It’s great to have Shirley Folk Club favourites The Melancholy Brothers back for a Feature slot. Both Dave and Russell have been making music together for more years than they care to remember, in different bands and in various lineups. Now an acoustic duo, they […]
RAY’S CHAT Hi Folks RAYS CHAT THIRTY EIGHT Hi Folks There is a Folk Group that I have not mentioned before; THE HIGH KINGS. They are new to me. It is strange that, like CELTIC THUNDER, I Had NOT heard of them; and indeed they […]
It is with great anticipation we invite such an experienced performer to be our next Featured Guest, acoustic singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Bernard Hoskin. He plays a mixture of original songs, traditional folk and covers on 6, 12 string guitar and mandola. A diverse […]
Hi Folks RAYS CHAT THIRTY SEVEN. In our previous chats I have said how the American Folk Group THE WEAVERS were part of the Main steam of the 50’s FOLK REVIVAL. Probably THE most important Folk Group Ever!. They were formed in 1948 and consisted […]
It’s lovely to invite friends back to do a guest appearence at the Shirley Folk Club at the Red Lion and when they are as talented a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Nicole, that’s just the cherry on the cake. In fact Nicole was the […]
Our next Featured Guest at the Shirley Folk Club at the Red Lion will be the fantastic ‘Bearwood Bandits’ who are a six piece collective formed in the autumn of 2015. Their aim is to play all things acoustic on a variety of traditional instruments: Folk, […]