We started playing folk, roots and blues venues in the late 1970s and we appeared at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1977 following the release of our album "Into the Light" Have a look at our pictures taken around that time at the Troubadour and Cambridge. Mike's still playing the J45!
After playing the Blues Matters Acoustic Stage at the Colne Blues Festival as a duo we decided to investigate the acoustic scene again. To our delight, we've caught up with a lot of old friends from the folk and blues circuit and we are really enjoying the stripped down acoustic approach.
Our new CD "The road that you believe in" will be available from 2nd November from Amazon.co.uk and you can hear more clips at www.franmike.com
Thanks for being our friend...
We've moved, too - now upsatirs at Albert & Pearl, 118 Upper
Street, Islington (opposite the Town Hall). December SoftlySoftly is on
THURSDAY 3rd ..hen from January, it's every first and third
Wednesday of each month...
See you there I hope x
A bit of advance notice - MondayMonday proudly presents Rún and Steven Finn and more at The Wilmington Arms, Clerkenwell on Monday 7th December
Rún collect and arrange old folk songs written in the ancient language of Erin. So far, thanks to Nora from Donegal, they have a nice wee collection of well-known ditties and are now adding to their repertoire with some unusual old forgotten songs from the province of Ulster. Rún are five fantastic lassies who perform four-part vocal arrangements of old Gaelic songs like ’An Cailín Rua’ (the red-haired girl), ’Casadh an tSúgain’ (twisting the hayrope) and ’Bo Na Leath Adhairce’ (the one-horned cow). Rún is the Gaelic word for ’secret, wish or love’ (cf. rune). See http://www.myspace.com/runceol ..
Steven Finn’s ears were filled with the music of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Johnny Cash and old time country music. Aged 15 he began teaching himself the guitar, learning songs like Leadbelly’s ‘Bourgeois Blues’ and Charlie Daniels’ ‘The devil went down to Georgia’. On hearing Bob Dylan songs Finn started to write his own words and in doing so found a lifelong passion for Jazz and Folk Blues, a getaway car he could drive. See http://www.myspace.com/stevenfinn for more details
at The Magnolia, 211 Lordship Land, East Dulwich, London SE22 8AH Telephone : 020 8299 4116
Intimate warm-up to the 3-day event in the small upstairs room at The Magnolia featuring the great Miller Anderson (accompanied by Kris Gray) with The Broadkasters, Dr King & Nervous Jonty Atkinson supporting.
Saturday 28th November '09 at the Half Moon, 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, Lonodn SE24 9HU Telephone : 020 7272 2733
Afternoon Session : 12.00 noon til 5.00 p.m. £5.00 entry (money back with vinyl purchases over £5.00 from Jailhouse Records who wil be selling rare vinyl at the accompanying 'Dream Machine' record Fayre
Miller Anderson Jonty Atkinson Dr King Steve 'Boltz' Bolton Butch & femme Gabriel Mesh Archie 'Zoo Kid'
Evening Session : 6.00 p.m. til 12.00 midnight. £10.00 entry (money back with vinyl purchases over £5.00 from Jailhouse Records who wil be selling rare vinyl at the accompanying 'Dream Machine' record Fayre
Miller Anderson (with Kris Gray) East of Ealing Dave Sutherland Siobhan Parr The Broadkasters Steve Morrison
at the Half Moon, 10 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, London SE24 9HU Telephone : 020 7274 2733
Afternoon Session 12.00 noon til 4.30 p.m. £5.00 entry (moneyback with vinyl purchases over £5.00 from Jailhouse Records who will be selling rarw vinyl at the accompanying 'Dream Machine' Record Fayre)
Miller Anderson Jonty Atkinson Dr King Joe Wooley Sasha Adamcewski
Evening Session 5.30 p.m. til 10.30 p.m. £10.00 entry (moneyback with vinyl purchases over £5.00 from Jailhouse Records who will be selling rarw vinyl at the accompanying 'Dream Machine' Record Fayre)
Miller Anderson (with Kris Gray) The Coal Porters Big Joe Louis Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke The Hine Brothers
Just a reminder that Clerkenwell's best Monday Night Folk Night will next be taking place on Monday 2nd November, featuring: Chris Sarjeant and Emma Scarr,plus floor spots and more
Emma Scarr has been active on London’s live scene for approaching two decades. A proficient performer on guitar, fiddle and banjo, in recent years she has concentrated on song craft.
Chris Sarjeant has been recently described as,".a very major addition to the British Folk Scene.." by BBC Folk-musician of the year Tom McConville who added that his guitar work is "...impeccable.."
26/10/2009 20:00atEMMA SCARR + NIK BARRELL + GARY SMITH
Acoustic Session by Candlelight The Old Barn,The Cock Inn, Sarratt, WD3 6HH
Cost: £5
Owlsworld presents fine acoustic performers at a cosy candlelit
acoustic showcase in The Barn @ The Cock Inn, Sarratt. This traditional
17th Century English Pub, complete with Inglenook log fireplace, two
low ceiling bars, and a beautiful oak beamed barn is the setting where
we will be showcasing 3 acts starting from 8pm
Thanks for the gig and thanks to all those who came !
23 Oct 2009, 20:00
- Steve Morrison Trio @ The Jailhouse @ The Mag
211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London SE22
London, London and South East SE22
UK
Cost:£5.00
Description:A welcome return for tone of the finest slide players in the country - this time he’ll be accompanied by the great Al Richardson on harmonica- Nervous Jonty Atkinson supports
24 Oct 2009, 20:00 Roger Hubbard at the Jailhouse at Hoopers
28 Ivanhoe Road, Camberwell
London, London and South East SE5 8DH
UK
Cost:FREE
Description:The Jailhouse returns with a regular saturday slot with the fantastic delta blues and slide guitar playing of Roger Hubbard (singer and guitarist with Buick 6), he’s played with both Muddy Waters and Taj Mahal - Nervous Jonty Atkinson supports
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Hello, my friends! How are you and your beautiful folk music? And hows the summer there, enjoying? Here it's winter but we even can go to the beach! :) Regards from Rio, Romulo
