Events in 2026

Amazing Artistes & Great Music for 2026!

We are pleased to announce some dates in 2026. We will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month.

Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start

and we look forward to seeing you all very soon.

Sunday 4th January. Singers Night

Sunday 18th January. Blessed Crow

The Blessèd Crow are Tim and Iona Crahart; a talented father-daughter duo with a gift for writing songs which express their passionate and positive attitude to life. With Iona’s strong clear voice and Tim’s highly accomplished musicianship they deliver an energetic and uplifting set.Their original songs in a traditional style and call upon folklore, true stories and spiritual themes for their inspiration. Many of their songs relate to local folk tales such as The Pwca or to historical events like The Newport Rising. All of this is tempered with a slice of good old fashioned protest songs.
Tim and Iona share the vocal duties and create marvellous harmonies accompanied by guitar, bouzouki or mandola, played by Tim and driven along by Iona’s bodhran.
Their album is available here https://theblessedcrow.bandcamp.com/album/maiden-flight

Sunday 1st February. TangleJack

After three decades of making music together, John-Paul Davies and Duncan Leigh have perfected their unique acoustic double-duet sound. Through tight two-part harmonising and intricate,interweaving guitar lines Tangle Jack conjure an extraordinary four part texture. And it is on stage that the chemistry behind the TangleJack sound can really be seen.Sharing a history that began some 30 years ago, as the arty outsiders in the brass bands of the South Wales valleys John-Paul and Duncan formed a friendship that outlasted their teenage rock band years, as well as the jazz and classical meanderings of their studies, to return to their folk/rock roots as well-travelled musicians. Having spent their lives becoming the band and the people they were always supposed to be. John-Paul and Duncan have managed 30 years of music making without a cross word – three decades of friendship without ever falling out! They want to share that friendship and love with audiences across the UK through their live classics and new songs from their latest album, “The Ragged Edge “.
“This is a band that can really move an audience and keep them engaged and involved. I highly recommend heading out to one of their live shows.” ABABAC Magazine
“If Simon and Garfunkel had grown up in contemporary South Wales, this
might have been the music they produced” folking.com
tanglejack.co.uk

Sunday 15th February. Singers Night

Sunday 1st March. Jez Lowe

Award-winning songwriter, novelist, and one of the busiest and most admired performers on the UK folk scene, Jez Lowe is celebrating forty five years as a touring singer, songwriter and musician.You may have heard Jez Lowe’s songs on albums by Fairport Convention, The Dubliners, The Unthanks, Wizz Jones, The Young Uns, The Tannahill Weavers, Megson, Bob Fox, The McCalmans, Liam Clancy, Cherish The Ladies, and many, many more…
Or maybe you’ve heard one of the fifty or more songs he wrote for the award-winning BBC Radio Two series “The Radio Ballads…
Or perhaps you’ve heard one of Jez’s many albums, either solo, with his band The Bad Pennies or in his many collaborations with the likes of Steve Tilston, James Keelaghan, Jake Walton and The Pitmen Poets…
And no doubt many will have caught one of Jez’s solo shows in the UK, or on the many international tours across the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and mainland Europe. Jez has just released his fifteenth album of original songs entitled “Oubliette” and it’s already being heralded as a classic by folk radio presenters, reviewers and, most importantly, listeners all over the world. jezlowe.com

Sunday 15th March. Singers Night

Sunday 5th April. Singers Night

Sunday 19th April. Pete Coe

Pete has been a professional musician since 1971, playing at festivals concerts, clubs, dances & schools throughout Britain, Europe, Asia, New Zealand & USA . During the ‘70s he toured and recorded with Chris Coe, was a member of the legendary New Victory Band & with Nic Jones, Tony Rose and again, Chris Coe, he was a member of Bandoggs. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s he toured and recorded with Red Shift but since 1985 he’s mainly worked as a soloist & earned an enviable reputation.
His strong, distinctive voice is enhanced by his instrumental versatility, the ringing strings of his bouzouki, the sweet chords of his mountain dulcimer, the plaintive frailing banjo & the pulsing reeds of his melodeon. He’s also a country dance caller, creator & band musician. He sings, plays & step dances, sometimes all at once!
petecoe.co.uk

