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Performances
Thursday, 28th September 2023
Ruthin All Styles.
Feathers Inn,
Ruthin
LL15 1AW
Chris Birchall: 07760 764 441
Friday, 13th October 2023
Wessex Acoustic
The Royal British Legion,
Church Lane,
Blandford Forum,
Dorset
DT11 7AD
Kathy - 01202 732239 or 07590 411515
Thursday, 26th October 2023
Bromsgrove Folk Club,
Catshill Club,
13 Meadow Road,
Bromsgrove
B61 0JJ
Bob Bignell: 07828 716 842
Friday, 27th October 2023
Bobbing Barn,
2 Little Norwood Cottages,
Parsonage Lane,
Bobbing,
Sittingbourne,
Kent ME9 8QA
Lesley & Tony Petty: 01795 841 008
Sunday, 29th October 2023
House Concert
Dorking
Wednesday, 8th November 2023
with DAVE PEGG
Banbury Folk Club,
Three Pigeons,
Southam Rd
OX16 2ED
https://banburyfolkcliub.co.uk
Thursday, 9th November 2023
with DAVE PEGG and Corrie Shelley
Philharmonic Music Room,
Myrtle St,
LIVERPOOL
L1 9BP
Graham Holland
Sunday, 12th November 2023
with DAVE PEGG
Bolehill Manor Club,
Amington Rd,
Tamworth
B77 3LH
Monday, 13th November 2023
with DAVE PEGG
Crooked Billet,
Newlands Lane,
Stoke Row,
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 5PU
Contact: 01491 681 048
Friday, 17th November 2023
Private U3A function
Higher Lane,
Cheshire.
Thursday, 30th November 2023
Blue Bell Folk Club,
Fulwell,
SUNDERLAND
SR6 9AD
Patricia Haswell: 07983 784 010
Friday, 1st December 2023
The Milkmaid Folk Club
Risbygate Sports Club
Westley Road
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3RR
Saturday, 2nd December 2023 Christmas concert
Kirkby Stephen Social Club ,
Market Street
Kirkby Stephen
CS17 4QN
Penny Millican 01768 372 123
Wednesday, 13th December 2023
Silverdale Folk Club,
Silverdale Hotel
Shore Rd,
Silverdale
LA5 0TP
Tuesday, 16th January 2024
Dartford Folk Club
DARTFORD WORKING MEN'S (CIU) CLUB
40 Essex Road
Dartford,
DA1 2AU
Wednesday, 17th January 2024
Lamb Folk Club
The Lamb Inn
High Street,
Eastbourne
BN21 3DX
Christine Halpin / Nick Cant 01323 728 268
eastbournelambfolk@outlook.com
Thursday, 18th January 2024
Rosslyn Court
62 Sweyn Rd,
Cliftonville,
Margate
CT9 2DD
Morag Bulter:
01843 449531/ 07902 140248
Friday, 19th January 2024
Library Theatre,
BIRMINGHAM
Andy Swann: 07501 880 299
Wednesday, 21st February, 2024
Christ the King Hall
Liverpool
Lesley Scholes
31st March, 2024
Dunoon Festival
Contact: Dave Jones 07597 907 575
Wednesday, 3rd April, 2024
Over Hulton Folk Club
Over Hulton Conservative Club,
St Helens Road,
Bolton
BL5 1AA
overhultonfolkclub@hotmail.com
Corrie Shelley: 07841 288 238
Saturday, 20th April 2024
Glenfarg Folk Day,
Gateside Memorial Hall,
Main Road,
Gateside,
KY14 7SY
Friday, 14th June 2024. tbc
Brewood Folk Club,
Cricket Club
Will Morgan: 01902 850 422
Friday, 24th May 2024
Bingham Folk Club
Bingham Rugby Club Pavilion,
Brendon Grove,
Bingham,
Nottingham,
NG13 8TN
Marion Downs - Tel : 07879226427
Information regarding tickets -
Tel : (01949) 875766
Friday, 14th June 2024
The Temperance,
33 Bath St,
Leamington Spa
CV31 3AF
contact: 01926 730102
Saturday, 15th June 2024
The Folk of Gloucester,
99-101 Westgate street,
Gloucester
GL1 2GP
Contact: Robin Burton
https://thefolkofgloucester.co.uk
Sunday, 16th June 2024
Folk on the Moor,
The Moorland Hotel,
Wotter,
PL7 5HP
Ben Campbell : 01752 708770
Wednesday, 19th June 2023
White Horse Folk Club,
St Michael's Hall,
Lechlade Road,
Highworth,
SN6 7HQ
Contact: 01793 762 070/ 07721 904 292
29th June- 6th July 2024
with Fairport Convention
Harmony Voyages,
Danube Cruise
11- 14th July 2024
Bromsgrove Festival
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Bromsgrove,
B60 4LR
Bob Bignell: 07828 716 842
8th - 10th August 2024
MC for Fairport Convemntion's
Cropredy Festival
https://www.fairportconvention.com
Sunday, 11th August 2024 8pm
Broadstairs Folk Week,
Baptist Hall,
Broadstairs,
Kent
Monday - Friday 12-16th August 2024
Broadstairs Folk Week MC
Wednesday, 25th September 2024
Cramlington Folk Club,
Benedictine Social Centre,
Glenluce Drive,
Cramlington,
NE23 6YA
Contact: Sean Taylor
Thursday, 26th September 2024
Darlington Folk Club
The Copper Beach Pub,
Neasham Road,
Darlington,
DL1 4DH
https://www.darlofolkacoustic.co.uk
Friday, 27th October 2024
Woodman Folk Club,
Ashwood Marina,
Lower Lane,
Kingswinford.
