folkbluesnbeyond | Sheila Darling & Bill Johnston, acoustic music for body & mind.

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Dates to note

10th January 2010 Folk and Bluegrass Day Kersey Mill

22nd JAnuary Henley Cross Keys Mike Briggs Folk Evening

23 January 2010: Wassailing at Clopton, followed by a dance with Ducking & Diving and John Helliwell

29th January 2010 Everyman Folk Club Brian Peters & Gorden Tyrrall

6th February 2010 Suffolk Folk Day at the Riverside Centre Stratford St Andrew (follow links to Suffolk Folk)

6th February 2010: Barn Dance Kesgrave High School: Ducking & Diving with Phil Smith (01473 415738)

20th February 2010 Barn Dance Sproughton Tithe Barn: Steamshicken with Gordon Potts

26th February 2010 Everyman Folk Club Iambarde

5th March 2010 Big Music Night 18 Bramford Victory Hall

20th March 2010 Barn Dance Sproughton Tithe Barn: The Hosepipe Band with Elaine Barker

26th March 2010 Everyman Folk Club Tom Lewis

27th March 2010 Melodeons and More Mendlesham Community Centre (EATMT)

17th April 2010 Barn Dance Sproughton Tithe Barn: Mini Stocai

22-25th April 2010 Orwell Bluegrass Festival Hallowtree Nacton

30th April 2010 Everyman Folk Club Janet Russell

8th May 2010: Westminster Morris Men Day of Dance (Central London)

15th May 2010 Barn Dance Sproughton Tithe Barn: RSVP with Steve Wiles

22 May 2010 Sproughton Folk & Ceilidh Club: Concert with Tom McConville (BBC Radio Folk Musician of the Year 2009)

28th May 2010 Everyman Folk Club Jim Causley, Jackie Oates & James Dumbleton

4-6 June 2010 Suffolk Folk Festival in Woodbridge with Julie Felix in concert, and much more...

5th June 2010 Thaxted Morris Men Ring Meeting

6th - 13th August 2010 Broadstairs Folk Week (always well supported from Suffolk and environs)

4th September 2010 East Anglian Traditional Music Day 2010 (EATMT)

4 December 2010 Sproughton Folk & Ceilidh Club: Concert with Malinky

Local sessions which we support: but not every time!

1st Saturday Monthly Three Horseshoes Charsfield: around the room, one of Yvonne's sessions.

1st & 3rd Monday monthly Suffolk Folk Session Sports Pavilion Haughley 7.15-9.15

2nd Monday in the month Folk at Pettistree Greyhound (a Steve Wassell session).

1st Tuesday in the month, The George Hadleigh, Bluegrass/country open mic

2nd Tuesday in the month Tattingstone White Horse,Bluegrass & Country

3rd Tuesday in the month,The Swan Stratford St Mary, Bluegrass/Country/ intimate and friendly

3rd Tuesday in the month Blaxhall Ship, Folk (never been to this one because of the clash - see above but worthy of support )

Last Tuesday in the month: The Crown Cattawade , Bluegrass/Country

2nd Wednesday in the month Carriers Arms East Bergholt

Wednesday: alternate between Dog and Duck, Campsea Ashe and Butley Oyster, (check with Jig Doll Chris or calender page), traditional instrumental mainly, English/Scottish/Irish

Thursday: alternate The Golden Key Ipswich , around the room anything, an Yvonne session

First and Third Thursday monthly: Suffolk Songwriters Steamboat Tavern Ipswich

Last Thursday monthly: Steamboat Ipswich, no rules

Friday 1st in month Stratford St Andrew Community Centre

Friday approximately 3rd monthly Henley Cross Keys. Local acts and singers nights organised by Mike Briggs, (Briggsound),

dates : see above

Friday, last in month: Everyman Folk Club September to May see above

For sale: Bodied Resonator Guitar, Samick factory, badged Supro reasonable spec and good resonator, set up easy playing and great sound, can I bear to part with it? For around £300 yes.

For sale: Sigma (by Martin) 6 string Dreadnought Guitar seen a bit of life, i have had it since 1978. Early model: adjustable bridge, (unusual for Sigma), solid top, mahogony back & sides (i think, could be solid). Good guitar for someone avoiding the 'beginner packs'. £120.

For sale: 120 bass accordion, good condition, good player £200. 4 vce, 7 treble couplers, 2 bass couplers. Hard case.

phone 01473 720344 best between 6pm & 7pm

Suffolk and surround Musicians:

Anyone out there want to work up a reasonable roots set covering all bases English, American, European and beyond, get in touch. Deadheads particularly welcome!