For anyone in the London/South East area, it is well worth paying a visit to the Green Notes website which has just been updated with their November and beyond listings, some definate highlights including tommorow nights booking DUNAJSKA KAPELYE, who play traditional Gypsy and Eastern European tunes shot through with searing jazz improvisation. Highly recommended!!
Having had the pleasure of catching these chaps the last time they played at The Green Note its truly hard to think of a more pleasurable friday evening, other highlights coming up include Peter Rowan next week (nearly sold out), Steven Finn + KC McKanzie on the 22nd November, Kate Campbell 26th Nov, Tony Cox 29th Nov and looking ahead into next year they have Martin Carthy, Chris Wood, Martin Simpson and more. Its fair to say that a lot of musicians who could (and do) play considerably larger venues choose to come back to the Green Note time and time again and theres a good reason for that. If you havent already done so go check out their listings, and pay a visit. See www.greennote.co.uk for full details and book a show!!!

Tis the first of the month and as normal the events guide at the main folk and roots site has been updated with hundreds of events for October and beyond so go pay a visit to the newly improved site, as usual we have new artist links, new news and far more so its always a click or two - www.folkandroots.co.uk

And again just a reminder for anyone in London, next monday is the first night of our new monthly event, it promises to be one of the finest Folk Nights in London and we have a fine and diverse calendar over the coming months so keep an eye on the site at www.folkonmonday.co.uk and come along one evening

Otherwise some exciting events coming up but one that we are really looking forward to is the Jackie Oates tour - see http://www.jackieoates.co.uk/ over the next month or so, really not to be missed...

www.folkonmonday.co.uk with details of most of our forthcoming shows... (a few details to be added) but we think its fair to say that MondayMonday will easily be one of the finest (if not the finest) regular folk nights in central London

As mentioned we will be opening our evenings with a few floor slots, please get in touch with us if you are interested in playing a few songs/tunes before hand.

‘Many of the songs on my new CD, ‘House of Cards’ would not be there but for the fact that Joella Foulds of the Celtic Colours Festival in Cape Breton brought together an amazing group of writers Karine Polwart, Dave Gunning, Rose Cousins, Lori Watson, and David Francey put us in a house, fed us and told us to write.’ James Keelaghan

It was Dave Marsh, the award-winning American music critic and historian who not so long ago stated that James Keelaghan is “Canada’s finest songwriter.” Those few but powerful words of praise say it all about an artist who continues to set the bar at a lofty height. James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. As the calendar pages have turned, for almost a quarter of a century now, this poet of the folk and roots music world has gone about his work with a combination of passion, curiosity intent and intensity. His masterful story telling has, over the course of nine recordings, been part of the bedrock of his success, earning Keelaghan nominations and awards - including a Juno (Canada's Grammy) - and acclaim from Australia to Scandinavia.

Tour Dates

September 2009.

Tues 15 The Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1 7AN
Tel: 020 7485 9899 Tickets £10.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.greennote.co.uk
 

Wed 16 The Clarence, 88 Preston New Road, Blackpool, Lancs., FY4 4HG
Tel: 01253 761064 TBA -- From 8.00 p.m.

Thurs 17 The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 8EE
Tel: 01422 845265 Tickets £9.00 and £7.00 – From 8.00 p.m.

Fri 18 Carlisle Folk & Blues Club, Sunset Suite, Carlisle United Football Club, Brunton Park, Warwick Rd, Carlisle CA1 1LL
Tel: 01228 55061 Tickets £10.00 & £5.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.carlislefolkandbluesclub.com

Thurs 24 The Black Swan Folk Club, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR
Tel: 01904 632922 £9.00 & £7.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk

Fri 25 Reeth Memorial Hall, Reeth, North Yorkshire, DL11 6TY
Tel: 01748 884759 Tickets £10.00 & £12.00 – From 8.00 p.m.

Sat 26 Davy Lamp Folk Club, The Arts Centre, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE38 8AB
Tel: 01914 166999 £6.00 – From 8.00 p.m. www.davylampfolkclub.co.uk

Wed 30 Llantrisant Folk Club, The Windsor Arms, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, S. Wales CF72 9DQ
Tel: 01443 226892 Tickets £5.00 & £7.00– From 8.00 p.m. www.folkwales.org.uk

October 2009

Thur 1 Cabot Circus Hotel, Bond Street South, Bristol, Avon BS1 3EN
Tel 0117 904 1870 Tickets £10.00 – From 8.00 p.m.

Fri 2 The Beehive Folk Club, The Beehive, 16 Union St, Hartill Village, Sheffield, S. Yorks S26 7YH
Tel 0114 235 2850 Tickets TBA – From 8.00 p.m. www.beehivefolkclub.com

Wed 7 Faversham Folk Club, The Chimney Boy, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8PG
Tel 01795 539055/ 07980 203992 Tickets £8.00 – From 7.30 p.m. www.favershamfolkclub.net

Thurs 8 Bromsgrove Folk Club, Catshill Social Club, 13 Meadow Rd, Catshill,