PAST EVENTS
January 2021
6 New Year Session. Welcome in the new year with topical songs and music. Zoom link was sent out to members and friends on 4th January.
13 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 9 and 10 Number 9 https://youtu.be/pw4SDxz41n4 (28 minutes) and
Number 10 https://youtu.be/dLMrmQbkSVY (26 min). Donations welcome to the Paddy Bort Fund. See the Youtube broadcasts or our event in Facebook for how to donate.
20 Burns Supper. A club evening with music and song and the traditional speeches. Bring your own haggis and whisky or wine or Irn Bru. Members and friends will receive an invitation to this (sadly a) zoom meeting.
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy!
February 2021
3 Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland - Live gig on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/filcampbell/ and also on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/filcampbell. Donations can be made at http://www.paypal.me/filcampbell ,
10 Club meeting by Zoom with Jim and Susie Malcolm. Donations via Paypal to https://Paypal.me/TheMalkies. To register to attend and receive the Zoom codes, please email secretary.dunfermlinefolkclub@gmail.com. Club Singer: Deirdre Watson.
17 Iona Fyfe LIVE in the club's Facebook Group . Iona is an award-winning traditional singer with roots in Aberdeenshire.
24 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
March 2021
3 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 11 and 12 Number 11 https://youtu.be/nIyTp-oiF7E ( 27 minutes) and
Number 12 https://youtu.be/m2_Ai7I9l2c ( 26 min). Donations welcome to the Paddy Bort Fund. See the Youtube broadcasts or our event in Facebook for how to donate. (was going to be Jim Jack and John Graham https://www.facebook.com/folkandfiddle/)
10 Bruce Davies - Facebook LIVE Bruce Davies @rothesrecordings will be LIVE on Facebook at 8pm in a special programme for the Club.
Bruce has visited the club many times and we are looking forward to singing with him. You can find more information about Bruce at https://www.brucedavies.com/ or at https://www.facebook.com/rothesrecordings/. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat back to Bruce. You can show your appreciation at paypal.me/brucewdavies
17 St Patrick's Day session. A zoom session celbrating St Patrick's Day and Ireland. A programme of songs and tunes is being developed. The zoom link will be sent out the Monday before.
24 The Quiggs - Facebook LIVE Stephen and Pernille will be LIVE on Facebook at 8pm in a special programme for our Club.
Stephen and Pernille have visited the club many times and we are looking forward to singing along to familiar and less well known songs. You can find more information about them at http://www.stephenquigg.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/stephen.quigg.585. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat to them. If you would like to leave a tip, you can do so here: paypal.me/quiggsfolkduo
31 Zoom Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The zoom link will be sent to members and those on our newsletter list on the Monday before.
April 2021
7 Graham Mackenzie with Alison Mackenzie. Facebook Live event. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat back to Bruce. You can support Graham using this paypal link or through his website https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/grahamlmackenzie
Website: http://www.grahammackenziemusic.com for CDs/Books.
14 Zoom guest evening with The Anthony Quines. Gaye and Josephine are a mother and daughter folk duo based in Scotland. Both are singer-songwriters in their own right. As a duo they sing folk and traditional songs, songs of the sea, and much much more. Most of all they love singing in harmony. Club singer: Susan Kirkwood. Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before. If you want to show your appreciation, please donate to the Stonehaven Folk Club Folk in Crisis fund.
21 Donna and Kelly of Still on the Hill will join us by zoom from Arkansas. More information www.stillonthehill.com. Still on the Hill is a national and international touring group from Arkansas that has been described as “Ambassadors of the Ozarks” for the work they do to preserve a rich culture that is quickly disappearing.
Kelly & Donna are award winning ‘story telling-song writers’. Different than most singer-songwriters, this dynamic duo embellishes their songs with a host of unique instruments from the hills they call home. Many of these were hand-made by old-timers and have amazing stories that go with them. You can show your appreciation at paypal.me/stillonthehill
Club singer: Alex Black. Zoom details will be sent the Monday before.
28 Zoom Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before
May 2021
5 Special Zoom event Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before - featuring Rob Griffith and a fun quiz - birthday party.
