



Jali Sherrifo Konteh
Buba
The best in folk music and song every Thursday
evening
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WELCOME!

STATION STREET,
LEWES
THURSDAYS AT 8.00pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SONG & TUNE SESSIONS
As well as our regular club nights on a Thursday, we are now holding Sunday afternoon sessions on the last
Sunday afternoon of each month from 3.30 - 5.30 pm. These try to give an equal mixture to songs and tunes.
....And the pub does an cheap but excellent Sunday roast dinner if you want to turn up a bit earlier.
No session in December so the next ones will be on January 31st, February 28th and March 28th.
As well as this website, the Royal Oak also has a "Myspace" profile which you can go to by clicking
here.
At the Myspace site, you will be able to listen to an example of the music of each of our coming guests.The
tracks that are available there at the moment are from the guests that will be coming to the Royal Oak in the
next few weeks:-
Jez Lowe - "Bede Weeps" - (February 11th)
Chris Bartram, Neil Brookes & Tony Weatherall - "Barleycorn" - (February 18th)
Tony Weatherall [as part of Bartram. Brookes & Weatherall]- "The Woolsack - Oh What A Row - Reel" - (February 18th)
Mat Green & Andy Turner - "Quicksteps" - (March 4th)
Tim Van Eyken - "Barleycorn" - (March 11th)
Chris Parkinson [with Martin Carthy & Norma Waterson] - "Scotch Measure/Mount Hills" - (March 18th)
Norma Waterson [with Martin Carthy & Chris Parkinson] - "Sheepcrook & Black Dog" - (March 18th)
Martin Carthy [with Norma Waterson & Chris Parkinson] - "Georgie" - (March 18th)
Jim MacFarland - "Reynardine" - (March 25th)
Rosie Davis [with Joe Locker & Bob Winquist] - "My Blue Heart" - (April 15th)
(After each gig the tracks will drop off to be replaced with another by an upcoming guest.)
There is also two photo montage videos of some of the best nights at the Royal Oak. One covering
the club evenings during 2007 and the other between 2002 and 2006.
There are also video clips of some of our coming guests:-
TIM VAN EYKEN March 11th
MARTIN CARTHY March 18th
NORMA WATERSON March 18th
JIM MacFARLAND March 25th
ROSIE DAVIS JOE LOCKER & BOB WINQUIST April 15th
JEFF WARNER May 20th
CHRIS FOSTER June 17th
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for monthly newsletter e-mails about coming
events at the Royal Oak and about other folk music news from Sussex, simply click
on the photograph of the pub and put "ADD ME" as the email's subject.
Click on:-
About Us for statement of policy, for the format of the
evening, and for details of our location and a map.
Calendar for our programme of guest artists up
until the end of March.
News for fuller details and a short biography of
our guest artists up until the end of March.
Pictures for two pages of photographs of some of our
coming guest artists.
What's New for guests in future months and some of our
plans.
Other Stuff for biographies of resident singers/musicians
and a look through our guest list for the past year or so.
Links for links to other folk music
events in south-east England.
Contact for phone number and address of the
organisers
Email to send an email to the organisers now
For other pages on this site, click on:-

for an on-line version of the essential guide to folk song and dance in and around Sussex. This will be updated on-line
as soon as each issue is prepared.
for details of the popular barn dance band
and how to book them.
for details of
Vic and Tina's various Gambian interests
Jali Sherrifo Konteh for details of the great singer and kora master
from The Gambia and of his CDs.
Buba to have a look at (and buy) the wonderful batiks by the
Gambian Batik Artist, Buba Drammeh.
This site was last updated on 8th February 2010
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