PAST EVENTS
January 2024
3 New Year Session. Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! £1 contribution. There will be a draw for a prize.
10 Jez Lowe and Andy May. Jez is a well known and respected singer songwriter with songs widely sung by other performers. Known through his bands The Bad Pennies, the Pitmen Poets and other collaborations. https://www.jezlowe.com/ Club Performer Robin McLean Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Pure Malt Long established local band, Gordon and Stuart perform Scottish folk songs and popular classic hits. www.facebook.com/p/Pure-Malt-100063562093043/ Club Performer Alex Black Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 Euan Johnston Euan is a weel-kent singer at the club on a welcome return visit. www.facebook.com/johnstonandgordon Club Performer Colin Frame. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
31 Session with a celebration of Robert Burns. Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
February 2024
7 Andy Chung . Kirkcaldy-born, now Edinburgh-based, Andy is a singer-songwriter performing songs original and traditional. www.andychung.co.uk/ Club Performers Robert Sim. Entry £8 (£6 for members
14 Alastair McDonald Alastair McDonald is a Scottish banjo-playing folk and jazz musician. projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2022-alastair-mcdonald/ Club Performer Deirdre Watson Entry £8 (£6 for members)
21 At Fire Station Creative - click and scroll down for map and other details
The Quiggs Stephen and Pernille Quigg "A concert with The Quiggs is a chance to hear folksong in its original form - simple, yet highly expressive, beautiful harmonies and songs that seek the audience's participation." www.thequiggs.com/ Club Performer Glen Tavern Four Entry £8 (£6 for members)
28 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
March 2024
6 Plaidsong Nicky Small and Syd House are both from Perth, Scotland and have collaborated musically for several years. They combine historical research interests with traditional, original singing/songwriting. Nicky and Syd draw on an age-old tradition of finding and learning songs from the many cultural sources of Scotland, adapting and reworking old tunes and new words. https://www.plaidsong.co.uk/ Club Performer Colin Frame Entry £8 (£6 for members)
13 Iona Lane Folk singer, song writer and story teller. Club Performer Susan Kirkwood Entry £8 (£6 for members)
20 Sir-Reel Clarks a Scottish Family Folk Group with a twist of genres. Champion melodeon player Aaron Clark and guitarist Andy Clark provide music and song. https://www.facebook.com/SirReelClarksFamilyBand/about Club Performer Michael Back. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
April 24
3 Tanninzie One of Ayrshire's prominent folk bands - an acoustic trio of Fiona Golder, Ken Lorimer and Mik Shaw. Club Performer Robin McLean Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 SESSION Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club. Finding Kemback ** POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS** (Based in Glenrothes, this couple have been playing together for 7 years. They love spreading folk music and try to do as many community-based events as theycan. https://www.facebook.com/FindingKemback Club Performer Alec Robertson Entry £8 (£6 for members))
17 Kenny Speirs has been a well-known figure on the national and international folk circuit for over twenty five years and is also one of the leading figures of the Borders folk scene www.kennyspeirs.com Club Performer Margaret Gillan Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
May 24
1 Steven Clark songwriter and singer from Glasgow, Scotland. His songs range across politics, pies, people and places, drawing on local and global events and concerns in an eclectic mix of styles and moods. https://stevenclarksongs.wordpress.com/ Club Performer Michael Back Entry £8 (£6 for members)
8 Jack Badcock Singer and guitarist now based in Glasgow he delivers a solo show of original songs, interpretations of traditional songs, and poetry set to his own music www.jackbadcock.com Club Performer Glen Tavern Two (or more) Entry £8 (£6 for members)
15 Simpkins & McLagan Ian Simpkins is a singer and guitarist living in Perthshire and delivers his own take on Americana, traditional and contemporary folk songs as well as his own material. Dave McLagan, a native of Almondbank in Perthshire, plays melodeon and bass guitar. He has eclectic musical tastes from the traditional to hard rock! https://www.youtube.com/@iansimpkins/videos Club Performer Alec Robertson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
22 Tich Frier. Well known on the folk scene, performing at folk clubs and festivals from Shetland to Jersey. Club Performer Ena Robertson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
