Friday 8th December
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Featuring …
Johnny and Emma BLACK SCARR
And floor spots from freinds including Guido Rincorn Gary Woolley, Dave Oxley, Mawson’s Folly, Ali Cossor, Bryan Summers, Bill Tarran, Brian HarveyMark Gamon and Chris Walls
xmas nibbles, songs and xmas joy and a thank you to Mark Gamon and Chris Walls for the last 10 years of bookings and promotion …
Friday 24th November
Featuring … Wickenwood
With … Thursday’s Band
With … The Big Buch Band
With … Bob Hines
Friday 10th November
Featuring … The Ben Smith & Jimmy Brewer Acoustic Band
Ben and Jimmy are bringing the acoustic band with this line up …Fabian Bonner on double bass, Stuart Pringle on drums, Sean Patrick O’Hanrahan on keyboards and accordion
With support … Vic Lennard
Friday 27th October
‘Your Song’ concert
John Reilly and Lewis Nitikman
celebrating the music and lyrics of
Elton John and Bernie Taupin
support by
Kimberly Stoker
Friday 13th October
AUTUMN SHOWCASE
Blue Sky Acoustic Duo
Bob and Jules
Mike Excell
Bill Tarren
Mark Gamon
Friday 29th September
Featuring … The Sheri Kershaw Band
With … Clark and Johnson
With … Linda Moylan
This was a night of three outstanding parts with three outstanding collaborations presenting their original and covers in equal part ..
Friday 8th Sepember
CONCERT Featuring …
Ken Nicol and on fiddle Wendy Ross
In Support …. DnA
Our friends Dave Oxley “n” Ali Cosser
A sublime night very enjoyable
Plus a song from Mawsons Folly Mark Gamon and Chris Walls
Friday 30th June
Featuring … The Four String Five
Lloyd Crowley and his Ukulele band Played for an hour of non stop hits that you could not imagine on a Uke … SO entertaining
With … Elli Walker & The Folly
Ellie’s beautiful piano and vocals, original songs and lovely covers were supported by guitar bass and drums … just beautiful
With … Gary Woolley
performing a rare but much appreciated SOLO set
Friday 9th
Featuring …
Steve Warner and
The Writing of Corran Ferry
With … Mark Gammon in support
PLUS … Stella Hensley’s Musical Amigos
Featuring Chris Newman / guitars … Art Toper / keys … Magical Myke Clifford/ sax flute, clarinet … Malek Hyde Smith – percussion extraordinaire
Friday 26th May
Featuring … Katie Spencer
Katie was on top form giving us compositions old and new … unbeatable beautiful in every way
With… Faradena Affifi
With material from her first solo EP … outstanding
With … Chris Wright
Lovely singer and guitarist … I especially liked Chris’s version of Fire and Rain
Friday 12th May
Featuring … Tin Giants
What an amazing show this was! Carefully blended multitude of instruments – such skilful musicianship and stage craft
With … Melody Causton
It was delightful to hear Melody again back to full strength and accompanied by her “grandad”
Friday 28th April
Featuring … Charley Foskett Band …. This night was most enjoyed for the music of the VERY well connected Charley Foskett and his escapades into all things Folk and Roots Music
With …. Anna Wells
Was in tip top shape and will be back with a longer set sometime soon
With …. Vic Lennard
Who also excelled and help the night out at the sound desk
Friday 14th April
Featuring … The John Ward Trio
This was an excellent night of great songs performances and …. the Oh so talented and charismatic John Ward taking us to where the Wild West met the Wild East
And …
Steve Christopher
And …
The Elusive Third
Instead with one days notice we had some of our finest Local Heroes play for us and a very good night it was too …
Matt Kelly
Rhyce Wilson
David Cammish
Jeremy Harmer
Kelvin Davis
With Gary Jones
Watch the video medley to see what the night was like >>
Friday 24th February
Featuring …
Freds House
A full house of “House Mates”
Such a great band
Along with …
Chris Newman & Stella Hensley
Oh Stella and Chris what a great set … SO skilled thank you
Friday 10th February
Featuring …
That Blue Patch
Ruth and Dave were as always not just stunning with their choice of songs and talented performance .. Ruth is such a great singer … But they were as always thoroughly entertaining too
Along with …
Kelly and Woolley
Oh the Cuckoo song is SO good thank you guys a privilege as always
And …
Bill Tarran
I do love the songs you choose no one does them better
And …
Mark Gamon
With a very relaxed and enjoyable collaborative set
Friday 27th January
Featuring …
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
Vicki and Jonny were on top form with their between song banter and a mixture of soulful folk, satire, protest and comedy songs plus various self penned and traditional jigs and reels. All despite Jonny’s recent skiing accident resulting in strapped up hand and ribs.
With …
John Meed
John gave us all our favourite John Meed songs. It was thus decided taht for any chorus in any songs we would sing “Last bus to Leeds” as a default
With …
Tennesee Twin
First (and not last) appearance by these two with original songs in an Americana style. Very cool.. And a legendary Quiff
Friday 13th January
Featuring …
Winter Wilson
Kip Winter and Dave Wilson gave us a great concert … relaxed and smattered with funny stories and songs from every genre …
“Oh what a good night we had “
With …
Kimberly Stoker
It was a real treat to see Kimberley at Royston … for me a voice like Macey Gray and the soul of Ami Winehouse …
With …
Keiron Farrow
A unique performance – what a great voice and wow great guitar …