DY6 0AQ
Debbie Jones: 07761 115 469
1st-8th October, 2024
Costa del Folk,
Portugal
https://www.costafestival.co.uk
Saturday, 2nd November, 2024
Denholm Festival,
Denholm,
Scottish Borders
Contact: Kenny Spiers 07795 463 199
Wednesday, 6th November 2024
with Dave Pegg
"Everything Good Goes"
2 Westgate,
Tadcaster
LS24 9AB
David Stainthorpe: 07988 496 567
Friday, 8th November 2024
Cambridge Folk Club,
The Golden Hind
355 Milton Road
Cambridge
CB4 1SP
Details: 01638 603986
email: enquiries@cambridgefolkclub.co.uk
Saturday, 9th November 2024
with DAVE PEGG
Fleur de Lys,
30 Main Rd,
East Hagbourne,
Didcot OX11 9LN
thefleurdelyspub.co.uk
Sunday, 10th November 2024
with DAVE PEGG
The Temperance,
33 Bath St,
Leamington Spa
CV31 3AF
contact: 01926 730102
28th November - 2nd December 2024
Harmony Voyages
Cologne Cruise
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Reviews
Review in TYKES, by Nigel Schofield
Peggy and AJ tour together each November. This collection of ten songs is a summation of seven years of doing so. AJ has a keen eye for observation, a sharp wit for writing and a knack for turning phrases, evident in titles that make you wonder “what on earth could that be like? viz Routine Love, Irishman In Paris and Let Me Tell You How It Works.This is not a reproduction of their stripped-back, seated live sound – aside from mandolin, Peggy plays electric and bass guitar; La Belle Julia Porter, who co-wrote the songs, adds piano and strings; Adrian Black provides entirely apt clarinet and Mark Walker plays chimes. The songs benefit from these added dimensions. Try the full-on rock sound of Until the Wall Comes Down or Life’s got its own agenda, a song that could only otherwise exist if Jake Thackery had been transplanted to Basin Street! There are songs that make you smile, songs to make you think and songs for which the only reaction is “yes – exactly”. How can you resist a line like “I lost my religion in a poker game”? The songs are all direct and involve you immediately, but the craft in writing, subtlety of narrative and deftness of observation all reward repeated listens. Even after one listen, those skilfully coined phrases will leap into your head – and you’ll thrash around to recall where it’s from…and when you remember, this album ends up in CD player: it’s an endlessly repeating cycle. Earworms that never get earworn.
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Kilburn Village Institute 25th March 2019
This erudite and charming man provides entertainment of the highest quality. He is hailed as one of the countries leading singer ....He enthralled the audience for over 2 hours......singing very witty and verbally complex songs, telling stories........ think Victoria Wood on a good day crossed with Mike Harding Eric Clapton and an Irish accent!
TRUDY CLARKE, 5th April 2019
"Loved your show at the Woodman from start to finish- music, songs, stories, tales and jokes all complimenting each other. Kevin and I watched your great DVD 'One more story to be told' today - just hope there's more to follow x"
MJ BALDSPUR JARVIS 6th April 2019
"Ellen Malin and I have seen Anthony John Clarke compere at Cropredy and always thought what a great bloke he seems. I have had interactions with him yet never seen him perform live. At last, tonight we saw him at the Queens Head, Belper -. it was even better than I could have imagined.
