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29th
November
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Damian
Barber
(£9 / £10)
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Damien
Barber is a stylish and distinctive singer, be it unaccompanied or
alongside his guitar or English concertina. He has been heavily influenced
by such earlier singers as Peter Bellamy and Walter Pardon from his native
Norfolk. Over the years, he heard many of the great English revival singers
like Nic Jones, Dick Gaughan and Martin Carthy at his local folk club.
There, he began to absorb the styles and sounds of local singers such as
Tony Hall and Peter Bellamy and he was fortunate to listen to, and to play
with Walter Pardon, one of the last great Traditional singers of the
region, at his home before he died in 1996. With such strong folk
credentials, it’s not surprising that Damien is a committed traditionalist.
Damien is well-known for his collaboration with Mike Wilson. They share a
rich repertoire of traditional songs from around the country. He formed The
Demon Barbers (Peter Bellamy’s affectionate nickname for him) at the end of
the 1990s. A traditionalist, might raise an eyebrow about folk-rock, but,
surely, electric folk is part of a process of embracing and accepting
relevant and appropriate new developments, just as folk music has, over the
years, accepted the concertina and the Spanish guitar. “He plays a hell of
a concertina and he’s got all the signs of being a strong, strong singer”
Peter Bellamy
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13th
December
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Jim Causley
(£10 / £11)
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Jim Causley is a folk-singer, award
winning songwriter, musician, proud Devonian and all-round
entertainer. He grew up in a wassailing village not far from Sidmouth Folk Festival and sang with Wren Music before
heading to Newcastle University to study on their brand new degree course
in Folk & Traditional Music. He rose to prominence singing with The
Devil’s Interval and Mawkin:Causley as well as
touring with Waterson:Carthy and David Rotheray. In recent years his work has focused on his
musical settings of poems by his relative Charles Causley, penning his own
songs and reviving lost gems from his home county.
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All Wednesdays
without guests.
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Singers Nights.
Admission £2 for
everyone.
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Bring your instruments, poems, stories
and particularly your favourite songs and join in - or just listen or sing
the choruses.
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