THE ROYAL OAK
3 STATION STREET
LEWES
EAST SUSSEX
ENGLAND
BN7 2DA
Here are photos of all the performers who are coming to THE ROYAL OAK. Click on each photo to see the names and dates
VIDEOS OF COMING PERFORMERS
STEVE TURNER September 25th
Steve playing the concertina and singing "Sir Colvin" at this year's Cheltenham Folk Festival.
BRUCE MOLSKY October 9th
Oustanding on fiddle, banjo and guitar and a great singer. One of our most popular guests.
PETE COE October 16th
The very talented all-singing, all-playing, all-dancing Mr. Coe, Here he is doing all three!
PETE MORTON October 23rd
Another visit from this very popular and very talented singer/songwriter
JEZ LOWE November 6th
A return visit from one of the very finest of the England's songwriters
RORY McLEOD November 13th
One of the most exciting performers on the scene makes a return visit. This long video section comes from last year's Belper Music Festival
MARTIN CARTHY November 20th
It is always a delight to be able to present the folk scene's top name and a man who has brought consistent excellence to his performances. Note the re-arranged date:-
SULTANS OF SQUEEZE January 8th
Chris Parkinson on accordion and John Kirkpatrick, here on bass concertina at this year's Gower Folk Festival, sadly playing to a less than attentive audience:-
JIM ELDON March 12th
Here is a photo-montage to accompany the wonderful Jim Eldon. He is playing the fiddle and singing "Une chanson macabre de Screaming Lord Sutch"! :-
TONY HALL June 11th
The very talented and very eccentric Tony Hall plays a really engaging version of the moris dance tune, "Princess Royal" :-
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Here is a photo montage of some of the best nights at the Royal Oak during 2007
The music to accompany the video is:-
1] The High Low Schottishe / Untitled Schottishe
2] The Bird on Nellie's Hat / Hopscotch Schottishe
It was played by Will Duke, one of the resident performers at the Royal Oak, and taken from his 2008 album “Out of the Box ” available from Will by emailing him. click here to do so.
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And this is a photo montage of some of the best nights at the Royal Oak between 2002 and 2006
The music to accompany the video is:-
1] Foul Weather Call/From Night Till Morn
2] Monkey Hornpipe/Stepdance
3] Hunt The Squirrel/Four Hand Reel
It was played by Dan Quinn & Will Duke, two of the resident performers at the Royal Oak, and taken from their album “Wild Boys” available from:-
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rebe.cleveland/hebeweb.htm
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The events that take place every Thursday in the well-appointed upstairs room at the Royal Oak in Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex are intended to encourage the performance of traditional music and song. We operate throughout the year apart from August.
This is not a club as such; there is no membership, rather a number of like minds who come together to celebrate and enjoy a range of musical traditions in a convivial, socially conducive atmosphere. We believe that we try to make all newcomers feel welcome.
Guest artists are booked to appear virtually every week; we do have a very few 'Open Nights' during the year. Within our limited financial resources, we try to present artists from a range of musical backgrounds and experiences who are talented and display a love of their chosen music or styles. When we have guest artists, there is a cover charge on the door that reflects the status and fees of the artists. However, we do try to run our non-guest nights on a "Free Admission" basis. All the money that we take is used to book the best variety of guest artists that we can afford. We are not subsidised in any way by commercial sponsorship, arts organisation or local council grant The organisers bear the running costs of the venture themselves in the belief that they get more out of it than they put in.
For visitors to the town, we are easily found. From the train station, turn right out of the main exit from the station and go up Station Street. The main crossroads in the town is where Station Street crosses the High Street where buses arrive. The large train station car park is free after 7.30pm.
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