12 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 13 https://youtu.be/ja0FOwOhqFM (30 minutes) and Number 14 https://youtu.be/lJS-4j66DQE ( 33 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
19 Chloe Matharu is a talented singer songwriter and Celtic Harpist in Inverclyde and will do a Facebook livestream for us. Many of her songs draw on her experience as a Navigational Officer in the Merchant Navy sailing around the world on oil tankers. Her thoughtful and sensitive songwriting offers an insight into the modern seafarer's life. Chloe's voice, coupled with her harp playing, form a haunting combination perfectly suited to the reflective nature of her material. Of Scottish, Welsh and Punjabi heritage Chloe sings in both English and Welsh. https://chloematharu.co.uk/
26 AGM and Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before
June 2021
2 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 15 https://youtu.be/sZYgYLdcH8A (27 minutes) and Number 16 youtu.be/3G80p8bB07Y ( 30 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
9 Gathering at the Glen. Members only. (List now full)
16 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 17 https://youtu.be/ahPLmWCgReA (28 minutes) and Number 18 https://youtu.be/sC18ia2Dm2Y ( 27 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
23 Curtis & Loretta Club evening by zoom. Curtis & Loretta are an acclaimed folk singer/songwriter duo featuring extraordinary harmonies and an array of stringed instruments. Curtis Teague: vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandocello, clawhammer banjo, steel ukulele, harmonica Loretta Simonet: vocals, folk harp, guitar, mandolin, kazoo, shakers. https://curtisandloretta.com/ You can thank them at http://www.paypal.me/CurtisandLoretta Club singer: Michael Back. Zoom details will be sent the Monday before.
30 Session by zoom Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
July 2021
7 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation has been sent to members. [List full]
14 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation will be sent to members a few days before.
21 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation will be sent to members a few days before. [List full]
28 Session by zoom Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
August 2021
4 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation was sent to members a few days before. [Waiting list].
11 Gathering at the Glen - Beyond level 0, numbers limited only by the size of the venue. An invitation/reminder with further information will be sent to members on the Monday before.
18 Gathering at the Glen - Beyond level 0, so numbers limited only by the size of the venue. An invitation/reminder with further information will be sent to members on the Monday before.
25 Session by zoom (the last by zoom?) Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
September 2021
1 Jim and Susie Malcolm will join us in the Glen Tavern for our first guest night since March 2020. These singers are well known in our club and are looking forward to an evening of song. https://www.jimmalcolm.com/ Club Performer: Robin McLean. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
8 Zetor in the Kailyard "Multi-instrumentalist Scottish folk duo mixing traditional music with live looping" https://www.zetorinthekailyard.com/ Club Performer: Bernie Hewitt. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
15 Jim Jack and John Graham John and Jim have played on the Folk scene for 50 years and present an eclectic mix of songs and music on a range of instruments. https://www.facebook.com/folkandfiddle Club Performer: Michael Back. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
22 Gathering and a blether. An evening for club members to reflect on how things are going and plan for the future.
29 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a collection for the club.
October 2021
6 Jack Badcock Singer and guitarist, Glasgow-based Jack is a hugely experienced performer, having toured extensively around the world, in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, predominantly as founding member world-folk band 'Dallahan'. He has also performed or recorded with Rura, Siobhan Miller, Dougie MacLean and The Royal Scottish National Orchestra among many others and was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award. https://www.jackbadcock.com/ Club Singer: Deirdre Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
13 David Latto is an artist singer-songwriter from the east coast of Scotland. His music exists in the confluence of folk, indie and americana. http://davidlattomusic.com/Recently, David was selected as a Fife Artist in Residence where he was commissioned to write songs based on lockdown conversations held with elderly members of the community in his native Kirkcaldy. David was accompanied by John. Club Performer: Alex Black. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
20 Gathering. A relaxed evening of chat and music. There will be a £1 contribution to club funds which will include a draw for a prize.
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a collection for the club.
November 2021
3 Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer The Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer hails from Staffordshire, although Karen is originally from Stuttgart, Germany, where Paul ‘discovered’ her busking in a city centre park and the two of them have now been playing music together since 2012. Together with their own beautifully written songs, they present unique interpretations of classics from folk icons such as Richard Thompson, Dougie MacLean, Jimmy MacCarthy or John Spillane. https://www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk/ Club Performer: Luci McLeman. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 BrÒg featuring legendary piper Gary West on pipes, whistles, vocals and guitar; virtuoso fiddler Greg Borland on fiddle and bass, and the sensational Sandy Brechin on accordion. http://www.brechin-all-records.com/brog/ .Club Performer: Julien Pierrefeu. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Tarneybackle The duo’s material is a blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs, performed with strong vocal harmonies and a wide range of instruments.
Tarneybackle members are Sandy Marshall (Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki) and John Davidson (Vocals, Guitar, Mandola, Mandolin, Whistles). https://www.facebook.com/Tarneybacklefolk/ Club Performer: Isobel Watson. 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 collection for the club.
January 2021
6 New Year Session. Welcome in the new year with topical songs and music. Zoom link was sent out to members and friends on 4th January.