A genuine, heartfelt and lovely man. The music was beautiful, and the connection between Anthony and his wife Julia is something to behold."
When Irish Eyes are Smiling. Chris Birchill
(10th October 2019. Ruthin All Styles Music Club)
In fact, every single pair of eyes in the room were smiling, whilst those Irish eyes were twinkling as their owner’s beautifully crafted songs were interspersed with tales of his Irish upbringing and anecdotal yarns about his musical journey through life.
You will go a long way to find a more entertaining and engaging folk singer than Antony John Clarke. He has his own unique style of modern folk songs with words that conjure up pictures of life, painted with humour and a not insignificant touch of the old blarney.
He was accompanied on piano by his lovely wife Julia, who also wore a beautiful smile throughout the evening despite bearing the brunt of many of his jokes. It was Julia’s 63rd birthday and Anthony John made much of the fact that it heralded the beginning of the annual eight-day period when he is technically a year younger than her.
The humour comes effortlessly, both within the songs and in the narrative between them. The whole of his performance is full of fun with lively and uplifting songs such as “The Cockerel Has Done a Runner”, “We Pulled Through”, “I Hate Camping” and “They Don’t Write Them Like That Any More”.
As with his 2017 concert, Anthony John and Julia stayed over in The Feathers’ comfortable accommodation which once again resulted in him overrunning our usual finish time by almost an hour. Not that anybody objected.
and now, about the annual (November)
Mirth & Music TOUR
Featuring Dave Pegg, Fairport Convention, Anthony John Clarke, Irish stand up and song smith supremo.
Two legendary musicians and consummate entertainers unite for an evening of outstanding song and music, with plenty of humour.
Belfast born Anthony John is recognised as one of the top songwriters on the acoustic/ folk scene, 12 albums and 3 singles including the beautiful “Seven in Ireland” and “Irish Eyes”. Anthony John enjoys an enormous following in UK, Europe, Australasia and USA.
Legendary Fairport Convention multi-instrumentalist Dave Pegg joins Anthony John. The friends draw from a wealth of hits and much loved songs for an evening of exquisite, outstanding music and a lot of humour.
Truly astonishing musicians, delivering songs that make your spine tingle. You can feel their friendship, as much funny humour, laughs & and smiles as belting songs
'AJC is a National Treasure' (Fairport Convention)
A little book what I wrote. it's not 'Great Expectations' of course and is unlikely to be made into a movie - for regular cinemas anyway - but it means well. It's a collection of observations about Ireland, music, children, religion and marriage served by a Belfast boy on a scurrilous bed of material I have used I stage over the years and somehow got away with... until now.dare.
A little book what I wrote. it's not 'Great Expectations' of course and is unlikely to be made into a movie - for regular cinemas anyway - but it means well. It's a collection of observations about Ireland, music, children, religion and marriage served by a Belfast boy on a scurrilous bed of material I have used I stage over the years and somehow got away with... until now.dare.
A little book what I wrote. it's not 'Great Expectations' of course and is unlikely to be made into a movie - for regular cinemas anyway - but it means well. It's a collection of observations about Ireland, music, children, religion and marriage served by a Belfast boy on a scurrilous bed of material I have used I stage over the years and somehow got away with... until now.dare.
Choose to read either as a
beautiful hardback book for your shelves,
£10 (plus £2 p&p)
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thanks to MARTIN WALKER's valuable help,
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julia x
Anthony John and Peggy have been touring together each November for ten years now. Perhaps you have enjoyed one of their 'Music and Mirth' evenings? This is a collection which highlights the musical friendship and the joy and emotion they both bring so effortlessly to their performances.
A little book what I wrote. it's not 'Great Expectations' of course and is unlikely to be made into a movie - for regular cinemas anyway - but it means well. It's a collection of observations about Ireland, music, children, religion and marriage served by a Belfast boy on a scurrilous bed of material I have used I stage over the years and somehow got away with... until now.dare.
A little book what I wrote. it's not 'Great Expectations' of course and is unlikely to be made into a movie - for regular cinemas anyway - but it means well. It's a collection of observations about Ireland, music, children, religion and marriage served by a Belfast boy on a scurrilous bed of material I have used I stage over the years and somehow got away with... until now.dare.
Julia ( 07518 228 933)
to order £10 (plus £1.50 p&p)
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using JuliaP50@aol.com
or come and enjoy a show,
and I'll see you there!