Well we finished off this years program with a great Futureproof last Sunday.

Thanks to all our guests, to everybody who’s given us a floorspot and everyone who’s come along this year. It’s a real privilege to be part of such a wonderful little club.

The autumn season is almost sorted and I’ll be updating the website with all the details shortly.

In the meantime here’s a rundown of the guests we have lined up for  first couple of months of the Autumn season…
6th September 2009:  Damien Barber & Mike Wilson
13th September 2009:  Dana & Susan Robinson
20th September 2009:  Robb Johnson
27th September 2009:  Hunter Robertson
4th October 2009:  Bill Caddick
11th October 2009:  Rubens Train
18th October 2009:  Mawkin:Causley
25th October 2009:  Duck Soup
1st November 2009:  Pete Morton
8th November 2009:  The Expatriate Game
15th November 2009: The Askew Sisters
22nd November 2009:  Will Kaufman presents Woody Guthrie – Hard Times and Hard Travellin

We also have an exciting Summer Special coming up – again, details will appear here shortly.

Have a great summer and don’t forget the next session on July 14th.

I’m currently putting the finishing touches to the Autumn program and I still haven’t filled the 29th November, which just happens to be St Andrews day.

Now I don’t usually do Saints or Countries but I guess it would be nice to have someone appropriately Scottish for that evening.

However nobody springs to mind so how about some suggestions?

Bear in mind that all the really well known artists will have had this day booked for years!

Any thoughts?

Here’s the rather strange and beguiling version of Cyril Tawny’s classic “Sammy’s Bar” that Kevin was talking about at the club last night.

Apparently it’s from “Flipping the Whale” (2000), written and directed by Sean Guinan, produced by Joshua Eckhardt and Sean Guinan. With Eddie Shin (Gilmore Girls, Dr. Miracles), Amy Bakos and Sean Guinan. The song was written by Cyril Tawney and recorded by the Golden Ring, a short-lived Chicago folk group from the early 70s.

The next in our popular series of English Tune Sessions is this Tuesday the 9th June kicking off at around 8:00pm.

As always admission is free and the first part of the evening will be slow and easy for beginners and the less confident.

And there’s a raffle too!

More details on our Session Page

My Ceilidh band, currently known as The Upstreet Irregulars but maybe about to have a name change are playing this coming Friday the 12th at a concert as part of the Redbridge Green Fair Music festival.

We’re one of four acts that night and top of the bill just happens to be the wonderful Playing Rapunzel who are are guests at the club in a couple of weeks time, the 21st June to be precise.

It’s pretty much our first time playing to a listening audience rather than a dancing one so we’ve been practicing hard for this one!

It’s at Ilford Sports and Social Club, Cricklefield Stadium High Road Ilford IG1 1UE

Details at http://www.rgf.org.uk/musicfest.htm

Doors open at 7:30pm and I’ve no idea what the admission is!