newsletter.
It was great to see some visitors at the Club last Sunday, two great performers to add to the array of our usual talent – well done to all. The quality of performance and the numbers coming along augurs well for the coming year as weather improves and the evenings grow longer.
This coming Sunday, we have the very welcome visit of Flash Jack from east Cornwall and West Devon. We’ve known the various members of Flash Jack for very many years as individuals, as members of the earlier “Hanging Johnny” and, now, in the current line-up of Flash Jack – the name is a Georgian slang term for a person living on the edge of “decent” society and is also a slang term for a sailor. A lively, varied and fun evening, not to be missed. Then some singers nights until the visit of Steve Winchester on 10th March.
News from further afield and further ahead
The 2024 Cornwall Folk Festival at Wadebridge, over the August Bank Holiday weekend from 22nd to 26th August, has completed the main line up with Trials of Cato, Daphne’s Flight, Lady Maisery, Tarren, Suthering, James Dixon, Annie Baylis, Richard Trethewey, Reg Meuross, Bagas Fellyon and Detta Kenzie. More info and early bird tickets at Earlybird Festival Tickets — Full, Day Tickets, FAR Stage and Workshops – Cornwall Folk Festival
It sounds as though James Dixon was a great hit at the Festival last year and he can also be seen on Saturday 24th February (7.30) at Boscastle Village Hall. There will be support from local favourites, The Cobweb Crew, whose performance fee will be donated to RNLI. The link and tickets are at James Dixon @ Boscastle Village Hall – Snappy Tickets
Also, for those happy to travel a fair way, two events coming up at St Endellion Church, Port Isaac.
· On Saturday 9th March at 7.30, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, multi-award-winning husband and wife folk duo, with an evening of songs from their latest album Almost A Sunset.
· Two weeks later, on Saturday 23 March 7.30pm, they have SykesMartin is a new collaboration from two of the UK’s finest folk singers: Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands) and Hannah Martin (Edgelarks, Gigspanner Big Band, Saltlines). Double bass, fiddle, banjo and guitars all come together around the duo’s vocal arrangements, delivering beautiful ballads and rousing chorus songs.
· More about both of these at What’s On – Endelienta Arts
And, finally, a reminder that you can see Mark Radcliffe and David Boardman from Cheshire on Live to Your Living Room tonight Thursday 8th February at 8.00.
All the best for now, hope to see lots of you for the visit of Flash Jack on Sunday
Nigel