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This show promises to be a mixture of youth and experience modern and traditional roots and folk music to hopefully delight you for over an hour and a half.![]()
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We have contributions from senior statesmen such as VIv Lucas , Barry Goodman , Chris Howe and Frank Corr and also some great stuff from younger faces such as Tomik , Dan Bond and Laurence Hill who contribute to the Orange Tree's Friday Night show.![]()
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We have two great local stories from Jane Havercroft and songs from organisers Greg and Brian.![]()
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Our showcase act is Rakoczy a really talented young singer , multi instrumentalist and tune writer who draws on her Hungarian heritage to blend with traditional music and song from these shores .... it is a great showcase not to be missed.
Well in the olden times I could say we have come of age !![]()
We have some great mature as well as raw items this show which again is packed with local and National talent.![]()
Let’s start with the showcases, our own Tony Gammage and his partner in crime John has a great set of songs with Twitchy Fingers and there is one from Brooks Williams tacked on ....![]()
We also have our own “Burns Corner“ featuring three great songs from the legend that is Pat Crilly , a couple from me and an almighty Auld Lang Syne from countless musicians at the Orange Tree.![]()
We have also added a new spot featuring young talented roots musicians. This week it's a song from Callum Granger.![]()
Molly Armstrong has another great song for us and some great guitar from Chris Howe. Our own Greg Rose gives us an acoustic Bowie number, and there’s more great trad tunes from the Devines and Kevin Naughton.![]()
The doyen of the 5 string banjo Dave Stacey weighs in with two ,one on a fretless banjo like you see in old USA civil war films.![]()
Local Baldock hero G gives us first dibs on a beautiful tune and singer songwriter Ciaran Stone makes his first appearance with a self penned song.![]()
Finally I was so moved by a programme on Rob Burrow the rugby league lad from Leeds who has MND and his pal Kev Sinfield who ran seven marathons in seven days that I wrote a song over Christmas that I perform called “ A True Pal“![]()
Now if that doesn’t whet your appetite for a great 1 1/2 hours on a cold and wet January night I do not know what will!!!![]()
So please tune in and share with all your friends and it should be a great evening![]()
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All music remains the copyright of the owners, we're a not-for-0profit local folk club.
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We are working hard to bring you an online experience that recreates all the best bits of the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival.
Happy New Year to you all! Lets hope 2021 sees us back together again in The Tree from some awesome live music. Until then, we'll be virtual for a while!![]()
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Tonight's edition focuses on Chris Fox, with a wonderful recorded set, alongside some more Fred's House from out festival last year plus some other club favourites.![]()
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We also have some local young musicians doing their thing, hopefully more of this to come too!![]()
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All copyrights reserved by the owners of the music. This is a non-profit folk club.