Royston Folk Club on 29 June 2018

A return to the The Bull Inn, home of Royston Folk Club, where we shared the billing with the very excellent Vicky Swann and Jonny Dyer. A combination of warm summer weather, the football world cup and holidays resulted in a smaller than usual, but very appreciative, audience. The first half was ours and, apart from the guzouki battery deciding to give up the ghost, went very well. Although I very nearly threw my drink onto one of Vicky Swann beautiful Nickelharpers- luckily I missed! The second half was Vicky and Jonny’s and they gave a splendid performance- they really are a class act and it was quite an honour for us to share the bill with them.

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Blackfen Folk Club FolkDay concert on 17 June 2018

Much enjoyed playing the long set at this concert and Jenna managed to get through the whole set without losing her voice- a bit of a concern for us as she was suffering a sore throat build-up! And the added pleasure of a request for me to sing my "Sea Change" song to finish the evening. Excellent floor singer spots from Jeremy H and Martin B before Sam Inglis played his splendid set of previously unrecorded traditional songs. Then two more fine floor singer spots from Tim M and David S before we played our set.

I've reproduced below the kind words from Blackfen Folk Club after the gig.

Yesterday we enjoyed a very special guest evening with Sam Inglis and Cambridge-Walker.  Sam treated us to several very imaginatively arranged Child Ballads from his new CD of previously unrecorded ballads (available from Sam for £10) whilst David & Jenna gave us a lovely set of beautifully harmonised songs, both traditional and contemporary.  A super evening.   More than £100 was raised to be shared between 'Talking in Tune' and the NSPCC.  Thank you to everyone who came to  the evening concert  and/or the very pleasant afternoon song session in Alexandra gardens and our thanks to Tim for organising the Folk Day.

Gt. Bardfield Folk Club on 14 June 2018.

A lovely club run by Ray Taylor and Anna Bass and a real delight to play our long set there to a very warm-hearted audience.

I've reproduced below the very kind words from Ray in his Facebook message following the gig.

What a fantastic night we had at the Great Bardfield folk club. Some great floor spots and A stunning set by Cambridge & Walker (really really enjoyed them) we are so lucky to know all these talented people. Hopefully See some of you next month :-) x

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Thetford Folk Club on 23 April 2018

Thetford Folk Club is still in its infancy but you wouldn't know it. They boast a splendid venue in the Carnegie Rooms and Ron Wood and his merry band of helpers run a great club. A warm and appreciative audience, who thoroughly enjoyed our set (we know that because some of those kind folk came and told us!), and we had a very good time playing and singing to them. It should also be noted that the sound was perfect- well done guys. When we had finished our set, we had the pleasure of listening to Ron and Vince with some floor spots, followed by our excellent co-headliners, our very good friends Sound Tradition.

 

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Royston Folk Club on 9th February

Arrived for this showcase gig to a request from Mark and Chris to play an extended set. Played 3 songs in the first half and then finished the second half with a further 5 songs and the Roystoneers requested an encore- so our version of "Reynardine" was brought on from the subs bench. The Roystoneers once again proved themselves to be a very warm-hearted and appreciative audience and we had a really good time playing/singing to them. The evening couldn't have been better particularly as the club offered us a concert gig later this year at the end of June. Needless to say we are very much looking forward to that.

In full flight- and judging by the capo position on my guitar we may well be singing our version of John Martyns song "Hurt in your heart".And here is a link to a short video of us singing the very end of "Horn Fair" and then the front end of "Hurt …

In full flight- and judging by the capo position on my guitar we may well be singing our version of John Martyns song "Hurt in your heart".

And here is a link to a short video of us singing the very end of "Horn Fair" and then the front end of "Hurt in your heart" www.facebook.com/chris.walls.ceedub/videos/g.621216324567881/1643047165752511/?type=2&ifg=1

Royston Folk Club Christmas Bash on 8th December

Excellent evening at the Royston Folk Club Christmas Bash in Chris and Lesley's bungalow:- playing our short set to a lovely and very appreciative audience of "Roystoneers", and being superbly entertained by the two prize-winners of the Royston FC/Royston Creative Arts competition for young performers- Katie Spencer and Trials of Cato- as well as by Pass the Buch, Mark & Matt, Kelly & Wooley, and Kaszak & Afifi. A wonderful festive evening all round

Milkmaid Folk Club in Bury St. Edmunds on November 17th

A most enjoyable evening singing/playing to a very warm and appreciative audience of Milkmaiders. Not a glitch in sight during our set and thats always good, and excellent sound from Steve. The evening was rounded off very nicely for us with the promise of a headline gig at The Milkmaid club in the new year, and an invitation for a headline gig at Hadleigh Folk and Acoustic Music Club on March 2nd.