13 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 9 and 10 Number 9 https://youtu.be/pw4SDxz41n4 (28 minutes) and
Number 10 https://youtu.be/dLMrmQbkSVY (26 min). Donations welcome to the Paddy Bort Fund. See the Youtube broadcasts or our event in Facebook for how to donate.
20 Burns Supper. A club evening with music and song and the traditional speeches. Bring your own haggis and whisky or wine or Irn Bru. Members and friends will receive an invitation to this (sadly a) zoom meeting.
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy!
February 2021
3 Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland - Live gig on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/filcampbell/ and also on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/filcampbell. Donations can be made at http://www.paypal.me/filcampbell ,
10 Club meeting by Zoom with Jim and Susie Malcolm. Donations via Paypal to https://Paypal.me/TheMalkies. To register to attend and receive the Zoom codes, please email secretary.dunfermlinefolkclub@gmail.com. Club Singer: Deirdre Watson.
17 Iona Fyfe LIVE in the club's Facebook Group . Iona is an award-winning traditional singer with roots in Aberdeenshire.
24 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
March 2021
3 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 11 and 12 Number 11 https://youtu.be/nIyTp-oiF7E ( 27 minutes) and
Number 12 https://youtu.be/m2_Ai7I9l2c ( 26 min). Donations welcome to the Paddy Bort Fund. See the Youtube broadcasts or our event in Facebook for how to donate. (was going to be Jim Jack and John Graham https://www.facebook.com/folkandfiddle/)
10 Bruce Davies - Facebook LIVE Bruce Davies @rothesrecordings will be LIVE on Facebook at 8pm in a special programme for the Club.
Bruce has visited the club many times and we are looking forward to singing with him. You can find more information about Bruce at https://www.brucedavies.com/ or at https://www.facebook.com/rothesrecordings/. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat back to Bruce. You can show your appreciation at paypal.me/brucewdavies
17 St Patrick's Day session. A zoom session celbrating St Patrick's Day and Ireland. A programme of songs and tunes is being developed. The zoom link will be sent out the Monday before.
24 The Quiggs - Facebook LIVE Stephen and Pernille will be LIVE on Facebook at 8pm in a special programme for our Club.
Stephen and Pernille have visited the club many times and we are looking forward to singing along to familiar and less well known songs. You can find more information about them at http://www.stephenquigg.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/stephen.quigg.585. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat to them. If you would like to leave a tip, you can do so here: paypal.me/quiggsfolkduo
31 Zoom Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The zoom link will be sent to members and those on our newsletter list on the Monday before.
April 2021
7 Graham Mackenzie with Alison Mackenzie. Facebook Live event. Go to the Dunfermline Folk Club Group page just before 8 pm and do use comments to chat back to Bruce. You can support Graham using this paypal link or through his website https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/grahamlmackenzie
Website: http://www.grahammackenziemusic.com for CDs/Books.
14 Zoom guest evening with The Anthony Quines. Gaye and Josephine are a mother and daughter folk duo based in Scotland. Both are singer-songwriters in their own right. As a duo they sing folk and traditional songs, songs of the sea, and much much more. Most of all they love singing in harmony. Club singer: Susan Kirkwood. Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before. If you want to show your appreciation, please donate to the Stonehaven Folk Club Folk in Crisis fund.
21 Donna and Kelly of Still on the Hill will join us by zoom from Arkansas. More information www.stillonthehill.com. Still on the Hill is a national and international touring group from Arkansas that has been described as “Ambassadors of the Ozarks” for the work they do to preserve a rich culture that is quickly disappearing.
Kelly & Donna are award winning ‘story telling-song writers’. Different than most singer-songwriters, this dynamic duo embellishes their songs with a host of unique instruments from the hills they call home. Many of these were hand-made by old-timers and have amazing stories that go with them. You can show your appreciation at paypal.me/stillonthehill
Club singer: Alex Black. Zoom details will be sent the Monday before.
28 Zoom Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before
May 2021
5 Special Zoom event Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before - featuring Rob Griffith and a fun quiz - birthday party.