Sunday 3rd May Singers Night

Sunday 17th May. Sunjay

With a relaxed and confident manner, vocal style and mastery of his instrument, Sunjay addresses the audience as though he is sitting down to play music with a group of close friends; a completely natural approach for a young man who picked up the guitar when he was just 4 years old and hasn’t put it down since.
Sunjay’s style has that natural drift between folk and blues and both camps have recognised his obvious flair. There have been a clutch of award nominations, including winning the Wath Festival Young Performers Award. He also made the final selection for the BBC’s Young Folk Award in 2012, had three nominations at the Exposure Music Awards 2014 and was also recognised by the 2014 British Blues Awards.
Drawing from a rich, musical and cultural background it is hardly surprising that Sunjay has quickly become recognised as one of the UK’s rising stars. His performances have been described as “mature & confident”, while his guitar playing has been hailed as “superb, brilliant, experienced, intricate & faultless”.
“Already creating a stir with talents way beyond his years. A really soothing, natural sound and most definitely destined for bigger things.” – Maverick Magazine
“For such a young performer, Sunjay shows real confidence, maturity and ease on stage that it seems like he has been doing nothing else all of his life.” – Folk All Magazine
“A great voice.”- Blues Matters Magazine
“An amazing picker, a must see.” – Terry Reid
“Listen, watch and take note.” – FATEA Magazine
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Nominee 2012
Wath Young Performers Award Winner 2012
Exposure Music Awards Triple Nominee 2014
British Blues Awards Nominee 2014
www.sunjay.tv

Sunday 7th June. Paul Downes & Mick Ryan

Mick Ryan is well known on the folk scene as a fine singer of  traditional and original songs. He was described by “fRoots” as ‘definitely the most underrated singer in the country.’
Having written both comic and serious material for the very popular band Crowsin the 1980s, he has since written for radio and a series of highly successful folk musicals: A Tolpuddle Man'(with Graham Moore); A Day’sWork; The Voyage; Tanks for the Memory; and, recently, The Navvy’s Wife and The Pauper’s Path.
 ‘Mick Ryan’s words and music are superb’ (Folk on Tap)
In this  duo Mick is joined by the consummately skilled and expressive guitarist (and sometimes banjoist) Paul Downes.
Paul Downes has a sensitive, yet fun approach to live performances which puts him among the most respected artists on the British acoustic music scene today.
Paul has a rich musical background that has progressed through working with Phil Beer, The Arizona Smoke Revue, The Joyce Gang (and even oncewith Pete Seeger). Nine albums with bands,five highly-acclaimed solo albums  and over two hundred session credits have still left time for Paul to tour nearly every concert venue, theatre and festival in Britain (including two appearances at the Royal Albert Hall with Show of Hands), plus many tours in the USA and Europe.
Together,Mick Ryan and PaulDownes epitomise singing, music and entertainment of the very highest quality.

Sunday 21st June Singers Night

Sunday 5th July. Singers Night

Sunday 19th July. Johnny Coppin

 “One of the finest voices in the UK” – Q magazine
 “A gifted songwriter”- Daily Telegraph 
 “Unquestionably at the top of his game” – Acoustic magazine
 Johnny’s gorgeous and seemingly effortless vocals have graced the folk-scene since the emergence of Decameron in the early 1970s. An experienced solo performer, accompanying himself on piano and guitar, he is a talented songwriter and a fine interpretative singer.
Johnny has recorded over fourteen albums including his latest album River of Dreams, The Winding Stair, Borderland, several Christmas albums, as well as Edge of Day with writer Laurie Lee. He recently celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill his classic album of Gloucestershire and Cotswold songs, and 2026 will be the 50th year of his solo career. Playing guitar and piano, his songs are always melodic and evocative.
He works solo, in a duo with Paul Burgess (ex-John Kirkpatrick Band), and as a trio for an annual All on a Winter’s Night tour with Paul Burgess
and Dik Cadbury (Julie July Band, ex-Steve Hackett, and Decameron).
For over twenty years, he presented an Acoustic Music Show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and BBC radio across the West.
 “River of Dreams is a fantastic record…it showcases Johnny’s evocative and expressive vocals and the songwriting is simply stunning” – Fatea magazine
 “Every song is perfectly crafted and beautifully performed, and Johnny’s vocals are exquisite.  River of Dreams is, indeed, a joy to behold.” – At The Barrier webzine
johnnycoppin.co.uk

FURTHER DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON.