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This page provides links (or other contact information if no website) to what I hope are valuable resources. Follow these links for:
Folk clubs and venues in the south-east
Anchor Folk Club, Blue Anchor Public House, High Road, Byfleet KT14 7RL Tel 01483 476715 (email)
Amberley Folk Club, The Black Horse Inn High Street, Amberley, BN18 9NLTel:01798 831552 & 01798 831700 (email)
Beacon Folk Club, nr Tunbridge Wells 01892 782326 (email)
Chequer Mead, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead - the only purpose-built theatre between here and the South coast. Tel 01342 302000 (email)
Chichester Folk Club, Gribble Inn, Oving, Chichester (email)
Dorking (Chanticleer) Folk Club, Social Club, Friends Provident, Dorking
Electric Voices, Guildford 01483 444789
Capitol Theatre, North Street, Horsham 01403 750220
Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath 01444 455440
Cranleigh Arts Centre, 1 High Street Cranleigh GU6 8AS Tel. 08456 128 128
Croydon Folk Club, Ruskin House, Coombe Rd, Croydon 020 8698 5322
Elsie's 01732 862862
Ferry Inn, Shoreham 01273 454125 - The Rude Mechanicals play every Wednesday
Footlights, West Chiltington Village Hall 01798 812661
Horsham Folk Club, The Normandy Centre, Denne Road, Horsham 01403 260039 (info 01306 875653)
Hat Music (Tim Kent) - see also Harbour Sessions
Joogleberry Playhouse, Manchester Street, Brighton - entertainment every night 01273 687171
Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton 01273 647100
Lamb, Eastbourne, High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, contact: 01323 728268
Lewes Arms Folk Club Mount Place, Lewes 01273 476757
Orpington (Thursday) Folk Club, Change of Horses, Farnborough Village, Orpington Tel 01689 852 949 (email)
Pavilion, Hailsham George Street, Hailsham 01323 841414
Ram Club, Claygate
Ropetackle, Little High Street, Shoreham by Sea 01273 467523
Royal Oak Folk Club, Lewes 01273 478124
Six Bells Folk & Blues Club, Chiddingly 01825 873337
Spyboy, presenting folk, roots, blues and acoustic music at the Hailsham Pavilion and other venues in and around East Sussex
The Ravenswood, Horsted Lane, Sharpthorne, nr East Grinstead 01342 810216
The Venue, a 600 seater auditorium in Chichester, available for hire as a blues and folk live music venue.
Tonbridge Folk Club (Nellies), Rose and Crown, Tonbridge 01732 366857
Whitehorsefolk, The White Horse, Bodle Street Green, nr Herstmonceux
Western Front, Brighton - Badger Music every Tuesday 07854 020382
Willows Folk Club, Arundel Football Club, Mill Road, Arundel, BN18 9PA 07790 511054
Useful sites for information on gigs in Sussex, South East and beyond
AcoustiCity - Runs gigs in Colchester, Essex and a website on things acoustic
Acoustic Routes - Club in Cambridge which presents a wide range of non-mainstream music in a small concert setting
Americana - information and listings for Americana music, nationwide
Bob Harris - Gig guide (with links to many artists)
Celtic and Irish Cultural Society, Crawley - events throughout the year including Saint Patrick's celebrations and the Crawley Irish Festival
Crawley Blues Club - "Probably the best blues club in the South East of England"
Folk and Roots - a guide to the folk and acoustic scene across the UK
Folk London - Web-listings for Folk Clubs and events in London and the South-east of England (email)
Folk in the Barn - Canterbury-based promoters of folk, roots and acoustic music
Folk on Tap - the magazine of the Southern Counties Folk Federation (SCoFF)
Folking.com - "a Folk Roots and Acoustic music development organisation created for fans and artists alike"
Maverick @ Zebra - Maidstone's new home for Americana, Roots, Folk and more
Roots Around the World - Listen on Spirit FM (96.6, 102.3 or 106.6FM) and hear blues, country, folk, and world music sitting happily next to each other!
