No, not an invitation to stuff your faces with food & drink at the highest folk club in Cornwall but an indication that we had a fantastic musical party last Sunday! Dan & Jacey aka “Ale & Cakes” A Tom Waits song ” Shiver me Timbers” We had a lovely evening of gentle bluegrass from this couple, recently married and making sweet music together! Jacey is rightly proud of her Cornish heritage, coming...
Read MoreWar Pigeon, just one of the many songs & tunes from The Shackleton Trio that had the Dreamers toes a tapping all night long last Sunday. Georgia, Nick & Aaron were superb on each of their instruments and generated tremendous energy in their music and kept us spellbound throughout their 90 minute set. I don’t possess enough superlatives to do them justice, suffice to say that they made a great impression on their Cornish...
Read MoreSunday 27th January 2019 at the Sportsmans Arms in Fourlanes, the audience were treated to an avalanche of great songs & music from the off. The subtle tones from Micks voice allied to the complimenting harmony from Paul and a dazzling digital display, up and down the fretboard from Mr Downes, combined beautifully to augment the finely crafted stories in each song. “The Road to Dorchester ” got the roomful of eager...
Read MoreDreamers guests on Sunday 6th January were that ageing Cornish “boyband” Rum & Shrub Shantymen. Fine voices all, their repertoire has grown over the years and we were given some old standards that have stood the test of time, such as “South Australia” but also included in the mix some newer songs that have the “swagger” of a shanty and response lines on which the Dreamers voices could ”...
Read MoreA few people are planning ahead and are asking for the date of our annual Folk weekend. We are happy to announce that it will be the weekend of Friday 21st June through to Sunday 23rd June 2019. We will have the usual Ceilidh and sing on Friday 21st, Workshops & sessions through the day and an evening concert on Saturday 22nd, our regular gospel session on Sunday morning, afternoon sessions culminating in our Weekend Finale...
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