29 AGM 7pm for 7:30 followed by a Session at 8pm Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
June 24
5 Pauline Valance Pauline is a singer/songwriter and clarsach player from Ayrshire. In usual circumstances, she likes to play in as many varied settings as possible, from Stirling Castle to Tannahill's Cottage, from an extinct volcano to a riverboat in Australia. Club Performer Colin Frame. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
12 Jim King is an acclaimed singer and songwriter who has been performing for more than 50 years. His songs tell stories of beauty, prejudice, and the kindness of people. jimking.me.uk/Club Performer Songbirds Entry £8 (£6 for members)
19 Forgaitherin A Fife-based folk group, Forgaitherin have a reputation for their wide range of songs, four-part harmonies and sympathetic instrumentation with guitar, accordion, keyboard and whistle. They are: Hamish Grant, Hugh and Lesley Toner and John Reid. see them on facebook. Club Performer Alex Black. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
26 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
July 24
3 Dave Spittal Singer-songwriter “The music that I love to play and sing, just me and my Rainsong guitar and a whole heap of enthusiasm.” : Club Performers: Michael Back and friends. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 John Ward Duo Based in East Anglia, John Ward, is a renowned songwriter on the folk, roots and acoustic music scene and has 9 critically-acclaimed CDs and 2 published books to his name. John tours extensively across the UK and beyond, mostly with his Trio, and sometimes as a duo with wife, Lynne. He is a fine musician, specialising in acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica and bodhran and is also an experienced 6-string guitar, bass and bodhran teacher. Club Performer Deirdre Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Steven & Sam Kritzer American Steve Kritzer is an internationally recognized singer-songwriter, as comfortable with Celtic and Bluegrass music as he is with traditional Folk, Country, Rock, contemporary inspirational, traditional hymns, and Big Band Swing . https://stevekritzermusic.com/ Club Performer Isobel Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 NO CLUB - Glen Tavern closed for holiday.
January 2024
3 New Year Session. Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! £1 contribution. There will be a draw for a prize.
10 Jez Lowe and Andy May. Jez is a well known and respected singer songwriter with songs widely sung by other performers. Known through his bands The Bad Pennies, the Pitmen Poets and other collaborations. https://www.jezlowe.com/ Club Performer Robin McLean Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Pure Malt Long established local band, Gordon and Stuart perform Scottish folk songs and popular classic hits. www.facebook.com/p/Pure-Malt-100063562093043/ Club Performer Alex Black Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 Euan Johnston Euan is a weel-kent singer at the club on a welcome return visit. www.facebook.com/johnstonandgordon Club Performer Colin Frame. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
31 Session with a celebration of Robert Burns. Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
February 2024
7 Andy Chung . Kirkcaldy-born, now Edinburgh-based, Andy is a singer-songwriter performing songs original and traditional. www.andychung.co.uk/ Club Performers Robert Sim. Entry £8 (£6 for members
14 Alastair McDonald Alastair McDonald is a Scottish banjo-playing folk and jazz musician. projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmusicawards/mg-alba-scots-trad-music-awards-2022-alastair-mcdonald/ Club Performer Deirdre Watson Entry £8 (£6 for members)
21 At Fire Station Creative - click and scroll down for map and other details
The Quiggs Stephen and Pernille Quigg "A concert with The Quiggs is a chance to hear folksong in its original form - simple, yet highly expressive, beautiful harmonies and songs that seek the audience's participation." www.thequiggs.com/ Club Performer Glen Tavern Four Entry £8 (£6 for members)
28 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
March 2024
6 Plaidsong Nicky Small and Syd House are both from Perth, Scotland and have collaborated musically for several years. They combine historical research interests with traditional, original singing/songwriting. Nicky and Syd draw on an age-old tradition of finding and learning songs from the many cultural sources of Scotland, adapting and reworking old tunes and new words. https://www.plaidsong.co.uk/ Club Performer Colin Frame Entry £8 (£6 for members)
13 Iona Lane Folk singer, song writer and story teller. Club Performer Susan Kirkwood Entry £8 (£6 for members)
