



Jali Sherrifo Konteh
Buba
The best in folk music and song every Thursday
evening
|
|
WELCOME!
FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK
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.
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:-
Gordon Tyrrall - "Jessie" (July 2nd)
Leon Rosselson - "Jumbo The Elephant" (July 9th) [with Robb Johnson]
The Magnolia Sisters - "Honky Tonk Boogie" (July 16th)
Ralph Bodington - "Gypsy Davy" (July 23rd) [with Jerry Epstein]
The Copper Family - "Claudy Banks" (September 3rd)
Shepheard, Spiers & Watson - "Jock Hawk's Adventures in Glasgow" - (September 17th)
Michael Marra - "Hermless" - (September 24th)
Beverley Smith & Carl Jones - "Carter's Blues" - (October 1st)
Jeff Wesley - "Young and Growing" - (October 8th)
Dave Ruch - "Cabbage Head" - (October 22nd)
(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:-
GORDON TYRRALL - July 2nd
THE MAGNOLIA SISTERS - July 16th
MICHAEL MARRA - September 24th
BEVERLY SMITH & CARL JONES - October 1st
DAVE RUCH - October 22nd
LEN GRAHAM - October 29th
DICK GAUGHAN - November 19th
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 July.
News for fuller details and a short biography of
our guest artists up until the end of July.
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 28th June 2009
You are visitor number:-

|