12 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 13 https://youtu.be/ja0FOwOhqFM (30 minutes) and Number 14 https://youtu.be/lJS-4j66DQE ( 33 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
19 Chloe Matharu is a talented singer songwriter and Celtic Harpist in Inverclyde and will do a Facebook livestream for us. Many of her songs draw on her experience as a Navigational Officer in the Merchant Navy sailing around the world on oil tankers. Her thoughtful and sensitive songwriting offers an insight into the modern seafarer's life. Chloe's voice, coupled with her harp playing, form a haunting combination perfectly suited to the reflective nature of her material. Of Scottish, Welsh and Punjabi heritage Chloe sings in both English and Welsh. https://chloematharu.co.uk/
26 AGM and Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! Zoom details will be sent on the Monday before
June 2021
2 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 15 https://youtu.be/sZYgYLdcH8A (27 minutes) and Number 16 youtu.be/3G80p8bB07Y ( 30 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
9 Gathering at the Glen. Members only. (List now full)
16 Carry on Streamin. Edinburgh Folk Club's YouTube magazine issues 17 https://youtu.be/ahPLmWCgReA (28 minutes) and Number 18 https://youtu.be/sC18ia2Dm2Y ( 27 min). If you wish to donate to the Paddy Bort Fund please use this link to the PayPal account: https://www.paypal.me/edinburghfc
23 Curtis & Loretta Club evening by zoom. Curtis & Loretta are an acclaimed folk singer/songwriter duo featuring extraordinary harmonies and an array of stringed instruments. Curtis Teague: vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandocello, clawhammer banjo, steel ukulele, harmonica Loretta Simonet: vocals, folk harp, guitar, mandolin, kazoo, shakers. https://curtisandloretta.com/ You can thank them at http://www.paypal.me/CurtisandLoretta Club singer: Michael Back. Zoom details will be sent the Monday before.
30 Session by zoom Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
July 2021
7 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation has been sent to members. [List full]
14 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation will be sent to members a few days before.
21 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation will be sent to members a few days before. [List full]
28 Session by zoom Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
August 2021
4 Gathering at the Glen - Limited numbers. An invitation was sent to members a few days before. [Waiting list].
11 Gathering at the Glen - Beyond level 0, numbers limited only by the size of the venue. An invitation/reminder with further information will be sent to members on the Monday before.
18 Gathering at the Glen - Beyond level 0, so numbers limited only by the size of the venue. An invitation/reminder with further information will be sent to members on the Monday before.
25 Session by zoom (the last by zoom?) Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends on the Monday before.
September 2021
1 Jim and Susie Malcolm will join us in the Glen Tavern for our first guest night since March 2020. These singers are well known in our club and are looking forward to an evening of song. https://www.jimmalcolm.com/ Club Performer: Robin McLean. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
8 Zetor in the Kailyard "Multi-instrumentalist Scottish folk duo mixing traditional music with live looping" https://www.zetorinthekailyard.com/ Club Performer: Bernie Hewitt. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
15 Jim Jack and John Graham John and Jim have played on the Folk scene for 50 years and present an eclectic mix of songs and music on a range of instruments. https://www.facebook.com/folkandfiddle Club Performer: Michael Back. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
22 Gathering and a blether. An evening for club members to reflect on how things are going and plan for the future.
29 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a collection for the club.
October 2021
6 Jack Badcock Singer and guitarist, Glasgow-based Jack is a hugely experienced performer, having toured extensively around the world, in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, predominantly as founding member world-folk band 'Dallahan'. He has also performed or recorded with Rura, Siobhan Miller, Dougie MacLean and The Royal Scottish National Orchestra among many others and was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award. https://www.jackbadcock.com/ Club Singer: Deirdre Watson. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
13 David Latto is an artist singer-songwriter from the east coast of Scotland. His music exists in the confluence of folk, indie and americana. http://davidlattomusic.com/Recently, David was selected as a Fife Artist in Residence where he was commissioned to write songs based on lockdown conversations held with elderly members of the community in his native Kirkcaldy. David was accompanied by John. Club Performer: Alex Black. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
20 Gathering. A relaxed evening of chat and music. There will be a £1 contribution to club funds which will include a draw for a prize.
27 Session Sing a song, play a tune, tell us a story, or sit back and enjoy! There will be a collection for the club.
November 2021
3 Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer The Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer hails from Staffordshire, although Karen is originally from Stuttgart, Germany, where Paul ‘discovered’ her busking in a city centre park and the two of them have now been playing music together since 2012. Together with their own beautifully written songs, they present unique interpretations of classics from folk icons such as Richard Thompson, Dougie MacLean, Jimmy MacCarthy or John Spillane. https://www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk/ Club Performer: Luci McLeman. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
10 BrÒg featuring legendary piper Gary West on pipes, whistles, vocals and guitar; virtuoso fiddler Greg Borland on fiddle and bass, and the sensational Sandy Brechin on accordion. http://www.brechin-all-records.com/brog/ .Club Performer: Julien Pierrefeu. Entry £8 (£6 for members)
17 Tarneybackle The duo’s material is a blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs, performed with strong vocal harmonies and a wide range of instruments.
Tarneybackle members are Sandy Marshall (Vocals, Guitar, Bouzouki) and John Davidson (Vocals, Guitar, Mandola, Mandolin, Whistles). https://www.facebook.com/Tarneybacklefolk/ Club Performer: Isobel Watson. 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 collection for the club.