20 Sir-Reel Clarks a Scottish Family Folk Group with a twist of genres. Champion melodeon player Aaron Clark and guitarist Andy Clark provide music and song. https://www.facebook.com/SirReelClarksFamilyBand/about Club Performer Michael Back. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
April 24
3 Tanninzie One of Ayrshire's prominent folk bands - an acoustic trio of Fiona Golder, Ken Lorimer and Mik Shaw. Club Performer Robin McLean Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 SESSION Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club. Finding Kemback ** POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS** (Based in Glenrothes, this couple have been playing together for 7 years. They love spreading folk music and try to do as many community-based events as theycan. https://www.facebook.com/FindingKemback Club Performer Alec Robertson Entry £8 (£6 for members))
17 Kenny Speirs has been a well-known figure on the national and international folk circuit for over twenty five years and is also one of the leading figures of the Borders folk scene www.kennyspeirs.com Club Performer Margaret Gillan Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
May 24
1 Steven Clark songwriter and singer from Glasgow, Scotland. His songs range across politics, pies, people and places, drawing on local and global events and concerns in an eclectic mix of styles and moods. https://stevenclarksongs.wordpress.com/ Club Performer Michael Back Entry £8 (£6 for members)
8 Jack Badcock Singer and guitarist now based in Glasgow he delivers a solo show of original songs, interpretations of traditional songs, and poetry set to his own music www.jackbadcock.com Club Performer Glen Tavern Two (or more) Entry £8 (£6 for members)
15 Simpkins & McLagan Ian Simpkins is a singer and guitarist living in Perthshire and delivers his own take on Americana, traditional and contemporary folk songs as well as his own material. Dave McLagan, a native of Almondbank in Perthshire, plays melodeon and bass guitar. He has eclectic musical tastes from the traditional to hard rock! https://www.youtube.com/@iansimpkins/videos Club Performer Alec Robertson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
22 Tich Frier. Well known on the folk scene, performing at folk clubs and festivals from Shetland to Jersey. Club Performer Ena Robertson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
29 AGM 7pm for 7:30 followed by a Session at 8pm Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
June 24
5 Pauline Valance Pauline is a singer/songwriter and clarsach player from Ayrshire. In usual circumstances, she likes to play in as many varied settings as possible, from Stirling Castle to Tannahill's Cottage, from an extinct volcano to a riverboat in Australia. Club Performer Colin Frame. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
12 Jim King is an acclaimed singer and songwriter who has been performing for more than 50 years. His songs tell stories of beauty, prejudice, and the kindness of people. jimking.me.uk/Club Performer Songbirds Entry £8 (£6 for members)
19 Forgaitherin A Fife-based folk group, Forgaitherin have a reputation for their wide range of songs, four-part harmonies and sympathetic instrumentation with guitar, accordion, keyboard and whistle. They are: Hamish Grant, Hugh and Lesley Toner and John Reid. see them on facebook. Club Performer Alex Black. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
26 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a £2 collection for the club
July 24
3 Dave Spittal Singer-songwriter “The music that I love to play and sing, just me and my Rainsong guitar and a whole heap of enthusiasm.” : Club Performers: Michael Back and friends. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 John Ward Duo Based in East Anglia, John Ward, is a renowned songwriter on the folk, roots and acoustic music scene and has 9 critically-acclaimed CDs and 2 published books to his name. John tours extensively across the UK and beyond, mostly with his Trio, and sometimes as a duo with wife, Lynne. He is a fine musician, specialising in acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica and bodhran and is also an experienced 6-string guitar, bass and bodhran teacher. Club Performer Deirdre Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Steven & Sam Kritzer American Steve Kritzer is an internationally recognized singer-songwriter, as comfortable with Celtic and Bluegrass music as he is with traditional Folk, Country, Rock, contemporary inspirational, traditional hymns, and Big Band Swing . https://stevekritzermusic.com/ Club Performer Isobel Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
24 NO CLUB - Glen Tavern closed for holiday.