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Performances
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Concerts and Festival shows 2021
Monday 26th - 30th July 2021. Your MC for festival
Walton Hall Hotel
Stratford upon Avon
Friday 6th - Tuesday 10th August 2021
Various performances and MC
Saturday, 7th August, 1 pm Concert
Broadstairs Folk festival,
www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk
22nd August 2021
Moira Furnace Folk Festival,
Swadlincote,
DE12 6AT
Contact: 07401 951 694
info@moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
Sat, 4th September, 2021
Bobbing Barn,
Bobbing
Sittingbourne
KENT
details available via Facebook
Friday, 10th September 2021
West Houghton Conservative Club,
Tithe Barn St,
Bolton
BL5 3TF
Sue and Ged Todd: 01942 811 527
Tuesday, 21st September 2021
Maghull Folk Club,
The MCA
604 Green Lane,
Maghull, L31 2JH
paulrobinson@maghullfolkclub.co.uk
Paul Robinson: 0151 920 6857
Tuesday, 28th September - 4th October 2021
Grande Real Eulalia Resort,
Algarve,
PORTUGAL
Thursday, 14th October 2021
Ruthin All Styles
Feathers inn Tafarn Y Plu,
Ruthin , LL15 1AW
Chris Birchill 07760 764 441
Wednesday, 3rd November 2021
Over Hulton Folk Club,
Over Hulton Conservative Club,
BOLTON
BL5 1AA
Corrie Shelley: 07841 288 238
overhultonfolkclub@hotmail.com
Saturday, 6th November 2021
Arley Kings
Thursday, 11th November 2021
Kitchen Garden Cafe
17 York Rd,
King's Heath
Birmingham B14 7SA
0121 443 4725
Friday, 12th November 2021
Bingham Folk Club,
The Pavilion, Brendon Grove,
Bingham, Nottinghamshire NG13 8TN
Janet Smith: 01949 850 338
www.binghamfolkclub.weebly.com
Tuesday, 16th November 2021 (support Conor Clarke)
Dartford Folk Club,
40 Essex Rd
Dartford
Kent DA1 2AU
Marj Mitchell. hawleymkm@aol.com
Wednesday, 17th November 2021
Lamb Folk Club,
The Lamb Inn, High St,
Eastbourne,
BN21 1HH
Contact: 01323 728 268
eastbournelambfolk@outlook.com
Thursday, 25th November 2021
Bromsgrove Folk Club
Catshill Social Club,
13 Meadow Rd,
Bromsgrove
B61 0JJ
Contact: Cynthia Bignell 0121 476 5938
Friday, 26th November 2021. (AJ and Peggy)
Wessex Acoustic Folk Club,
Royal British Legion Club,
Church Lane, Blandford Forum,
DORSET DT11 7AD
John Butcher: 01747 850 212
Kathy Dunn: 01202 732 239
Saturday, 27th - Sunday 28th November 2021 (AJ and Peggy)
Great British Folk Festival,
Skegness
Bookings: 0330 102 5295
Mon, 29th November 2021
Stirling Folk Club
Date to be confirmed.
The Crooked Billet,
Stoke Row,
Henley on Thames
RG9 5PU
Details: 0149 168 1048
6th - 10th December 2021
McDonald Aviemore Hotel
Aviemore
SCOTLAND
Friday, 10th December 2021
Stonehaven Folk Club,
Monday, 13th December, 2021
Runcorn Folk Club,
Merseyside.
Mansfield Folk Club (2022- date to be confirmed)
Details of clubs and festivals - upcoming dates to be confirmed, once the world
settles down again...
Fleur de Lys,
30 Main Rd,
East Hagbourne,
Didcot
OX11 9LN
Darren: 01235 813 247
Bradden Village Hall,
North Hants
NN 12 8EJ
Jenny Williams: 07738 826 618
The Quays,
6 Ely Street,
Stratford Upon Avon'
Warwickshire
CV37 6LW
Chris Creasey: 07492 399 029
chris.creasey@thequayatstratforduponavon.co.uk
Wurzel Bush Folk Club,
The West Indian Club,
Railway Terrace,
Rugby
CV21 3HE
Cast Theatre,
Waterdale,
DONCASTER
DN1 3BU
Details: 01302 303 959
Chesterfield Folk Club,
Chesterfield Library Theatre,
New Beetwell Street,
S40 1QN
Village Folk,
Melbourne Assembly Rooms,
High Street, Melbourne,
Derbyshire
DE73 8GF
Tickets: 07852 174745
Worley’s at the Swan,
56 High Street,
Stourport-on-Severn,
DY13 8BX
Matt: 01299 877 832
Shining Friends Acoustic Roots Music,
Lickey Parish Hall,
Bromsgrove
B45 8ES
Paul Edwards: 07753487632
Glenfarg Folk Club,
Backstage at the Green Hotel,
2 The Muirs,
Kinross,
Perthshire,
KY13 8AS
Jean Young: 01764 684 640 / 07801 889820
Star Folk Club,
The Admiral,
72A Waterloo Street,
Glasgow
G2 7DA
Tom Holmes: 0141 563 0454
Cramlington Folk Club,
The Benedictine Social Centre,
Glenluce Drive,
Southfield Green,
Northumberland,
NE23 6YA
Keith Taylor: info@cramfolk.co.uk
Venue only : 01670 714 694
Sunderland Folk Club,
The Blue Bell,
Fulwell, Sunderland
SR6 9AD
Patricia Haswell: 07983 784 010
Thorner Victory Hall.
Carr Lane,
Thorner
Leeds LS14 3EY
David Stainthorpe: 07988 496 567
www.ticketsource.co.uk/thornevictoryhall/t-qqmrel
MISCHIEF AND MIRTH tour with DAVE PEGG 2022
Saturday, 12th November 2022
Wychwood Folk Club,
Tiddy Hall,
Shipton Road,
Ascott-u-Wychwood,
Oxfordshire
OX7 6AG
Mark/Elaine: 019938 31427/ 07870 563 299
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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/ December)
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)
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