Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes


Home Page About Us Calendar News Pictures What's New Other Stuff Links Contact Our My Space Email 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:-