SCoFF Southern Counties Folk Federation
Sussex Folk Guide - listings taken from the paper and now on-line magazine, The Folk Diary
Sure It's Irish - Mike McNulty's website for all things Irish in Brighton and Sussex
Tradmusic.com - a must see website for anybody interested in the global traditional and acoustic music scene. Performers, Luthiers, News, Gig Guide, Festival Guide, CD reviews, CDs...this is a site that's growing every day and is a gold mine of information for performers and fans alike
Tunbridge Wells Jazz club - established in 1984 to promote local interest in jazz in all its forms
Turners Hill House Concerts - ultra-friendly hosts of intimate and informal house concerts for folk/country/Americana style singer-songwriters
Virtually Acoustic Club - the longest-established Open Mic Club in London with open mic listings for many clubs in London and the UK
Connections - West Sussex County Council's general events database
Folknet "Website designers specialising in the area of acoustic music" - Cliff Baylis' site (the man who for a long time kept the flag flying for Folk South East). I'm afraid I'm going to cop out of suggesting other web design links, other than a recommendation to visit Dick Gaughan's website. I don't claim to have met any of Dick's recommendations for good web design - but I do aspire to them. Recommended reading: Dick Gaughan's website - Websites - A Rant
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Cranston House, East Grinstead - a town centre position but quiet and extremely convenient for Chequer Mead Arts Centre. Hotel style accommodation on reasonable terms (4 Diamonds ETB). Address: Cranston Road, East Grinstead RH19 3HW Tel.01342 323609 |
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Great Harwoods Farm is situated in a designated area of outstanding natural beauty yet is only 15 minutes walk from East Grinstead town centre. Owner Ailsa Giles' aim is to provide her guests with a peaceful and relaxing retreat during their stay in Sussex. Competitive B&B rates and highly recommended. Convenient for The Ravenswood or Chequer Mead shows. Address: Harwoods Lane, East Grinstead RH19 4NJ Tel.01342 300969 |
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Stonelands, Ardingly Road, nr West Hoathly. A modest, very friendly and inexpensive B&B in a very rural situation, close to Wakehurst Place and the South of England showground. Convenient for The Ravenswood. Tel 'Chick' Hutchings on 01342 715372. (no website) |
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Please note that whilst neither of these establishments provides lunch or evening meals, there are plenty of options in East Grinstead town. Chequer Mead Arts Centre has an excellent in-house restaurant, the Cuisine Studio, open lunchtimes - or evenings by prior reservation (tel 01342 324860). CJs wine bar is very close to the Chequer Mead venue, serving a good range of modestly-priced meals. For for gigs at The Ravenswood, we can recommend the The Crown in Turners Hill. The Red Lion at Chelwood Gate or (closer to Ardingly and the venue), The White Hart Inn, The Gardners Arms or The Ardingly Inn. |
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The Acoustic Stage - internet-only radio station, playing a broad mix of music, mainly acoustic - highly recommended
Alan Arnold - Hand Built Acoustic Guitars, Repairs and Set-ups (Millhanger, near Godalming)
All Music Guide - Everything you ever wanted to know about ...all music
Angelic Records - an innovative recording, publishing and meeting place to promote female singer songwriters
BBC Folk and Acoustic - Radio 2's comprehensive site for news, reviews, tour dates, message boards and links
Benjamin Guitars - Lewes-based maker of steel string acoustic guitars
Brighton Vox - folk music 'choir' that meets every Wednesday 7-9pm at the Brighthelm centre, North Road, Brighton
Blues in Britain monthly blues magazine, with emphasis on what's happening here in the UK
Bullfrog Music for instruments, sheet music etc, 15 Ship Street, East Grinstead RH19 4EG Tel 01342 315602 or em davidbridle1@aol.com
Crawley Down Village Community website - lots of people who come to our gigs live in this Sussex village
English folk and traditional Music on the internet - a guide to Internet resources relating to English folk music
Folk Directory - the one stop shop for all things folk
Folkwax - weekly US e-magazine dedicated to "music rooted in the soul of the singer-songwriter"
Gryphon - Where were you in the 70s? If you're into crumhorns and more besides, follow the link (with regards to Dave Oberle)
GuitarStoreUK.com - Everything for the guitar musician from student to professional
HDLMA - Horsham District Live Music Alliance - working to support local talent and expand the live music scene in Sussex
Hobgoblin Music, Crawley - Crawley's oldest music shop and folk instrument specialists, guitar repairs, etc (tel. 01293 515858) - MySpace link
ILS - Indie Label Scheme (Brighton) - "Empowering independent music companies and artists through expert advice, contacts and services"
Liehsja - A professional harpist from Mid Sussex who loves to play traditional tunes and her own compositions on a folk harp
Mr Kite An example of charitable fund raising through music promotion
Musical Traditions - Links to many interesting sites
Olivewood Guitars - Handcrafted by Malcolm Weaver, specialist in parlour guitars inspired by the Martin 0045
Radio Britfolk - imagine an on-line folk festival, available 24 hours a day!
ShowMeHowToPlay.com - Great for new learners and veteran musicians, a tremendous music site with 'Multiplayer' you can download for free!
South East Folk Arts Network (SEFAN) - an information, advisory, co-ordinating and networking service to the traditional arts in the region
T.W Guitars - Handmade acoustic guitars built to order, set-ups re-frets and repairs - Crawley (01293) 537162 - no website
The Wire - magazine about "music that really matters, music that makes a difference... waging war on the mundane and mediocre".
Traditional Music Library - tune-books, sheet-music, lyrics, midis, tablature, educational reference materials and lots more
By email at: info@acousticsussex.org.uk
By telephone (evenings/weekends) on 01342 716975
