The Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park,
Banbury, Oxon
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(Red Guitar - Blue Music!)
Support - P J Wright (Little Johnny England)
Special Guest night - Admission £8Adv./£9 Door (Cons.£6 Adv./£7Door)
Brooks Williams is a blues singing, guitar picking, bottleneck slide playing certified road warrior who has toured continuously for over twenty-one years. His unique combination of traditional and original music inspired Dirty Linen magazine to call Brooks Williams one of "America's musical treasures."
He has gigged with Taj Mahal, John Hammond, David Bromberg, Maria Muldaur, Chris Smither, Leo Kottke, and Rory Block.
As one of the world’s premier acoustic guitarists and singers, Brooks Williams continues to tour worldwide, every night delivering the deepest and most intense interpretations of everything from early blues songs to his recent original compositions. He is quite simply one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today. From coast-to-coast, country-to-country, Williams and his guitars roll and tumble like nobody’s business. It would be a great shame to miss him on this great UK tour……
and chiefly yourselves!! Guest Master of Ceremonies Dave Lovick!
Admission £6 Cons. £4
Alhambra come from Crediton in Devon. They are Peter Lister and John Lee, who specialise in singing mainly Old time Music Hall songs and other songs ranging from Victorian, Edwardian through to the variety period, including first and second world Wartime songs. They have performed for several years in pubs, festivals, village halls and at Old Time Music Halls. The Master of Ceremonies’ will be Dave Lovick formerly of the Boxhedge Clippers suitably attired for his role! Other club members will also being doing “spots” under the banner of some very unusual names! Audience participation will involve singing community songs with Alhambra and for everyone to dress in costume of that era. A prize will be given for the best dressed person.
(Exceptional singer/songwriter)
Admission £7 Adv. /£8 Door (Cons.£5 Adv./£6 Door)
Tom Bliss has been compared as a writer with Steve Knightly, Steve Tilston, Jez Lowe, and even Bruce Springsteen(!) with many songs already being mistakenly credited as Trad Arr. His sympathy and enthusiasm for ancient musical forms and language, and his understanding of the craft of songwriting, from show tunes to hymns to pop, coupled with diligent research and attention to detail, has made him one of the handful of performers on the folk circuit today whose work is admired by modernist and traditionalist alike.
Admission: £6 (concessions £4)
Paul Cherrington and Pamela Ward came as guests at the club in its opening days back in 2000. Then they came back to an Open Stage night earlier this year and stunned us all with the quality and diversity of their singing and musical accomplishment. So much so we have invited them back to hear more of their lively popular songs and some self penned songs as well. One can re-call there was a great sense of fun in their presentation as well.
Admission: £6 (concessions £4)
Virtuoso singer/guitarist and stalwart of the Warwickshire folk scene, John Wright, has been a great supporter of the club over many years doing support slots and as a guest with his band Harvest Moon. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Nick Lines has also guested at the club in previous years. Well worth coming to see them both for a great night of varied music and song.
Admission £8 Adv. /£9 Door (Cons.£6 Adv./£7 Door)
This will be the last event in the summer programme for the Ride-a Cock Horse Folk Club and starts off with a Barbecue on the patio behind the Mill, with entertainment from local artists. Headlining the event will be Something Nasty in the Woodshed who went down an absolute storm at last year’s Banbury Canalside Folk Festival. The potent mix of drum driven electric and acoustic instruments with the emotive sound of the great highland bagpipe delivers a gut punching sound that has captivated audiences wherever they have played. Their following grows and grows and by the end of each set the audience is often louder than the band! Something Nasty are - Mark (Crofty) Croft on Percussion, Norman (Jacko) Jackson on Banjo & Mandolin, Pete Mallinson on Bass & Synths, Craig Scott on Guitars and Barry (Bazza) Steele on Bagpipes, Whistles & Guitar.
Supporting them will be Keith Donnelly who has often performed at the club and festival. He will be doing much of his music and humour getting everyone to join in with the fun and will also MC for the whole evening.
The other support is the rising Banbury band Scarecrow who perform folk based music, but offering something a bit different. The repertoire is based around mostly traditional instrumental music, dance tunes, folk songs, and occasionally includes a bit of jazz or blues. Scarecrow consists of: Gordon - Guitar, Bouzouki, Vocals, David - Whistles, Flute, Bagpipes, Percussion and Rey - Bass guitar, Vocals, Flute, Whistle
Keith...
Scarecrow...
The Horses Mouth Summer 2009 Part 1 - read it here
The Horses Mouth Summer 2009 Part 2 - read it here