colchester folk club

autumn/winter season 2001 archive

click on a gig for details & on the band name for links to artists' websites.

SEPT 10th - THE HOSEPIPE BAND

enjoying a fantastically successful year - with appearances at Sidmouth & The Sounding Out Show (with musicians from St. Martin's In The Field) - & abroad in our Italian twinned town of Imola. Wonderful tunes with hurdy gurdy, melodeon, pipes, recorders, mandola & bass. This performance will feature a new piece commissioned by The Colchester Festival ( 8th & 9th Sept. www.colchesterfestival.org )

SEPT 17th - FLOOK!

Stunning Anglo-Irish quartet! Their sheer power, virtuosity,exuberance & joie de vivre make this annual appearance one of our biggest nights!

SEPT 24th - JEZ LOWE & THE BAD PENNIES

Jez is a fabulous entertainer, warm-hearted communicator & peerless chronicler of life in North East England. The harmonies & musicianship of The Bad Pennies enhance Jez's songs - producing a stage performance second to none.

OCT 1st - JOHN KIRKPATRICK & ROY BAILEY

Folk SuperDuo: the best English melodeon squeezer bar none together with one of the finest voices in folk music.

OCT 8th - THE PETE MORTON BAND

one of the UK's best singer/guitarist/songwriters - tonight with the 'supergroup' from his highly acclaimed new CD: melodeon Andy Cutting, fiddle Tom McConville, vocals Julie Murphy.

£7 / £6

OCT 15th - THE WRIGLEY SISTERS

Orkney fiddle player Jenny won the BBC Radio 2 Young Tradition Award & has gone from strength to strength ever since with her sister Hazel (guitar & piano). They charmed the socks off our audience last time with their virtuosity, their humour & shaggy dog stories. New CD.

£7 / £6

OCT 22nd - HARVEY ANDREWS

Great singer, brilliant songwriter & delightful raconteur who's won many loyal fans with his captivating, intimate and insightful songwriting.

£7 / £6

OCT 29th - GORDON GILTRAP

Feast for guitar fans. Virtuoso player & innovative composer whose music bridges Rock, Folk & Classical music. Astonishing guitar playing & great good humour.

£7 / £6

NOV 5th - BOPP! * young tradition series *

Our very own 'fireworks' for Bonfire Night - with the fiddle playing of Jon Potts leading this ever-popular five-piece band. Irish tunes & great songs - fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, bass and percussion.

£6 / £5

NOV 12th - TARRAS * young tradition series *

Guided by a passion for English & Celtic traditional music with a contemporary pop-tinged sensibility to their songwriting and performance - this five-piece features accordion, keyboards, whistles, guitar, violin, cittern & percussion; the hottest new act in town!

£8 / £7

NOV 19th - KATHRYN ROBERTS & SEAN LAKEMAN * young tradition series *

Back to their roots - these two members of Equation return to folk clubs with an eclectic repertoire of traditional songs alongside favourites from the likes of Randy Newman and Suzanne Vega. Kathryn has a superb voice. Sean is one of the most talented guitarists on the scene.

£6 / £5